New-York tribune., 1909-07-12
G. T. U. MAKES CHANGE
WILL MEET ON Fridays.
Disorder and Oratory Mark Aban-
d0nment of Sunday Sessions.

The Central Federated Union held its last Sun
day afternoon meeting yesterday. according TO a
decision reached after of the most urroarious
sessions held. HenCeforth its meetings viii
he held Friday evenings, and the meetings OF
the executive committee which were held on Fri
day evenings will now take place on Monday. The
subject came up on the report of committee
which had been appointed to revise the constitu-
ton.
The amendments in printed form. dis
trihuted to the delegates a week ago, but that
changing the meeting day near the end OF
the list, and a number of the delegates apparently
had not noticed It Those in favor of the change
applauded vociferously when the amendment was
read. and made speeches in which hey talked OF
the sacrifice the delegates had to make in sitting
IN a hot meeting in summer when they ought
TO he at the seaside with their families lhose op
posed TO the change shifted scOrnfuy when the
seaside proposition talked of. and some OF
them said in undertOne that the chanSe "ouiu
keep the saloon side doors busy
Delegates got up two three at time, all IN
sistng on speaking at once, and when any one
proposed to continue the meetings Sundays he
was greeted with howls of sarcastic laughter.
Finally Mr. Wolf delegate Of Cigarnakers Chloh
No 60 who opposed the change, got a hearing.
Il never heard such preposterous prop"sltoh'
he said. IF YOU want our meetings 10 DeS"llie
farce then hold them on weekday lleulO'
that YOU won't have one-fourth of the people u'dI
come On Sundays under the new order "i ''iils<'
and the meetings will fzzle out altogether we
have been meeting for twenty-five years on SUI"
dav afternoons and have accomplished soneth'ns-
lyr, Won want to make the change, Coo only
knows" -
Herman Robinson. the financial secretary VINO -
also the general organizer of the American Fedora
tion of Labor said that out of about i've huhdred
central labor bodies in the United states ohy Ie"
nv eleven met on Sundays. Some OF the dFIeSaIe9
thougct that the unions should have week OF t"o
., think the question over before 1t vas PUT %
vote Half dozen delegates jumped To their teei
and said the vote should be taken then ana therer
This is as biz, meeting may have In a
t..,,-- inc " one Of them said "A hot wave may
come at any time, and We would not nave as goo1
a meeting 49,,
You will never have as good a meeting as lIlS
again g" said Wolf 'ff you meet on a week day.
This makes me tired" said Dooey, delegate
Of the Press Feeders Union. getting up win
look Of disgust in his face. If You nave Silo'S
free from this body what proportion viii go 10 ad-
miro the beauties Of nature, and what proportion
will go To the saloons? This cheap talk ~ spend
ing SUNDAY admiring the beauties Of nature makes
me sick It IS our duty to make sacrifices. but
don't think II IS sacrifice 20 come mere ana
always get some good out of the meetings.
Shouts Of derisve laughter greeted Dooley Whe"
he had finished and some Of he delegates began
TO treat the whole business IN jocuiar way
laughing and shouting until there no senrhance
Of order Then the delegates got into "a Wild de
bate SOME saying they could not attend on Fri
day and some saying they could not attend on
Monday BY a show Of hands Il was hnaHy de-
cded that the meetings would heuccforth be held
on Friday evenings the next meeting To De on
Friday Of this week.
The other amendments were carried with re"
changes and were Of little importance.