New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-15
c. f. e. ADMITS CLERGY.
4ction Taken after Long Debate
Socialists Object.

The Rev. NJ. S. Littlefeld and the Rev. Dr. John
B. Devins next Sunday will represent the new
York Presbytery fraternai delegates, ana Will
be recognized as such at future meetings If they do
as the Central Federated Union tells them This
result was brought about after of the stormiest
meetings the union has ever held.
The two cIergymen applied for admission last
week as fraternal delegates, without any power or
voting, and the matter was left to the executive
committee to decide
The executive committee recommended yesterday
that the clerical delegates should be admitted with
out voice vote being allowed and that If they
attempted to go beyond their privileges the union
should stop them at They willing to
accept these conditions. AS soon the report was
read the socialists were all anxious to speak in
opposition to the recommendation 1t looked first
men Void be exciuded as every Speech socialist
made against the clergymen was loudly applauded,
mission of the clergymen evoked no applause MI
speech turned the feeling Of the meeting the other
way.
In all twenty-three speakers were allowed to talk
religion, socialism and trade unionism; They 1 &C
Cused the clerevnen of coming to the Central FED
Grated Union as the ernssares of the employers who
among which were an inclination to stand by the
employers and against the labor unions Among
Delegate Duty Of the Bartenders Union, and
Of Freshmen The delegate of the bartenders said
he did not see why the clergymen wanted to putt
They can learn nothing here" said Abrahanls.
Let them get books and read 'em."
1--WE don't want to have anything to do with sky
pilots said august GdWester Of the + A6anc
bodies not starving before we should look after
souls"
Let the saloons observe the law" said Delegate
Mannefield of the Brotherhood of Carpenters. look
ing at the delegate Of the bartenders, and the
clergymen preach against the saloons because they
do not observe the law" -
Mannefeld and Delegate Fitzgerald, of the marble
workers spoke of the late Rev. DR.. McGlynn,
Bishop Potter and a number of other clergymen to
show that the clergy in favor of labor unions
Other delegates said that the clergy were In favor
of them right along. EX-ASsemblyman Prince, of
the cigarmakers, wanted to know why the Central
Federated Union afraid of clorgymen.
The socialists started in again with another round
of abuse accusing the cIergymen of all kinds Of
possible and impossible things Just before 1t came
to a vote It looked II admission as delegates
would be refused the clergymen, and Mr. lLttleheld
asked for the floor, which was given him. He began
in a soft voice. and said: 4 represent closed
shop"
Everybody applauded this remark. including the
socialists. When Mr. Littleheld proceeded to ex-
plain that his closed shop the ministry, every
member Of which had to be ordained, the socialists
looked dsgusted at themselves for applauding. Mr.
Littlefeld more applause by saying that he
was getting & church built and that but union
men could touch IT He admitted that the Church
had been narrow at time. but was broadening
out and had something to learn. also had the
organized labor he said all the cergymen wanted
to learn was to know what the labor unions
doing at their fountain head and invited the Cen
trail Federated Union to send delegates to the meet
ing Of the Presbytery.
motion to accept the recommendation OF the
executive committee and to admit the clergyn1en
the terms specified was carried by vote of 81
against %.