Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-01
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT THE
WEEKLY MEETING.
Organization Will Enter Into Fight
for Suffrage in the District
Existing Controversy.

large number of delegates representing
| the trades unions of this city were in at
| tendance last evening at the weekly meet
| Ing of the Central Labor Union The or
ganiZation decided to enter into the fight
| for suffrage in the District and reports
| were made by the delegates of the two
loeked-out trades-the bottlers and plumb
| ers. In the matter of the bottlers the
grievance committee reported that the pros
poets of the matter being settled and the
| locked-out workmen restored to- their for
mer positions. were good.
communication was read from the in
| terrational body of the structural iron
workers reporting that craft as being en-
gagged in life or death struggle all along
the line, against n giant monopoly" 1t
was further stated that the opponents OF
the structural workers had declared their
! purpose of carrying into effect the open
shop policy all over the United States
| This association requested financial assist
ance, and the request vas endorsed by
Samuel Gompers, president OF the Amerl-
can Federation of Labor
The committee the Forthcoming Labor
day celebration reported in favor of hold
ing it at Luna Park and the recommended
ton was concurred in by unanimous vote
1t was also decided to invite President
Gompers OF the A. F. of l.. to be the guest
of honor of the central body on that occa-
sion and the principal speaker of the day.
Upon the recommendation of Delegate
Samuel De Nedrey of Columbia Typograph-
ieal Union the decision was reached to hold
a suffrage meeting next Tuesday evening.
the meeting place to be selected by the
suffrage committee.
Action of Authorities Condemned.
Reslutions were adopted condemnine; the
action of the authorities of Colorado and
Idaho in kidnapping Meyer. Haywood and
Pettibone, members of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, charged with completely in
the murder of former Gov. Steunenberg.
Copies of the resolutions will be sent to
the governors of Colorado and Idaho under
the seal of the Central Labor Union.
Delegate L. M. Ring editor of the Trades
un1ohist, was upon his reques-, re-
heved from membership on the legislative
committee President Adams thereupon
appointed Mr.. Ring a member of the con-
tract committee.
Delegate Samuel De Nedrey reported as
the legislative agent of the central body
before Congress
Your agent at the Capitol feels more
cheerful than he did one week ago." Mr..
De Nedrey said Il belive before Congress
adjourns one, at least, of the pending labor
bills will become law. | mean the meas
ure against convict labor"
Delegate De Nedrey also reported pro- |
gross as to the bills to require merchants |
to provide seats for their women clerks |
the proposed Sunday closing law and the |
employers liability act
The Beer Drivers and Stablemens Union |
reported trouble with some of their en-
pioyers In relation TO the new contract. |
Delegate Milford SpOhn, of the brick !
layers, moved that the legislative committee |
be declared vacant and new members ap- |
pointed. The motion was carried and 1t |
was stated that President Adams will an |
nounce the names of the new members |
later.
delegate from the plumbers union re-
ported that his fellow craftsmen are still |
locked out. but they are we'll satisfied with |
the situation. He denied the statement of
the master plumbers that they have all the
mechanics they require to carry on the |
spring and summer work. 1t was stated by |
the delegate that the master plumbers are |
seeking to have a conference with the
union but exclaimed the speaker, I'VE
don't want any conference and will not |
consent to confer with them"
Plumbing at District Almshouse.
. He said a committee of members of the !
plumbers union had been requested by the |
District Commissioners to complete the |
plumbing work at the District alnshouse |
IN the name of humanity" as the con-
tractor was unable to do SO, owing to the |
lockout. The plumbers union had in !
formed the Commissioners that there was |
no strike In progress, but lockout brought |
on by the employers, and therefore the |
union had declined to do the aImshouse |
work unless the contractors would regularly |
restore the union plumbers to their posi- |
lions This, the delegate declared, was evil |
dence that the master plumbers did not |
have all the workmen they require
He also alleged that the masters had been |
urged to lockout the journeymen at the |
instlgation of the general employers asso- |
citation, with the understanding that they |
We're to hold out three months. The three |
months will expire June l next the |
plumber delegate said, land then they will |
be glad to take back their old employees"
The delegate from the tile workers help |
ers union reported that their demand for |
an increase of pay of 90 cents a day had |
failed because the employers had declined |
to grant the increase, and the tile workers
union failed to stand by the helpers union. |
delegate from the window washers |
union requested that committee be ap-
pointed to assist their union in presenting |
its claims to the business men Of Washing
ton.
Delegate Sprague, from the grievance
committee, announced that the committee |
had been In conference with some of the !
master bottlers and the locked out work
men and he believed terms could be reached |
to settle the existing controversy.