United labor bulletin., 1911-12-28
TRADES ASSEMBLY
HAS GOOD Meeting
Will Investigate Home of Good
Shepherd---Mu Business
Transacted.

bly, met Sunday in the new hall of Paint
ers' union No. 70, and the delegates
seemed we'll pleased with the new ar
rangement. The hall is clean, we'll ven-
tiIated, painted and papered and well
carpeted. 1t is not SO noisy as the hall
in the Club building and is an improve
u,ent over the old hall.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting TO obtain a release from the
Club building hall. consisting of Dele
gates Bedford, Speigl and Forest. re-
ported that a settlement had been ar
rived at with the Hallack Investment
Co., whereby the assembly could be re-
leased by paying rent for December,
January and February. The rent Tor
Cooks hall is TO apply on the assembly
rent for the months named. This VIII
leave the assembly owing the Hallack
Investment Co. $2S5. This can be can
celled at the rate OF S25 "A month by the
assembly. The assembly concurred in
the action OF the committee.
The coal situation was the most inn
portant subject before the assembly.
which will be found in another column.
The meeting was called to order at
2:2o by Vice-President Conkle, President
Dellitt being absent Delegate Koch was
appointed to I'LL the yice-president S
chair.
A slight error Was noted in the min
utes and they were approved as cor
rected.
Credentials were received from the
Stereotypers, Cooks. Union Label League
Hosting and Portable Engineers and Al
lied Printing Trades Council. and dele
gates Obligated.
Chairman French of the board of d.
rectors stated that a bill OF IS had been
presented for carrying banner on La
Dor day. but the board had decided that
si.50 was sufficient pay for the service.
The assembly concurred in the recon-
mendations OF the board.
The committee on public institutions
had little to report on the Boy Scouts IN
the public schools. but IT was received
AS progressive
Chairman Farrell OF special commit
tee to invite Judge O. y. Hilton to ad-
dress the assembly reported that owing
TO the rush OF business incident to the
season he could not speak at the meet
ing. but would try to be at the meeting
Of Jan. 2S
Delegate Fallun reported that the con
tract between the Star Boiler works and
the Tivoli- Union Brewery Co. had been
abrognted and that now fair labor was
being employed. The Brewerey workers
assisted in adjusting the differences,
DELEGATE Hines reported that Thad
sowders. the famous broncho buster and
Twenty-sixth street railroad yards.
The Bob White restaurants were made
n subject OF discussion on report OF the
arbitration committee. A motion was
made by Delegate Mckee that the mat
ter be referred to the typographical
union and that a special committee be
appointed to call on that organization
and present the matter. The motion car
ried and Delegates Mckee. Pollard and
Hornberg were appointed by the chair.
The Bob White restaurants are unfair
houses.
Further time was granted the arbitra-
tfon committee on the Mozart cafe.
Dclegatc Hamilton stated that the
Home of the Good Shepherd was using
it's incorrlgible girls that were sent to
that institution by the state to do laun-
dry work that the Institution was taking
at prices which would send the girls in
the city laundries TO the same fate. The
subject created sensation among the
delegates and resulted in much discus
sion A motion was made to refer the
matter to the proper committee. the
chair designated the public institutions
committee as the proper one TO handle
the matter. Delegate Means moved that
the subject be placed in the hands of
the arbitration committee, but the mo-
tion was not seconded. Delegate Comp
ton moved as an amendment that
special committee be appointed. but this
motion was lost and the original motion
carried.
Delegate Vetter reported that the
strike on the Hartman lines was look
ing good and that u SETTLEMENT could be
expected in few weeks. Delegate
Evans said that the reports in the pa
pers about the bunkhouse of the non
union men being burned and alleging
that unionists did 1t was the worst OF
untruth He said that II was the head
quarters of the strikers that had fire.
lie advised the delegates to not beheve
all that appeared in the corporation
papers.
Delegate Harrington reported on the
Eisler case In the absence of Chairman
Vessel OF the arbitration committee. He
said that Eisler denied that non-union
men were being employed on the house
that he is building; that he is not hav-
ing the work done: that the house be-
longs to his wife. The committee also
reported that Eisler made the contract
with the brick contractor aud that the
cnrpenter dealt with Mrs. Eisler. ard
further. that the permit was taken out
I'm Icisler's name. Delegate Taylor said
that Elsler was doing his own painting.
Tho excayatlng was done by non-nnion
contractor and non-union cement work
era we're employed The assembly took
no further action.
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