New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-15
DOINGS OF THE G. T. q.
DR.. RAINsFORD MAKES AN ADDRESS

DR.. RAINsFORD MAKES AN ADDRESS
FACTORY INSPECTORS ENUMERATED.
The attraction at the meeting of the Central
Federated Union yesterday was the Rev. Dr.
William S. Rainsford, who made a short ad-
dress which greatly pleased the delegates Of the
various labor organizations. The delegates did not
know that DR.. Rainsford was TO address them or
that he was in the hall until Delegate De Costa
announced the fact. DR.. Rainsford was then in
vited to the platform and in the course of his re-
marks he said that arrangements would be made
this winter to give a series of lectures for the
benefit of the working people. Men of known abil-
fly and character would be the speakers Confirm
ing, DR.. Rainsford said it was essential that
all citizens should and come to a unity of
purpose if they wished to accomplish anything.
The only way for q body Of citizens to achieve
purpose was to act together.
The great difficulty any body Of citizens had to
overcome, he added to get the ear and the
attention OF the outside world. If labor leaders
had failed to accomplish their objects at times it
was not due to incompetence but to the difficulty
of interesting other bodies who sympathized with
Them but didn't know anything about the labor
movement.
Men of all working classes, DR.. Rainsford de-
clared, sympathized with one another but they
were not brought together sufficiently to act in
concert. Labor leaders in this country were now
beginning to this whereas in England the lead
ers realized it long ago. There many citizens
he said, willing to support labor legislation by
their votes If they knew about what was really
needed.
Dr. Rainsford then declared that men in all
branches Of the Christian Church would be only
100 glad to help the working people if they knew
how. They want to do something toward gather
ing the different elements together
AT the close of DR.. Rainsfords remarks a vote
OF thanks was given him by the delegates and it
was resolved to attend the lectures which will be
given in St: Georges Protestant Episcopal Church
in East Fifteenth-st.
Delegate James P. Archibald next introduced q
series of resolutions DIR. McGlynn's death which
were adopted by standing vote.
Delegate De Greet, of the NewYork City Car
penteTs Union, got the floor TO tell about the
troubles OF his organization with the United
brotherhood OF Carpenters. He declared that
while his union believed in strikes only as a
He added that he was tired of sympathetic strikes
and he thought that the salaries of all walking
delegates should be stopped when strikes were on
This last statement was not kindly received by the
the speaker. especially as he was a candidate for
vice-president of the Central Federated Union
When the votes were being taken somewhat LAT err
the delegates glared fercey at De Greet and
bert Marousek was elected president and Charles
Wilson Vice-president.
Delegate Ryan reported that the COMMITTEES of
the Workingmen's State Federation had upon in
inspectors, that they did not do their work prop
erly, not true. He added that the Fedora
ton had found that the inspectors especially In
spector Williams, Of this city, had done most ex-
cellent work.
Delegate Ryan took the opportunity to crlticise
the Church Association for the Advancement OF
the Interests of Labor and other bodies that had
found fault with the factory inspectors. He de-
committee of the association. had his maya
zine printed in a non-union establishment.