Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-08

The strike of the carriage and wagon
workers Of this city which began yester-
day. was brought to the attention of the
Central Labor Union at its meeting In Ty-
biographical Temple last evening. and the
action of the men who build vehicles in
walking out was indorsed-
An unusual feature of the meeting of the
central body was the request OF the local
union OF the Brotherhood of Musicians that
the Naval Gun Factory Band be boycotted
and placed on the unfair list. The peculiar
feature OF this request is the fact that the
musicians of the band are all union mem
bers, 1t is said. although they are not mem
bers of the Musicians Union. The majority
of them are declared to be members of CO.
lumbia Lodge OF Machinists. one of the
strongest labor organizations represented
In the Central Labor Union, and member
of which. Mr.. Emmett l.. Adams, is the
president of the ceatral body. The request
of the musicians was referred to the griev-
ance committee.
A delegation of members of the Brother
hood OF Musicians also appeared and Ia
Fored the making of an effort to prevent
the Importation of foreign musicians, as
such importation. they declared, was in
violation of the foreign contract labor law.
tSyorapis action was taken by the central
body.
= Invited to Visit Church.
,.ISN ~ w ShelisnSer, delegate TO the
Central Labor Union from the Presbyterian
Ministers Association invited the delegates
and memoirs of the labor organizations
they represent to visit mis- church at 9th
and c streets southwest, next Sunday even
ms to bear an address on Christian So
cialism by Mr. Charles +. Nesbit. He also
offered To give his illustrated lecture the
ROCKY mountains, under the auspices of the
central. body tor the benefit of some
rha inn
accepted and a. committee appointed to
range with Dr. Skelenger as to the date
and place for the lecture.
Mr. Samuel De Nedrey, the legislative
agent of the Central Labor Union called
attention to the suffrage mass meeting to
be held this evening under the joint
spices of the central body and the District
suffrage committee. He urged all of the
delegates TO attend.
Il put in thirty-tve hours at the Capitol
last week. Mr.. De Nedrey said, land
talked about labor matters with about
twenty-five members of Congress. From
some of them ! got encouragement and
from others l did not But / have made a
record of all my transactions and talks with
them, and sooner or later I intend to make
a report to this body and to organized
labor generally
The matter of the beer bottlers lockout
was brought up for action and two firms Of
9eottlers, were placed on the unfair list
Delegate De Nedrey severely arraigned
those who. he said had tried to put the
journeymen bottlers in jail for asking for
bare living wages-an increase In the week
ly stipend of from so to s11 week.
Letter From President Gompers.
A communication was read from Presi-
dent Gompers of the American Fedora ton
of Labor. In reference to the recent request
of the Central Labor Union that Mr. E j.
Roche of the Bookbinders Union be added
to the legislative committee of the A. F. L.
Mr.. Gompers said the matter would be
placed before the national council of the
federation at its next meeting in June
Congress Will have adjourned by that
time a delegate remarked
An appeal from the local brewery work
ers was read asking for aid In their fight
against the Bottlers' Protective Assoca-
ton.
A complaint involving the hod carriers
the engineers and brickiayers was read, and
statements were made relative to trade
autonomy by representatives of the brick
layers and nod carriers.
Announcement was made that Columbia
Typographical Union would give an excur-
sion July II. and that the ladies comprising
the Plate Printers Assistants Union would
go to River View July Z.
- The lhod carriers delegates protested
against the dual organizations of their craft
and the complaint was referred to the
American Federation of Labor
The plumbers reported that they were
well satisfied with the lockout situation.