Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-15
VOICE OF LABOR.
Heard in the TRICKY Congress
at Yesterdays Meeting.


Bepoet On the OIL oot1ooablo Dote1o 49,
"A Davenport Political Assasa.s-F
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Other Subjects Receiving Asss.sss..
At the regular monthly meeting Of
the Tri-City Labor Congress, held ut
Industrial Home building YESTERDAY,
delegates from the Carpenters' and
Joiners' unions, the United Brewery
and Twin-City Typograph-
ical union 107 we're admitted and OBJ
ligated. The committee assigned to
the duty of making inqairy into the
use OF the Crown Cork and Seal
goods of Baltimore in the
three cities, reported having seen
the various local manufacturers OF
aud dealers in bottled goods and all
had agreed to do what they could to
have the company complained OF to
ad Just the differences with organised
iabor. and if the alleged disregard
for the interests Of organized labor
was continued to stop using the
goods complained Of. Secretary
Schillinger read letter from James
O'Connell. grand master Of the In
ternational Association of Machin-
lists, relating to the persisteucy of
the Crown and Seal company in
ignoring organized labor. and thank
ing the Tri-City Congress for its CO.
operation in tie matter. The COM
mittee On the subject was continued
and increased for further action.
T. II. Ellis was before the congress
with q claim that he had been sued
by A. c. Woodyatt. OF Moline. for
SIP so. the amount Of . bill which
he contracted for with the congress-
sanction. and which had not been
paid. The records we're referred to
and it was shown that an order had
been issued to . former president Of
the congress for the amount, and the
treasurer was instructed to investi-
gate the matter.
A resolution was presented and
adopted, q copy of which was or
dered sent to Congressman Curtis. Of
the Second Iowa congressional dis
trict, setting forth that the appoint
ment of Col. P. w. McManus, Of Dav.
export, as postmaster at Davenport
or as mayor of that city would be in.
imical to organized labor.
TIC Scott County JaI.
A committee Of Davenport mem.
bers was provided for to draft reso.
lutions to the board of supervisors
Of Scott county setting forth that in
the event of the erection of new
Jail the contract be let to q Scott
county firm, that Scott county men
be employed on the work, and that
the furnishings be supplied by union
shops.
A resolution from the Carpenters
and Joiners' union WAS received and
adopted directed to the Tri. City
Railway company and providing that
in the event OF matters 50 adju sting
themselves that the pavilion ct Black
Hawk Watch Tower be reconstructed
the contract be 90 let that union men
be employed on the work.
Fairness 60 Newspapers.
A Communication was received
from the Twin-City Typographical
union 1O7 and adopted as the sense
Of the congress, holding that all
newspapers printing the union label
be Endorsed. and Frank Sueed made
q short address in which he tool
ground against the practice Of the
congress giving its sanction to any
particular paper as the official organ
of the congress. and that there
should be no Discrimination for OF
against one paper more than anothes
where publishers are favorable to
union principles.
The stamp Of the National Union
Of Brewery Workmen was Endorsed,
and manufacturers In harmony with
the union were requested to have the
stamp placed on their goods.
The Tri-C City Labor congress 10 be.
coming itself again. 1t 10 gaining
in strength and reviving interest in
tri-city labor circles under the new
control that has come with reorgani.