Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-22
OPPOSE OFFICERS
Trustees Of Tri-City Labor Con-
gress Fail in Their
Duties.
is INFORMED OF LOCK OUT
Report Made by n. L. Darby. Secre-
tary of the Brotherhood of
Leather,~orkers.

Atthe meeting of the Tri-City Labor
congress last evening at the Industrial
Home building, two of the trustees
were deposed from Office. and the Off
ces declared vacant by President H. l..
Darby. This action has been threaten
ed for several weeks, owing to the neg
ligence of the trustees in making an
audit of the accounts and reporting to
The congress. AT the last meeting a
tees until last evenings meeting To
make a report, and. in case they failed,
10 declare vacancy in their offices.
One of the old trustees. c. Z. eleven
slime, was continued in office. il being
shown that he had endeayored TO full
ill the duties of the office. The trus-
teers are elected for a term of three
years. and are required to audit the
accounts of the various officers and
render a report.
Vacancies Filled.
The congress elected c. Hilfinger
and q. NJ. Allender as trustees TO sue.
coed the two deposed officers. The
Two newly elected trustees were Obli-
gated and instructed to make a report
at the earliest possible time.
The committee appointed TO secure a
line of union made collars and cuffs re-
ported that the NJ. & S. store has com
pleted arrangements for such a line.
and that the goods will be on hand
shortly. The proprietors have agreed
to push the union line ahead of all 9th
er brands. if it gives satisfaction.
The annual convention call for the
convention of the American Federation
of Labor was received, and action on
it withheld until the next meeting. The
convention will be held Nov. Is, 1905,
in the old city hail. at Pittsburg, Pa.
The situation in the Troy, n. Y,
shirt and laundry workers strike was
brought to the attention of the con.
gress in an appeal sent out by the To-
cal unions of Troy. and approved by
the American Federation of Labor di-
rectOry.
Davenport Lockout.
President H. L. Darby breughfsf 10 the
attention of the congress fhe sfiarness
makers lockout at the Sears-FrizZelle
shop in Davenport. He stated that
when the union men were at work
drafting a scale TO present to the com
pany, the officials of the company be
came cognizant of the proposed action
and at once made inquiries of each in
dividual man. asking each employe il
he was a member of a union An af
| firmative reply meant immediate dis
charge with no further cause. Eleven
men were locked out, and the non
union men remained at work. I'VE pro
pose to make the Sears-Frizzelle com
pany regret the day they locked out
the unions" said President Darby.
At the meeting last evening the fol
lowing newly chosen delegates from
the Tri-City Woodworkers' union, No
I62 were received and obligated
Charles Guldenzoph. p l. Gibbons, and
Charles Wilson.
| Question of Numbers.
| A casual inquiry from one of the
other delegates as to the membership
of the woodworkers unions brought Il
the attention of the congress a quarre
of long standing between the wood
workers and carpenters unions. The
| inquiry was made for the purpose O
determining whether the union wa:
entitled to the representation of three
delegates. Mr.. Guldenzoph, in reply
said that he did not care to disclose
the membership. owing to the fact tina
the millmen's union of the carpenter
is making an effort TO learn what thu
membership is at present. He sai'
that the millmen do not recognize thu
woodworkers and that the carpenter
have done everything possible TO caus'
the woodworkers to give up their loca
lcharter. His excuse was recognized b,