The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
DISCUSSION OF BOYCOTT
CENTRAL LABOR UNION FEARS 1T
MAY BECOME A JOKE.
Three Members Added to the kingan
Committee-Unfon Votes Against
Proposed Carnival.

Whether boycott that has been in ef-
feet against the Kingan Packing Company
for a year or more shall stand or not was
the subject of a discussion which prevented
the session of the Central Labor Union from
becoming tiresome last night 1t has been
a standing joke at the meetings of the Gen.
trail body TO call for report from the spe-
cial committee the Kingan boycott. The
special committee never reports because
it has nothing to report except that the
boycott is still on. When President Custer
calls for the report during the transaction
of business there is always a subdued ripple
of laughter in the hall and last night 1t
caused both Mr. Custer and Edgar A Perk-
ins member Of the committee. to become
apprehensive lest the boycott shall grow
into joke.
Mr. Perkins took occasion to ask the body
to discharge the committee He said the
committee could not report progress and
he felt that If the Central Labor Union
wished to do anything TO make the boycott
on the packing house effective IL should
do it without the committee. This sugges-
ton was embodied in a motion to that eff
feet, which provoked so earnest a discus
sion that the men who had their eyes on
the clock and a ticket 10 the circus In their
hands wondered when it would cease FL
nally a motion to continue the committee
in service and to appoint three additional
members prevailed President Custer APP
pointed Delegates Stoddard, Simons and
Mcclure, and all was well with the Kingan
boycott until President Custer took the
floor to propose something for the welfare
or the body. Custer turned the gayel over
10 vice President Perkins and when recog-
I nized by the chair moved that the Kingan
the motion was that the boycott was OF
no eject and could not be. He said it
placed the Central body I'm more than a
humorous light and brought no return Ha
compared the effect OF a boycott on the
plant to drop Of water in the Mississippi
fective work for trades unionism could be
done in organizing the laborers in the
packing house than by continuing a boy
colt on the product of the company
Much objection to this was brought out
in the discussion and after points of order
and motions TO table, including one from a
German delegate to put the motion under
the table, Clusters motion was voted down
and the Kingan boycott was declared stu
operative.
AGAINST THE CARNIVAL.
The carnival proposed to be held under
the auspices of the Central Labor Union
will not be held. After listening 10
statement by Chairman Beissenherz of the
subcommittee to which was referred the
proposition Of the carnival managers 10
show in Indianapolis the delegates voted
to decline the proposal John +. White.
as chairman Of the Labor Temple fund
reported the difficulty found by the COM
mittee members in getting back the books
or chances on the Irvington house to he
ratified He asked that all of the hooks be
turned IN that the committee might start
anew IoS, TO raise funds for the temple.
committee that the complaint NJ The iocaI
Journeymen BARRIERS Union against non.
union, UNION SHOPS was fair one and recon-
mended that the request that a nnn,ha-
or nonunion barber shops be niaced ~, -
unfair list. be concurred in. FeItman also
nrpoar, tne success found in prevailing ON
signs which advertise nonunion made
cigars; Mr. Feltman reported thar the
cUnlmlttee had after a consultation with
engineers Union decided to withdrau The
complaint against the indianapolis school
ars1na,, ior the employment OF a nonunion
urlsnah IN the Manual Training Hish
Scnool AS chief organizer OF ne h,sss,
reltma1 reported that il would be i'm
practicable at present TO unionize the CON
and he reonest employed on city contracts
dent Of the body. pesi-
refe ne lesasla,ive committees, to which was
lsierreo matters important TO the welfare
OF organized labor, was unable to renorf
last night because of the absence OF one
OF us members Thad- s. Gurley was an
POINTED TO take the place of Frank :
Siark on the committee in order that bus
mess OF Importance might be disposed Of
without delay. VI
The strike of the stove molders 8, ,hs
pant of the Home Stove COMPANY was ree
ported by the delegate from Molders,
Union NO IL. The delegate said the fac
t ty could not run without the moldcrs and
s nal tnese men would get needed rest
o mnhe the anair was being Strengthened