Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-11
ORDERS BY TELEPHONE
President Healy Directs a
Sympathetic Strike.
FIREMEN'S CONVENTION
DELEGATION CALLS ON SEChE-
TARY OF THE TREASURY.
Request for Increase in Salaries OF
Firemen Employed in Depart
ments-Local Matters.

The morning session Of the Internationa'
of Stationary ffremen coh-
vened at 8 o'clock today. president ii
othy Healy laid before the body TELEGRAM.
Of greeting from August Schumahh VI
Neenah. Wis, on behalf OF the statioiia'S
firemen of that state He also suDHit.eu
protest against the suspension Oh ohioA
No. 81 at Troy, N. Y After the trahsae
ton of routine business recess was 'aAe"
until o'clock this afternoon
Information received by the delegates
this forenoon stated that in accordance
with orders issued yesterday AFTERNOON
by President Timothy Healy Of the Inter
national brotherhood of Stationary Fire
men about eighty-five firemen employed IN
the New York meat packing houses went
out this morning on a sympathetic striKe
with the butcher workmen of that CITY.
The strike was ordered by President Heaiy
over a long-distance telephone from iapoi
headquarters in this city during the AFTER
noon session yesterday. 1t Is not DeheVeu
any financial assistance will be required py
the New York strikers. as their union Is
said to have a good defense runo. Durihe
the Heurich strike here recentiy tne New
York union sent $1,000 to President Healy
to be used in the interest of the Washins-
ton strikers
The convention, on motion of Delegate
Hartley of Washington Firemen,s Union !
No: 63, late this afternoon decided to GO
into the matter Of the recent strike at
Heurichs brewery. Mr.. Hartley then
moved that the International Brothernooo
washington local in declaring the strike
and of President Healy in sustaining the
local body.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Afterward. on motion Of Delegate Hartley.
the various phases of the strike were dis
cussed by members Of the f1remens organ
ization and the Central Labor Union.
President aompers' Views.
President Samuel Gompers Of the Amcri-
can Federation Of Labor followed Delegate
Conroy. He indicated that the orders of
the Federation should. of course. be obeyed
by all affiliated bodies but said the ques-
ton was one for action by the general
executive committee 1t would be inlpos-
sible he added, to call q meeting OF that
committee to take action on the matter be-
fore the adjournment OF the fifemens cen
vention. He promised that the L after
should receive the attention of the COM
mittee at it's next regular meeting, septem-
Der IL.
The discussion of the question Of jursdic-
ton came up as a special order under reso-
lutions reciting the history Of the trouble.
and concluding with the statement that I'M
less the United Brewery WOrkmen'S Inter
national Union should give up the firemen
in their union to the f1remen's union the
International body of firemen would with
draw from the American Federation of
Labor.
The resolutions were finally sent back
to the committee with instructions to hold
hearings on the subject.
Local Fremens Union, No. g. enter
tanned the delegates in the evening by
ride about the city and suburbs in Seeing
Washington automobiles.
Salaries Of Department Men.
At the conclusion of the morning session
a committee headed by President Timothy
Healy called Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw in the interest of the firemen who
are employed in the federal buildings I'M
der the Treasury Department in various
parts of the country. Mr.. Healy requested
Secretary Shaw to use his good Offices in
having the salaries of these firemen in
creased and if it was necessary to make
recommendations to Congress in certain
for such increase he was asked to
do SO.
The Secretary was informed that num-
Der of firemen employed in federal build
ings are working more than eight hours a
day. and some of them, Mr.. Healy added,
are required to work 1856 days in the year.
Attention was also called to the alleged
failure Of the government to grant fire.
men a yearly vacation, such as is received
by other federal employees.
of Firemen has become powerful Organi-
zation," concluded President Healy. I'VE
propose to look out for the interests of our
firemen in government employ.
Secretary Shaw in reply promised 10 nave
the matters of complaint investigated by
officers of his department. and requested
that one of the assistant secretaries De
directed to start the investigation at once.
The committee was composed of Messrs.
Raush of Toledo, Carroll of New York.
Conroy of St. Louis Sheehan of Boston,
Martin of Chicago and President Healy.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session today convened at
Q o'clock. A number of committee reports
will be presented before adjournment. 1t
was announced that the executive board
will meet at the Reuter- Hotel at O'Clock
this evening to wind up the business Of
the year.
Enforcement Of Orders His Theme.
In his address at the afternoon session OF
the firemen's convention yesterday Secre-
tary and Business Agent Conroy of Fire
mems Local. No. @. of st. Louis. took a
strong stand in favor of forcing the United
Brewery Workmens International Union
ito obey the orders of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor in the jurisdictional fight
which Is being waged between the Inter
national Brotherhood Of Stationary Fire
men and the brewers organization. The
speaker intimated that as an alternative
the firemens association may surrender its
charter from the federation
IT was stated that one Of the test cases
is the fight for jurisdiction is that in St.
Louis. wnere it Is said seventy-two brew
cry firemen were compelled to affiliate with
the Brewers Union when it is contended
they should have Joined the local firemen' 8
union Mr. Conroy wanted the American
Federation of Labor to issue an uItimatum
to the st. Louis Brewers Association re-
curing that body to either surrender its
charter or the brewery firemen. This state
ment was received with applause.
The conventions of the federation held
| at New Orleans and Boston both ordered
| the brewery workers to surrender all fire.
| men in their organization under penalty of
| forfeiting their charter, 1t was stated, but
| 1t appears from statements made by dele
| gates to the firemen's convention that the
| order has not been complied with nor has
| the charter been revoked.
There is a strong sentiment among the
| delegates in favor of the Firemen's Broth
| erhood surrendering its charter unless the
! brewery workers promptly comply with the
| orders Of the Federation of Labor
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Digest Of Customs Decisions.
! The Treasury Department will issue in q
| few days Digest of Customs Decisions
| rendered by that department and the boa I'd