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ADVOCATE,
ORGANIZED LABOK.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERA
TION. K l.hely Business Session M any
Trade 31 at ti l s Disposed of-Typu-graphia
No. 7 ami "Big Si"
Come to mi Fndcrstaiidin;: Tin
Tool Beer Boycott Haisi'd by the
('. I.. I '. It risive ( beers hrect
the Nch of its Action Furl her
DiMiiption of Arch i bond ledum its
Inevitable Consequence.
It was a well attended and interesting
session that tlie C. L, F. held laht Sun
day. Delegate Max Becker of the (ierman
Waiters' Union held the navel as Chair
man, and delegate Simon Gompers of
the Boot and Shoe Workers was vice
Chairman. Credentials were unproved from Bar
bers' Union No. 1 and Bnktrs' Union
No. 1)2.
A letter from the United Machinists'
Union contained a protest against the
admittance of the delegate of the Archi
tectural Iron Workers and the same was
referred to the Credential Committee.
The Arbitnttio" Committee reported
that the President of the Consumers'
Brewery had promised that he would
interest himself in having the employes
join Brewers' Union No. 1.
Bakers' Union No. 1 requested that
the Arbitration Committee induce boss
Friedman to-send bis employes to the
union. Request granted.
Confectioners and Cake Bakers No. 7
reported that boss Edelstein, whose
bakery uptown is said to be in such a
nauseating condition that the workmen
were forced to leave, had three union
men arrested. Judge Welde had arbi
trarily ae fused to accept hail for the
three prisoners and had kept tliem
locked up in a cell for a whole night.
The union has notified the State
Board of Arbitration that they would
not now submit this case for settle,
inent, but would fight until boss Edel
stein as out of the business. The C. L.
F. voted to lend all possible aid. A mass
ineeting on this ease will also be held
and delegates Becker, Carstens and Blu
inenberg will arrange it.
Firemen's Union No. 1 reported that
the organizations having members in
factories should aid them by inducing
the firemen to join their union. The
Organizations were so instructed.
A committee from the Central Labor
Union of Brooklyn was then granted the
lloor,
The speaker stated that they had come
to see whether the C. L. F, would object
to the employes of the India Wharf
Brewing Co. of Brooklyn organizing an
independent union and connecting them
selves with theC. L. U. of Brooklyn.
This would have been a most innocent
request had it not been known that Mr.
John O'Connell, of the so-called l'rotec.
tive Association of Ale and Porter Brew,
era, had his linger in the pie and had
previously suggested that an indepen
dent union he formed, so that when it
would apply for admission to the C. L.
U, of Brooklyn lie could prevent its ad
mittance unless it joined his Association,
After a long debate the following motion
was adopted: "That it is the sense of the
O. L. F. that it will not oppose the C. L.
U (f Brooklyn in organizing the brew
ers of that city, providing they are or.
ganized as a local union of the National
Union of Brewers anil with the assis
tance of Brewers' Union No. 1 "
The committee left wiser men.
The Organization Committee was in
structed to attend the meeting of the
Coat Operators.
Delegates Farber and Blumenberg
were detailed as speakers at the meeting
of Progressive Tailors' Union No 11 on
Saturday at Bill Pitt street.
A committee from the Hebrew Passe
mentiers' Union requested the aid of the
Arbitration Committee in their struggle
with boss Green and this was granted.
Eccentric Engineers No. :i claimed
that Walking Delegate WcU-r of Cabi
net makers' Union No. 7 bad made him
self particularly officious in aiding and
abetting all the schemes of the Knights
of Labor and Central Labor Union in
orT-mding the trades union people. At a
certain shop this Welier hail forced two
engineers to join the K. of L. engineers
to the detriment of the open union.
1 iclegate Uohni moved that a committee
of three be sent to (hat liniull to tell
them in plain words (has their altitude
toward the open unions inii-t radically
be changed, lie argued thai a commit! e
would do more good than a letter, as (he
four or tive h'Uels he hail se'.( to the
slid union about dillerent mutters bad
somehow never been presented but had
In en suppre.s-ed mysteriously by some
body. Tin motion was carried and dele
gates Mode.-t, lei enfeldcr and Becker
were elected the committee.
To support the Italian Mosaic Workers
against the attacks ol the K. of L., dele
gates lirorkiiieyer and Bhinieiiherg were
t lecteil.
