Evening star., 1900-12-04
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT MEETING
HELD LAST NIGHT.
Resolutions IndOrsing Messrs. Com
pers and Morrison for Re-Elec-
tion as Federation Officers.

At the weekly meeting Of the Central
Labor Union, held last evening, at Typo
graphicah Temple, President Szegedy was
absent and Vice President e. ]. Ratigan
presided. A communication was read from
Typographical Union, No. 16, of Chicago,
calling the attention Of the local union to
the publications of two western houses
which, 1t was stated, are not fair to union
labor, and asked that a committee be ap-
pointed to visit the various stores In Wash
ington and inform them Of the status OF the
firms referred to. The secretary was d.
rected to communicate with the local deal
ers on the subject. that being thought to
be a more advisable way than to appoint
a committee.
From Cigar Makers Union, No 336. of
Tampa, Fla, a communication was read
containing an appeal to the members Of the
craft throughout the United States and re-
citing the conditions Of the trade In that
locality. 1t was stated that society, COM
posed Of Spanish and Cuban cigar maKeIs'
has opened a war upon cigar makers, pack
ers. pickers, strippers and trfmmers anil
ated with the American Federation OF La
bor 1t is further asserted that the So
ciety has demanded that the union a,,e coin, .,a
posed of Americans surrender Its animation
with the A. F. of l.. and join what the
Americans term the Malta" Being In the
majority the society referred to mas peen
able to deprive them OF work LOT ioui
weeks AS a result many men. women ana
children are on the streets OF tampa VIII
out funds The matter was referred TO the
various local organizations for action.
Building Trades Section.
It was reported that the building traces
section, which is connected with the Cen'i ai
Labor Union, at it's first meeting "hlch
was held Tuesday Of last week, was organ
lied by the election Of a full set OF onicers'
The delegate from the Bakers and Conlec-
TONERS Union reported that at lts las.
meeting twenty-seven former members o,
Bakers Assembly, X: Of L., were auI!i'.su &c u
to. the union He also announced tnat the
delegates from their national Dody 10 lIe
convention Of the A F. Of L., which meets
Thursday in Louisville, KY. were instruct. sn, ~
ed to vote that the convention Oh Iaol pe
held in Washington. The delegate from tne
Brotherhood of Carpenters mace a slnaiias :
report as to the national organizatioi' oi
which the former forms part.
Enforcement of Federation Leaders.
Resolutions offered by Mr.. Milford Spohn
were adopted, to the effect that
believing that the phenomenal increase
of organizations, allied with the American
Federation Of Labor and the harmony and
unification which characterizes the great
army of organized workingmen Is largely
due to the wise administration OF Samuea
Gompers; that his fearless discharge OIL
duty in all that pertains to the ADVANCE
ment of the interests of the wage workers ,sl
of our country deserves the commentator
Of organized labor and a general oenanu
for a continuance Of leadership. assured ss1 ei
that through his guidance the purposes OF
labor organization will be accomplished
James L. Feeney. the delegate-elect OF the
Central Labor Union of washington, u. -
to the twentieth annual convention OF the
American Federation of Labor be instruct
Of
election of Samuel Gompers, and by every
honorable effort endeavor to secure this de-
sired end.
Frank Morrison, having performed the
responsible and laborious duties OF Secre-
tary of the American Federation OF Labor
efficiently and zealously with the single
purpose to advance the interests of organ
lied workmen, and believing that these in
terests can be further and largely promoted
by retaining him in the position he now
holds,
..That Delegate James L. Feeney is here
by instructed to cast the vote OF the Cen
trail Labor Union of Washington, D. c., for
the reelection of Frank Morrison secre-
tary OF the American Federation Of Labor"