The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-25
LabOring Men Asked to Refuse to
Sign Remonstrance Against
Liquor Licenses.
SPEECH OF BREWERS DELEGATE
HE WAS TIC REALIZE THE BAD
TASTE OF THE MOVEMENT.
saloons Denounced as He'll Holes by
Delegate McCIure-FeItman Sees
the Dark Cloud.

A committee from the knights of Fidelity,
an organization of liquor men and saloon
keepers, was at the Central Labor Union
Hall at last nights meeting TO explain to
the representatives of the trades unions the
friendliness of the saloon keepers to the la
boringman. How the saloon keepers always
handled union-made cigars, union-made
beer. and personally bought union-made
shirts and shoes, and in every way inter-
ested themselves in union labor, was ex-
planned to the delegates. In turn the
knights of Fidelity asked fair treatment
from the laborers, and that they consid-
erately decline to sign remonstrances to
liquor dealers in applying for licenses. and
exert their influence to counterfeit the work
Of the Anti-saloon League.
The effect of the visit of the delegation
of saloon keepers was felt when in the part
of the meeting assigned TO reports from
organizations, Ed Barry, acting secretary
of Central Labor Union, addressed the
chair to say that the official organ of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union was
issued from a n%onunion printing shop, that
of Joseph Ratti. This paper, ne said, was
published in a shop which is on the unfair
list, despite the protests of the members of
Typographical Union, and their efforts to
nave the presswork changed to a union
printing office. Mr.. Barry then drew a
parallel between the knights of Fidelity
and the temperance people. The liberal ele-
ment, as he called the saloon keepers, treat
ed the laboring man fairly and patronized
his work and industry. On the other hand,
he said, the temperance people ignored him
only when they had a favor to ask. he
said he hoped the members of trades unions
would refuse to sign the blanket remon-
strances.
EVEN MORE RADICAL.
When Barry had finished his talk and
astonished some of the delegates in the
room by it George Gunner, of the Molders'
Union, was recognized by President Felt
mans and said:
II think we ought to go farther than
that. We ought to let these people know
how we stand. We ought to go on record
as being in favor of people that treat us
right. / want to make a motion that this
Central Labor Union oppose these blanket
remonstrances."
Koch, from the Brewers Union, who said
he did not think 1t was wise for the Cen
trail Labor Union to enter into a con-
troversy with either the saloon men or the
temperance people. He suggested that the
Central Labor Union not take any action
of the sort suggested by Gunner, but keep
out of IL and let every man do as he
wished. David Mcclure. of the Carpen-
ters' Union, followed Koch by saying that
he was surprised that a representative
body of laboring men and laboring women
should even listen to the talks of Gunner
and Barry.
"As members of the better class and
educated men we should be opposed to the
sign remonstrances to close the hell holes
of this town when We all know them to be
a disgrace to the community and a curse TO
the laboring men. / do not think we should
even permit such talks as we have just
listened to to be considered as the senti-
ment of even a part of this body. We have
in this organization men n women and
no matter what individual beliefs should be
We need not allow them to enter into our
deliberations"
stating he would not receive Gunner's mo-
ton, which was out Of order and out of
place in the meeting.
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE.
Among the reports of the committees to
the body were those of the grievance COM
mittee reporting progress in the adjusting
of differences between employers and en-
ployes in local shops. Investigations of
charges of unfairness on local stores for
selling boycotted goods were also reported.
The special committee on resolutions, COM
posed of L. E. Fredericks. d. p. Stoddard
and E. p. Barry. reported a resolution
sympathizing with the family of Robert
E. Croft because of his death two weeks
ago. His career in Central Labor Union
circles was narrated and his good qualities
and jealous and earnest work for unionism
praised. 1t was directed that a copy of
the resolution be forwarded TO the family
of Mr.. Croft. The committee on amend
ments to the constitution and bylaws,
John f. White Fred w. Pintske and Edgar
a. Perkins. asked that the members of the
Central Labor Union who proposed changes
TO the bylaws shall forward their amend
ments TO the committee before Jan. l.
The special committee appointed some
time ago TO investigate the complaint of
L. j. Collins. business agent of the Ma
chinists' Union. that employment agents
were successful in securing men to go to
other fields and take the places of striking
union laborers, reported that ii could find
no statutory or constitutional violation in
work in strikers places is embarrassing 70
the labor organizers and an effort will be
made to secure the passage of a law pro-
hibiting 1t in the coming session or the
General Assembly.
The report of the Mitchell reception COM
mittee was that progress had been made
and that at a meeting to be held Sunday
final arrangements would be made and pub
lished. Included in the report was the
statement that the trump" plasterers' or
ganization would not be recognized nor
assigned to a place in the procession which
is to escort President Mitchell from the
Union Station to Tomlinson Hall.
APPEARANCE OF A CLOUD.
President Feltman. a member OF the
Cigar Makers Union. said that he wished
to make a report of the cigar trade. There
is a cloud rolling toward us that threatens
our continued prosperity" said Mr.. Felt
man. THE retail stores trust is a men
ace TO our local w~orkingmen in the cigar
trade. There seems to be a movement on
foot to perfect an organization among the
local dealers to combat the cigar trust. We
should lend our assistance to the move
trust. BY doing this we help our own
cigar makers. We should demand union
made cigars and in that way we will defeat
the trust" Mr.. Feltman's remark prompt
ed a number of delegates from locals to
announce that fines had been assessed In
their organizations for violations of the
rules prohibiting the purchase of nonunion-
made cigars.
This announcement led Miss Lille Fred
ericks, of the Garment Workers Union,
to make another appeal to the men to be
loyal to unionism and wear union-made
shirts. She asserted that she did not be-
lieve there were three men In the hall
wearing union-made shirts, but her state
who offered to show their labels. but the
location of the labels is so uncertain that
the chair suggested that II be taken for
granted.
John F.. White was appointed by Presi-
dent Feltman 10 fill the office vacated by
the death of Robert T.. Croft. statistician
of the body. The office of organizer. re-