Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-10
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Resolution Against Appointment q
Outsider for CITY Postmaster.

The Central Labor Union, at a largely at
tended meeting last evening, unanimously
adopted resolution condemning the propo-
sition to appoint an outsider to the office
of postmaster of this city.
The resolution is TO the effect That the
residents of the District of Columbia should
enjoy the same privileges in all that per
tains to focal government as are enjoyed
by the citizens of the states, we consistently
declare in favor of appointment to local oil-
cial positions only residents OF the ID strict OF
Columbia. We, therefore regard with dis
favor any effort made to have appointed to
the position of city postmaster "A non-resi-
dent whose interests are not in common
with our population.
Resolutions commencing Senator Cal
linger for mis- efforts to nave the pay OF
the street sweepers increased were adopted
and referred to the legislative committee,
with Instructions to have them published and
copies sent to Senator Gallinger, Warren
Stutler, superintendent of street cleaning,
the District Commissioners and the Senate
and House conferecs on the District appro-
priation bill.
A communicate ton was read from l.. 2.
Ward, president of San Francisco Typo
graphical Union, No. p, inclosing other COM
muncations, stating that ii was the pur-
pose of San Francisco paper to devote a
page or more each week to a general dis
cussion of labor matters by labor leaders
One of the indorsers was an article by Mr..
David Lubin, who was said to be a leading
merchant of that city. on the theme, Shall
1t Be Labor or Shall 1t Be Service
A committee was appointed, composed of
Messrs. N. c. Sprague, Milford Spohn, A. c.
NuWland, X. II. Lewis and A. p. Ladd, to
ascertain if a similar arrangement can be
made with one of the Washington papers.
A communication was read from c. W.
Emerich. secretary of the joint defense
committee, stating that a meeting of the
held
reau Wednesday evening.
1t was stated by the delegate from the
Columbia Musical Protective Association
that the Marine Band recently secured an
engagement at less than the scale of prices
submitted by civilian musicians, and he
laid before the c. L. L. protest against
the unfair competition, Which Will be sent
to Secretary Long.
Credentials were received and favorably
reported for delegates from the Steam and
Hot Water Filters BooSbinders and the
recently organized Hackmen and Cabmen's
Union.
The following was adopted and ordered
spread upon the minutes:
"The action of the United States Senate
in providing in the District of Columbia ap
preparation bill that the specifications for
bids for street sweeping shall provide that
the wages paid for labor in the execution
of said contract shall not be less than ST.
a day, which is the wages now paid by the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
in cleaning the streets by hand, is not only
a disapproval of the greed of the public
contract employer, but is recognition of
the right and propriety of public officials
in charge of contracts to require that the
contractor shall pay a specified rate of
wages to his employees. 1t is also a rebuxe
to those professional public contractors
who, to increase their profits, reduce the
wages of their employees to the basis of
bare subsistence, thus taxing the people to
enrich few, and impoverishing the many.
1T is hoped that this legislation is the
beginning of the end of the public contract
system, which is corruptive of business
morals, unnecessarily expensive and unsat-
fsfactory.
THE Central Labor Union appreciates
this action of the Senate, especially that of
Senator Gallinger, who submitted the
amendment referred to, and expressed him
self favorable to the interests of the
helpless humble 1aborerS, who are the vic
Tins of those who wax fat from their
labor