Evening star., 1897-04-13
THE BREWERY WORKMEN
They Are Fully Supported by the Fedora
ton of Labor.
Twenty-One Organizations Repre-
sented I'm the Central Labor
Union.

The Central Labor Union at its regular
weekly meeting, President Milford Spohn
in the chair, and Mr.. J. ]. Crowley, secre-
tary. received and placed on record with
the understanding that IL will he soon in
dorsed. communicates from the execu-
tive council Of the American Federation Of
Labor. which is expected TO have great in
fiuence on the brewery business of the
United States.
The communication, which is signed by
President Samuel Gompers and Secretary
Frank Morrison of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. states that IAN appeal SUBJ
mitted to the American Federation of La
cor by the national secretaries of the Ma
tional Brewery Workmen's Union of the
United States, has received full considera-
alton and approval, and all labor is urged
to support the National Brewery Work
mems Union in its just cause.
The meeting was attended by the repre-
sentatives Of twenty-one organizations and
was one of the most enthusiastic ever held
by the Central Labor Union. A large
amount of important business was trans
acted, but by a vote of the body IL was de-
termined to keep most of ii from the
knowledge of the public for the present.
A special committee was appointed to in
vestigate charge that Mr.. E. S Randall,
the pleasure resort and steamboat pro-
prietor, was employing members of the
Knights of Labor exclusively, and ask him
to divide his patronage with the members
of the Central Labor Union and Building
Trades Council not only regards the
music and painting, for which he is said to
have already made provision, but also as
to any other work he may want TO have
done. The chair appointed as the commit
tee Messrs. Owens Lannis and Cross.
Delegate keener, chairman of the legis-
lative committee, reported that the bill
prepared for submission to Congress by
member Of the Central Labor Union, pro-
yi1inR that the maximum rate of wages
shall be paid On all municipal work, and
which was referred to the legislative COM
mite. has been revised, and that Iresi-
cent Gompers had requested the committee
TO retain the bill until it can be submitted
to the executive council of the American
Federation of Labor, for action by it.
Work of Organization.
Delegate Lannis of the organization COM
mittee, reported the partial organization of
the Federal Labor Union. Sunday last, as
already published in The Star
The Central Labor Union indorsed the
action OF the organization committee in ap-
pointing subcommittee for The purpose OF
making all arrangements for holding a
mass meeting at Typosra phical Temple cn
Wednesday evening of next week, during
the session Of the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor which has
been called by President GompeTs 10 begin
Monday next 1t was announced that the
mass meeting would be addressed by Presi-
dent Gompers. Vice Presidents Mcclure,
Duncan and Lennon, and Secretary Morri-
son.
Delegate Shandley reported that the
names of contractors -or the erection of
Secretary Sherman's houses, which were
put on the unfair list several months ago
because they employed non union labor
have been removed from that list as they
now and would in future employ union men
exclusively.
Delegate Lannis reported that the plumb
ing shop of Barber & Ross has also been
unioniZed. and similar action was taken
by the Central Labor Union relative to
that.