The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27
UNION FEDERATION IN RAGE.
WHACKS THE CIVIC FEDERATION
AND ITSELF ALTERNATELY


one Delegate sAyJ It's Degrading 10 Labor
Men 20 Join the Peaeemakors-An-
other Calls the q. y. U. Delegates
= Damned FOOls-ROW Over Belmont.
The Central Federated Union worked it
self into a frenzy over the Civic Federa-
ton at its meeting yesterday. Most Of the
delegates denounced the Federation in I'M
measured terms. Some few protested that
the others did not know what they were
talking about.
The attack on the Civic Federation was
the outcome Of the report Of the committee
or nve seat 10 ass PRESIDENT August Bel
mont 10 reinstate the marlborough strikers
"Mr. Belmont told US, said Morris Brown
Of the committee, that about fifteen hum
dred of the strikers had been reemployed
and that by the end Of the week probably
800 more might be employed. He also said
that he wished there could be some plan OF
compulsory arbitration IN cases OF this
kind. We said there would be no need OF
Il, as the unions would no longer stand for
the violation Of an agreement. We told
Mr.. Belmont that the principal cause OF
the strikes collapse was that the leaders
had talked too much about Il, which gave
the company time 10 prepare. Mr.. Bel
mont smiled at this, but said nothing
The COMMITTEES made II plain that Mfr.
Belmont would not promise more reOog-
milton, but on the contrary had said that
IN employing men there would be no
discrimination aga inst union OF non-union
men. A motion TO accept the report and
discharge the committee was carried.
James Hatch, chairman Of the c. F. T.,
then began the attack on the Civic Fedora
ton by reading an article in its official
organ naming him as a member Of com
mittee appointed TO get the union leaders
10 call the strike Of. He was on no such
committee, he said, and had nothing 10 do
with the Civic Federation,
James Hand, delegate Of the carriage
workers, explained that be had attended
the famous CIVIC Federation dinner TO
find out what il an meant, and what the
Civic Federation expected to accomplish.
i found out that the whole system was
rotten he said. Sammy 0ompers was
postmaster and made a very weak defence
Of organized labor. i don't So that any
labor man can be a member Of the Civic
Federation without degrading himself
Frantic denunCiations Of the Civic Fede-
ration, the Rapid Transit Commission, the
marlborough company and other men and
organizations followed. In talking. Of the
CIVIC Federation the delegates who had not
been Invited to the dinner got into deep
, water. A SOCIALIST delegate said that the
Civic Federation wanted the public TO be-
lieve that It was organized 70 study political
economy and 'Physsiology;
what has the Civic Federation 10 do
with physiology7s demanded a delegate.
Herman Robinson, who is member OF
the federation, denounced the attacks
on II as not only unfair, but instnoere.
The men who are making them, be
said, know nothing about the Civic Fed
or.tio, and oannnf bit knOW that thav
are talking at random. This kind Of thing
makes a person ashamed Of this body,
These attacks are made by men who VIII
abuss and lie about people because they
men who are diGuPting tho labor move
Here a delegate asked totally irrelevant
question, 10 which the chairman paid no
attention. Twice again the same delegate
Finally James p. Archibald Of tie Paper
II Wish to God there were some wen
paid Official here whose duties would be to
keep the delegates from making damned
the talk that Is going on here. In fact most
Of Il, 10 the most profound nonsense, and
brings this body into ridioule.'
The delegate who had asked the irrelevant
questions asked another.
sit down at Gnos, said the chairman a. 70
II you tried
Half a dozen motions were put and car
ned, the principal one calling on all the
unions who had members IN the CIVIC Fed
Grafton to withdraw them from that body.
Il was also decided 70 appoint q committee
Of 1--WE 70 call a meeting Of citizens 70 pro-
teut against the Rapid Transit Commission
granting any more franchises TO corpora
lions and demanding that the city when II
paid for subways should construct and
operate them.