New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-02
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DELEGATE WARNER MUCH ~ EvIDENcc-s.
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George H. Warner the delegate ~ he lntarnss
tional Association ~ Machini-t-. vas much IN ev1-
dence the meeting Of the Central Federated
Union. in Clarendon Hall. Yesterday afternopn- [.
Delegate Warner attracted he attention OF rs
chairman early ~ the session and moved that tina
secretary OF the Central Federated Union be In
struced 70 write 20 the Secretary or the Navy. re-
questing thai The wages u 'he machinists en- ,
pioysd IN the Brooklyn Navy Yard be- made unit
form Delegate Warner declared shat the ma
chnists IN TIE yard v'crs CLASSIFIED IN an unfair
vay. md tho rate of wages paid even less
than thar paid hv private 1rms Continuing. hA
said
There are three grades % machinists employed IN
and the hiehes, class men from q y 70 81 IS ord
inns TSers is aso cS f,r nay sb9 oy pf IN sss
grsding NJ ne machinists employed ir The Brook
are paid the highest wages and expert men 10
some instances are placed I'm the lower grades. y
can set tn the higher grades some Of the
T WG9 s9 1 @ ss yra and gone 10 work for pr
Delegate Warner motion Wa unanimously car
ried. and he fe, so much elated hat be soon after
put forward another complaint The nature q the
delegates second complaint was novel. and e
amused his brother delegates considerably II was
aimee a. an Irish policeman who IS engaged
IN guarding A marine engine works az Norris
Heights. where the machinsts Of Delegate War
ners association are on strike. and pickets have
been kept near the works 10 intercept non-union
mon who might seek work there
Two city policemen are kept on duty AT the
works 10 prevent the pickots from getting too
the place. one OF them IS d German exceed
insly fat and placid man, hy al accounts. while
tho other IS Wiry and aggressive Hbernian OF
decided pugst'c tendencies n was the latter
who had aroused the ire Of Delegate Warner. Hs
sad
I think that Chief Devery should be asked 70
have none but Dutch policemen Al the place The
pickles and the Dutchman does The irish police
man acts as 81 he owned the earth including New
the works. move that Chief DeNcrv be- requested
TO ire the Irish policeman and replace him with
Dutchman.
Delegate Warmers motion was carried and, hav-
Ing satisfied his conscience De- subsidized AT pescs
evidently with himself and the world.
| The suspension Of the Iron Noulders' Union from
the Central Federated Union because r. refused 70
aid the Pattern Makes Union 10y going on a SYM
| pathetic strike. has caused the appointment OF n
committee to draft amendments 20 the constitution.
| Tie amendments were read yesterday, and they
provide for The suspension ot any union which
| fuses 10 give moral and financial aid 20 another
| union on strike. assist II IN any way directed
I by the Central Federated Union The unions also
must not make any agreement with employers with
ont first obtaining permission Of the Central Fed
| Grated Union. This refers 70 the settlement OF
strikes and the forming Of yearly agreements be-
tween unions and employers The amendments
were NOT carried yesterday most OF the delegates
} being DESTROYS Of having free discussion upon
them ~ the next meeting before taking tinal action
| Reports were made that nremen were compelled
10 do carpenter work ~ some or the engine houses
| The secretary was instructed 10 write 10 Fire
| Chief Croker and request that only regular union
| mechanics he employed when repairs were neces-
| sary a. inc engine houses