Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-07
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
Officers Elected Last Evening for the Ensu-
Ing Six Months.
Arrangement Of ID. A. 90 for Alleged
Dad Faith-ResOlutiOns Condemn
ing Col. Bingham-A Protest.

Building Trades Council, which was held
at Electrical Workers Hall, was one Of
great interest. President William Silver
occupied the chair and Mr.. ]. NJ. Boyce
officiated as secretary.
Officers for the ensuing six months were
chosen, as follows: President, William Sill
yer (re-elected); vice president, ]. A. Rob-
inson; secretary, ]. M. Boyce (re-elected);
treasurer, Andrew Murray (re-elected;
sergeant-at-arms, Moses Peyton; reporter
"a new office), J. P. Healy. Contract COM
mittee, ]. p. Healy. ]. ]. Crowley, Richard
Lanis
Credentials of delegates from the Flee
trical Workers. Steam Filters and Anal
gamated Wood Workers were received and
the delegates obligated.
The council committee, which is coop
Grating with similar committees from the
Central Labor Union and local Federation
OF Labor, in arrangements for the proposed
Cuban mass meeting, reported the proceed
1rgs of the last meeting of the joint COM
mittee, and also the refusal of D. A. 66,
Knights of Labor, to participate. The
charge was made also that there was an
attempt upon the part of a prominent
member of the order of the Knights of La
Dor to have the committee locked out from
their place Of meeting Saturday evening
last.
Charge of had Faith.
After the report of the committee was
discussed, resolutions were adopted by
unanimous vote as the sentiment of The
Building Trades Council on the subject.
The resolutions set forth that 1.-The holding
of meeting under the auspices Of the
organized workingmen of this city, favora-
bic to Cuban independence having orig
irated with d. A &c. Knights of Labor,
which, through a committee requested the
cooperation of the Central Labor Union
and Building Trades Council, the repre-
sentative bodies of the trades union or
CARNATIONS of the District of Columbia,
and these bodies, always willing to aid and
further any measure which appeals to the
patriotism, honesty and manhood of the
wage workers, cheerfully responded, aid
appointed committees to cooperate with
ID. A. 66 to arrange for demonstration.
"Actuated, however, by hatred TO trade
unionism, d. A. G6 refused to cooperate
and fraternize; and as that body Is seri-
ously affected with internal dissensions,
which are hastily tending toward It's dis
integration, which demonstrates the char
acter of the organization as being normally
discordant, selfish and vicious, to such an
extent that the legitimate union organiza-
ncnS, as represented in the Building Trades
Council, cannot cooperate.
therefore, 1t was resolved that the trade
union organizations proceed to arrange for
a meeting of wage workers, at as early
date as possible at which will be demon
strated their sympathy for the struggling
Cubans and their loyalty to every principle
of patriotism and fair dealing"
Col. Bingham Criticized.
Exception was taken by a number of
those present to the language used by Col.
Bingham, superintendent of public build
iHgs and grounds, in revoking the permit
issued by him for q meeting in the White
Lot, intended to be held under the aus
pices of working people of the District
ana 10 express their sympathy for the
Cuban cause. and resolutions expressive
OF the sense of the meeting were adopted
without dissent. The resolutions were to
the effect that the joint labor committee
appointed to arrange for a Cuban mass
meeting having been given permit by
Col Bingham, U. 3. A.. to hold the same
on the Monument grounds, and after such
permission was granted it was revoked by
Col. Bingham in an offensive way, he hav-
ing used In communication to the joint
committee language which was insulting,
in so far as that he stated he had noti-
fled the police authorities of his action in
the matter, which is regarded being an
implication that the organized labor of the
District of Columbia meditated an infrac-
ton of the law, and required police sur
VIGILANCE, 1t was declared that such Ian
guage Is considered as being highly dis
courteous, and would not have been ad-
dressed to any body of citizens other than
those of the laboring class, and the Build
ing Trades Council therefore resents the
implied insult. and directs that the fore
going statement be given to the press"
After considerable favorable comment on
the new building regulations, recently pro-
mugated by the District Commissioners
and printed In The Star the council unan-
imously Endorsed the same.
Convict Labor.
The proposition Of Warden Leonard to
employ convict labor in making improve
ments at the District jail was severely
censured, and the secretary was directed
to file protest against the same with the
Attorney General, prosecuting attorney
and the court. A special committee was
also appointed to call on the proper au-
thor1ties and protest against the carrying
OF Warden Leonards plan into effect.
1t was stated that the trades union or
ganiZation are fully determined to defeat
Warden Leonard in this matter, and that
II necessary, Congress and the American
Federation OF Labor will be appealed to
for assistance.