The Washington times., 1919-08-29
COPSPUTOFE
VOTE ONAF.L.
AFFILIATION
Commissioners Also Expected
to Delay Action Until Union
Decides on Final Stand.

dliation with the American Fedora
ton OF Labor BY the City Policemen's
Union deferred az q meeting laat
night. no immediate action e expect
"a 20 be taken BY the District Com
missioners in their determination that
this union. or any other police union.
shall not be connected with an out-
side labor organization.
The vote viii Be taken hy members
Of the union a the next meeting. e.
be held the second Thursday III Sep
tember. II the meantime. officials q
the union win c6nfer with officers ot
the federation BY the time of the
next meeting the policy Of the fedora
tion t0wapd Police unions and the dIs-
approval Of these unions by municl-
pal officials probably win Be deter-
mined.
WIN AvFalt Blnai V6te.
Although CommIssionor BfoWnloEf
would make no admission today, b s
deemed certain the Commission win
wait until q anal vote IS taken befors
pursuing any drastic course. Tto
Commissiou only looks upon the de-
lay as another setback in the secur.
Ing OF increased pay for members e
the force.
Commissioner BrownIow TO-DAY -
awaiting word from union officials
regarding the meeting last night.
The legl8lattVe Committee or the
union, when Informed og the Commis-
sions policy some time ago. prom.
i8ed 20 call upon Commissioners
BrownloW when action was taken ~
the union. Representative 81 fhs
union are expected at the District
Building today.
The meeting was held last nirht IL
Mustcisns' Hall. 1905 = street north
west, and lasted for more than thre,
hours. During this entire meetfnr
the discussion led to the Commission-
er's statement, but no dehnfts action
was taken.
An amendment 70 the constftution
q ne union Wah proposed. The
amendment provided for rffhararrf
from the federation. After s6orf
diseussiJn Il was decided TO vote -
the amendment at the next mestfnr
During the meeting last night these
Lour men resigned from the union.
" i. Hospital, White House. G u
broWning, No. 8; w. g. Gleason. NJ.
3, and John Browning. No. 10. Nine
teen other applications for msmBer-
ship were received.
Union officials refuse to dfscns9
the plans made by the .association
last night, and viii only state that
ne vote was taken on the .Commis-
II. s. HollOhan. B. W. Payne. and
y. A. James. Central Labor Union.
Thomas Jones, OF Engineers, No. 81.
Sonn hartley, firemen's. No s3. II
fenabie, Of Enginsers', No. e9: W.
kelsos Of BOiiermakers'. No. $50 and
). T. Toone, OF the A II. Of l.. SPOKE
1t last nights meeting.
Outlines Unioasa RIrhts.
Rudolph Yeatman, OF the arm of
Lambert & Yeatman, which is counsel
FOR the Policemen's Union. told mem
oers OF their rights in the matter or
forming and Joining . union.
Ine District subcommittee OF the
senate, investigating police pay In
washington, W heartily approves of the
announced policy OF the Dis
.rtct Commissioners regarding the
,ity POlicemen's Union and. until this
lnion has Withdrawn affiliatfon with
The American Federation OF Labor
The committee win take no action
.oWard raising the pay % members OF
he force.
Senator William u. Calder. chair.
nan Of the committee, In q letter to
commissioner Louis BrOwnioW to-
lay, voiced his opinion OF the union.
ae said ne favored union with no
outside Affiliations.
Commissioner Brownlow. who has
sonferred on numerous occasions
With members OF the subcommittes .
aid today the police union p the
;ause Of the committees Opposition
u this time 70 increased salaries for
he police.