The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-17

The meeting OF the Western Cen
trail Labor Union tonight all prob.
AMY be one % the warm.Ht of the
many warm meetings that have been
held BY that body. The uliimatum
OF tho engineers and icemef.
branches Of the brewery Workers
Union and the expected ulilmatuns
Of the brewers Union demanding
the raising Of the Rainier beer boy
eott are 10 Be discussed.
WHISTLER these unions WIil with
draw from the central body or be
thrown out or WHISTLER a oansprn.
mise wiil be affected IA stIII a mat
ter Tor ou1ecturc. The brewer vii,
undoubtrdly act great deal Of sup
purt from members Of other unianA
who believe that the Western Cen.
trail and building Trades Assernhl,
havs taken n NrcnF position hi IN.
matter. nuo thing IL almost Ger
tain--ths brewery Workers Union
Nill erase To BE- affiliated with the
Western Central u the boycott Il
continued.
There are some union leaders who
stu are hopeful that the boycott will
b. succ.sa-bye and bye. They
say they know OF many SALOONS
that vii throw out the boycottea
beer As soau a. they can procure
other brands. but juAt hoW they can
do IL ~ face of the stand taken by
the Northwest fireNers' Association,
il n problen which the hopeful ONES
do not attempt 90 solve.
The same union leaders Who are
confident Of ultimately winning out
are men who are angry over the
stand taken BY the brewers They
say that the latter have acted foot
lHhly u not with eowar,tics IN IN.
matter. They cannot see that there
IN any Inconsistency In boycottinE
union made beer under the circum-
stances.
IL vas only q roundabout meth
od 81 getting at Manager Sweeney
Of the Seattle Brewing and Mating
Company" say these union men
and We are perfectly Justified in
our action. Mr.. Sweeney. through
Manager King Of the Butler hotel
81 which he IL the lessee. intends 70
fight the unions In regard to the
running of that hotel He would do
the same II he had the chance in
running bis brewery We seized time
by the forelock and attempted 20 tie
him up to force hr1i 20 sign an
agreement TO employ In his hotel
none but union men by calling off
the building fradesmen employed In
completing the building and by boy
e0ttlng the beer manufactured bs
him
The brewers are not responsible
They have an agreement TO work
for the brewery. and IL is not throw.
ing mud at them when we boycott
the beer for other reasons. The
brewery Workers Union has only
been built up by the Western Cen
trail because the breweries feared a
boycott OF their beer hy the central
organization. and even " they do
withdraw from the Western Central
now. they viii he glad 20 come in
again when the time for making an
other agreement with the hreweries
comes around"
The Officers % the Cooks and
Walters Union VIII be given an on
portuuitv At toniEht,s meeting Of
the Western Central 70 explain why
members ~ that union are still
handling the Seattle Brewing and
Mating Company's beer In spite Of
the boycott. II was primarily for
the benefit Of this union that the
strike and boycott was declared, and
union men are naturally anxious for
information as TO the reason for this
strange action Of the union.
Manager Sweeney. Of the Seattle
brewing and Mailing Company. said
today that he thought the Western
Central would see the error OF its