The evening world., 1920-09-11
/ SMASH OLD c. Flu.
NEW CENTRAL BODY
FORMED ON RUINS
Wild Meeting at Which Fists
and Chairs Are Freely
and Vigorously Used.
VICTORY FOR GOMPERS.
Radicals Opposed ConSolida-
ton and Hostility Born
During War Is Crushed.

NSAdA lOCdl AdDOI UNION IedueTS aEd
nursing blackened eyes to-day. and az
least one has broken nose, as a re-
suit Of riotous scenes, but the Central
Federated Union OF Manhattan and
the Central Labor Union Of Brooklyn
have been "scrapped," new CsntVal
Trades and Labor Council Of New York
and vicinity erected on the ruins and
4 decided setback given to the radical
element in the Federation Of Labor
Trouble marked the meeting at the
Central Opera House in East s7th
Street last night from the start. The
radical element in the c. f. U. opposed
the consolidation plan. No secret has
been made Of the fact that this was
designed to offset the radical tendency
Of the Manhattan organization and
their defiance OF national leaders in
supporting the separate Labor Party
movement.
The call for the meeting included
every union affiliated with the A. +.
of L. In the city, and there were $50
--ccredited delegates and 500 others
present. Samuel Gompers presided
and between o'clock and the ad-
journment at midnight used up three
gavels. Mr. Gompers himself was
greeted with cheers. applauded dur
ing his speech and given a rising
vote of thanks without a dissent.
Then the call for the meeting was
read and the lid was Off.
HOLLANDS NAME sTIRS RApI.
GALS IRE.
The outbreak came when President
Gompers appointed a committee OF
fifteen to draft a constitution for the
new organization. The radicals were
not given much recognition. Every
, name read was ''booed," but the
trouble reached a climax when Mr.
<iSmpers named James Holland.
president OF the A. +. OF L. in New
: York State, and Peter J. Brady,
I'Eupervisor of the City Record and
representing the Allied Printing
Trades, to the committee.
While the mention OF every name
put forward by Gompers for the COM
mittee brought cat-calls, Kisses and
threats, thA iPsslrgents In the meet
Ihs saveo most OF their trouble-mak-
ing for Holland and Brady.
The first fight started when Hol-
lands name was called. The booing
had lasted ten or fifteen minutes each
time a name had been put forward.
but when the New York leaders nOmi-
nation was made, chairs began TO
fly In the rear Of the hall Fists
caught noses and eyes and chins and
ears, and Gompers could not make
himself heard.
For more than half an hour the
battle ragged, and the casualties were
many. But 1t was not until John
Marcal, a delegate from the Painters
Union, having been hustled from the
hall, called for the police Of the East
67th Street Station that there was
any outside interference.
When Marcal returned to the hall
announcing that he had been thrown
downstairs, the battle was still at its
height, and the painters delegate
found himself in the middle of it. And
when the pollce-four patrolmen. In
charge Of Sergt. Van Twistern--ar-
rived, they found Marcal almos
knocked out" with at least twenty
chairs piled on top OF him. He sale
$40 had been taken from him.
The arrival OF the police causeC
,he rioters to stop for a. while, bu
when Brady's name came up tn,
lighting was on again, and this tim
John Heller was the delegate who go
more than his share.
During the second battle the polic,
we're outside the hall most Of the time
finally showing themselves whel
called for. after Gompers had faile'
40 settle the dificulty after hfteen o
twenty minutes Of riotIng.
After there was some semblance o
/ oulet. Delegate Heller got the hoo
ana almost precipitated another out
break by charging that he had beel
struck during the mix-up by Holland
ThLi charge was denied by Holland
and he seemed to have the support
the majority in this respect. for man
OF the delegates afterward said tha
he could not have got from the plat
form 10 the back OF the hall and int
the mob around Heller.
But this wasn't enough trouble 10
,ne meeting. There were severe
ether outbreaks of shorter duration
especially when Gompers called o
Holland to state his position with re
card to the demands from variou
= parts Of the hall that the New Yor
President decline to serve on tn
Committee of Fifteen. Hollan
climbed TO the platform as Kisses an
Loos came from the groups that lie
the lighting.
Raising his voice above the uproa
ne shouted: II have always tougf
the Bolshevist element in labor. an
will continue to fisht them. aC
osDt the appointment"