Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10
OPPOSE MR., ST|LL|NGS
Central Labor Union Asks for
His Removal.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM
Declare He Has Violated the Eight
Hour Law.
REDUCTION OF WAGES CHARGED
Body Also Demands That Government
Shall Control Telegraph Lines.
Seeks Cooperation.
REDUCTION OF WAGES CHARGED

There was something doing every minute
| of the session of the Central Labor Union
| last night. Confirming the rumor in circu-
| lation for several days that the delegates
of the central body would make some move
against Public Printer Stillings, Delegate
j. w. Considine of the sheet metal workers
| introduced the following resolutions, which.
when read. were applauded to the echo and
then unanimously adopted. Previous to
| this action an amendment was adopted d.
| recting the secretary to forward copies Of
| the same to the central bodies of the coun-
| try, with the request that they be furnished
! to representatives and senators of their re-
| spective states. and a copy also to Vice
| President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon,
| respectively
Text of the Resolutions
| The resolutions declare that:
Charles A. Stillngs, United States public
| printer, has violated the eight-hour law; is
| an advocate of the open shop policy and
has been active in promoting the same. and
his attitude in this respect is blow aimed
| at the cause of trade unionism. with the
avowed purpose of overthrowing it, thereby
humiliat ting it's members;
Charles A. Stillings has reduced the
WAGES VI IHdHy anu competent DuD-
| lie servants under his charge and Increased
the salaries of already well-paid officials,
including himself. He has sought to dis
rupt labor unions in general and the Book
binders Union in particular, by dismissng
from public service some OF it's most earnest
and hard-working officers, and all for the
purpose of intimidatng them as members
of their union and humiiating them in the
eyes of the public, which conduct brands
him as an enemy of union labor.
1T is the sense OF the Central Labor
Union of the District of Columbia assem-
bled the 9th day of September. 1907, that
Charles A Stllltngs is a pronounced enemy
OF organized labor and has used his high
office as weapon to annoy and Cypress its
members and destroy unionism itself
Therefore the President of the United
States is requested to remove the said
Charles A. Stilings from the office of public
printer by reason of his lawlessness, inef-
ficiency. injustice and hostility to organized
labor and its members and that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the President
of the United States requesting his re-
moval forthwith
Government Control of Telegraph.
The central body also took a plunge to-
ward government ownership of the tele-
graph last night, when Delegate Ryan of
the plate printers called up a resolution pre-
sented to the body. some time ago, and In
letters received from Samuel H. Bell of
Berwyn. Md. and Representative Samuel
w. Smith of Michigan, in which both gem
tlemen INDUCED in optimistic predictions
that telegraphs owned by the government
would soon be reality. Representative
Smith suggested that possibly the incoming
Congress will do the trick"
The secretary was instructed to furnish
the central bodies Of the country with copies
of the resolution with the request that they
adopt them and acauaint their members of
Congress of their wishes.
1t was brought out in the debate that
both of the Michigan senators are in favor
Of the government owning the telegraph
lines, that having been their theme at the
Labor day celebration in Detroit.
John Davis Of Denver, Col, national pres
ident OF the General Union Of the Journey
men Stonecutters. was a visitor and ad-
dressed the delegates. MI Davis Is here to
look after the interests of his organization
in the present lockout. and declared that
they were in the fight to win