Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-07
CALL FOR GENERAL STRIKE
Uentral Labor Union Asks American FEEDER
alton 70 Take a Hand in q. T. Strike.
ARRANGE FOR BIG LABOR MASS MEETING
New Officers Are and a
Considerable Amount of Routine
Business f. Transacted
During Evening.
ARRANGE FOR BIG LABOR MASS MELTING

At the meeting Of the Central Labor
union last night II was unanimously de-
cided to appeal to the American Federation
OF Labor asking that organization to take
steps to call all members Of the affiliated
trades out Of the employ of the Union Pa
cifc and to make a similar appeal to the
supreme officers, OF the various unions OF
railway employees who are not associated
with the American Federation of Labor.
This was done In executive session, being
made a special order OF business for 10
O'Clock, after Thomas L. Wilson, represent
ing the machinists, had asked that a mass
meeting be called by the Central Labor
union, at which certain matters would be
laid before the people. and that the law
committee endeavor to secure from the
state legislature a protest against the poor
mail service on the Union Pacific, both Of
which requests were complied with.
The freight handlers union brought up
the matter Of alleged discharges Of men,
bers by certain jobbers because OF mem
lbership in the union. The matter was re-
iferred to the arbitration committee with
full power to act, as was also a similar
Complaint of the railway expressmen's
union against the Adams Express company.
There was a passage of words between
representatives Of the carpenters union and
an organizer who is attempting to organize
a union of woodworkers on locomotives,
the carpenters protesting against the or
gsnization Of the union, claiming jurisGic-
tion over the men. A similar condition
was manifest between the plumbers union
and the pipe filters at the shop. The pro-
test Of the carpenters was sustained and
the organizer was instructed to lay the
formation of the pipemen's union over
until further notice.
The first thing done at the meeting was
the installation of of1cers-a brief cere-
~mony-after which the newly elected on
GERS entered upon the discharge Of their
duties. w. r. Gr;eb, the new secretary,
wa absent.
Then came the adjournment Of the ad-
journed meeting and the opening OF the
regular session. A communication was re-
ceived from the bartenders union ANNOUNCE
ing that 1t favored a boycott on the Union
Pacific railroad; from the Allied Building
Trades council f~avoring a repeal Of the
material mems lien law. the union endors-
ing the position Of the council and order
ing notices sent to the Douglas county rep
resentatives.
From the Stablemen's union came a copy
Of the new scale. The scale was endorsed
and the arbitration committee was In
stfucted to assist the union in putting It
into effect.
The application for a charter for the
bootblacks and porters was endorsed.
The bartenders' new scale was endorsed.
The organization committee reported the
formation of the Laundry Workers union.
The union repeated its protest against
the g%arnishee law and instructed its COM
mittee to make opposition to the end.
= The bill to require prison-made goods to
be stamped with a statement Of that fact
was endorsed. s
President Bell announced the following
committees:
Law, o. p. Shrum George Lamb, Harry
McDaniels, Joseph Scheidt, W.. j. Sexton.
sArbitration-Louis ". Guy, w. 8. Stryker,
John Korf,
lorganization-E. j. Stark. Charles f.
Hart. j.. w. O'Connell.
Home Industry and Union Label-John ].
Kirly, Elmer E. Riland, John Chubbuck.
Press-Wtlliam Grieb, ]. A. Bapst.
Education-The executive officers.
r. L. Wilson. H. &c. Wade and e. Z. Ri
land were selected to arrange for the mass
meeting In behalf Of the Union Pacific
strikers.
New MEMBERS we're admitted as follows:
Bill Posters and Blllers' union, H.. Holm,
Thomas Mcclure; Railway Expressmen, ].
r. Walsh; Plumbers Helpers, j. +. Davis,
Beer Bottlers, Edward Muenster, Robert
Mcmahon. Claude Hender; Sheet Metal
Workers, Otto Neiderweiser, M. Bjornsen,
J. w. Pullock; Maohinists, William Britain.