The times., 1897-09-19
IN THE LABOR WORLD.


of Labor, had applied for membership in
the Building Trades Council, and that the
application was virtually rejected. This
last statement is based oIi the fact that
the condition imposed the withdrawal of
the Painters Assembly from the Knights
of Labol nefarG tie organization would be
aGinitt.d to membership in the Building
Trades Council would not be entertained
by Mount Vernon Assembly.
Painters Assembly NJ. 1898, was a.
one time sffiifa ted with the Building Trades
Council, but withdrew about eighteen
months aEo owing tu differences or opinion
growing out OF the ''teer Boycott placed
by the Knights Of Labor, but which was
not indorsed by the Council At that time
the Painters and the Knights of Labor
Ass enlblies represented in the Building
Trades Council withdrew and To the best
vi their ability enforced the boycott aga inst
the products of tue local breweries. Since
that tic tie beer troubles have been ami
cably settled between the Knights of
Iabor OF the District and the proprietors
Of the LEGAL breweries. The relationship
betwe.n the Painters and, for that mat
| ter, the ether Assemblies which with
drew from tile Building Trades Council
| has not changed, and none OF the seeding
| organizations have returned to the Trades
| Council 1t is this condition of affairs
| which makes the proposition of Mount Yer
| non Assembly all the more surprising.
The unions which compose the Building
| Trades Council are rur the greater part,
or entirely, affiliated with the American
| Federation OF Labor. One of these is the
! Painters and Decorators Union, and Ii is
only ma turdl to suppose that the Building
| Trades Council and the Central Labor
| Union, which is represented in the Ameri.
| can Federation of Labor and with which
| the Decorative Painters is affilia ted,
| would promote the trade interests Of their
| own Numbers on all occasions and under
| ailcircdmstanceS. This would certainly be
! detrimental 10 the interests OF the Inem-
| bers OF Mnuit Vernon sembly and would
| possibly lead to a wider breach than that
which now exists locally between tho
! factions OF the two great labor Urganiza-
| tions Of the country
This action on the part of the Building
! Trades Counoil is no doubt prompted by
| the knowledge that the American Fedora
tion of Labor intends enforcing the law
| that all affiliated unions shall be at
/ tached To the national organizations TO
| which they properly belong. This in IT.
self would debar Mount Vernon Assembly
| from affiiation with the Building Trades
| Council, because It owes It's first allie
| glance 20 the Knights OF Labor.
| During The last week Mr.. Gompers, presi-
| dent of the American Federation OF La Dor;
| General Seere ry-Treasurer John w Hayes
| of the Knights of Labor. and Messrs. Milford
! Spohn and a. NJ. Lawson, respectively.
! the local leaders Of these two factions OF
| the labor forces, have denounced the shoot
! ing Of tie marching miners at Hazleton
bySheriff Martin and hlsdeputtes in Severest
| terms. They all agree that Il was lIutal
| bloody murder, without even u shadow
| OF an excuse to warrant It.
Even M. Terrence V. Powderly, chief
OF the Bureau of Immigration, and fer
! many years master workman or the KING hts
| OF Labor, characterized ii as 'ine&cusa ble''
| and an affair very much to be regretted,
| no matter from what standpointitis viewed
That eheriff Martin acted without author
| ity Of Jaw is the general opinion of the
| leaders OF the labor forces, and there is
| no doubt that he viii be made TO answer
| for his act before he courts OF justice.
Icnnoclast Assembly, No. 303, de
nounced the shooting of the miners as "A
| brutal, cold-blooded murder, and called
upon District Assembly, No. Go, to take
some acton in the matter. Tie follow
| ing prea anlhle and resolutions We're adopted:
Whereas the members Of this local as
! sembly, No. 1903, view with horror the
! terrible and brutal murder of almost u
| score OF men, and the wounding of a large
! number OF Others, whose sole aim was To
| compel the plutoeratic mine bosses of
| pennsylvania 70 grant them an opportunity
| TO make decent living, by heriff Martin
! and his deputies: therefore, be ft
| Resolved, That this assembly most en-
| phatically and in unme assured terms de
nounCes the actions of the greatest and
! most coid-biooded criminals of the nine
| teeuth century, who shot down the miners
| In cold blood for no other Tea son than that
| they sked that they might exercise the
preroEativeS of freemen.
| Resolved, That this assembly heartily
| SynpathiZes W 18th the widows and orphans
| made by the killing OF husbands and
fathers.
| Resolved, That the delegates to the Dis
! trlct Assembly be directed TO bring this
/ matter to the attention of the Disrct As
| sembly for speedy action.
| During the week al! the central labor
bodies received from the Federation of
Labor cs Chicago circular letters and pam
| phlets containing information on the
subject OF postal savings banks. There
were also a Lumber OF petition heads which
the local le,ders are requested to have
ganizations, irrespective OF their affiIia-
tions, aid ali others who may favor the
postal savings system. 1t is the lnten-
tion Of the Chicago Fedora ton To present
these petitions TO Congress at the next ses-
sion with a view of influencing legislation
on this matter. There is hardly any doubt
that the petitions @ill be numerously sign
ed b. the members of local labor.
The moving spirits of the local Fedora
tion Of Labor are greatly pleased over the
fact that of late the attendance of dele
gates from the affiliated organizations has
greatly increased. This is no doubt at
tributable 70 the activity OF the propaganda
committee which lately has visited all the
unions represented for the purpose of call
ing atten ton to Il he necessity for full and
regular attendance of the representatives.
Besiaes the attendance of the delegates
the leaders III the Federation are much
pleased by the return of represen tatives
from organizations which, for some time,
had apparently lost interest in the welfare
of the unions affiliated with the Federation.
The members of the general executive
board OF the Knights of Labor, which has
been In session here this week, are also
highly elated over the return to the fold
Of mary wandering Knights, during the
last few months. Mistakes made by MEM
5ers and assemblies in the past they feel
confident will not be made again, and
the outlook FOR the future of the order is
brighter than for several years. In fact,
ii the rate of increase In mem bership
which mas existed during the last five or
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