Evening star., 1900-10-09
THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION
PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR MEET
ING HELD LAST EVENING.
Invitation for American Federation
of Labor to Meet in Washing-
tOn-Other Matters.

trail Labor Union, which was held in Typo
graphical Temple, resolutions were adopted
to the effect that the American Fedora
ton of Labor has strenuously endeavored
for the past two years or more to have
passed a uniform eight-hour bill, and other
legislation necessary for the needs and bet
terment of the wage earners of this coun-
try and having failed to secure the votes
and support of the men VINO, from the
stump and platform in the various states
they represent, proclaim their interest in
the advancement of organized labor, and
promise their constituents to support every
just measure beneficial to labor and when
elected and given the opportunity to vote
for labor's cause fail to do SO; and. be-
lieving 1t would be in the interests of the
many bills now before Congress advocated
and supported by the American Federation
of Labor to have the convention of that
great organization meet in this city in De-
cember, 1901, at the beginning Of the Fifty
seventh Congress, the Central Labor Union
OF the District of Columbia herewith eX-
tends to the delegates in convention to be
assembled at Louisville in December, 1900.
al invitation to meet here, and request
them to vote for the city of Washington
as their next place of meeting, and accept
the hospitality of the organized labor or
this city.
The secretary was directed to commun-
cate with the District Commissioners, board
of trade ana business Men ASSOclallOH,
and request them TO extend an invitation
to the American Federation of Labor to
meet in this city, and the delegate from
the Central Labor Union to the convention
in Louisville was instructed to use his
best endeavors to have this city selected
as the next place Of meeting.
The Annual Convention.
A communication was read from Mr.
Samuel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, calling atten-
ton to the fact that the next annual con-
ventiOn of that organization will be held
at Louisville, KY, beginning December 8.
and notifying theme of their right to elect
a delegate thereto. After some remarks
were made on the subject, all of COM
plimentary nature, 1t was determined to
hold an election for the purpose at the
last meeting of the union in this month.
The committee on constitution and by
laws reported several important amend
ments thereto. These provide for an as
sistant recording secretary; constituting
the president, vice president and the chair
men of the grievance and contract COM
mittees an executive committee of the
body: also resembling the provision which
permitted the admission of fraternal dele
gates from other central bodies. The con-
sideration of the report was deferred until
the next meeting Of the Central Labor
Union.
The committee which was appointed to
secure a room for permanent headquarters
reported that a room had been secured for
the purpose in Typographical Temple, and
that headquarters will be established there
in the near future.
Under the call of unions delegate from
Pricklayers' Union, No. /, reported that,
pursuant to a resolution adopted at the
last national convention of the Bricklayers
and Masons' International Union, referring
to a referendum vote the question of affil
iation with the American Federation of
Labor the local union of bricklayers at its
last meeting voted affirmatively on the
subject.
Pending Strike.
A delegate from the Electrical Workers
Union made a statement relative to the
pending strike of the employees of the Ma
tional Electrical Supply Company. He
stated that the Objectionable man employed
by that company is not an electrical work.
er and was never enrolled by the local
have secured a competent electrician for
the work at Fort Washington, but refused
to pay the additional expense for work
man to go to and from that place. At the
conclusion of the statement the Central
Labor Union indorsed the strike and pledg-
ed support
Delegates were admitted from Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Bookbinders' Local
Union, No. 4: Pattern Makers League of
\. A, Printing Pressmen's Union, No. 1,
and Journeymen Bakers and Confectioners'
Union No