Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-10-11
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Plan for Tenants League Discussed at Meet
ing Held Last Evening
Report Received From Committee on
teers-QuestiOn of Wages.

The regular weekly meeting of the Cen
trail Labor Union was held last evening.
President Szagedy occupied the chair and
Mr.. j. l.. Feeny was secretary.
The committee which was appointed to
formulate a paper announcing the purpose
OF the proposed tenants league, submitted
a report which was adopted. as follows:
Recognizing the fact that a large per
cent of building construction and repairs
done in this city by owners and real estate
firms who employ the cheapest labor to the
injury of those who are striving to main
tain rate of wages which will enable
them to live respectfully, and believing
that this class of real estate owners and
agents do not deserve our patronage as
tenants it is recommended that an urglni-
| cation he formed composed of tenant. re-
siding in the District of Columbia and that
the members thereof patronze as tenants
only those owners and agents of real estate
WEo employ the best paid labor, and that
| others not members be advised to do the
Same. 1t is advised that list of those
| having houses to rent who are the employ
ers of efficient and well-pad labor be pre-
| pared and kept on file for reference and
| that those listed shall be preferred when
| property is rented and that they be recon-
mended to others.
Any owner or agent who contemplates
building or repairing property for rental
o
League and requested to employ or have en-
pioyed mechanics to whom the maximum
LEGAL rate of wages will be paid
Announcement was made that at the next
meeting of the Central Labor Union a con-
stitution and bylaws for the government
| of the league will be submitted.
Employment for Soldiers
Delegate Mccormick, who was secretary
of the citizens committee which was look
| q Of
| trict of Columbia volunteers, made report
| giving a long list of merchants who had
| given work to those who were referred to
| because the names of many small dealers
who had employed a larger number of sol
| dlers IN proportion to the extent of their
business than some of the large establish
mentS were not included in the list
The delegate from the bricklayers said he
Knew OF number of small contractors who
had given work to the soldiers, and d dele
gate from the plumbers made similar
statement, but no reference was made to
any of these in the committees report The
committee explained that it had reported
all the names of which they We're informed,
and the report was then accepted and the
committee, which has been cooperating
with the citizens committee, was dis
charged.
1t was stated that tin and coppersmith
employed at the National Museum is also
'i4t'4pE 'b oii "plh WHICH SHOULD De tOne ny
| members of various other crafts. The sec
rotary was directed to communicate with
the Secretary of the Interior, informing
rim of the facts, and to protest against
employing men in work outside of the
craft to which they belong
The committee appointed to investigate
the circumstances under which certain
| bicycle Is made reported that they had re-
quested information from the management
but as yet had received no reply They
| had, however, obtained sufficient data to
verify the report submitted at the last
neeting of the Central Labor Union and
would make a final report at the meeting
of the Central Labor Union next week.
Wages at Navy Yards.
The committee which was appointed sew
eral weeks ago to inquire into the condi-
lions under which work is being performed
| in the Washington navy yard reported that
they had received sworn statements of en-
ployes of several navy yards that they
were being paid time and half time for all
time exceeding eight hours per day. These
aflidaVits with a statement and protest
against the rate of wages paid to the men
in the Washington yard (Which is alleged
TO be single time) will be forwarded to the
Secretary of the Navy by direction of the
union.
Delegates were admitted from horse
| shcers, Stereotypers and bookbnderS.
| The committee on the investigation of
| charges against Representative Babcock, as
| affecting his record regarding labor legisla
| ton, reported progress, and asked for fur
| Their time IL which TO make a full report
which was granted