The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-03
RIVAL LABOR BODIESAH ODDS.
c. r. u. OBJECTS TO THE THREAT
OF THE FEDERATION or LABOR.

Ordered 10 Relnstate Certain Local Unions
and Expel Others. u Decides Ia Fake
Time 20 Think It ONer-FIght with
Manager o ried one Of the Causes.
The declaration Of the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor at its recent convention in
Minneapolis that the c. F.. U. charter will
be withdrawn and a new central labor un ion
formed il the body does not readmit a num-
Der Of A.. +. of L.. union which it suspended
and expel unions unaffliated with the FEEDER
alton which it has admitted came up at
yesterdays meeting of the G. F. U. Tn
c. F. U. has until January 1, 1907, to compsy
with the orders Of the Federation.
One or two Of the delegates thought the
charter was a useless thing anyway, and
suggested that it would be a good thing to
send it back to President Gompers Of the
Federation. This led to bitter talk from
the dyed in the wool A. F. Of L. delegates.
The Musical Mutual Protective Union
and the Theatrical Protective Union both
were suspended because they would not
order strikes in the Metropolitan Opera
House to force Mr.. Conried 20 reinstate the
chorus singers. The demand for their
reinstatement made the delegates Of the
Actors National Protective Union very
angry. The Chorus Singers Union Is
affiliated with the Actors Protective Union,
which a y it will fight to the last ditch
against the readmission Of the M. M. p. u.
and the Theatrical Protective Union
L. was decided to ask President Gompers
to call an extra session Of the Federati on's
executive council in order that it may
again take up the question If ordering the
American Federation Of Musicians and the
International Alliance Of Stage Employees
10 direct the locals in New York to withdraw
their members from the Metro politan
Opera House,
1t was evident that the question would
a a long time to discuss, and it was
decided to make it a special order Of BUSH
ness for next Sunday. When the meeting
ended some Of the delegates were highly
indignant at the American Federation Of
Labor for interfering with the G. F.. U. 0ne
Of them said, as he was going out:
Il am getting tired of this mixing up OF
the American Federation of Labor in our
councils. We have fought the American
Federation OF Labor before, and We are
able to fight it again"
TIL delegates of the suspended unions,
however, talk in a different way. E. A.
Russell, a former delegate Of the New York
local Of the international Wood, Wire and
Metal Lathers, an A. +. OF l.. union which
had been suspended by the c. F. L., said
after the meeting.
NV union was suspended and a union
which is not affiliated with the American
Federation Of Labor, and ia therefore not
a regular union, was put in its place. l
believe the Central Federated Union will
have to obey the orders of the American
Federation of Labor. My organization led
in the fight at the convention for the action
which it took"
The delegates of the Actors Protective
Union said that they did not believe there
had been any real intention to include the
organizations Of stage hands and musicians
in the list of unions to be r~einstated.
Il am confident that there was some mis-
take about IT," said James Barry, one of
the delegates of the actors. -In some way
or other their names must have been slipped
in, and I am pretty sure that Mr.. Gompers.
who was with us when we made the settle
ment with Mr.. Conried last year for the
chorus singers, would not stand for the
resolutions az they are"