The Washington times., 1902-04-18
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
A.F.OFL.DOWN TO WORK
Quickly Disposes of q Num-
Der of Important Matters.
BREWERY DECISION DISPUTED
To Work With Non-Union Brewery
Men or Lose Charter-To Comply
With President Gompers' Orders.

The executive council of the American
Federation CT Labor began its sessiC:i
promptly yesterday morning at 8 o'clock,
all members being III attendance.
The strike of the textile workers of
Augusta, Ga, was endorsed. and the tex
tile workers assured Of support in all eff
| forts made to secure victory for the strike
and locked-ou. people.
The complaint of the W. C. Yarbrough
Tobacco Company. of Richmond. Va, wss
referred to President Gompers with power
to make an investigation, and to epdeavor
TO bring about an adjustment.
The Marian Ill) Trades and Labor AS
sembly was communicated with by tele-
gram as TO whether it had placed a boy
colt upon the Electric Railway Company,
upon the ground that the company refused
three-cent fare, and refused to confer
with the representatives of the compan',
with view of arriving at the truth in
| regard TO the complaint.
Charter For Clothing Makers.
Charter to the Special Order Clothing
Makers Union was issued and the con-
ditions determined upon, that is, that the
organization is to consist exclusively of
the Special Order Tailors," those work
ing in wholesale houses performing this
work to remain under the jurisdiction OF
the United Garment Workers of America.
1t was also decided that federation OF
the clothing industry be organized by rep
resentatives of the Journeymen Tailors'
Union of America, the United Garment
Workers OF America, and the Special Or
der Clothing Makers Union.
Mr.. J. Feeney. of Philadelphia member
of the executive board of the Elevator
Constructors National Union, appeared
before the council, and made application
for charter for the organization. 1t was
decided that a conference of the repre-
sentatives of that organization. the Inter
national Association of Machinists. and
the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, be
held, with a view OF endeavoring to ar
range the respective claims of jurisdiction,
and that the application for charter be
deferred until this can be accomplished.
At noon the executive council, together
with Mr.. p. NJ. Draper, secretary of the
Canadian Trades and Labor Congress,
called upon PreSldent Roosevelt
After the executive council reconvened
and took up the controversy of jurisdic-
ton between the National Union Of
Brewery Workers, the International Union
OF Steam Engineers, and the international
Brotherhood Of Stationary Firemen, and
rendered the following decision:
In the dispute between the National
Union of United Brewery Workmen, the
International Union of Steam Engineers,
and the Brotherhood of Stationary Fire
men, referred 20 the executive council by
the Scranton convention for adjudication
and decision, and regarding matters OF
dispute which have arisen since, the fol-
lowing decision is rendered,
To Enforce Compliance.
"First-The International Union of
Steam Engineers is directed to imme-
diately enforce compliance with the de-
cision rendered by President Gompers in
the Cincinnati dispute, which, by all three
organizations in interest, was submitted
to him for arbitration and award, and by
which all three voluntarily pledged them
selves to abide.
"(a) That within three days from the