The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
CRITICISED D. M. PARRY
CENTRAL LABOR UNION DISCUSSED
HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD LABOR.
Complaint Made About West WASH
fngton-Street Bridge Contractors
Brought Out Suggestions.

The grievance committee of the Central
Labor Union will soon report to its organi
zation facts and figures relative to the an
tagonism of local organized labor to ID. NJ.
Parry president of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers, and head of the
Parry Manufacturing Company.
Last night at a meeting of the Central
Labor Union the complaint of Painters
Union, No. A. that Mr.. Parry in the i'm
provement of his residence is employing
painters at a wage one-half that stipulated
by the union provoked a discussion of Mr..
Parry and his attitude toward union labor
ing men. Motions to place the work on
hand on the unfair list and to censure Mr..
Parry for his employment contrary to the
rules of unionism were lost by a sugges-
ton of Edgar A. Perkins that all of Mr.
Parry's alleged violations of principles of
the organization of labor be referred to
the committee on grievance, which would,
it was hoped by the speaker, incorporate
in its report all the complaints against Mr..
Parry. involved in the complaint of the
Painters.
The recommendation of the Painters
Union that Mr.. Parry's improvements to
his residence be placed on the unfair
label list was absorbed in a motion put by
Perkins. An impromptu discussion of Mr..
Parry's methods, both as president of the
and as local employer of faborins men'
ELECTED the opinions of the delegates to the
Central Labor Union that Mr.. Parry does
not believe in the principles of unionism
and VIII combat them In the present ses-
siohs of Congress. in which it is hoped to
secure favorable action on the eight hour
laws and other measures proposed OF great
interest to laboring men who are affiliated
with organizations of their trades.
OTHER COMpIA ANTS
The complaint of the hosting engineers
that the contractors for the construction of
the West Washington-s treet bridge had not
employed members of their union brought
out some amusing suggestions. The COM
plant suggested that the bridge be boy
cotted. A delegate asked what the penalty
would be II a union man. incompetent to
SWIM would cross the river at that point
to attend the burial of his mother-in- law
This and other suggestions of vital neces-
sfty caused the complaint to be referred
TO the grievance committee. The complaint
of these engineers is not so much against
Fife * Son, contractors, 1t is against
the general contractors of bridge construc-
ton. who have consistently refused to
enter into the controversy.
Another complaint heard at the meeting
last night was that of William McNayin,
of the Marble Cutters and Settlers Union.
of Chicago, now engaged at work on the
New Cldypool Hotel. McNaVin complained
that the hours for work on the structure
were "a violation of the laws of the organi-
zation with which he was affiliated and
because OF his inability to locally ask as
sistance he asks that the Central Labor
Union tender him its support. The matter
was referred to the grievance committee
The stand of the Cigar Makers Union
| on the proposed organization OF retail cigar
| sellers with which Ii is proposed 10 combat
| the tobacco trust. was defined by Presiden,
John Feltman, of the Central Labor Union
| and a representative OF the Cigar Makers
Union, who said that IL was the intention
| of the local cigar makers to assist in the
| fight against the trust The cigar makers
/ he said, are opposed TO several local retail
| dealers, but will support any organization
which will fight the trust.