The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-20
CLERKS MEET AND
 PASS RESOLUTIONS
Local 123 Discusses Its ReIa-
 tionS With Merchants
WILL WAIT TILL FRIDAY
SaIesIadies Also Pass Resolutions to Support the Clerks in Any Action They May Take-National
 Organizer Is Coming.

Local 12s. Retail Clerks association, held a meeting in the labor temple hall last night, over sixty members being pres ent. It was held behind closed doors but at the close of the proceedings the follow. Ing resolutions were handed to the re- porters:
 Whereas, Your committee appointed by the Clerks Protective association, to ne- gotiate a new agreement between the clerks and their employers, do hereby re- port that we sent a communication ask ing conference, to every retail merchant in Birmingham, and inviting them to at tend a meeting at the Morris hotel Sep tember 9th. At this meeting a committee of five consisting of Colman Blach, A B. Loveman, Louis Saks A. McCloud of Hann's Shoe Store, and Sol Caheen, wait ed upon your committee and promised if the committee would grant them ten days time they would have a committee ap- pointed with power to represent all the merchants and with full power to act to wait upon and confer with the clerks committee, and draw up q mutual agree ment in lieu of the one that had expired. Your committee, believing in the good faith of these gentlemen representing the merchants, readily granted their request and adjourned for ten days, At the ex- piratlon of that time request was granted for an additional five days, and from that time on your committee has been virtually ignored.
 Last Tuesday.
 On Tuesday October 13, your commit- tee met at the Morris hotel to receive any communication that the Merchants association then in called session at the Hillman hotel, might desire in keeping with their several promises, send them Failing to receive such communicat tion the Clerks committee adjourned their meeting for the purpose of calling in a body upon the meeting of the Merchants association. Upon sending a request for hearing they were admitted and re- spectfully protested against the arbitrary lengthening of the hours of labor and asking that in all spirit of equity and fairness that a committee, with power to act, be appointed by the merchants This request was hatly and firmly re- fused, and recognition to your local and unionism denied by said Merchants as- sociation.
 And, whereas, several of the more prominent members of said Merchants association having expressed themselves as not being in accord with said non-re- eognition, and requesting further time in which to call another meeting of said Merchants association, and desiring noth- ing but fairness and equity to both em- ployer and employed.
 And, whereas. National Organizer Squers has started for Birmingham to advise and assist us in our negotiations be 1t
 Resolved, That the Clerks Protective association do protest against the arbi- trary action of the Merchants alliance in refusing to treat with them directly or indirectly. Be it further
 Resolved, That as an evidence of our desire to avert any disturbances between the merchants and their employees, that this meeting will adjourn until next Fri day night to give said flair" merchants chance to act.
 Be 1t further resolved, That so fair do we believe our demands to be that we do make the friendly offer to submit our diff ferent propositions and grievances to any one or all of the following gentlemen, whose wisdom, probity and Integrity are undoubted:
 Hon. Melville Drennen
 Hon. Rufus N Rhodes of the News.
 Mir. James Smith of the Ledger.
 Mir Edward Barrett of the Age Herald
 Or any three other gentlemen to be agreed upon, and we do hereby pledge ourselves to abide by the finding of said "i "ipieioeDA Oi hipitidiOIs1 De II IuFlnef
 Resolved, That your committee be con tinued until the special meeting on next Friday night, at which time if no nego- tiations are completed, and said Mer- chants association refuses to arbtrate said committee be discharged and all ne- gotations with said so-called Merchants association be terminated
 The Saesladies.
 At a meeting of the Salesladies' union held last night al the Y. M. c. A. parlors the following resolution was adopted:
 Resolved, That we the Salesladies' union, heartily endorse and approve of any and all actions taken by the commit- tee on agreement of the Salesmens local in their negotiations with the so-called Merchants association; and be 1t further
 Resolved, That we pledge them our loyalty and support"
 The meeting of the Salesladies' local No. 327 last night was one of the largest at tended ever held since it's organization. In addition to a full attendance of the reg uar members there was large number present of those newly initiated into the ranks.