The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-26

Agent Custer so carded the papers. Moth
ing was done with the subject. but IL was
taken by consent that the central body is
opposed to selling beer at Sunday picnics,
and IL will let the people of North Indian
apolis have their own fight.
BOYCOTT DISCUSSED.
The subject of boycotts was brought up
by placing the Van Camp Packing Com
pany OF the unfair list and instructing
the secretary to forward the action of the
central body to the American Federation
of Labor. This action was the result of a
grievance of the carpenters charging that
the company refused to employ union men
and met the grievance committee of the
central body by saying that any boycott
placed on them was not feared.
The carpenters reported that they were
nearing a settlement with William Z. Jung
claus & Co.. and the grievance committee
was instructed that In case no settlement
was effected to report, and a special meet
ing of the central body will be called to
take further action.
When this was dispensed with ]. NJ. Stod-
card made a motion that the secretary
prepare a list of all the firms now on the
unfair list, strike out those that are dead,
end present a printed list at the next
regular meeting of those that are still
alive. Then he said the body should AXE
two or three and fight them out.
State Labor Commissioner Mccormick
said that the bOycottS imposed by the
central body had been so weakly sup
ported that IL was nonsense to talk of more
unless the body will take one proposition
and settle IL. As IL is he said firms can we'll
say they are mot afraid of q boycott .
out that If the affiliated trades try con-
centrating their effort on one point it will
not be long until there will be no occasion
Tor placing anyone on the unfair list. He
said he was opposed to boycotts and
thought they should DE resorted to in ex-
IRENE cases only, and then let the whole
force of organized labor be used TO enforce
1t. He referred 10 the satisfactory termi-
nation of such action in the gas belt and
mining districts. and said the labor
unions OF Indianapolis were imposing an
injustice on these organizations. not stand
ing closer and fighting harder for what
they ask of others.
RECENT DECISIONS.
Another important matter before the
meeting was the two recent decisions in re-
gard to labor laws in the
county courts One was the
decision of Judge Afford. of the
Criminal Court, in the case against a tailor
for using the union label without en-
ploying union labor. The Judge held thai
the penalty was not in proportion to the
offense committed. Mr.. Perkins said that
this was contrary to the State label law.
The other was the decision of Judge Nc
Master in the case in which a waiter was
neld responsible for the dishes he had
troken. This, Mr.. Perkins said, is con-
trary to the State labor law. On motion
the matter was referred to the legislative
committee for consideration.
At the next meeting of the central BODY
the sefni-annual election OF officers will be
neld So far John Feltman. NJ. T. Butler,
Thaddeus Gurley and j. NJ. Madden are the
only announced candidates for the pres
idency. President John Blue has not
stated whether he will accept a third nomi-
ne alton hut manV friends ara rrrCfuo hin,
and is is thought that If the nomination
Is rendered him he will accent.