Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-06
WHITE UNION is ADMITTED
Central Labsr Unisn Recognises New Or
ganisasion Of Hod Carriers.
SOCIALIST PARTY GAINS ITS POINT
I'm Having Proposition for
Independent Labor Party Given
Temporary Quietus-scheme to
Help Union Pacific strikers.

The color line was indirectly drawn in
the councils Of the Central Labor union
last night, when the promoters Of a new
hodcarrlers' union, whose membership is
restricted to the white man, won a victory
over the old organization which admits
black ad white and which at a previous
meeting had succeeded in having its rival
union denied representation in the Central
Labor union.
Local lodge No. 1o,13O, Hodcarriers and
Building Laborers, is the new union which
was recently organized by A. X. Willis and
which applied for membership in the Cen
trail Labor union. having obtained a charter
purporting to be from the American Fedora
tion Of Labor. Its application for repre-
sentation was denied and the charter and
organization denounced as fraudulent. Com
munication was had with Secretary Morri-
son OF the American Federation Of Labor
in the meantime, which brought the reply
from Mr.. Morrison that the charter had
been duly and regularly obtained and that
the union deserved representation in the
Central Labor union. This was granted
last night despite the earnest protests of
local lodge No. S,043, the union which ad-
mits both races to its ranks.
Socialists win out.
The socialist element Of the Central Labor
union succeeded in reversing a former &C
tion OF the central body last night and
gaining a victory. The proposition recently
made through a communication from the
Central Labor union Of Milwaukee, a strong
socialist body, for the cooperation Of the
Omaha Central Labor union in the promo
ton OF the socialist party, was adopted in
an indirect manner. The local meat cutters
/ 1881 a. A H. ~
addressed to the Central Labor union. urg-
ing against the adoption of a recent motion
OF the central body that an independent
political party be formed In Omaha, that
would rival the socialist as we'll as the
other parties, and recommending that I'VE
will not be a party to this move, as a bona
hde labor party is already in the field" The
communication made IL plain that the
'bonafde party" referred to was the social
list party and for It the support OF the Cen
trail Labor union was sought and accorded
by the adoption OF this proposition by an
overwhelming vote Of the central body.
William Taylor, Ed Foster and II. s..
Armstrong, a committee from the Typo
graphical union, appeared before the meet
ing and presented a plan OF their union for
raising funds for the Union Pacific strikers.
The plan was heartily approved and adopted.
The scheme was hat the delegates urge
upon their respective lodges the levying Of
a weekly tax Of i6 cents per capita TO be
devoted to the maintenance Of a contingent
fund to aid the strikers.
Brewery workers Controversy.
The delegates found time to revamp the
old brewery workers-hremen controversy,
and after losing much time, finally came to
a temporary settlement Of this Issue. 1t
was decided not to unseat the brewery
workers delegates until after the annual
meeting Of the American Federation of
Labor, when 1t is expected final disposition
Of this and similar cases will be made. The
matter was brought up on a motion to re-
consider the vote of q recent meeting by
which the brewery workers delegates were
expelled from the Central Labor unions
meetings and denied seats.
In connection with this decision a motion
prevailed for the chair to name a committee
from the brewery workers, hremen and the
Central Labor union to confer on this ques-
ton. with q view Of effecting a settlement
locally.
The committee appointed at a recent
meeting to draft a letter to Governor Saw
age, replying to a communication from him
to the central body, reported that 1t car
ried out its work, but had not been favored
by the chief executive with an answer ia
its latest epistle.
Among the score Of motions made and
carried was one that a committee be APP
pointed by the president to draft resolu-
tions protesting against the proposed en-
ployment Of girls for messengers to take
the places of boys now employed by the
Western Union Telegraph company. This
was proposed on the grounds that the in
novation meant a contemplated reduction in
wages.