Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-14
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
DONATION TO FUND OF ST. LOUIS
STREET CAR STRIKERS.
Approval of Resolutions introduced
Union-CredentialsA Approved.

The regular weekly meeting of the Cen
trail Labor Union was held last evening at
Typographical Temple. President H. w.
Szegedy occupied the chair and Mr.. John
H. Brinkman was secretary.
A communication was read from the
strike committee of the trades unions of
the city of St. Louis, Mo-, soliciting aid
in assisting to establish line of vehicles
to be used in that city in competition with
the electric cars of the street railway
company, against which company its for
mer employees are now on strike. The
trades unions of st. Louis, it was stated,
want to raise 100000 for the purpose In
dicated. 1t is proposed to use this fund,
not only for the purpose Of establishing
a bus line. but to maintain the boycott, TO
give employment to $500 striking street
railway employees and to force the transit
company to come to terms. An approprla-
ton was made in accordance with the re
quest, and the organizations allied with
the Central Labor Union were requested TO
aid the movement to the fullest extent In
their power
Resolutions submitted by the Carriage
and Wagon Builders Union, No. 1. of this
city were approved. They are to the ef-
feet that certain parties having represent
ed to business men of the District, through
communications, that they were the only
bona fide union carriage makers in the
District of Columbia, and, as these repre-
sensations have tendency to confuse
those who are not well informed as to the
status of these people, and who are favor
ably disposed toward organized labor; and
as the Carriage and Wagon Builders
Union, No. 1, is the only bona hide union
of that craft in the District of Columbia
and the only one recognized by the Cen
trail Labor Union, which. it is stated, rep
resents 95 per cent of all organized labor
of the District. and also by the American
Federation of Labor, the Central Labor
-,io r,1ai itS undivided
union above mentioned in its effort to have
its fair card respected, and declared that
1T must view with suspicion any individual
or firm, represented favorable to organ
lied labor, who disregard the fair card
Of the union
Solicit n Favor.
The resolutions further assert that the
union will consider it favor. and demon
stration of friendliness on the part of any
Individual or firm toward the union and its
co-locals, If they discriminate in favor of
the local carriage and wagon makers. who
employ, exclusively. members in good
standing of the Carriage and Wagon Build
ers Union, No. /, of Washington, and will
exhibit their appreciation by discriminating
in favor of the products of the individuals
firms who do so.
The delegate from the Typographical
Union reported the intention of that or
ganization to give an excursion to River
View the 10Th instant. and extended an in
vitation to the delegates to the c. L. L.
and their friends to attend.
resolution was adopted inStructing the
secretary to invite. on behalf of the Central
Labor Union, the Tin and Sheet Iron Work
ers Union of this city to affiliate with the
former body. This action was taken. 1t
stated, because the local union mentioned
has recently become allied with the national
tin and sheet metal workers and the last
named body is affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, of which the Central
Labor Union forms part
Credentials were received for delegates
from Local Union, No. %. Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, and the delegates were
seated.