United labor bulletin., 1910-04-15
CENTRAL BODY
AT OLD ANTICS
The Trades Assembly Works for
Hours To Get Report From
the Water Committee.

The Trades and Labor Assembly
met in regular session last Sunday
and made another exhibit to the
public of what an assembly Of labor
delegates can do to ruin the public's
estimate of the labor movement.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved. Then came
resolution from p. j. Devault de-
manding a full and complete report
of what the water committee was
doing. The resolution was referred
to the resolutions committee, was
favorabIy recommended and passed
by the assembly. The committee was
given two weeks to prepare the re-
port and present IL to the assembly,
which will be at the next regular
meeting. This action was taken
after a strenuous effort on the part
Of that faction of the assembly who
are trying to give the iaborins people
a square deal, to have the committee
retired and make their report at
once.
After the committee was successful in
sidestepping a report, the delegates who
are looking out for the interests OF those
they represent. moved that the commit
were doing and from what source the
money was coming that was being so
freely spent by the committee and their
supporters. but President Alger ruled
that inasmuch as the assembly had d.
rected the committee to make full re-
port at the next meeting. they could not
be compelled to make a partial report OF
the business done by the committee. The
fad 20 oh "A
was sustained by the same vote that
carried all other important motions and
matters that had previously come before
the assembly.
The water committee consists of John
Barrett president of the Building Trades
Council: A. J. Brennan. Dell Carr. George
Allen and Miss Lille Reimers. This is
the second committee the assembly has
had on this important question. the other
committee having been discharged and
this committee elected after the person.
mel OF the assembly had been carefully
canyassed.
There were members OF the old com
mittee who did good work for the as
Nembly. but the committee took up too
q urh OF the assemhly's time aud the
delegates became disguised and willing
IL accepted the proposal Of that faction
who wished the committee discharged
that they might place other men on the
Committee.
The assembly was prejudiced against
the old committee on account OF one OF
It's member. George Eisler. who never
tired OF telling the assembly OF the great
things that would be accomplished by
the initiative. referendum ana recall,
which the committee was also promoting
Great things can be accomplished by this
weapon In the hands OF the voter. but the
assembly will not stand 10 have Mr..
Eisler piping" at them continually. We
believe Mr.. Eisler was sincere and hon
est In his connection with the water
committee. but he has that antagonisuc
way OF presenting has subject to his hear
ers, so insulting and undiplomatic that
he always prejudices his side OF debate.
no matter how popular that side may be.
and many votes are always recorded by
having Mir. Eisler as an opponent.
The present committee has made no
report OF the work being done. They
have rooms in the Carlton hotel and
make that their headquarters. The as
sembly delegates who desire to do some
thing for the labor movement cannot un-
derstand why committee that is work
ing for the interests of the assembly is
not willing at all times to tell the as
sembly just what they are doing and
what they intend to do. and ask for sug-
gestions from delegates as to what might
be done to make this movement such
success that all union men would be
proud to say that they are affiliated with
this central body.
A resolution was also introduced and
passed endorsing The United Labor Bull
letin and rejecting the Searchlight as
representing the laboring people. 1t ap-
pears in another column.
The roll call of organizations showed
that there are still several strikes in
progress. The Broommakers who went
out Saturday report that they have
signed with every shop but one, and that
they did not wish any assistance from
the Trades Assembly until they had ex-
hausted all efforts to settle the strike
themselves.
The delegates OF the Leather Workers
Union reported that there was nothing
new in the strike OF their union. and
Boilermakers declared that while the
strike at Trinidad had been called of by
order of the national officers, the strike
-, H. ytou yxng still on.