El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-29

planes are shot and shelled by friend
/ and foe every time they ascend They
hardly ever descend without Dutlel
I holes all over the planes, but FORUM
/ ately, the writer says, the flying corps
had only lost one pilot and passenger
up TO September 4.
the faction that held a meeting at the
Overland street hall to the ERECT that
the charter was stolen from the hall is
without foundation The president Of
the Central Labor union is at all times
the custodian Of the cnarter- Victor
L. Lee is the president Of that body at
this time and ne is the legal custodian
Of the charter And it is necessary TO
have the charter at meeting OF the
organization before it is legal meet
ing.
Eighteen Unions Represented.
There were IS locals represented at
our meeting, held at zoo Myrtle ave
nue. and % members were in attend
ance. Among those present IN person
or BY proxy of endorsement were the
following: Bartenders' union, L W.
Waddel. E r Moody and Tony Car
bajal; BARRIERS union, Victor A Lee
and J. Conan Butchers union, J. l.
Flores and Z. " Wilson and W. NJ Mar
tin, by proxy; Carpenters union, j. W.
RamaEe. Cigarma kers' union, Charles
P. Hickman Musicians union, ). T.
Miller, president MallersY A. conn
Sheet Metal Workers union, G. H.
Picl<ham. George Janke and Clinton
Costello; Theatrical Stage Employees
union. Frank Donnelly, Eugene stein
and John Ldnahan; Printers union. j.
b. Ferguson and r. J. Shilling; Grocery
clerks union. ". II. Mauldin and w.
W Wood; Retail Clerks union, c =.
Haccuard Teddy McHOld- HeIall
Clerks union No. 172, VI. Cordero, pres
-- No Appeal to BE Taken.
There viii be no appeal taken by US
to. the American Federation OF LABOR
The faction that held the rump meeting
Will have to do that II they desire W e
have the charter, the seal, the money,
the books and the check book As you
will notice / am mailing out checks
this morning 10 pay bills for the Cen
tral Labor union Ny name as secre-
tarv treasurer is signed 10 these cheeks
and the bank hOnOrs them
The majority Of the unions affiliat-
ed with the Central labor union are
with us. They will continue 10 DO So
"At the meeting held Monday eve
ming. the recent action OF the BODY IN
expelling president victor A Lee lele-
gates j. +. Ferguson and F. j. SHINING
and myself was pronounced nun ana
void and contrary 10 the laws governing
the organization. These men were eA-
PEELED by the other faction after our
delegates had left the hall under the
belief that the meeting was about con-
Guided.
Lee Makes n Talk
Mr. Lee made a brief address at the
meeting in which he explained that
the charges brought against the mem
bers expelled were signed by only Two
members, whereas the law speclIlca-1ly
requires that they must be signed ~
at least three members M Lee sac
that an accused member has the rlgnt
to a fair and impartial hearing ana
that all judgments are subject 10 re
view by the American Federation OF
Labor before any decree Of expulsion
or SUSPENSION becomes efIectlFe-
ss-The meeting Monday night leaves
the situation just as il was on sep
TENDER a, when Henry ~ walker was
exDelled. Mr.. Walker is not wanted
al any Of the future meetings OF the
Central Labor union His newspaper,
the Texas Union. does not carry with II
the sanction Of the Central Labor union
as the official organ this BODY
Walker himself agreed on September
to Withdraw a line from his paper
Announcing il as the official organ OF
the Central Labor union providing the
Injunction OF the Central Labor union
against him was withdTaWn
Paying Up Bills.
"AU the bills ordered paid at the
meeting last night are being paid by
me this morning. We also passed a
motion to allow the daily newspapers
to be represented at our luture meet
inEs This will prevent wild rumors
~ the o-ranization. We endorsed The
Herald at our meeting and all news
papers which carry the union label
''T was instructed 10 write the prest-
dent of the state Federation and re-
0uest that J. P Redmond be super
seeded as vice president Of that body
BY J. Cohen, Of the BARRIERS union.
To Revoke Walkers HOnOrs.
"a motion was adopted instructing
the president TO write president sam
uel L Gompers, OF the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, asking that the com
mission Of Henry NJ walker, as organ
izer Of the A T. OF L., be revoked Mr.
Walker was also removed as delegate
from the Central Labor union TO the
chamber Of commerce.
"a resolution was passed condemning
certain publications in Mr.. Walkers
paper, which were declared unWarrant-
ed by the facts in the case. F. D. Skin
ner. J. +. Burton and D. A wilson were
suspended for u months on charges
written and published by Henry NJ
walker. which were signed by them"
skinner Makes Statement.
z. D. Skinner, secretary and treas
urer OF the Central Labor union which
held its meeting Monday night in the
Overland street hall, made the fol-
lowing statement.
THE article in the Morning Times
OF this date concerning the Central
Labor union affairs is so misleading
in its general tone and the statements
contained in il are so seriously at varf-
ance with the actual truth that can
not refrain from making a short state
ment OF facts in reply.
AT the meeting OF the Central T.ahor
union held September "A, written and
signed charges were presented in LEGAL
form against four Of the DELEGATES. in
Guiding the acting president and the
secretary treasurer.
All Had Fair Trial.
a discussion Of the merits OF these
charges might not interest the general 3
public but the fact is that these dele
gates were given a fair and impartial o
trial with full opportunity TO defend
themselves. The president was ex-
PEELED and the secretary surer re-
moved from office and their successors ]
duly elected and installed.
"Availing themselves Of the law
which gives a retiring secretary treas I
urer two weeks in which 10 straighten
up his accounts. the suspended secre- :
tary refused to turn over the books to Z
his successor. and is still acting as the