Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
by DIRECT APPROPRIATION
CENTRAL LABOR UNION GIVES
AID TO MINERS.
Declines to Extend Assistance Upon
Any Other Plan-other Business
Of Interest to Constituency.

communication from Branch No. 1873 Of
the 'Workmens Sick and Death Benefit
FUND, Offering tickets for q dance, the
proceeds of which were to be devoted to
the cause Of the Russian revolutionists and
the Moyer-Haywood defense fund, was
read at last nights meeting of the Central
Labor Union. and motion was made
to aid the cause. The motion was COM
bated by Secretary De Nedrey and others.
who took the position that II anything Is
! to be done in the way Of providing funds
for Meyer ct al. 1t should be done by d.
rect appropriation from the Central Labor
Union and forwarded to these defendants
by the proper officers of the Central body.
In the general discussion which fol-
lowed but slight reference was made to
| the recent utterances and letter Of Presi
dent Roosevelt. all those taking part in
the discussion having in view only fair
trial for the miners, and the proposition to
see that they have the financial support
wherewith to secure such trial. The motion
was finally withdrawn. and Delegate J. L.
! Rodier offered a motion appropriating $25
for the fund. which was amended to in
clude a set of resolutions adopted at the
recent meeting Of the executive council Of
the American Federation of Labor in this
city, denouncing the KIDNAPPING of Hay
wood. Meyer and Pettibone, and express
ing belief in their Innocence of the crime
charged against them. These resolutions
We're printed in The Star of Saturday.
1t was pointed out that the resolutions
were dignified and expressive Of the senti-
ment of the labor movement, and the ap-
preparation Of money was a sufficient re-
Duke to those who had denominated the
men as undesirable citizens" The mo-
| ton as amended was adopted by unani-
nous vote, and the president announced the
| result amid intense silence. which was In
tended as one expressed 1t, Ito show in
tense feeling"
Delegate Riggles of a special committee
on agitation reported that the committee is
making progress in reducing the unfair
list of the central body, and recommended
that certain firms be-removed therefrom.
The report was received and laid over until
next meeting for final disposition.
Rev. D. w. Skellinger, delegate from the
Presbyterian Ministerial Alliance. addressed
the delegates, announcing that this meeting
would probably be the last one he would
attend in the capacity of delegate. He
stated that he had accepted a pastorate in
Brooklyn, N. Y, and expressed his thanks
to the delegates for kind treatment, ad-
monishing them to be sure they are right
always and then go ahead DIR. Skellinger
advised that victory came to those who
sought the righteous and the good of hu-
man nature and said he would always have
a warm spot in his heart for those he had
met in the labor movement. On motion it
was decided that the delegates shall attend
in a body the church of their reverend CO.
worker and hear his farewell sermon the
last Sunday evening In June.
Bricklayers' Agreement.
The bricfayers presented and had read
the agreement entered into by them and
the master masons last week, in which the
wages of the men are to be 6212 certs per
hour for summer work and G512 cents per
hour for winter work The agreement also
provides that bricklayers only belonging to
| the union shall be employed by the bosses.
and the men also agree that they shall not
engage in a sympathetic strike. unless same
strike shall become general among the
| building trades No reference was made to
! the strike now on at the union station by
| the delegates present.
| Messrs l. l. Bernstein and H. W. Davis
| representing the socialist party of Amer
| ica' in Washington. asked for and OBJ
| tanned the floor for the purpose of rendering
| an invitation to the delegates to cooperate
| in a protest" meeting against the term
| undesirable citizens being applied to the
| miners imprisoned and awaiting trial III
| Idaho. The hour of adjournment being al
| hand, a motion was made to adjourn ano
| to reassemble In informal session to con
| slider the invita- ton. Objection was made
| and the matter went over.
| No reference was made to the prospective
strike of the bakers and BARRIERS. though
| many Of the delegates expressed the pene1
| that neither would occur.
| The Labor day committee and the com
| mittee investigating the feasibility of hav-
ing union label exposition in Washington
| after the close of the jamestown exposl
| tion reported progress, but stated that a
| present matters were shaping the way
! favora BILE to both propositions.