Vest-makers Union No. 1 reported
trouble at C. Rosenhaum's shop, 118
Ave. D. Referred to the Arbitration
Committee.
Buttonhole-makers Union No. 1 will
hold a meeting on Friday at 'Jul Broome
street, and delegates StolTers and Wal
dinger were elected to attend the meet
ing. Ale and Porter LTnion No. 1 sent 100
complimentary tickets for their ball on
Saturday, Nov. 2'J, at WeiUman's Hall.
!M2 West 42d street and invited all dele
gates to at'.end.
Near the close of the meeting word
was received that the Central Labor
Union had crowned itself with infamy
by lifting the boycott on Fool Beer.
There was cheer upon cheer at the news,
and the opinion prevailed that now the
unions who had remained in that nest of
corruption and boodledom would awak
en to the fact that they hud been Hold
out and would join hands to give the
finishing blow to a body which had per
sistently and wilfully blocked the way
to a general forward movement in the
i continue and political emancipation of
labor.
The excitement, having lit last (sub
sided, Tjpographia No, 7 reported that
the confeience between them and Union
No. 0 had been successful. They will
also apply for a charter from the Inter
national Typographical Uniou.
The Operators and Cloak-makers re
ported that the contractors were con
tinually attempting to reduce prices,
but the firm stand taken by the men
prevented I he scheme.
The Barbers' Union issued a card to
S. Helfgott, Broome and Ludlow street,
and took one away from A. Morrison,
121)0 First Ave.
The session adjourned at li.la.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
1 lie .Archihoodlem At lust ltaise the
Pool Hear Hoycotl They Ueuouiivu
Typogrupliiu, No. 7 us a "(einiaii Or
Ktiiiut ion" Carpenters Hint Joiners
Withdraw.
The fight of the Central Labor Union
against its fate of disintegration is des
perate, but it will be unavailing. One
of the phases of that fight was the
adoption, at last Sunday's meeting of
two resolutions; one against the German
painters, wdio are upholding the eight
hour day against the aggressions of their
bosses, and the other was diiected against
the Brewers' Union. By this action
the C. L. U. will undoubtedly secure
the plaudits of all enemies of labor, and
secure its own doom.
The delegate who presided was E. E.
Ford, of the Pattern-makers,
Local Unions No. C7 and 497, of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners sent letters of withdrawal.
The trustees reported that the ac
counts of the late Treasurer, Win. A.
Hotchkiss, had been found correct, and
that the funds in his keeping had leen
turned over to his successor.
The special eommittee to which the
investigation of the trouble at French's
theatres had been referred and the
Non-Intercourse Committee, both re
ported progress.
Then the resolutions already referred
to were received from the Miscellaneous
Section:
First as to the dispute between the
printers of No. 6 and No. 7:
Whereas, At the present time an
unjust warfare is being waged by Typo
graphia No. 7 (an organization com
posed exclusively of (ierman printers)
against the management of a thoroughly
union establishment, employing mem
bers of Typographical Union No, C; and
Wheheas, Typographical Union No.
G is composed of printers of all nation
alities to the number of 4000, and com
prising within its ranks more Herman
printers than No. 7 has; ami
Whereas, Typographia No. 7 has
allied itself with the Central Labor Fed
eration, an organization opKwed to the
parer.t central body of organized work
ingmen in this city; therefore lie it
JU'Solced, That we extend to Typo
graphical Union No. 0 our hcirty sym
pathy and pledge it our earnest support
in the unjust warfare waged upoli it,
atid recognize it as tiie only lnmn-jhli' or
ganization of compositors in this city.
I Secondly, in relation to the pool beer
j boycott:
I Whereas, Unions represented in the
experienced great difli
g union parks and halls
I pic-nics and entertain-
inent.-; and
Win kkak, The principal reason for
this is the inability of the proprietors
of such places to procure a suitable
union beverage, tjieiehv being com
pelled to im' u hat is commonly known
pool beer, a hip)cotted article; and
Wiikiifas, sail boycott was levied at
ihe leqiifst of l.reneis' Union No. 1,
now attached to the so called Central
Labor Federation; an I
Wiikui'as, TheC. L. F. is at the present
time engaged in an attempt lo destroy
unions atliliated with this body, as in
be strike of the United Brewers' Union
against the (inn of Tracy ov Lin sell,
where it organized the scabs and de
clared it ti union brewery; therefore,
he it
Jlixolmt, That the boycott on pool
beer be raised and that all halls, parks,
etc., wherein union bartenders, union
waiters and union musicians are em
ployed, and union cigars are sold, be
considered union places by the Central
Labor Union.
