Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-18
HOTELS.
UNDERTAKES.
STRIKERS ENDORSED.
Textile Workers of Georgia Upheld by
Federation Council.

The strike of the textile workers IF At
lanta, Ga. was Endorsed yesterday by the
executive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. and the workers were as
sured of support in all efforts made to Sc
cure victory for the strike and loclled-out
people.
The council referred the compliant of the
W. c. Iarbrough Tobacco company Of
Richmond, Va. 10 President GomperS. v no
was authorized to investigate The matter
and to endeavor to adjust the difficulties
A charter was issued TO the SPEC iaI
Order Clothing Makers Union and II Was
determined that the organize lion is To con-
SlSt exclusively OF the special order tail
ors.' Ii also was decid thai a fcucra-
ton Of the clothing Industry be orgar Izcd
by the representatives Of the Journey.nt n
Tailors' Union of America. the United Gar
ment Workers OF America and the Special
Order Clothing Makers Union.
j. Feeney of Philadelphia a member OF
the executive board of the Elevator Con-
structors National Union. appeared be
fore the council and made application for
charter for the organization. Action was
deferred.
AT noon the executive council. together
with Mr.. Z. NJ Draper, secretary OF the
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress.
called upon President Roosevelt.
At the afternoon session the following
decision was rendered on the controversy
of jurisdiction between the National Union
of the United Brewery Workmer. thu In
formation Union of steam Engineers and
the Brotherhood IF Stationary Firemrn:
THE International Union OF Steam Erci-
neers' Union. No Is. OF Cincinnati with
compliance with the decision rendered in
the Cincinnati dispute. namely: That within
three days from the date hereof The EIEi-
neers Union. No. IL. If CtrcGEl att with
draw their ultimatum by which they looked
out the brewery workmen. M mbcrs of the
National Union Of Unit d Brewery Work
men: that within tweIty-four hours this re-
after they refuse 10 furnish steam To
brewery workers who arr not members Of
the National Workers Union: that upnn
the failure of Engineers Union, NJ" l., ot
Cincinnati. to comply with this DECISION,
the International Union OF Steam Ensi-
neers shall within three DAYS thereafter
revoke the charter o. Steam EHsluet rs
Local Union. No. ~.
THE Union Brewery Work, rs National
Union is hereby directed 90 revoke all
charters issued since ;ne Louisville c"nN' -
ton to engineers ard iiremen's Ur ions
The decision Of the Louisville ard Sc-En-
ton conventions regarding ths issuance OF
charters to engineers aud tirem"n's unions
must be complied with
THAT engineers and ir"mrn who have
been displaced from th=!r positions by tie
action of the brewery workers union slal
be reinstated
'''rhe only manner in which ,ncincers or
ffremen. working in i'rew=ri=s $. can hriors
to the National Union of United brewery
Workers is by individual ard voluntary
action however. IN slcn CliicS or Towns
where engineers or firame have ho OrEari-
cation these craftsm n can belcn" e. The
National Union of The United Brewery
Workers.
This decision applies - conditions n the
crafts interested since thu Louisville coli
vention of the msrican Federation 4
Labor December. 1900
Mr.. J. ID. Pierce. organizer for the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. wEo has been in
Denver for the past cIGnS months. made
a report of the condition there. ard made
recomme ndations for the actire propaganda
of trade union organization.