The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-11
MEMS SHIRTS CRITICISED
GARMENT MAKERS UNIONS GREW
ANCE AGAINST STEINER SEX.
Generally as Desired-CentraI
Labor Union Affairs.

At the Central Labor Union meeting
last night one of the subjects discussed
was the wearing of nonunion shirts by
laboring men regardless of the fact that
the Garment Workers Union asks that no
man wear a shirt not embellished by the
union label. Firms and retailers who sell
nonunion shirts and the makers of that
article of mems apparel were criticised,
as were also the union statesmen who do
not push the sale of the union-made shirts.
This lack Of union sentiment among the
statesmen was deplored by the women
representatives of the Garment Workers.
who think they are being treated unfairly
by the unions in that their industry is not
protected like the cigar makers and hat
makers. One of the delegates from the
Garment Makers Association appealed to
President Feltman and said:
Most of our union men wear union
shlrts Tor Sunday, but on their working
days they wear the cheapest of nonunion
shirts. Why l have seen carpenters and
other mechanics the street cars with
nonunion made shirts and some of them
IN the sweat shops of the East and when
L asked them why they did not buy union
shirts they said they didn't know the
olHerence L think 1t is just terrible that
We girls have TO ask you men to help us
when we try so hard to help you and have
lanel leagues and everything else TO help
union labor"
President Feltman acknowledged the
complaint Of the representative and told
her that hereafter every union man in
indianapolis would wear union shirt
1t was even suggested that union shirts,
be worn If the laborers had to be thrown
down and roped while the shirt was ad-s
| justed. s
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
The legislative committee, one of the
standing committees of Central Labor
Union, failed to report at last nights meets
ing. The chairman said that II was i'm
possible for report to be submitted as the
| committee is not harmonious on numbec
| OF suggestions made, but that an effort
| would be made to secure harmony in thg
| committee at meeting TO be held Thurs
day night. Roscoe Barnett. chairman OF
| the committee appointed to look into tbs
| tile and terra Gotta workers strike in thA
| United states encaustic tile works. reported
that the committee would probably be ablN
| to report an amicable adjustment OF differ
| ences soon, but as yet has made nb
progress. meeting of the committee wig
| be held tonight to which the tile workers
will be invited to send delegates. and az
| this meeting a definite agreement will be
reached. The committee was originally aIS-
|
| tile works in which ii would be charged
] that the firm has illegally discharged men
| from the works on account of unionisns,
state labor laws.
The committee on the reception of john
| Mitchell. president of the United Mins
| Workers, reported the action decided upol
| and already printed in the newspapers. Tie
| committee has formed a plan of reception
which includes speechmaking and addresses
OF welcome at Tomlinson Hall and a DEM
| onstration by the laboring men of the city
when Mr.. Mitchell returns. The matter az
raising the funds for the reception was diA-
| cussed at some length. The plan of tie
committee has been to levy tax on each
| union represented in the Central Laber
| Union body, but this plan met with SOME
opposition as one delegate said that has
| union was unable to meet an assessment at
TINS time. President Feltman explained
that the donations from the unions were TO
The locals were urged to send large del
| egations TO the reception, in fact TO attefsd
| en- masse. Henry Beisenherz of the Music
lans' Union, promised music for the occa-
| sion.
MACHINISTS' STRIKE.
The strike of the machinsts at the IN
dianapols Drop Forging Company was
brought up by Business Agent Collfrs.
who reported that Judge Carter, in the
Superior Court, last Saturday had granted
temporary restraining order to the Drop
Forging Company which was the broadcast
in scope of any injunction he had ever
seen. He said that he, as we'll as many
other members of the union had been cited
| as defendants in suit for damages filed
by the Drop Forging Company and that
the temporary restraining order had issued
before he and others were enabled to t,e-
| fend the action. The restraining order
prohibited the members of the union from
walking on the street on which the Dr'op
| Forging Company's plant is situated, did
not allow them to talk to workmen of me
| plant and in many other ways conficfed
the Constitution. Mr.. Collins said the
| the ught that this a dangerous pre-
| cedent. He suggested that some action
| be taken to show to the county JUDGES
that the laboring men do not want to be
| governed by injunction and are dissatis
| fed with any action of the courts which
| the United States.
On motion of Thad Gurley, of the Car
| penters Union, a committee was appoint ed
TO draft resolution condemning the nc
| ton OF Judge Carter President Feltman
| appointed John F. White, of Typographical
Union; Harry L. Sims, of the Painters
Union Union; and and Robert Cuer. of the Retail
| resolution covering all of the points made
| by Mr. Collins and which declared he
restraining order to be an injustice TO The
men of the city.
| WORKINGMEN'S COAL COMPANY.
The operations of the Indianapolis coal
combine were criticised at the meeting
and on the suggestion of President Felt
man, a committee from the Central Labor
| Union was appointed to assist in the
formation of a workingman's cooperative
coal company. The committee appoir ted
consists Of Thad S. Gurley, of the Car
| penters' Union; e. p. Barry, of the TSpo-
| graphical Union, and William p. Vande-
| grift, of the Saw Makers Union. The c m
mittee was instructed to report TO .the
| Central Labor body on the feasibilitys of
the establishment of a cooperative aoal
| company. This committee was given power
| to take such action as II thinks necessary
| The selection of the committee was bre-
| ceded by a discussion among the members
! as to the wisdom of the action in which
| every economic question from government
ownership Of railroads to individual ri.;hts
of men were touched on.