Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Presentation of Complaint Against the Gov
eminent by the Bakers and Confectioners.
Members Of the Union Unable to Col
lect Money Due-Plate Print
ers GRABBED.

In the absence of President Szegedy, Vice
President Henry Lewis presided at the
meeting last evening OF the Central Labor
Union, and Mr.. John L. Feeney was secre-
tary.
The joint excursion committee submitted
is final report, which was adopted. This
part was: Gross receipts, 81 1850; ex-
,enses, S595.93; net profits, $S42.16. Out OF
he 5000 tickets sold every one has been
lccounted for. The committee recommend
d. and this was concurred in. that 500 be
eposited as a fund for defraying the pre-
iminary expenses of a joint excursion of
he Central Labor Union and Building
trades Council next labor day.
A delegate from the plate printers an
.ounced that the Senate had passed the
louise proviso in the civil service bill which
,eclares That the faces of all tobacco
lamps for use upon packages of two
ounds and upward, and of all beer.
yhisky, cigar, snuff, oleomargarine. and
pecial liquor tax stamps, shall hereafter
! e printed from engraved plates upon
1and-roller plate printing presses"
The delegate stated that 1t was through
he efforts of the American Federation of
.abor and Central Labor Union that this
eSislatton was secured, and in behalf of
he Plate Printers Union he returned
hanks to those bodies for what they had
one. He further said the action of the
L.
Johnson, director of the bureau of en-
rraving and printing, as he had been per-
fistent in using the steam power presses.
Notwithstanding the fact that the work
urned out from theTnswas greatly inferior
o that produced on the hand presses
Although. he said, the sundry civil bill
-nacted by previous Congress restricted
o certain purposes the use of steam power
'resses in the bureau of engraving and
printing twelve of these presses were
placed there last year, which displaced
!uite number of plate printers and help
ers- Had not Congress checked Mr.. John
son. the speaker said. it was believed both
their trade and their union would have
been destroyed. If Mr.. Johnson had been
Permitted to continue, the use of the steam
presses. in the speakers opinion. it would
have necessitated the discharge of 500 en-
oloyes In the bureau.
Bakers and COnfectioners.
The delegate from TIE Bakers and Con-
'ectioners' Union made a statement that,
tuy Is, 1898, the following members of
hat body: John Weber. Daniel Rothstein
Michael Leonberger, Christian Hohbein,
Frederick Eye and Alfred Doerner, were
engaged by Depot Commjssary Maj. John
Little to work in the bakery at Camp AL
ger. Virginia. at 80 per month each, and
hat they have been unable to get any pay
or July IS 70 - and 81 inclusive These
zen. he said. claimed they were discharged
Syivania, ard, with the exception of John
Weber. who left prior to that date, were
compelled Contrary to custom) to pay
heir own transportation from that place
back to Washington d. e.
The delegate further said All civi ian
bakers were discharged November 16 ex-
cept the chief baker, Charles Suehie also
member of the union of this city. He
was subsequently, discharged at Augusta
Ga, December 81. 1898. Mr.. SuehIe states
hat. November ~, 1895 while at Augusta
he was requested by Capt. Landstreet, COM
missary of subsistence, to sign the pay
roll for November this salary being $iuD
per month";. and was promised to be paid
the next day, but found on inquiring at
that time that Capt. Landstreet had de
parted for Cuba and had turned over all
moneys and accounts TO the chief commits
sary of the corps. Mr.. Suehle then waited
on that official and learned that the ac-
counts had not been turned over as he had
been to d, and that when Capt. Landstreet
left he handed the chief commissary $3.50
for Mr. Suehle, which amount was paid
him.
The balance Due.
ION the day of his discharge Mr. Suehle,
through the courtesy of the chief commits
sary. obtained a letter substantiating his
claim for $3.50, balance due for services
rendered during the month of November,
1s!S. This letter was presented to Colonel
Davis, acting commssa-y general at the
file.
"All Of the parties above named have
presented their claims at the War De-
partment. Payment of these claims have
been deferred from one week to another,
and as some of them have been unable to
secure employment owing to the dull winter
season. they consider it unfair that the
small amounts due them should be so long
withheld and they desire to have the mat
ter brought to the notice of the honorable
Secretary of War hoping that he will give
1t mis- favorable consideration. and oblige
the parties concerned by using his infiu-
ence to bring the subject to a speedy and
satisfactory termination
y committee was appointed to see Sec
rotary Alger and bring the matter to his
attention, and to ask that he order the
commssary department to pay the men
their money
Delegates were admitted and obligated
from Amalgamated Carpenters. Washing
ton Association of Pattern Makers League
Columbia Typographical Union and Print
ing PreSsmen's Union.