The resolution in regard to the Ger
iimn printers was unanimously adopted
after a brief address from B. J. II iwkes
of Typographical Union No. (i; hut ihe
raising of the pool beer boycott en
countered a determined opposition on
the part of delegate Jones, from Var
nishers' Union No. 1, who declared
that to pass such a resolution would in
jure the C. L. U. instead of the Fed
eration and would make it plain to the
public (hat tliis was part of the scheme
of the K. of L. to break up the open
unions. Several points of order were
raised while delegate Jones was speaking
and he had to give up the tight. Ed.
Conklin advocated the resolution, and
then Jones found a sympathizer in
deb gate Tnile, who held that if the boy
cott was unjust the public should have
been informed of . the fact long ago.
Delegate Hawkes hereupon said that if
the Federation had started in to fight
the C. L. U. the latter should retaliate.
These words found willing ears, and
after some other delegates had spoken
in favor of the resolution, it was adopt
ed w ithout a dissenting voice.
NATIONALIST CLUR NO 3. '
"What Is a Soiiocrtit ?" Kdn aril King
DellneN the 'e "(racy" I'rexted to
.Answer OuestioiiN he Lose his Temper
H in I Shvm that the French (evolution
Was a Failure, that the (ierman So
cialists have Compromised, and thai
their New York Brethren are Wantliif;
their Time in I'olltiiul Agitation.
Mr. Edward King delivered a lecture
at Nationalist Club No. 3, entitled,
'What is a Sociocrat," The gist of it was
that the Anarchist had a just appre
ciation of individual rights, responsibili
ties, and needs, but was wholly blind
to the collective side of man and to his
functions as a member of the social
organism ; that, on the other hand, the
Socialist had a just appreciation of the
collective side of man and of his func
tions as a member of the social organism,
but was w holly blind to the rights, re
sponsibilities and needs of the individual;
that, however, the Sociocrat, being
versed in laws of sociology, recognized,
both the collective and individual side
of man, saw the exaggeration of each,
and also the point w here each wasrij;bt.
The lecturer then proceeded to repeat
the well-known axiom that the applica
tion of a scientific truth was one thing,
its thinking out another thing; that the
former was an art, the latter a science;
and he then enunciated the view that
the art consisted in "compromise." This
opinion he thereupon elaborated by
arguing that people will not allow a
w hole programme to be crammed down
their throats and for that reason Social
ists dashed their heads against a wall of
opposition.
The principal critics were MaxGeorgii,
of the Washington Nationalist Club, and
Daniel DeLeon. The former pointed
out that the lecturer had wholly over
looked the historic character of the so.
cial movement. The latter said he had
betn very curious to learn w hat a "So
ciocrat" was, seeing that, from the title
of the lecture, the thing was deemed to
need definition; but that he found him
self in the condition of the Western boy,
whose mo' her had been reading dime
novels, and one day went at him fun
ously with a stick saying, she was going
to give him a vapulation. After the Uiy
had been "vapulated" he exclaimed,
'What a big word for a common lick
ing!" The Sociocrat, as defined by the
lecturer, was nothing but a common
see-sawer; a fellow on the fence with not
enough vigor of character to accomplish
anything; and he asked the lecturer to
answer these questions: First, upon
what authority did he claim that the
Socialist ignored the individual side of
man; secondly, upon what jioint was it
C. I. U. hav
eulty in prncur
in which to h.
potable to unite two men, one of w horn
would put an end to competition as
de-t i net i e of the happiness of man,
a nd t he ot her, w ho would iu lease it as
e.-st ntial lo that happiness; and thiidiv.
w h n instance he knew wheie at any
great crisis in ihe history ol mankind
progress lay over (he route ol compro
mise. He showed, on I he coin i ary , t hat
the S ii-1 a list was Ihe true Soci-iloglsl and
"Sociocrat," because bis aim was the
development o( (lie individual through
the .only means possible: ihe social
organism; that all progress was carried
by the uncompromising, the compromi
sers being swept aside like feathers in a
storm, and he illustrated this with nu
merous historic instances. Finally, ho
said it whs not the fullness of the social
ist programme that had not yet brought
victory to its side, nor any wall of con
viction that stood in its way. Its ch ar
cut programme would be understood
and accepted all the sooner for its com
pleteness; and as to the wall of opposi
tion, It was not one held together by
convictions, and this point he proved in
the light of the recent elections.
