Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-22
WOOD WORKERS WORDY WAR
Old Quarrel is Taken Up by the Fedora
ton Convention.
PLAN TO SETTLE II FINALLY ADOPTED
Two Factions Must Agree or ms one
Refusing 20 DO So IL 60 Forfeit
It's Charter In Organ
nation.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21.-Arguments
long drawn out In support OF conflicting
claims OF jurisdiction occupied the atten-
tion Of the American Federation OF Labor
today. In the morning It was the row
between the woodworkers and the car
penters and between the woodworkers and
the piano workers. In the afternoon It
was between the 'loneshoremen and the sea-
men. All the disputes ended in the same
mi They we're referred to a special
committee. which is 10 meet within a given
time and endeavor to reach a solution
agreeable to both sides.
The application OF the United Brother
hood Of Carpenters and Jolners for the
revocation Of the a~malgamation of wood
workers charter. was the first thing called
today.
Wednesday night this work was laid over
to see II the two organizations could not
agree to am~algamate,. President Kidd of
the wood workers announced that until the
carpenters would withdraw their men from
a certain shop in Philadelphia, where the
wood workers had gone on strike and the
carpenters had taken their places, the mat
ter must be fought out on the floor Of the
convention,
A long debate was, about to open when
Treasurer Lennon, who had the chair, de-
clared that but one speaker on each side
would be allowed to address the convention
would be allowed TO address the convention.
Delegate Kidd Of the wood workers APP
pealed from the decision of the chair. The
appeal was successful and the debate,
which gave every indication of being a long
one, was in full swing.
Delegate Branching Of the wood work.
ers was given the floor to speak in opposi-
tion TO the application Of the carpenters.
He ridiculed the claims Of the latter to
jurisdiction over the wood workers and ac-
cused the carpenters of conduct on frequent
occasions intended to disrupt other organ
izations. -.
Counter Charges Made.
Delegate Banner Of the carpenters spoke
at length in reply to Mr.. Branching,
denying that the carpenters had been
guilty Of Indirect practices, but, on the
contrary, the wood workers were culpabie
in that direction. 't' "
The argument consumed practically the
entire morning. "
Delegate Perkins finally moved the pre-
vious question. The vote was taken on the
substitute offered Wednesday by Delegate
Wilson that the dispute between the origi-
nal organizations be referred to a COM
mittee OF I'VE from each organization and
an umpire to De mutually selected by the
committed to meet Within sixty days. The
proposition Of Mr.. Wilson was adopted. 'S'
Upon motion OF Delegate Agard the cleo
tion OF oficers was made a special order
for Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock. H"'a@
Another discdssi6h was then taken up
in the dispute among the AfnaIgamated
Association Of wood Workers. The exec
utive council Recommended that the piano
workers @raDsIeru certain machine work
to the wood N&6Fkers1 within Sixty, days IN
accordance with a previous agreement OIL
forfeit their ciAit<er.sb7 ~ ap-
After rspeecAes7hAd been made on both
sides Charles Dold of the piano workers
offered an amendment making It manda-
tory upon the wood workers as we'll al
Upon the piano workers to report ar
agreement and that the organization fail
ing to SO agree shall forfeit its charter
The amendment was carried.
Marine WORKERS Make War.
In the afternoon the application. of the
International, Longshoremen's union for
new charter in the name Of the Internationa
'Longshoremen. Marine and Transport work,
ePs, was taken up. This brought on 4
sharp fight. for the new charter would
practically include all men who work OF
the sea, the lakes. and the docks, anC
those in any way connected with the hand
ling Of goods In. transport. :
The special committee to which the mat.
ter had been referred reported adversely OF
the application and recommended that ma
rine engineers be not placed under thu
jurisdiction Of the 'longshoremen; that al
hremen and tenders be placed In the sea
mems union; that the incoming council
Of the federation, call a convention Of al
freight handlers, members of the organl
cation. chartered by the federation. an
baggage and freight handlers to meet II
ninety days for the purpose Of forming al
international union.
A delegate of the longshoremen pro
tested against the. adoption OF the repor
and was supported by Daniel B. Keefe. .
On the other side Ferusth, Penje an,
Rosenberg made long speeches.
Max Hayes finally introduced a substitute
for the committee's amendment, whicl
was adopted. 1t provided that the tranapor
workers and seamen should each select tw
members Of a. committee, the four Z
choose a NTH, which should meet With
ninety days to settle the differences.
The seamen at first refused to have any
thing to do with the committee, but cease
TO protest after three or four speeches ha
been made by their representatives
The committee on grievances reporte
the following, which was approved by tn
eonventionb ~
THAT the dispute. between the black
smiths and the allied metal mechanic
has been referred to a committee OF tire
which shall meet In ninety days"
The claim Of the boiler makers over
large number Of technical branches Of III
iron trade was referred to a committee {
that organization and other organization
|. interested to. establish lines Of demarcka
: ton between the lodges. The meeting wi
be held In the near future in Pittsburl
, There was no dispute and an easy adjust
I ment Is expected.
: The trouble between the I~nternationI
Garment Workers and the Laundry Worl
ers was thrown out for the reason thu
no effort had been made to adjust the dii
puts before appealing to the convention.
The question Of jurisdiction between Il
wagon and carriage workers on one sit
and the blacksmiths and painters on Il
= other was referred to q committee.