Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-05
CENTRAL LABOR UNION
PASSAGE OF WEBER PROHIBI-
TON BILL OPPOSED.
Visitor From New York Extended
Privileges Of the Floor-Sub-
stance of Resolutions.

The Central Labor Union. representing
many affiliated unions of workingmen. with
an approximate membership Of 35 900 men.
Will strongly oppose the passage Of the
Weber bill. which proposes the prohibition
OF the sale and manufacture OF strong drink
! In the District OF Columbia. The legisla-
tive committee OF that body was instructed
at meeting Of the central body last even
ing to so before the proper committee Of
Congress and tight the passage Of the
measure.
Action was also taken resembling the for
nler resolution against the Madden bill for
cheaper gas in the District Of Columbia.
ana the organization went on record Tor the
lower rate for gas. A resolution was also
offered opposing the present smoke law in
this city.
The legislative committee Of the Central
Labor Union, to which was referred the
resolution against prohibition in the Dis
trict. has three temperance men as mem
bers OF it. and all Of them are said to be
opposed to the Weber bill. The committee
Is composed Of Messrs. James L. Feeney.
Samuel DeNedrey. e. l.. Adams, Jere Nc
Carthy and ]. L. Sugrue.
Visitor From New York.
In the absence of both the President and
vice president ex-President James L.
Feeney of the bookbinders presided After
the reading of the minutes Of the previous
the brewery workers, musicians and car
penters Mr.. Daniel T. Kelly of New York,
general organizer for the United Hatters of
North America, was extended the privilege
or the floor and made a speech, in which he
described the condition of the hatters' trade
throughout the country. He stated one fac
tory In New York. the manufacturers Of q
very popular brand Of hats, employ more
than nine hundred apprentice boys, who
were 1ndentured under the old law Of 1.A7,
which provides that an apprentice must
not frequent ale houses, play at cards or
dice or embrace matrimony during appreu-
ticeship. and stated that the wages of
many matters after serving their term as
apprentices prohibited them from embrac-
ing the latter.
Communications were read from the ma
chinists, carpenters and painters organiza-
tons nonconcurring in the action of the
Central Labor Union in its failure to indorse
the Madden gas bill pending in Congress-
and Delegates Beaumont and Adams Of the
machinfsts Beaumont and Adams Of the
mittee. A motion to reconsider the action of
the Central Labor Union was made and an
amendment was offered to defer action until
the return of the chairman Of the commit
tee. who is out OF the city on business. The
amendment to defer was voted down, the
motion to reconsider was carried and then q
motion to lay the whole matter on the table
prevailed.
A communication from the National Dem
tai Association of the District Of Columbia
was read. complaining that the profession of
dentistry Is being much hampered by "fak-
irs," who print big and vulgar advertise
ments. and asking that the Central Labor
Union assist the Dental Association in regu-
lating them. The communication was dis
cussed and after suggestion that the as
ISOLATION might organize themselves into a
union and thus get better conditions the
communication was placed on file.
Opposed to Webber Bill.
Representatives Of the Bartenders' League
introduced a resolution in regard to the
Weber prohibition bill in Congress. which
was read and referred to the legislative
committee of the Central Labor Union with
instructions to work against the passage Of
the bill, alleging should the bill become
law more than three thousand well-paid
employees would be thrown out Of positions.
The resolutions set forth that large num-
Der of members Of organized labor, belong
ing to many crafts affiliated with the Cen
trail Labor Union of the capital CITY, are
earning livelihood and supporting families
under good union conditions in the business
the bill proposes to destroy. Therefore 1t
was resolved that the Central Labor Union
enter Its protest against the passage of the
bill.
Delegate Riggles of Columbia Lodge OF
Machinists introduced resolution, touch
ing upon the proposed smoke legislation by
Congress. The. resolution recites that the
smoke law is detrimental to the manufac-
turing interests Of the city which employs
union labor. and experience shows that
smoky cities are the wealthiest because
ployment OF high-priced men. AS Wash
ington is residential city there Is not
enough smoke to inconvenience the peo-
pie, it is added. while the smoke law will
work many hardships to the laboring men
here, of which $3.50 will be affected. The
resolution was referred to a special COM
mttee, composed of Delegates Riggles
Beatty and aHdley.