Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-26
WORKERS IN COUNCIL
Weekly Meeting Of Central Labor
Union Last Evening.
INTERNECINE WARFARE CONDEMNED
Musicians to Combine Against Army
and Navy Bands.
COMPLAINT OF INJUSTICE


of the Central Labor Union was attended
by nearly all the delegates. President Mil
ford Spohn occupied the chair and Messrs.
! J. J. Crowley and F. c. Sudsmth served
| as secretary and assistant, respectively.
A resolution in reference to the attitude
| of District Assembly, No. &c, Knights of
| Labor, toward the trades unions of the Dis
trict was adopted which was to the effect
that 'tke attempt of D. A, No. 66, Knights
| of Labor, to involve the organized labor Of
| the District in an internecine warfare is
| deprecated by this body, as We only recog
| nize peaceable, honest and legitimate meth
| DDS in the settlement of labor difficulties
| communication vas read from the
| Fort Wayne Trades and Labor Council, re-
| Questing to be furnished with the name of
some good woman organizer of labor and
| personal worker among women in the
cause of organized labor The communi-
| cation filed, and the request referred
to the Lady Bookbnders' Association.
In reply to request from Secretary
| Crowley that the brewery managers of
| the District meet a committee from the
| Central Labor Union, to sign the contract
! of the Brewery Workers Union, No. lis,
| president, for the Heurich Brewing Com
| pany; Albert Garry, president of the Ma
tonal Capital Brewing Company. and
Harry Williams. manager Of the Washing
| loH bleWlHS Stating lHdt. by
letter of July 80. 1897, we were advised by
| District Assembly, No. 66, that Gam
brinus Assembly, X. of L., No. III, is still
legitimate. existing assembly afiiliating
| with District Assembly, No. 65;" also that
| we are il receipt of letter from the
! executive board of District Assembly, No.
68, requesting hearing in their behalf.
| Under the circumstances, we are obliy. cd
| to say that as long as there are in exist
| ence two GambrnuS organizations we can
| not give to either exclusive contract
and until their differences ara settled we
| are compelled to remain neutral"
! Regarded Evasiye.
The reply was considered, it was an
| ncunced, as evasive, and it was maintained
| that there are not two Gambrinus as
| semblies In existence, the Brewery Work
| ers' Union being an entirely distinct Or
| ganization; that it was formed under a
! charter from the national union and is af-
| filiated with the American Federation of
| Labor. 1t was also stated that no practf-
cal brewery worker belongs to Gambrinus
Assembly. 1t was decided that "a copy
| of the Brewery Workers Union contract
| DE forwarded to the brewery managers,
with the request that the latter sign the
same, and return to the secretary of the
| Central Labor Union by Monday evening
| next.
A letter was read from a local news
paper proprietor declaring as false re-
port that he had non-union engineer in
Ills employ Inc union directed Secretary
crowley to inform the proprietor of the
! facts in the case. with the name of rhe
| party heretofore referred to, and the kind
| of work he has been doing
The call of President Gompers of tho
American Federation of Labor for the an
| nual convention of the order Heretofore
published in The Starr was read and if
| was decided to hold an election for dele
gate and alternate two weeks hence, NOM
nations to be made at the next meeting of
the Central Labor Union.
In Line With Central Body.
The engineers, electrical workers, bak
ers' drivers, Carpenters No 1870 and ma
ch1nists reported that their several organ
lzatlons had Endorsed all the boycotts here
tolore imposed by the Central Labor Union
The delegates from the Bakers Drivers
Union stated that they had met with con-
siderabie opposition in organizing from
me hnlghts of Labor; that committees had
caled on dealers and had threatened to
boycott them if they patronized those bak
ers VINO employed union drivers. The COM
mlttee on organiza ton was directed to nre-
pare circular to be sent to grocers and
othefs, asking them to recognize the driy-
ers associated with the Central Labor
Union, and also pledging the support of the
aiiled organizations to those who recognize
the union drivers
In this connection the special cop,yntttaa
Wnlch was appointed at the last meeting to
call on certain baker who was EMPLOYING
union drivers, reported that he was not
only willing for his drivers to Join the
union. but was anxious to have them do SO.
and that In the matter of their application
ne ne would not interfere; that they were at
liberty to unite with any legitimate oryanf-
zation they might select.
The Musicians.
The delegate from Columbia Musical Pro-
tective Association made a statement in
reference to the condition of affairs among
4 no r1;o,
For some time past it has been evident
to some of the prominent musicians of the
city that among those of their calling there
was considerable discord, and there have
been frequent efforts made to secure that
harmony which is not only necessary from
a musical standpoint, but which is reuui-
site for stable and efficient organization
For some years the musicians of the
city have maintained two organiZations-Co
lumb.a Musicians Protective Association
and the Musicians Assembly 1903, K. of L.
The former is a union organization holding
a charter from the N. F. of NJ. and allied
with the A. F. of L. Neither of these or
ganizations it is said, has the interests
OF the musician at heart to the extent de-
sired and they have for some time been
regarded by a large per cent of the most
efficient musicians only nominal organi-
cations. AS result much larger proper
ton of the best talent remained outside of
these organizations or dissatisfied with the
methods of the very few who controlled
them the members have permitted their
membership to lapse. thus placing them
selves virtually with the unorganized. AS
stated, efforts being made to combine
all the efficient musicians of the CITY, and
secure an organization which will in future
maintain a scale of prices which will pro-
tect the interests of all concerned.
Among the local fraternity belonging
to the National Federation there is serious
objection to army and navy bands filing
private engagements. This Is regarded as
an injustice toward the civilian musician,
who in many instances depends upon his
calling for livelihood.
THE national organization has repeatedly
protested against the employment of these
bands. and has declared them ineligible to
membership in any local; that no member
of the federation shall employ them or
play with them under penalty of expuI-
sion.
The Breach Widened.
while there is considerable opposition
to the employment of these bands both
within ard without the Organization, the
fact that members of the Marine Band
belong to the Knights of Labor, and are
supported by Musical Assembly 1908, has
tended to widen the breach between the
two factions. 1t is said, however, that