Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-12
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
The Dreyfus Verdict Denounced as Trav-
esty Upon Justice.
Acceptance of Invitation to Attend
Alexandria Centennial Celebration
Other Matters Considered.

President H. w. Szegedy occupied the
| chair at the meeting last evening of the
| Central Labor Union, and Mr.. ]. l.. Feeney
| was secretary. A communication was read
| from Edmund M. Birrell chairman of the
sesqui-centennial celebration which 1t is
| proposed to hold in Alexandria, Va, Octo-
| Der IL next, inviting the Central Labor
| Union to take part in the event. The letter
| Of Mr.. Birrell follows:
1.-The committee on trade and labor or
ganizatior extends to your union a cor
| dial invitation to attend and participate in
| the sesqui-centennial celebration to be held
in Alexandria. October II, 1892 The parade
| promises to be a grand success, and our
| committee is very DESTROYS that the various
| labor organizations of Washington should
| he present on that occasion.
We hope to receive an early and favor
| able reply to this invitation. we wish to
| make suitable arrangements for reception
and entertainment of various visiting or
CARNATIONS"
| The invitation was accepted.
| Bicycle Trust.
There was also read a communication
| from ]. F. Mulholland, president and Geo.
Is Buchanan. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
| International Union of Bicycle Workers and
| Allied Mechanics. respectively, whose head
| Central Labor Union of the organization of
| a gigantic bicycle trust in this country, and
| also one in Canada The fact that bicycle
| workers practically unorganized was
adVerted to, and the support of union labor
! in effecting organization in this city and
| in making demand for union label goods
| when purchasing wheels, was requested
| The subject of the requests made in the
| letter was referred to the organizers who
We're given power to act.
A communication from Local No. lis.
Bakers and Confectoners' Union, was al
so read. Ii stated that firm of bakers
here which recently signed a contract to
employ union bakers exclusively was being
denounced by the members of Bakers
Wagon Drivers Assembly, knights of La
Dor. unfair, and asked that publicity be
given to the fact that the firm is fair. The
request was complied with
Organizer Lewis read letter which he
had received from G. ]. Baustin, secretary
of the International Union of Carriage and
Wagon Workers, relative to the granting
of a charter to a recently organized local
union of Carriage and Wagon Makers. to
the effect that series of questions had
been submitted by the former organization
to Wagon and Carriage Makers Assembly
Knights of Labor. which has also applied
for charter from the international body,
favorable answers to which will he contin-
gent to the granting of the charter asked
for by the Knights of Labor body.
The Response.
WI Lewis dlSO Itd'l IL copy OF 1t ittteT
forwarded by him to Mr. Baustin, in reply
to the letter above referred to- which stat
ed in substance that after a full inrcstiga-
ton of the matter at issue between the
union organization and the knights of La
Dor assembly he had recommended that a
charter be granted to the union body, and
if this was refused recognition by the In
ternational Union of Carriage Workers the
Central Labor Union will recognize the
union organization and admit the delegates
sent to that body. The letter was indorsed
by an unanimous vote.
The delegate from Plasterers' Lathers'
Protective Union, No. 1884. requested that
the Central Labor Union indorSe the recent
action of the Building Trades Council in
placing a number Of employing plasterers
on the unfair list for refusing % employ
union fathers The request was complied
with.
Denounced Dreyfus Verdict.
An expression of the sentiment of the
Central Labor Union On the Dreyfus mat
ter was adopted by unanimous vote, as
follows:
THE Central Labor Union of the Dis
trict of Columbia, representing the senti-
ment of the organized wage workers of the
District, who with others of fellow
citizens having a sense of that which is
/ right and just deprecate the action of the
military court at Rennes France III its
verdict in the case of Afr Dreyfus. We
regard this verdict as traIesty upon JUS
tice prompted by prejudicial desire of the
creatures Of the army to shield those who
| through perjury, forgery and other dis
honorable means have disgraced France
and outraged justice We therefore call
upon our fellow-workmen throughout the
country to express their detesta.ion of this
| the greatest crime of the nineteenth cen
| tury, that the people of our sister republic
may know that their fellow workers. in this
country have sense of justice which they
hope will actuate them to the extent of
demanding from the authorities of France
that justice which is demanded by the en-
| lghtened nations of the earth and which
is consistent with our civilization.