Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-27
Resolutions Adopted Practically
Place Every Membsr of AS
ISOLATION on unfair" List.
LABOR DAY PROGRAM AFFAIR
Directors of Business Organization Re-
fused to Endorse Publication as Ad.
vertising Medium and the Union Re.
taIiates-commtite Appointed to
Give Formal Notice of Action.

When the board of directors of the
Merchants Association declined to en-.
dorsc the program for the joint Labor
Day celebration to be held ut Pine
Beach un September ! as Il proper
advertising medium. and thereby, I'M
der resolution recently adopted by
The aSSociatiOn. prohibited its mem
bcrs To advertise in the program. it
was expected that Il clash between the
association and the Central Labor
Union would follow. The clash has
come and unless an ainicablc settle
ment Of the trouble is reached the
business interests Of the city probably
will suffer.
C. L. U. RetaIiatcs.
AT the meeting Friday night of the
Central Labor Union the following
resolution WAS adopted after i'm ami
mated discussion:
Whereas According to our annual
custom we have cndcavorcd to get out
Il Labor Day Program. not only for
the purpose Of advertising our cause
and because of the interest our people
take III the cause Of labor and the Gle
walton of humanity, but To advertise
The business interests or the city and
by every means possible advance the
material interests of our citizens.
And. Whereas some of our citizens
have seen fit to refuse To advertise
i'll our official program, therefore, he it
Program as Directory.
Resolved that Il copy Of the pro.
gram he placed on Il cord and hung in
each hall and that it be used as Iii
rcctory and that in the future We will
palrOniZc only those who patruniZcd
iisif i'm In
Resolved further. that if We cannot
find the goods we want among our
local advertisers, that We 70 to lamp
ton, Or elsewhere where some have
their ads in The program
"RcSClvcd further. that IL copy of
these resolutions be placed upon our
minutes and copy be given to the
press for publication
All Under the Ban.
The passage of these resolutions
practically places every member of the
Merchants Association upon the I'M
fair list of the Central Labor Union.
The membership of the association in
cludcS. with Il few exceptions. all Of
the leading merchants of the city and.
as the Central Labor Union represents
organized labor hero. war between the
two bodies is . serious matter.
a committee has been appointed 10
wait upon the merchants at their next
meeting and inform them of The action
Of the Central Labor Union. This
committee will make no demands, il is
understood, but will merely state what
has been done.
May Be Adjusted
well known labor leader said ycs-
terday that the central body was fight
ing for principle AMI that he he
llevcd the above resolution would he
rcscinded If the directors of the MGR
chants Association would agree To re.
scind their action in refusing to en-
dorsc the program Notwithstanding
the fact that the program has already
been issued
The meeting of the Central Labor
Union Friday night was largely attend.
Ell. Delegates from ten different
unions reported new applications AMI
limitations.
Labor Day. Arrangements.
The Labor Day committee rcportcG