The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-03
LGBOR'S PARLIAMENT SPLIT.
HbPELEssLY AT ODDS OVER THE
CIVIC FEDERATION.

inquiry ORDERED INTO ltN lteiulhFts nv" wv
Hight Of Labor Leaders 10 Take
Part in It's WOrk--Threat TO KICK
out a Man VINO Kissed the Body
The Central Federated Union discussed
the Civic Federation and its labor mem
bership again yesterday, and the discussion
was even moro bitter than a week ago.
Il revealed the fact that two factions have
developed in the c. T. T., a conservative
faction which Is willing to believe that the
Civic Federation can accomplish good
results and Is not necessarily antagonisuo
20 labor, and another faction taking the
stand that labor and capital are natural
enemies and can have no ideas In common
A resolution providing for the investigation
Of the Federation was adopted. In the
course Of the meeting a threat was made
10 kick out a man who Kissed the Civic
Federation,
Augustus simons Of tho cigar packers
started the discussion by asking the G.
2. Y. to act on a resolution passed by the
miscellaneous section last week demand
ing proof OF The charges made last Sunday
Against national and international oftcers
Of unions who were members Of the civic
federation, those making the charges
70 BE- suspended until they we're proved
Herman Robinson, financial secretary OF
che c. F. O., said Ne would be glad II a com
nittos were appointed to investigate the
Civic Federation and the labor members
Of IT, He vas perfectly. confident, he said
that the fOdefatioH could stand the ordeal
There has been quite too much mud
singing here for the last two or three
weeks" Robinson declared Those who
abuse and Islander labor leaders are injuring
their own unions and the labor movement
generally II does not speak well Tor the
ISbor movement when honest labor men
ere branded in this body ps traitors, takers
and arafters The peope who make the
charges are unfair, and know they are un %
fair, because they know they are not able
70 prove them
AZ this point a man was heard Kissing at
the back Of the hall. The chairman ordered
him 10 stop Robinson continued his de-
fence Of the Civic Federation and the man
began 10 hiss again.
Il appoint Delegate Holland an assistant
seTgeant-at-arms With instructions 20 kick
that an out II be Kisses again shouted the
chairman.
Holland got up and stood guard over the
Niseing dele gate, ready 10 execute his com"
mission, but the men kept quiet.
Robinson proposed that a committee OF
five be appointed 10 investigate the Civic
sIapn prepared TO resign at onoe f.om the
Civic Federal ion II the charges are proved
true he said, but don t expect TO have
James Hand Of the Wagon Workers
Union expla med that last week he only
accused President GompeTs Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor of being used by
TIE employers IN the CIV CIVIC ,t tedera'i0h' ana
James r. Archibald Of the Brotherhood
Of Painters announced that an attempt
had been made 70 keep him from attending
the meeting. just as he was leaving home
he received a telegram froma man making
en- appel tment TO mest him at certain
place at $50 O'Clock. He was suspicious
Of this telegram and instead Of keening
the appointment he came 70 the me ne
and found the man il the CO ridor Arohi-
hsld sad he would give h mans rane
10 the chairman after tho m 'etinp.
1T was q mean, cowardly, dastardly
trick to keep away, made by man who
knsv that this M tier was coming up,
be said. 1t didn't 60, but have the ut
most contempt Tor suoh tricks by such
suckers
He denounced the attack on the Civic
Federation. and declared that the men who
rlsde il ought 70 be comrelled to prove
son Sid that the attack was a scheme Of
The Western Labor Union, a Socialist body
opposed to the American Federation OF
L'bor, TO disrupt the labor movement.
Drlckdlo DlONu HtAI Nidt " was al
ins ne delusion 20 think that any harmony
between capital and labor was possible.
1T looks now, he saic, as II when any
thing was said against the high priests OF
the labor movement, the man saying II
ought TO be throttled. At least that is the
wav take it
On the motion OF Herman Robinson a
committee was appointed 70 investigate
the Civic Federation, but when il came to
appointing the committee the members
began 10 leave the hall. One after another
declined to act and the chairman announced
that he would appoint the committee next
week.