Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-06
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
Allegations Against Director johnson Of En-
craving and Printing Bureau.
Action of National Convention of
Referred to Grievance Committee.

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chair at the meeting East evening of the
Central Labor Union, q, and Mr. John H.
Brinkman was secretary. Delegates from
thirty-one organizations were present.
communication was read from the local
Federal Labor Union requesting that the
central Labor Union, through a committee,
make an effort to have the wages of the
machin1sts and skilled laborers in the gov
eminent printing Office increased % per
cent. The letter was referred to the legiS-
latfve committee, which will bring the mat
ter to the attention of Public Printer
Palmer.
letter was also read from the Hack
men and Cabmens Association, which
stated IN substance that unlicensed livery
vehicles were permitted to stand at a num-
Der OF notes in the city, and that the driv
ers OF them solicited fares, notwithstanding
the 1act that the courts had declared that in
doing so they violated the law on the SUBJ
1ect The letter further states that repre-
sentatlVes of the association complained
about the matter to the officials at one of
the police stations and they refused to in
terfere.
The matter was referred to the griev-
ance committee with instructions to lay
the matter before the District Commits
SiOnerS.
Allegations Against Mr.. johnson.
Resolutions adopted at the thirty-fourth
annual convention of the Bricklayers and
Masons' International Union Of America,
held recently at Rochester, N. Y, in ref
erence to Claude NJ. Johnson, director of
the bureau of engraving and printing, were
read. The resolutions denounce Mr.. John
son for alleged unjust and arbitrary acts
toward the employees of his department, CIV
ing evidence of his hostility toward organ
1zed labor, also for his effort to intro
duce steam presses in his department, thus
deriving a large number of efficient and
sklllful trades unionists of employment:
further, for having made "a statement to
the erect that he could procure the female
help necessary to his department upon
the basis of S. per week." and for having
tried to put the system into effect, thus
giving additional evidence of a disposition
to reduce the wage earners Of the country
to condition of wage slavery
In consequence, the resolutions state,
the convention earnestly requests the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to remove from Of
flee Claude NJ. johnson, an official unsuted
to hold a position of such Importance and
responsibility
The secretary of the convention has, it
was announced, sent a copy of the resolu-
lions to President Mckinley and Secre-
tary Gage, respectively.
The secretary of the Central Labor Union
was directed to communicate with the sec
rotary of the Bricklayers and Masons In
ternatlOnal Union and extend to that body
the thanks of the Central Labor Union for
its interest in the matter.
The Union Stamp Adopted.
A communication from the National Boot
and Shoe Workers Union at Boston con-
veyed the information that a firm of shoe
manufacturers at Brockton, Mass, whose
product is largely sold in Washington, has
agreed to use the union stamp for three
years and to refer all matters Of dispute
that cannot be mutually adjusted to the
Massachusetts state board of arbitration
for settlement. 1t has also been agreed by
the firm that it will employ none but mem
bers of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union.
The report of the grievance committee, 10
which was referred the complaint of the
Bakers and Confectioners' Union, to the
effect that baker of this city had d:s-
charged from his employ certain members
of the union, stated that the baker refused
to meet the committee, 1t was further
stated that the committee had learned that
the complaint of the Bakers and Confec-
toners Union was well founded and lec-
commended that the name of the baker be
put on the list as unfair to union labor.
The report was adopted.
Announcement was made that Wagon
and Carriage Makers Union No will hold
a mass meeting at Typographical Temple
Wednesday evening, and that all trades
unionists were invited to be present, and
that special invitations to attend have been
sent to all carriage makers rot members
of the union. The purpose, it was stated
is to promote the union organization of tho
carriage makers. Several prominent speak
ers will address the meeting.
A full delegation from the Bakers and
Drivers Union, which was recently organ
lied under charter from the American
Federation of Labor, was admitted ard
obligated.