Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-03
LABOR UNION OFFICERS
THE SEMI-ANNUAL ELECTION HELD
LAST EVENING.
Communication From Adjutant Gen.
eral of Army In Regard to Opening
Arsenal Grounds Sunday.

Inc Seml-annual electlon TOT Objects VI
the Central Labor Union was held last
evening and resulted in the choice OF the
following: Henry W. Szegedy, president
(re-elected for the fifth term; E. j. Rati-
gan, vice president; j. H. Brinkman. re-
cording secretary Ge-elected); c. E. Diet
rick financial secretary: ]. NJ. Heisley,
treasurer (re-elected) B. T. Cassidy, ser
geant-at-arms. Auditors, ]. ]. Crowley, ].
N. Rice and A. ]. Babcock. The election
of a fraternal delegate to the Building
Trades Council was deferred until the next
meeting.
A letter was read from Assistant Adju-
tant General John A. Johnston, U. S. A, in
reply to a communication from Secretary
Brinkman relative to having the arsenal
grounds open to the public on Sundays. In
declining to grant the request General
Johnston says:
Your letter of the 10th ultimo transmit
ting to the Secretary of War resolution
adopted by the Central Labor Union at Its
session of May last, in which you remark
that the arsenal grounds in this city,
through the action of Its commanding off,
Ger, have been closed to the public on Sun
day. and that the Central Labor Union
favors the opening of these grounds to the
public on that and other days of the week.
having been referred to the commanding
general. Department of the East, under
whose control the military reservations in
his department are vested by army regula-
liolIS, lie has Ttplieu lildl tHS SIOuIuS VI
Washington barracks are closed on Sun
days in the interests of the military service
after a years experience in permitting the
pubic to use the grounds as pleasure re-
sort seven days in the week, and that he
does not recommend that they be reopened
on Sundays.
Not Public Parks.
''To this the Secretary of War desires me
to add that military reservations are not
public parks, such as are Franklin square,
Lafayette square, Lincoln Park, and the
many other parks and public reservations
in and about Washington, which are main
tanned not alone for the use of the city, but
for the nation at large, and are under the
observation of the municipal police, but are
the homes of the officers and soldiers of
the army and their families, who are sta
toned at these points for the purpose of
Grill and instruction and who are entitled
to an enjoyment of the same privacy as is
accorded individuals and families in the
walks OF civil life. At the same time, re-
cognizing that the reservation of Washing
ton barracks is located at the waters edge
and presents many attractive features,
every facility has heretofore been given for
the use of these grounds by the general
public
1T is only recently, however that any
restrictions nave been made to the coming
and going of the public; but that inasmuch
as visitors have persstently failed to re-
spect the notices placed to preserve the
privacy of the residents, that shrubbery
was being destroyed trees injured, flowers
picked, and nuisances OF every description
committed, that paper, bottles. broken
glass and remnants of lunches were scat
tered about, requiring the labor of the SOL
diers to restore the grounds after their de-
parture. thus taking them away from their
legitimate duties, the commanding officer,
who is held responsible for the good con-
duct and preservation of the grounds and
property, as well for the discipline of
his command and the interests of the ser
general dor he
airy authority which must at every garrison
be vested in the officer on the ground was
compelled to establish some essential rules
governing the use of the grounds Under
these rules, schools, under the Immediate
control of their tutors, are given the use
OF tbs, drill ground during fixed hours
throughout the week, as also an archery
club. cadet companies and others
4 ne reason of these rules should be ap-
parent to thoughtful people To keep order
among large crowd of pleasure seekers
necessItates large increase in the guard,
which Is already out of all proportion to the
strength OF the command, to saw nothing
OF the very obvious fact that the use of
soldiers 10 keep people in check is undesira-
BILE"
The Chicago Lockout.
The letter was placed on file, as was also
a communication from G. W. Perkins, pres
ident of the Cigar Makers International
Union at Chicago, stating that a report was
building trades lockout in ills city has been
lost, and that the individual unions are
Withdrawing from the council"
Mr.. Perkins denies that the trouble is
over, and says 1.-The Building Trades Coun-
Gil and unions thereof are just as loyaI and
determined as ever 10 hold out until victory
is achieved
The steam filters reported that organiza-
ton as being on strike for an advance in
wages. Their action was iEdorsed by the
central body, and all local unions were re-
queSted 10 extend to the strikers as much
moral and financial support as possible
Credentials were reported favorably for
delegates from the Stationary Firemen.
Amalgamated Society Of Carpenters and
JoiHers, Columbia Loige, No. ia. of Ma
chinists. International Union Of Steam En-
g.neers. No. II; Carriage ard Wagon Build
ers' Union, No. l; United Brewery Work.
men. No. lis; Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers. No. $3.50. Credentials we're also
read, signed by Char;c@ F. Boss, secretary
ana John Fitzgerald president of a building
trades council, for Leroy Thompson as fra
ternal delegate to the Central Labor Union
An unfavofablc report was made on the
latter. and the secretary was instructed to
inform Nj Boss that tie Building Trades
Council Is now represented in the Central
Labor Union, and the former having been
recognized as the legitimate Building Trndes
Council no delegate from a rival council
will be admitted to the Central Labor
UGion.
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