Evening star., 1899-03-07
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Resolutions Expressing Gratitude to Repre-
sentative Dockery of Missouri.
Settlement of Claims of Bakers
Against the GOvernment-The Com
spfracy Cases-other Matters.

| last evening OIL the Central Labor Union
was very large. Mr.. ]. L. Feeney was sec
retary.
| After the adoption of a report from the
| committee appointed to secure legislation
| from Congress so as to restrict the use of
| steam power presses in the bureau of en-
| craving and printing, a resolution of thanks
| to Representative Dockery of Missouri for
his course in the matter was unanimously
adopted. The resolution states that Mr..
| Dockery having responded to the appeals
| of the American Federation of Labor. the
| Central Labor Union, Plate Printers Union
! and many other labor bodies, to defeat the
| attempt of Mr. Claude NJ. Johnson, director
| of the bureau of engraving and printing, to
| lower the standard of printing government
| securities and to destroy the Plate Printers
| Union by the introduction of steam power
presses in the bureau; and, as 1t is always
the pleasure and duty of organized labor to
manifest proper appreciation of the ef-
/ forts of public men in behalf OF those VINO
| toll, the Central Labor Union of Washing
! ton hereby expresses it's gratitude to Rep
resentative A. NJ. Dockery for his able and
effective labor IN behalf Of the plate prin-
ters. Mr.. Doockery has ever been vigilant
and untiring in his efforts for the better
ment of those who toll, and he deserves to
be honored by labor"
erIy He attested ste COPIES Of tSesolution 70 g' to
sSaff5sss sisn siii. on the sa"'rs' 'pDF'pFl"-
So-CalIed Conspiracy Cases.
Mr. c. w. Emerich, secretary of the
joint committee for the defense of the MEM
bers of various labor organizations who
have been indicted for conspiracy, was ad-
mitted to make statement. He requested
that the members of the joint committee
representing the Central Labor Union
should meet similar committees from the
other central bodies tomorrow evening at
No. COO c street northwest. He said 1t
was very probable that the men would be
placed on trial during this month, and that
business of Importance would be consid-
cred at the next meeting of the committee.
The request was granted
The credentials of delegates from the
brewery Engineers, Firemen and Drivers
Union, No. 119, were submitted and re-
ferred to Engineers Union, No. A. 1t was
stated that this course was pursued be-
cause of the peculiar personnel of the or
ganization of the union asking admission
to the Central Labor Union. 1t fur
ther stated that this union was organized
under a charter from the National Union
of Brewery Workers, which Is allied with
the American Federation of Labor, but
that there are already delegates in the Gen.
trail Labor Union from the Brewery Work
erS Union, which holds a charter from the
same national union; also from an engi-
neers union which is allied with the A F.
of L., and likewise fremen's union which
will hereafter be represented in the c. l..
Z. Under these conditions it was deemed
inadviSab1e to admit the delegates from the
Brewery Engineers Firemen's and Drivers
Union until their trade relations with
those now represented in the central body
are defined and satisfactorily adjusted.
A communication was read from the
Steam and Hot Water Filters Association,
which stated that committee had been
appointed by that body to confer with SIM
liar committees from the Engineers and
MachiniStS' TTnian with "A of having
the trade relations of the respective unions
defined.
Matter of Wages.
A committee which was appointed to pre-
sent the claims of a number OF bakers who
are members of Bakers and Confectioners'
Union, No. lis, to the Secretary of War
and ask him to order that wages due them
for services in the commissary department
of the army be paid reported having filed
the claims mentioned with the War De-
partment Thursday last.
At this point a letter was read from Mr..
John Weber, president of the Bakers and
Confectioners Union, in which Mr.. Weber
stated that the bakers who had the claims
above referred to were yesterday (Monday)
notified by Secretary Alger to appear at the
department this morning and receive their
pay. In conclusion Mr.. Weber said: This
speedy settlement was brought about by
the prompt action of the Central Labor
Union, and its committee appointed to look
after the matter, and the men are very
thankful both to the c. l.. L. and the COM
mittee for the assistance rendered them"
Pursuant to a recommendation from the
Labor day excursion committee a special
committee was appointed to procure suit
able testimonial to be presented to Mr.
]. D. Mckay, treasurer of the joint COM
mittee, in recognition of his services on the
occasion of the last Labor day excursion.
A committee composed of Messrs. Milford
Spohn, j. NJ. Heisley, ]. L. Feeney, John
Lorch and A. S. Nolan, were appointed to
arrange for the proper celebration of the
third anniversary of the organization of
the Central Labor Union on March 90.