Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-23
FEDERATION OF LABOR
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

At the sessions of the executive council.
American Federation of Labor. Thursday
afternoon all the members were present
except Vice President John Mitchell.
The organization of the double drum
holsters of New York city was represented
by Robert Riddell and James Cullen in the
claim made by President Comerford of
the International Union of Steam Engineers
that the drum holsters properly should
, come under the Jurisdiction of that inter
national union.
Mr.. James Daley appeared before the
council in behalf of the application for
charter made by the dock laborers of
Chicago
The discussion in the case of the brewery
workers. engineers and firemen con-
tinuod. l.. Kemper and A. Proebstle repre-
senting the brewery workmen, President
Comerford and Mr.. Mcconnell the engineers
and President Healy the Brotherhood of
Stationary Firemen The discussion was
proonged,and presentation of evidence upon
the case made by all parties
Railway Men Heard.
At the invitation of the executive council
the railroad brotherhoods organizations
sent representatives to meet in conference
with the members of the executive council.
Mr.. c. A. Wilson represented the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers,
j. j. Dernady the Order of Railway Teleg-
raphers. F. ]. Hawley the International
Switchmen's Union. H. r. Fuller the
Brotherhood of Railroad Tranmen and Lo-
connective Engineers and Wilbur Braggins
the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. There
was general interchange OF views upon
the decision of a federal judge annulling
the law forbidding any discrimination or
discharge of employees Interstate common
carriers) because of their membership in a
labor organization: the decision of federal
judge declaring the employers liability law
unconstitutional; the unsatisfactory law
passed by the rlfty- ninth Congress limiting
the hours of labor of worknen employed
on the railroads to sixteen per day; the
abuse of the injunction principles by the
federal courts in labor disputes and agree
ment upon the provisions of the bill to cor
rect the evil; the relations of the internal
tional trade unions affiliated to the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and the unaffiliated
brotherhoods of railway employees for
greater cooperation and for the good of
all.
William McSorley, for the Wood, Wire
and Metal Lathers' International Union,
made the claim that the Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers International Associa-
ton had made an untenable claim to juris-
diction. President Ryan of the latter Or
ganization was present and sustained the
contention of the structural iron workers.
Application for Charter.
The Journeymen Stone Cutters of America
made application for charter and the char
ter will be issued as soon as the representa-
tives of the stone cutters and of the In
ternational Marble Workers Union enter
into an agreement regarding Jurisdiction.
The marble workers object to the granting
of the charter pending such agreement
The council, on appeal, refused to reverse
its former action in revoking the charter
of the Columbus Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, for refusing to abide by the Minneapolis
convention of the federation, and the coun-
ell confirms the charter issued to the Co.
lumbus Federation of Labor President
Gompers was directed to advise the affiliated
international unions whose local organiza-
tons in Columbus are unattached to the
Columbus federation to instruct their or
CARNATIONS to join the Columbus fedora
ton. Officers of the brewery workers and
other organizations spoke in behalf of the
Columbus Trades and Labor Assembly.