The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-24
LABOR POLITICAL PARTY.
c. F. U. ADOPTS PARSoSs's SCHEME
WITH A WHOOP.


to Boycott the Metropolitan Street Cars
-Treasurer to Collect Parsons's s1OO,o oo.
The Central Federated Union went into
General Master Workman Parsons's new polit-
ical party yesterday at the pace at which
Maine went for Gov. Kent. In his speech at
the Grand Central Palace meeting on Friday
| night Parsons said that the movement would
start at the meeting Of the Central Federated
Union Yesterday. where he was to ask for the
appointment Of q Treasurer by the G. +. L. to
take charge OF fund for the assistance Of tho
strikers and the carrying out OF the political
programme and that once the movement was
started $1OO.OU would be behind It,
Parsons apparently had been warned by some
one In the meantime OF the usual effect Of
mention OF party politics in the c. F. (which
Is to start row. He did not say word about
his political scheme. He came in with Master
Workman Pines OF District Assembly %. and
the pair were received with rapturous APP
rause. Parsons said that In the car strike
New York had spectacle that might make all
labor men ashamed The men had struck for
the enforcement OF the ten-hour law. The
strikers needed money.
- Everything will depend on your action to-
| day. he said. You must help to give the
| men who are out meal and to take hundreds
| OF them out OF jail am authorized to ask you
| to elect a treasurer from among your delegates
| to take charge Of fund on behalf OF the strik-
era and committee will be appointed to col
| ect the money"
| Master Workman Pines was then introduced
and described the defeat Of the Brooklyn strike
as the greatest outrage ever perpetrated In
Brooklyn He denounced President Rossiter
| Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and
| said the Nassau people had to strike before
| they were all discharged
There were some spread eagle speeches from
| Delegates Daniel Harris. James Z. Archibald
Robert Winston and others. and then William
Treasurer OF the fund for the strikers A pro-
| posal was made to begin business by passing
was Voted down ' Trea sf ren anno1nsed
that he would be at Parsons's headquarters.
Es. 31th sSse swEs gay Pm h
| and Pines thanked the c. F. L. and stepped
down from the platform.
| poitical party; 1t was announced that the
Firsmsps Union, would .eivo 800 and tho
| toward the fund Tor the strikers. Resolutions
| Of sympathy, with the strikers from the Build
and it was agreed that the 9. F. T. should
| order a boycott OF the, Metropolitan street car
ts pPopr n they
would not have allowed the police to knock
hea hs 6sad the Ink but they Ts
places" said Delegate Brown OF the Cigar
makers.
Samuel Prince. the President OF the c. f. T..
who had been at the Grand Central Palace
meeting. then go, out Of the chair to make
political speech He wanted political party
III thing Is worth dqinG it is worth dqing
sherse and a Buerse oi ' The %e es Es
don't believe per cent. voted for Hanford, the
S Ss You'd .1. ssvs be
at Oyster Bay and allowed strikers to be-
This drew vocteroqs eppause from the So
intepsndent p9iit!fa party should he formed
%so1ss Va. 1855 ' and shss Hsnnryy
There was whoop Of delight, and half a
d9Ten delegates got up to support DAYS promo
trial Federated Onion issue a call Tor confer
nGe OF two dHe eG from each S trades union
York in Clarendon Hall on Aug. 10 formulate
for 93lbtiGfs an"s party r"R"r
support Of the motion. in which lie reviewed
the Henry George campaign, and tho opera
bout1s campaign OF James j. CooEan some
d Deesat: KeIy Of The Tfsat.enl Protective
meeting in Grand Central Palace on Friday
night and hoard Parsons say that II the people
c" %Hd 91T him bn III PS na a. he
IL cS1 THAT Hn, the
Parso oS sand @ s P Ta to be Gr@ed
Tyajj t" try, on{ TO elect two Supreme Court
to keep opr heads i yqp send %pt the ca!I
wash away the suspicion that you wer" caught
mistake an Ia also think that we should not
a But the n %stpe c had caught the p9cn
that they could issue the call without amy RET
erence TO Parsons: there were howling. shout
marks, and Days motion was unanimously
carried amid cheers. delegation was sent
all the old Henry George men shook hands
WITH each other Fer The rest Of the session
Parsons, who waited to hear tho result was
ASKED Gh II ths would mean II1 two paTthcs
could raise no $loo.66otn Contribution for
raTs9ns was asked !, he had anpoimted the
the strike fund. He replied that he had ap;
pointed no committee yet. but would appoint
Pines said that the talk Of the 100000 was
more In the nature OF harmless bluf1 than
Local 30; | 0. the Brotherhood OF Painters
announced Yesterday that it had passed the
-" Rpso'rpd That we demand OF the Mayor and
District Attorney Of the city and county OF New
York TINT they lend their utmost aid to the en-
IIorcenqent OF the ten hour law,2t the State Of
in case OF 'ailur" Of any city official 10 act.
parties 6rCakins said law hat thc DistSc At
tornev take. such action as NAV be provided
by the law for their imncnchment."
The Central Labor Federation Of Hudson
county ut its regular meeting yesterday
pledged its moral and financial support 10 the
strikers.
The De Leon faction Of the Socialist Labor
party will hold massmeetng in Cooper Union
tonight to discuss the car strike. The speakers
will be Lucien Sana Benjamin Haniord
Daniel De Leon and Arthur Keep.
At the regular session OF a sociological con-
ference which meets every sunday night nj the
rooms Of the Socia! Reform Club. - Uniyrr-
sty place. Edward King. who presided. said he
had ,sroken to Bishop Potter since the latter
had been asked 10 try and have the car strike
arbtrnted through the New York City Council
OF Cancellation and Mediation, Bishop Potter
Ia a mcmt or of the council and has acted with
some Of its members in trying to arbitrate
Bishop Potter" King said. told mo he
did not want to expose the council 10 a snub
by Offering It's services to arhitrate the trouble
II is the desire % tho council in future to be