Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
F|REMEA Il, SESSION
Strikers From Chicago Seated
as Delegates.
ARRIVED MIaMoRNING
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HAVE QUESTION re PUT TO IN
rERNAr1oHA4 BODY.
Routine Business Transacted at To-
days Meeting - Favor Requiring
Lcenses-Committees Named.


Upon taking the chair at today's session
of the convention of the International
Brotherhood Of Stationary Firemen, Presi-
dent Timothy Healy announced that the
first business would be the report of the
credentials committee on the papers of the
delegate fremen from the strike center In
the west. who reached Washington earlier
in the day. These delegates were promptly
seated. An auditing committee was elect
ed and the report of the executive board
read, as was that of the delegation which
attended the annual convention OF the
American Federation of Labor at Boston
The convention favored the passage of
state laws and city ordinances requiring
stationary fremen to be licensed. This
subject was generally discussed. President
Healy stated that such a law had been in
force with good results in Massachusetts
for about six years. There is also a license
law in New York and other cities. Such an
enactment, he added, is necessary for the
safety of life and property. Many plants,
Mr.. Healy asserted. employ incompetent
men. The licensed men should be familiar
with all parts of boiler and know how
to operate them.
A new committee was formed on journal
and printing, and President Healy ap-
pointed as its members James O'Donnell.
James Holewell, w. P. Kirwin, Thomas
Kelley and Ed Kehoe
Other committees were appointed as fol-
lows:
On report of the secretary-treasurer-J
B. Conery, Robert Schoonover, Timothy
Griffin, John Barrett, w. P. Kirwin.
On presidents report-David Young. T.
P. Shirley, Charles r. Marean, Luke Smith
James Hoewell.
Report Of the executive board-H. W
Bausch. ]. F. McDonough. Thomas M
Kelly, Thomas Sullivan, Lon Judah.
constitutional. P. Holland, Thomas r.
Kane, P. ]. Rowan, Joseph O'Donnell. Ed
Kehoe.
Resolutions p j. Sheehan. Steve H:
Rice. Louis Becker, r. c. Mclean, David
Conden.
Assessments and benefits-J. w. Morton.
w H Brooks, James Donnelly, Frank
Huldone. Geo. P. Doar.
Appeals and grievances-James Carroll,
Thomas Martin. H. w. Bousch, DAVID
Young, Luke Smith.
Organization P. ]. Rowan, Robert
schoonover, John Barrett. w. L. Gaynor.
J. B. Conroy.
A Complimentary Smoker.
The Washington delegates, Messrs. L. 8.
Crown and ]. r. Hartley, invited the dele
gates on behalf of Firemen's Local No. 63
to attend a complimentary smoker this
evening at Costello's hail. 9th and G streets
northwest.
The afternoon session of the convention
was omitted that the newly appointed COM
mittees might have an opportunity TO pre-
pare reports and recommendations:
The advance guard of the striking hre-
men from the western meat packing house
centers reached Washington this morning
and the delegates were In attendance az
the second days session of the convention
this forenoon. .
The delegation is from Chicago, and its
members are substantfat-iooking men. Al
its head is Joseph W. Morton: presi-
Local No. Z of Chicago, which body Is
now much in evidence in the big meat
strike in the west. His associates are Ed
ward Kehoe and Thomas Martin. also or
Local No. Z. Other firemen from the strike
center are expected to reach here this even
ing tomorrow morning.
An interesting statement of the fight OF
the packing house firemen IN the west
which has been transferred In a measure
to the convention now in session here, was
made to Star reporter today. 1t appears
that some time ago the packing house fire
men organized a campaign for an eight
hour day. Before they organized they were
required to work twelve hours for 81 10 per
diem. Soon after their union had been
formed they demanded shorter hours. The
meat packers responded to this demand by
increasing the wages of the firemen but
declining to shorten the working day.
Last year another demand for shorter
hours was made, to which the packers re-
piled by repeating their action of the year
men so that they are now receiving So and
1925 for a twelve-hour day.
When the butchers and other employees
of the packing houses decided to go out on
the big strike which is now on the packers
informed their firemen that they would give
them an eight-hour day and allow their
salaries to remain at the present figure (S3
and 1925 per day., provided they would
mat hafi cfritr NIT I, he
meat men.
The firemen however. decided to walk out
with the other strikers and are now in the
thick of the fray. 1t is said they now want
the Internatio Brotherhood in sessi on
here. to indorse their movement for a de-
crease in their working period to eight
hours day at the prevailing scale of
wages. The delegation represents the meat
packing house firemen in Chicago, Kansas
City St. Louis. Omaha. st. Joseph and
other packing house centers.
Business Session Yesterday Afternoon.
ton was held yesterday afternoon. begin
annual report of the secretary-treasurer, G..
L. Shamp of Omaha, showed that the organ
ization had gained about 5000 members
during the year. the total membership now
being 30. 600 firemen in the United States,
Canada and British Columbia.
When the report or the credentials COM
mittee was under, consideration. lively
discussion ensued over the proposition to
unseat Delegate ]. F. Mullahy of Wilkes
barre, Pa delegation from his union was
present to urge that he be not seated. The
convention decided not to seat him because
of a technical violation of the constitutional
provisions of the union in his election. The
matter will be investigated later.
Delegate Fox of, Troy, N. Y, union was
also denied a seat in the convention on
the ground that the charter of his union
had been revoked.
Delegates Burch of Toledo; Carroll of
jamestown, N Y. and Keough of Chicago
were named as the committee on rules.