New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-12
WATERS PROVOKE C. F. U.
LABOR MEN INDIGNANT AT THE TREAT
MENT ACCORDED TO AN EX-RES-
TAURANT KEEPER,

The Central Federated Union aroused to a
condition of righteous indignation yesterday over
the story told by former restaurant keeper, Who
had failed in business and was compelled to seek
a position waiter. He finally obtained place
IN Clarendon Hall. IN East Thirteenth-st.. but
Walters Union No. l compelled the proprietor to
discharge him The is William Logan Of No
1888 East Ninth-st.. and he engaged in the
restaurant business for twenty-five years.
Delegate Kelly asked the privilege Of the floor
for Mr. Logan. and 1t granted The latter said
that after he threatened with discharge from
Clarendon Hall he went to the union and asked TO
be admitted n member but told that he
would not be taken in because he could not speak
German.
The mans appearance was so respectable and
his manner so sincere that the delegates IA
vorably impressed in his behalf
Delegate Barr denounced the action Of the union
outrageous, and Delegate johnson declared that
the idea Of an American citizen not being able 20
Join union because he could not speak German
the most preposterous thing that he had
heard Of
IF this union Is represented here the sooner
get rid of It the better he added.
Delegate Kohn. OF the Walters Union, then got
the floor and said:
I'VE don't want anybody in union who can't
talk German"
There loud Kisses and cries OF "shamer
from all parts of the hail. and shouts OF put him
OUT,
why didn't this try get into union
twenty years ago?" shouted Delegate Kohn
This was followed by another uproar. and
Misses
Kohn declared that the proprietor of Clarendon
Hall didn't want Logan there but this vigor-
ously denied
Delegate Hanna. of the Blue Stone Workers
Union, moved that the Walters Union be expelled
from the Central Federated Union but Chairman
Smith refused to entertain the motion, saying that
the bylaws would permit Of it.
Delegate OConnell got tangled up with the chair
man. and there was another quarrel. The chair
took refuge in reading the constitution.
delegate wanted to know If he living in
America Germany
Delegate De Grief declared that he was a French
man, and he said that he would go the restau-
was served by q French waiter.
This caused another howl Of indignation. and a
Walters Union
Delegate Johnson, who represents the Manhattan
understood somebody say that there were car
penters IN his union: This remark brought out
because delegate kohn declared that the walters
did not want bricklayers and every Tom, Dick and
Harry In their union.
Johnson 5 counter remarks as reflection on the
and his wrath unbounded
Carpenters are good fddlers." he shouted, and
with tuber horn! III outsing the man who made
this dastardly charger
Let him sing shouted another delegate, but.
him, nobody accepted his challenge a duel with
rs the Central Federated Union going adopt
Tammaany Hall methodist pped shrill voice. and
rag time until the chairman had sprained
his wrist working his gaveL Even them however
alities continued to glare the unfortunate dele
Kelly. Grossman and Johnson, appointed to
noxious Walters Union up to the mark or stand
the consequences.