Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-19
NOW UNDER NEW LEADERS
Central Labor Union Installs Officers for the
Ensuing Six Months.
Action Taken in Respect to Discharge
of "A BrickIayer-Other Mat
tiers Disposed Of.

Officers to serve for the ensuing six
evening of the Central Labor Union, as fol-
lows: President, H. W. Szegedy of the
plate printers; vice president, NJ. ]. Nc
Carthy of plumbers and gas filters; secre-
tary, ]. NJ. Kreiter OF typographical union
Ue-elected); assistant secretary, James S.
OHagan of plumbers and gas filters; treas
urer, J. ID. Mckay of amalgamated car
penters Cre-elected); sereeant-at-arms, o.
p. Cox of electrical workers (re-elected);
auditors Charles ]. Hueter Robert NJ.
Frost and Francis B. Neale; fraternal dele
gate to Building Trades Council, NJ. p.
Canty of bricklayers union.
The newly elected officers were duly in
Quoted into their respective positions.
After long discussion the Central Labor
Union Endorsed the action of Columbia Ty
geographical Union, at It's last meeting, in
nominating j. l. Kennedy of the latter
body fer membership on the national in
duStral commission which was provided
for by Congress at its recent session.
The matter Of the discharge Of Mr..
George H Elliott, a member of the brick
layers union, who was deprived of his en-
plCyment on the Peabody School, by order
of Building Inspector Brady, was taken up
and discussed at length. a letter was read
from Mr.. Brady to Baldwin & Peake, con-
tractors for the building, in which Mr..
Brady stated that he was directed by she
Engineer Commissioner to inform you that
the bricklayer (Mr ElliotO who was re-
Gently laid off by order of the superintend-
ent of the school building, oath and +
streets northwest. must not be employed
by you on any District work
Messrs. Baldwin q Peake consequently
ordered the discharge of sir. Elliott, aud
in doing sent the latter a letter III which
thcs words were used: In pursuance 10
he l,pi1l A
ing inspector. we are compelled to dis
charge you from any job under our con
struction. 1t is with great reluctance that
We take this move, as your record is first
class in every particular. We inclose q
copy of Mr.. Brady's letter directing your
discharge"
Enters a Protest.
After a general interchange of views on
the matter this was adopted as the sense
Of the body:
The discharge of George H. Elliott, a
member of Bricklayers' Union No. l, from
the employment of Baldwin & Peake by
order of the Engineer Commissioner be-
cause he was personally disliked by sub
inspector we>regard as an abuse of author
ity, which is condemned outrage
upon the personal liberty of the citizen.
This discharge of a competent mechanic
to crafty personal spleen, and the inten-
ton, as expressed, to debar him from
working on District work under the con-
troll of the Engineer Commissioner and the
building inspector, is an instance of black
listing which is legally and morally wrong,
and If tolerated will admit a precedent sub
versive of the liberty of the citizen and
the licensing of the officials of the people
to do those things vioative of their duty
1T is hereby directed that a committee
of five be appointed by the Central Labor
Union, who shall inform the Commissioners
OF the facts as stated, and request a hear
ing and investigation of the matter"
The committee as authorized was appoint-
ed and was composed of Messrs Milford
Spohn, chairman; ]. NJ. Kreiter, William
SILVER NJ T. Canty and w. III. Maghan,
the latter president of the Bricklayers'
Union, Of which, as above stated Mr. FL
lott is a member.
Announcement was made that at the
next meeting tickets for the Labor day ex-
cursion will be distributed among the va
rious local organizations.
The Conspiracy Cases.
The committee having in charge the mat
ter of the conspiracy cases reported that
the appeals sent out by them We're being
responded to and that an account had been
opened with the Washington Loan and
Trust Company, where the funds are de-
posted as received
The action of the executive board of the
X. of L. in refusing to indorse the appeal
was severely condemned and those who
spoke on the subject agreed that the in
dicted men, though belonging to X of L.
assemblies, were being more generally sup
ported by the trades union organizations
than by the assemblies affiliated with the
*. of l..
An appropriation was made of a sum of
money toward the defense fund.
Credentials were received for delegates
from Engineers Union No. IA, AmaIga-
mated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
Bricklayers' Union No. /, Cigar Makers
Local No. 10, Association of Plumbers and
Gasftters No. ) and Journeymen Bakers
and Confectioners' Local No. lis.
Examination of Applicants.