The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-24
NO STREET CAR UNION
THE CENTRAL LABOR UNION VOTES
TO DROP THE MATTER.
The Effort to Interest the Employees
Was FutiIe-Other Matters he
fore the Body.

The organization committee OF Central
Labor Union that has charge of the forma-
ton of a street-car mems union reported
to the meeting of the central body last
night that 1t was unable to secure coop
Grafton from the men that would warrant
efforts toward organizing union and the
matter was dropped. w. s. Malone, pres
ident of the national organization Of street.
car men, was In the room when the action
was taken and Immediately left He did
not say what his purpose was in attending
the meeting, nor did he announce to any of
the delegates or officers of the union the
meaning Of his visit.
At the close of the meeting George Gus
ter asked what the committee had done
that was appointed to see President Nc
Gowan, and requested that he be seen and
an answer be demanded as TO his attitude
toward a union. President Blue said the
committee had reported the matter had
been dropped and he saw no necessity for
bringing 1t up again. John F. White said
that the central body had failed In the
start in not filing an affidavit against the
officers of the company for coercing It's
men and getting the matter into court he
said that there was coercion and that IL
intimidated the employees until further agf-
tation is useless. ID. l.. Stoddard said that
If there was not one In the company's en-
ploy bold enough to assert his rights
union of the men would be of little conse-
quence and he thought that the central
union need not trouble itself further. The
discussion continued until M. L. Butler
said that remarks were getting personal
and not in keeping with labor business. 1t
then ceased with the understanding that
the matter would not be lost sight OF.
Roscoe Barnet. business agent of the
Painters Union, called the attention of
the delegates to job contractors who work
for real-estate agents and said that such
work is being done at the lowest
''nonunion labor price" He asked
that the real-estate agents be in
vestigated. and the grievance commit
tee was instructed to act In conjunction
with Mr.. Barnet and Harry Travis. bust
ness agent of the carpenters, to do what
they can toward getting union labor en-
ployed in doing repair work. The commit
tee will at once go to work, and promises
to make a lively stir in real-estate circles
before the next meeting.
M. T. Butler, of the sawmakers, brought
the matter Of an Indiana day. to be held
Saturday. May 10, while the National As
ISOLATION of Iron and Steel Workers is in
session here, before the meeting, and ar
rangements will be made to have represent
atives from all parts OF the state here TO
participate in the demonstration and big
parade.
John F. White, chairman of the commit
tee appointed to confer with the promoters
of the Indiana Commercial Museum and
Auditorium, reported the proposition to
make the top floor Of the building home
for organized labor. and the report was
adopted as progress.
The carpenters reported that Peter Ba-
ney, saloon keeper at 507 East Washing
ton street, refused to employ union men
on a house he is building on East WASH
ington street, near the baseball park, and
a boycott was voted on his saloon.
A communication from the Central Fed
Grafton Union of New York was read, ask
ing the local body to use its influence upon
the representatives in Congress to assist
In lettering the labor conditions in Porto
Rico. The letter said that common laborers
received but 25 cents day, and skilled
workmen 81 day.
The Transfers and Shovelers' Union, a
new organization that has not yet been
admitted to the Central Union, reported
that GOO teamsters cannot secure employ
nent in the sanitary department i'm the city
because of the contract system employed by
the administration. The attention of the
central body was called to the present con-
tract system in public work, and the matter
was referred to the legislative committee.
The horseshoers reported that several Of
them had been barred from working in
shops In the Master Horseshoers' Associa-
ton, and that they had started one of
their own on the cooperative plan at 101
South Pennsylvania street.
j. w. Peters. of South Bend, gave short
talk on organized labor in northern In
diana.