Evening star., 1903-09-24

brewery firms made July 3. 1902. anticipat-
ed d final decision on the question of juris-
Labor convention and stipulated to be gov
erned thereby. The decision rendered by
the New Orleans convention OF the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor provided that the
engineers and firemen in breweries should
belong to the respective international
unions of those crafts, and In accordance
with these facts 1t was held that repre-
sentatives of the three unions shall meet in
st Louis not later than the fiji st week in
October for the purpose of forming a joint
agreement, according to the provisions of
the New Orleans resolution ON the subject.
Mr.. VIM Flgolah and Mr.. Eric Wagner of
Chicago appeared before the executive
council on behalf of the Amalgamated Glass
Workers International Association and
contended for the extension of Jurisdiction
to putty GLACIERS. AIR. J. II. Sullivan OF
Baltimore and Messrs. f. e. Hanock and
w. N Hahn of this city appeared for the
Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators.
The council decided the matters in contro-
versy by awarding the jurisdiction Of putty
glazing to the brotherhood.
The application of the Amalgamated
Glass Workers International Associat ation
for extension Of jurisdiction over plate
glass makers. OpaleScent and cathedral
glass makers, was denied. 1t was further
decided that the latter organization be adj
vised that in the issuance of a charter to
it the clear understanding was that its
membership was composed OF workers on
glass not glass workers in its molten state
in any way. and that it would be advisable
to change the title of the organization to
conform to this understanding.
Report Approved.
President James O'Connell of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists and Presi-
dent John Mulholland of the Allied Metal
Mechanics International Association, SUBJ
mitted the following report, which was ap-
proved:
In compliance with your request that a
conference be held between Mr.. O'Connell,
representing the International Association
of Machinists. and Mr.. Mulholland repre-
senting the International Association Of Al
he'd Metal Mechanics. we beg to report that
conference has been held and an under
standing reached, whereby the international
Association of Allied Metal Mechanics will
issue a call for a constitutional convention,
at which convention delegation of the In
ternational Association of MachiniStS will
be present. for the purpose of endeavoring
to bring about working agreement be-
tween the two organizations"
President Gompers was authorized to
communicate with Secretary Turley of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
with a view of having that organization ap-
point a committee to meet with a commit
tee of the International Union Of United
Brewery Workers for the purpose of ADJUST
ing the matter of jurisdiction over the
brewery wagon drivers. 1t was stated that
jurisdiction over this branch Of the brew
cry business has always been conceded and
exercised by the International Union of
Brewery Workers.
A dispatch was received from Organizer
.. z. Smith at South Bend. where the In
diana State Federatio of Labor Is in ses-
sion to the effect that the state oreaniza-
ton had decided to become affiliated with
the American Federation Of Labor.