The times., 1897-07-04
BRAINS AND BRAWN.

harmony, each union recognizing the work
ing cards OF all other, is a great jisappoint-
nent, and = matter of regret to the mem
hers of all factions Of organized labor III
the District. The disappointment is all
the greater, for it had hesul lrnfidenty cA-
pected that a uoInE,et would have beea
reached at the meetinGsd the represen' "a
tives Of the different <Organi2ations held
last week.
So far as could he earned, the oTganiZa-
tions had no difficulty i'll agreeing TO
terms under which all could work in
harmony, and 1t was not until the matter
Of the relation Of the individual unions Ia
the central bodies was touched on that
the progress of uniting the Lodies was en-
dangered, andas subsequent events showed,
proved fatal, so far as reaching an agree
ment was concerned. II is reported that
the terms OF agreement as reported by
subcommittee Of the conferences was sa is
factory TO the delegates as a whole ana
We're referred TO the several unions for
ratification. The terms submitted, it is
said, while they contained an excellent
set of working rules made NO reference to
the allegiance of the several organizations
concerned to the central bodies with which
Jhey are affiliated.
When the delegates returned from the
Individual oI oIgauiZdtions, however, the ,iel
eeatcs from the Amalgamated Carpenters
under Instructions from that society pro
posed TO amend section OF the original
agrceInent, which referred TO the settle
ucnt Of grievances Of the trade. The
amendment submitted blythe AmalGam1ted
society provided that not hing in this
section SHAH he construed to interfere
With orr utilization or allegiance To our
central bodies This amendment was
in turn referred back 90 al the unions. two
Of which Union No l an d the Brotherhood
Of Carpenters 100 and 80 ConcuTreG; the
Third Assembly 17+s, X Of l.. dissented.
As a substitute, tie representatives Of
Assembly l74s, X Of L., offered Inc fol-
lowing: That uOtmng shall effect this
q agreement by reason Jf any affiHation or
allegiance we may now owe to any Of
our central bodies" No agreement corlI
be reached on this amendment and the
Delegates claimed that under rules pre-
vioUsly agreed 10 the matter should
be arhitrated In this they were sus-
taiEed by the chair An appeal was ia ken
from this decision and the chair was
ovcrruleh. whereupon the representatives
Of : sscuhly 1T4s left the committee room
u body Ryforc leaving. however. one
Of the delegates stated that ne regretted
very uucl that at So late a stage the
question Of allegiance to central bodies
was brought III, and had resulted 50 dis
astrouSlv
The other three organizations continued
the work Of formulating articles of a gree
ment. Those Immediately interested still
entertain hopes that Assembly No. 1T4S,
K Of L, VIII reconsider the matter and
m0kc another effort to bring about an
agreement of all concerned
The Cuban mass meeting. which was
being arran ced by the Ia bor leaders Of the
District ana which was TO have been held
today, has been postponed to some la
day. The POST poncment was only consented
10 by the leaders after serious tlelibera-
ton, and it IS the unanimous opinion in
labor circles that the action was wisely
taken. The postpnncmcnt, it is only proper
| To state, is not the result of any lack Of
| enthusiasm or disa greement on the sub
| ject among the leaders, but simply be-
cuase Of circumstances over which they
| had no control As d ma tier Of fact there
| has hecn more interest shown by the local
labcr leaders by their attendance at the
coHmittee meetings during the last week
| than ever before
The principal cause for the poStponement.
! il is believed, is on account or the Gncer-
taiEty of securing a suitable placeof meet
| ing and the absence from the city of
| number of prominent speakers on account
| Of previous engagements.
| So far as the success of the meeting is
! concerned, at least from the point of at
| tendance. there is no doubt Interest has
| been steadily increasing in the affair, and
the meeting will probably be the largest
| gathering ever assembled in this city on a
similar occasion.
| 1t is very gratifying TO the members OF
| organized labor in the city generally, but
more especially to the X. Of l., that the
| trouble anticipated by the Suspension OF
| several of the local assemblies affiliated
| with District Assembly No 66 has blown
| over, and, with one or two exceptions. the
! differences have been already settled To
| those on the outside who were unacuuaint-
| ed with the facts, it was feared that the
| action taken by the District Assem- bly, and
! the General Secretar y-TreaSurer of the
! order would result diSastrously and cause
! disruption among the local knights, but
| the speedy and satisfactory settlement Of
! the differences has dspelled all such fears
| The campaign for the selection OF off
| GERS for Columbia Typographical Union,
| No. 1e1, is waxing warm, and grows more
| exciting and interesting as the eventful day
| approaches. One OF the candidates has
withdrawn from the race, but to which of
| the remaining five candidates his influence
] Will go is not known. The other candi-
! dates, however, are all alive to their own
| individual Interests, and, together with the
heutenants, are leaving no stone unturned
which may bring them success. The posi-
tion OF the several candidates in reference
to the civil service law, as was intinlated
some time ago in this column, is becoming
| quite a feature in the fight, for the presi-
| dency especially, and the aspirants for
presidential honors are defining them
selves on this point 1t is the opinion of
many OF the friends of the candidates that
the national political party affilia tions will
| also materially affect the chances of the
| winner.
| However this may be, it is rumored that
those who have not already announced
themselves as favoring any particular can
/ didate, re making very searching inquir es
| about the nominees position on these mat
| ters. Other matters which will play PROM
| inent parts are the conduct of the financial
affairs Of the union; TIE restoration of
wages; the District printing, and the union
label
On all these questions the candidates are
| expected 20 define themselves. for the guild
1 ance of their constituents.