Evening star., 1898-06-21
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Proceedings of the Organization at Its Regu-
lar Meeting.
End of n LonE-Pending Struggle-Re-
quest of the Bricklayers-Army
Bread Contract.

President N. c. Sprague presided at the
meeting last evening of the Central Labor
Union and Mr.. j. NJ. Kreiter was secretary.
An official notice was read from Charles j.
Bechtold, secretary of the National Union
of the United Brewery Workmen of the
United States. stating that all employees
of the Rochester, n. Y, lager beer brew
cries have Joined the National Union of
the United Brewery Workmen of the United
States and thereby also of the American
Federation of Labor and that the brewing
companies of that city have agreed to car
ry into force the rules of the ABOVE men
toned national organization of the brew
cry workmen-''
In consequence of this the national exec
utive board of the National Union of the
United Brewery Workmen has taken the
names of the Rochester firms from IN
fair list, where they nave been for many
months past This course of the National
Union ends long-pendtng controversy be-
tween the American Federation of Labor
on the side and the Knights of Labor
on the other. Heretofore these bIewerieS,
six in number, have employed members
of the Knights of Labor, but in future men
eIlied with the \. F. of l.. will be given
the work.
Referred to Contract Committee.
A communication from President Mat
tocks and Recording Secretary Hallsten of
the Brickls yers' and Masons' Union of
Galesburg, ILL.,. was referred to the con-
tract committee to ascertain the facts III
the matter referred to in the communica-
tion and to take proper steps in the mat
ter. President Mattocks and Secretary Hall
stem asked thai the Central Labor Union
take steps 20 stop the sale of bricks made
by two companies in GalesDurg, on account
of their attitude toward union labor.
Mr.. Spohn. chairman OF The legislative
committee, whose members attended the
hearing given Thursday last by the Senate
committee on education and labor to the
opposition to the pending eight-hour BILL
reported that the c. L. L. s committee was
we'll satisfied with what took place on that
occasion; that after those who objected to
the bill had been heard, Chairman Kyle
courteously extended an invitation to the
representatives of labor who We're present
to make any statements they deemed prop
er in advocacy of the bill, and that the Sen
ate committee listened for several hours to
speeches by President GOmpers, Vice Pres
idents Duncan and Mcclure and George
Chance of the legislative committee of the
American Federation of Labor.
Mr. Spohn further stated that the oppo-
nents of the bill seriously objected to sew
eral OF its most important provisions, and
demanded their elimination, which. If
agreed to by Congress, would, in the judg-
ment of the labor representatives seriously
impair the act
The Central Labor Union, by a unani-
nous vote. indorsed the pending bill and
declared against any amendment or eliIni-
nation.
Wall at District Jail.
The secretary reported that, in pursuance
of Instructions received at the previous
meeting, he bad communicated with the
District Commissioners relative to the
erection OF wall around the Jail, and had
been advised by the latter to consult the
Attorney General in reference to the mat
ter.
The secretary further reported that, also
in obedience to instructions from the Cen
1ral Labor Union, he wrote to Secretary
Alger regarding the kind of bread that
WAS being furnished to the soldiers at
Samp Alger, ard requested that in future
Handmade bread be furnished the men.
1t Was announced that since the last
meeting of the Central Labor Union the
bread contract has been awarded to firm
who has their product made by hand labor.
The appeal of the joint committee having
Charge of the defense of those parties who
have been indicted for conspiracy, as pub
Eshed in The Star a few days ago, was
read and indorsed- 1t was ordered that
the appeal be signed by President Sprague
and Secretary kreiter and the seal of the
union attached
Nominations by Union Printers.
Under the call Of unions. announcement
was made that Columbia Typogra p:lical
Union at Its meeting Sunday last nominaI-
ed candidates to be voted for at the m
ing annual election, as follows:
For president, E. g. Jones. i. II. Robin
sen, s. j. Triplett; for vice presi lent. J. a.
League, Frank s. Lerch; sacrrIacy. ". NJ.
Garrett; treasurer, John j. Higgins; or-
Eanizer new Office-one 70 be elected, c..
G. Hipkins. W. F. Simons, J. ]. Sullivan,
sergeant-at-arms Charles T. Burns; dor
keeper, ]. l.. Fechtig; t~ustsa. II F. Me-
lick; for delegate to Central Labor Union
five to be elected. W. r. Bradford, =. D.
DOten, j. NJ. Kreiter. J. T.. Mccormick,
Z. NJ NevilS, E. W. Patio W. Z. Thomp-
son; for delegate to the |. I. L. -four TO be
elected, J. W. Carter, !. w. Fritz. Edgar
F. Hazle, c. Z. Holmes. Il. T. Jenkins
John c. Macksey, Percy l.. Moore Don j..
Murray. John j. Ottinge-, I. NJ. Ring, F.
c. Roberts, q. G. SeibGl1, ]. ii. Schoepf.