Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-07
UNION LABOR COUNCIL
CENTRAL BODY CONSIDERS va
RIETY OF TOPICS.

fiec ffeeiutht toipoys raced an unusually
large crowd of delegates when he called the
Central Labor Union to order last night.
After the reading Of the minutes of the pre-
vious session credentials were received from
the sheet metal workers and the delegates
were given seats on the floor.
Under the head OF reports OF committees
the committee In charge of the mass meet
ing Sunday reported that 1t was a success
and had been addressed by T. Fowderly.
Milford Spohn. J. l. Rodier. F. C. Roberts
and H. J. Schulties, who were not sparing
In their criticism of the governor of Idaho
and Colorado. respectively. for the part
they had taken in the arrest of Messrs.
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone of the
Western Federation Of Miners for alleged
connection with the assassination of ex-
Gov. Steunenburg of Idaho"
A long letter criticixfng the methods
which were termed Outrageous" was read
from Samuel Gompers, who could not be
present on account OF previous engage
ment at New Bedford, Mass.
Resolutions were read and adopted, after
which the report Of the committee was ac-
cepted.
Alleged Defiance Of Law.
The preamble to the resolutions recited
that "the officers of the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners, Charles H. Meyer, William
D. Haywood and George A. Pettibone were
kidnapped from their homes six months ago.
and from that day to the present demand
Ing trial upon the criminal charge brought
against them by the minions of capitalism
they still face a long Imprisonment because
the prosecution has delayed the trial. not
withstanding the fact that the statute law
of Idaho guarantees them and all other cit
izens an immediate hearing
1t was further set forth that 1.-The author
tiles having acted in total disregard of all
law and constitutional procedure, now at
tempt to shield themselves from public CEN
sure on the trivial ground that the law
must be observed and the trial delayed un-
til the United States Supreme Court is
heard from next December on the legality
of the extradtion proceedings.
Also, that in this case the law has
been def1ed, constitutions violated. liberty
abridged and gross injustice done these
men who claim to be innocent, and the au-
thorities having shown their inability to
prove the guilt of their victims.
II was therefore Resolved That we. the
workers of the District of Columbia, in
mass meeting assembled, demand, in the
name of humanity and in behalf of the pro-
ducers Of wealths upon whose labor the
tire superstructure Of civilization rests, that
Charles H. Meyer, William d. Haywood
and George A. Pettibone be given a speedy
and impartial trial.
That copy of these resolutions, with
message of sympathy from and the assur-
ances Of the moral and financial support of
the trades unionists of Washington, d. c.,
be sent to Messrs. Haywood, Meyer and
Pettibone, to the Central Labor Unions of
Idaho and Colorado, to the press OF this city
and to the governors of Colorado and
Idaho"
Delegates from the bookbinders intro
duced resolution protesting against what
was termed 1.-The narrow and unfair decf-
sion of Assistant Attorney General Hoyt In
relation to the APPLICATION of the eight-hour
law on government work, and calling upon
President Roosevelt to insist upon ohedi-
ence in the carrying out of his executive
order. recently issued. in connection with
the execution Of the eight-hour law.
Pledge Support to Plumbers.
The plumbers reported that they In
the twenty-fourfh week of their lockout,
and are sending men out of the city to
other jobs. Resolutions were introduced
and unanimously adopted in this connec-
ton, setting forth that:
1.-The Plumbers Local Association of the
District of Columbia, AFFILIATED with the GEN.
trail body, have been on strike for twenty
two weeks or more, contending for that
which they deemed right, just and equit-
able :. and that every means to bring about
a settlement of the controversy through
organizations affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor. or those which, while
not affiliated with the American Fedora
ton. are allied with the Central Labor
Union of the District of Columbia. and In
sympathy with the aggrieved union mem
toned herein. have been futile, on account
OF ueS1Te on the part OF the Master
Plumbers Association to maintain the open
shop principle In the trade;
In Interest Of Labor Generally.
THAT this fight on the part of the plumb
ers' union Is not only a fight IN the interest |
Of their organization, but of every union in
the District which is organized for the same
purposes as is the plumbers union" there |
fore the Central Labor Union OF the Dis |
trict of Columbia declares that every or |
ganization allied herewith shall render to |
the plumbers union all the support in their |
power. In the way Of money, sympathetic |
strike. boycott or any other means Of po- |
tent character. to the end that union work |
men shall triumph over every obstacle and |
win a decisive victory over those who seek |
through the fundamentally of the open !
shop to introduce systems and methods that |
tend to degrade American manhood and |
render them as clay In the hands Of their |
employers.
That the Central Labor Union calls upon |
every organization and influence in the Dis |
trict of Columbia and elsewhere to support |
the plumbers union in this fight