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claimed by another af1liated international
union, 1t was decided that the issuance OF
the charter be deferred until the claim TO
this branch of work is eliminated from the
claim contained in the application.
Mr.. Fred Schelben, on behalf Of the
Brotherhood Of Boiler Makers. urged that
the action Of that organization in placing
the Springfield Boiler and Manufacturing
Company of Springfield, ILL.,. upon the un-
fair list be approved. The executive council
directed that Organizer Thomas w. Flynn
of Pittsburg go to Springfield. and there,
together with Treasurer Lennon or w. u.
Ryan, or BOTH If necessary. endeavor to
effect an adjustment Of the matter In dis
pute between the organization and the firm.
In consequence of the large number OF
delegations of organizations being In at
tendance upon the meeting to present mat
ters for the considera ton Of the council
special orders were made for the hearing
of these cases for the several ensuing days.
A large number of applications for In
dorSement of controversies between unions
and employers was considered. Those were
approved in which employers have either
refused to avail themselves OF the OppOr-
tunity to present their sides Of the matters
in controversy or where failure to adjust
them have been due to the employers
Others were denied or referred to President
Gompers for further correspondence and
efforts at adjustment.
Central Unions Action.
The Central Labor Union last evening
took supplemental action in the Miller con-
troversy. and adopted strong resolutions.
which were sent to President Roosevelt,
urging Miller's dismissal. The union earn
estly requests the President to modify his
orders Of last July to Secretary Cortelyou.
in which the President says there shall be
no discrimination between union and nom
union labor. and they further petition that
wv. A. Miller, assistant foreman in the
blndery OF the government printing office,
be dismissed to promote the efficiency of
the service. on charges made by the Book
binders Union. which prove his unfitness
for public servant"
The body also adopted q resolution which
was sent to its secretary, Charles w. Wins
low, now at the convention of the Interna-
t1onal Association of Bridge Structural Iron
Workers at Kansas City, Mo-, requesting
that the convention pass resolutions in re-
gard to the order of the President on open
shop" and the Miller case.
telegram in response to the petition
being circulated by the Central Labor
Union. the only one read last night, was
received. 1t read:
MILLS PALACE, New York
chairman Citizens Secretary, Central La
Dor Union, Washington, D. c.:
congratulations on your splendid letter
on the Miller case.
(SigneD
"CITIzEN GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN"
The controversy was brought up at the
regular meeting of Columbia Typographical
Union Sunday. but. upon motion, action
was indefinitely postponed
Not Discussed Today.
When the council adjourned at noon to-
day, President Samuel Gompers announced
that the Miller controversy had not been
discussed during the morning session.
Unless Local Union, No. 4, Brotherhood Of
Bookbinders, submits an appeal to the fed
Grafton, with request that some action be
taken. there is likelihood, 1t is learned,
that the controversy will not come before
the quarterly meeting Of the council. Up
TO this time, 1t Is understood, the book
binders have taken no such action.
President John Mulholland Of the Allied
Metal Mechanics, Toledo, Ohio appeared be-
lore the council this morning and sub
m1tted a petition, asking for the revoca-
tion of the charter of the International AS
sociation of Machnists on the ground that
the association is exceeding it's jurisdiction.
AT the last convention of the machinfStS
In Milwaukee, the constitution of the body
was extended to take in practically all
"orkmen, including specialists, identified
with the machine in 1ustry. President James
o'Connell of the machinists explained the
position of his association. After dis
cussfon lasting two hours, the petition was
Withdrawn. and the parties involved were
ordered to adjust the dispute between them
selves The machlntstS have membership
of 10000, while the Allied Metal Mocha mics
are 5000 strong.
Delegate Maginn. from the Plumbers I'm
lon of Pittsburg, protested against the fur
ther 1nfr1r cement upon the Jurisdiction of
that organization by a local union Of the
Allied Metal Mechanics. 1t Is claimed that
certain members Of the metal mechanics
union performed plumber work in Pittsburg
dwellings The council ordered the repre-
sentatives of the two organiza tions to hold
a conference, with a view to effecting an
agreement.