Evening star., 1901-03-19
|cENIRAL;- LkBoR UNION.
PROCEEDINGS oFfidWEEKLY MEET.
ING HELD I$T NIGHT.
Lons-stsndins BeefieBoycott Raised
Additions, ndiisas. admitted
to MemBsr.hip.

The weekly meetinesoS the Central Labor
Union was held last evening at Typographi-
cal Temple. President james L. Feeney
presided and John Hv Isrinkman was sec
retary. There was tabiHrge attendance of
delegates, representative from thirty y-eight
of the forty-six allieds Organizations being
present.
A communication was read from the re-
Gently organized Mosaic, Granite and Mar
BILE Tile Rubbers' Union, No. sso2. stating
that at meeting of the organization held
last Thursday evening 1t was determined
that eight hours should constitute a days
work for the membership from that date.
The action of the union was indorsed by
the central body, also the rate of wages
adopted and the usual rate for, overtime.
A letter was read from Charles E. Cave
of the Upper Iowa University, Fayette,
Iowa, requesting an answer to the ques-
tions: Do illiterate foreigners make good
trade unionistS? Do you favor the edu-
cational test?
The questions were referred to a COM
mittee composed Of Milford Spohn, John
III. Lorch and John H. Brinkman, who were
instructed to draw up a reply, the same to
proval prior to being forwarded.
Charles W. Winslow, secretary pro tenn,
reported the proceedings Of the last meet
ing of the building trades section, which
were indorsed. The report states that the
section was fully organized by the ap-
pointment Of a grievance committee, COM
posed Of Milford Spohn, G. w. Winslow and
Moses PeytOn. and as contract commit
tee, Charles MCGOWAN, G. Hagaman and
j. T. NeidOmanski.
It was reported that mechanics employed
at the Soldiers Home are working nine
hours q day, in alleged violation Of law
and the secretary was directed to bring the
matter to the attention Of those in charge
at that institution and request that in
future the federal eight-hour law be COM
piled with. s.,
Beer Boycott Raised.
The contract committee reported that
representative of an Alexandria brewery
recently agreed to employ union labor On
all work constructed by him in this city,
which ends a long-pending grievance OF
the Central Labor Union. Upon the recon-
mendation Of the committee the product of
the brewery was removed from the unfair
list" and the secretary was directed to SO
inform the central bodies of Norfolk, New
port News and Richmond.
The legislative committee was instructed
to prepare a bill, to be presented to the next
session of Congress. which will provide for
the placing of temporary floors in buildings
constructed by the government to protect
the workmen from injury.
1t was announced that Carriage and
Wagon Builders Union, No. l, which was
organized ABOUT two years ago, and which
has been allied with the Central Labor
Union as an Independent body, was recent
ly chartered by the International Union
Of Carriage and Wagon Builders as Local
Union No. IT, Since thennion was organ
ized an organization formerly known as
Carriage and WagQns Makers Assembly,
1856, knights of Labor, has held the
charter as Local Unions No. 20. This or
ganization, it is said, was not recognized
by the Central Labor Union and the allied
trades as a bona fide union. which finally
rod tn hn NJ fa hoy