Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
LABOR LEADERS ANGRY
STEAM FILTERS CAUSE TROUBLE
IN LOCAL BODY.
Central Labor Union May Have Charter
Revoked-Lively Meeting
Last Night.

There were troublous times at the regular
weekly meeting of the Central Labor Union
last night, it is said,-over communication
from President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation Of Labor, demanding
the immediate expulsion from the central
body of the local steam filters union. 1t
is reported that President Gompers added
that failure to expel the offending union
would result in the revocation of the char
ter of the Central Labor Union.
The reading Of this communication caused
excitement among the members and the
matter was discussed at length. 1t was
stated that the central body declined to
eXpel the steam filters at that time and de-
ferred further consideration of the matter
until the meeting next Monday evening
Mr.. Frank Morrison, general secretary of
the American Federation of Labor stated
to a Star reporter today that the trouble
with the steam filters dated from the last
annual convention of the federation held
at Boston. The decision was reached at
that time that all organizations of steam
filters should be merged with the plumbers
unions, thus constituting the subordinate
bodies plumbers and steam filters unions.
Inc steam htters, 1t appears, object to the
proposed merging and have resisted the eff
forts OF the federation in that direction.
AT the recent meeting of the executive
council, American Federation of Labor, in
this city, President Gompers was instructed
to carry the edict of the Boston convention
Into effect, and his communcati ton read at
the meeting of the Central Labor Union
last night indicates that he is doing So
Probable Penalty.
When asked what would be the result IL
the Central Labor Union declines to expel
the steamfitters, Mr.. Morrison indicated
that the penalty prescribed by the execu-
tive council was the revocation of its char
ter.
Similar demands have been made on the
central labor bodies with which the steam
filters are affiliated in Minneapolis, Chi
cago, st. Louis and other cities. Consider
able feeling against the federation was dis
played by some of the delegates to the CEN
trail body, 1t is said The declination of the
Central Labor Union to send delegate to
the Forthcoming annual convention of the
American Federation Of Labor at San Fran
cisco was explained on the ground that the
expense would be too great for any re-
suits that might be obtained by the local
body.
meeting last night when delegate is said
to have made motion to exclude from the
floor of the central body the Union Herald,
which is edited by Mr.. John H. Brinkman.
former vice president of the Central
Labor Union. This paper strongly Endorsed
the election of President Roosevelt recently,
as exclusively described in The Star, and
gave at length its reason for so doing.
Another Sensation.
Before the motion to exclude the Union
Herald from the floor could be put to a
vote, 1t is said, a motion to adjourn was
made and carried.
1t is stated that campaign pamphlet, is
sued by the Labor Lyceum and Bureau of
Information of this city, opposing the
election of certain members of Congress
because of their opposition to the eight
hour bill, was Endorsed by the Central
Labor Union.