These quesdons seem lo have given
great trouble to the lecturer. In closing
the debate he lost his temper to the ex
tent of taking up most of bis time with
a personal attack and combating views
he claimed had been expressed hut
which in fact had not been remotely
hinted at. Everyone, he declared with
superabundant emphasis, had aright to
study; ihe poorest woikuigman had
that right, and no one had the right to
demand to he believed because he said
so. Willi this sentiment the audience1
was in hearty and unanimous accord,
and it evidently expected to see the lec
turer practise what he preached, and
answer the questions put lo him wilh
proper proofs, illustrations and evidence.
But what their surprise was may be
sooner imagined than described, when,
referring to the first question put to him,
hedeolared be had noauthority and repu
diated all; he saw certain facts and he
knew theni. In other words, he was his
own mithority, and as it always hap
pens with unipersonal authorities, they
keep the evidence to themselves. The
lecturer then crowded into the few
remaining minutes he had such choice
nuggets of political philosophy as that
the French revolution the most success
ful of revolutions, that which estub
lished the bourgeoisie had failed; that
Garibaldi fought like a lion for the re
public, but that the monarchy having
come, the Italian revolution whose
chief aim, by Ihe way, was the political
unification of Italy failed; that, not
political action but agitation was wanted
as though political action were not
the most elfective means of agitation;
that the Socialists in Germany as de
clared by Liehkneeht (sic) had followed
the line of compromise
Mhs. Florence Kia.i.iiY Wisciine
wetzkv: "Never!"
Chaiu.es Sotijkkan: "Name one in
stance." Edward Kino: "They have done so
in New York." (Laughter).
The lecturer linally, as an intended
clincher, alleged that the Socialists had
wasted their time at the hist election in
getting .i paltry 4,000 votes.
Several voices in the audience called
out at this point; "12,000, if you please!"
And the meeting adjourned.
Injustice would be done to the spirit
and the merits of the lecture, if it were
left unmeiitioned that, lefore the close
of the meeting Mr. Silbernick declared
himself converted to "Sociocracy" as
defined by the lecturer,
On next Sunday Daniel DeLeon will
deliver a lecture at the club, entitled.
"The Rev. II. O. Pet.lecosts I'lalform."
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY.
Proceedings of the National Executive
Committee.
At the last session of thin committee,
held on Nov. 21 at the Brooklyn Labor
Lyceum, Comrade F'raneis Mohr pre
sided. All members were present. Re
ceipts were reported to the amount of
$70 for dues and $ f! on subscription lists
for the Workmen's Advocate. The
expenditures were $17 HI, including the
salary of the Secretary. An appropria
tion of 70 for the party press was re
solved. The Committee on 1'arty I'ress
reported that the Committee on Manage
ment adopted the recommendation of
the Executive Board. Syracuse asked
to be informed whether a Socialist who
is opposed to ballot agitation could be
come a member of the party. The com
mittee declared unanimously lliat everv
mendierof the party should acknowledge
its principles as laid down in the plat
form. Three charters for newly organ
ized t-ections were granted, namely, to
American Section No. IJ South Brook
lyn, 'i' mernlMTs; Section Oneida, N. Y.,
o(l members, and Section East New York,
L'lith Ward of Brooklyn. Section Indi
anapolis reported favorably in regard to
an agitation trip. A communication
from Taunton w as turned over to the
Massachusetts State Committee. Two
members at large at Tacoma. Wash.,
were admitted, the Section lately or
ganized in that place having been com
pelled to disband on account of capital
istic iiersecution. G. S.
TIIU (KTOI'US.
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATIONS
EVERYWHERE.
The Magnates nt Work-onltl, Van
dirblll, Huntington, Kuckeleller,
Itriee, Yillanl, etc. Combining
and Absorbing.
We present below as complete a re
view as we can make of (he negotiations
that have been going on between rail
road magnates during the past week
w ith a view to li,e further consolidation
of the United Slates railway system.
It will readily be seen from the numb, r
and importance of schemes that have
been contemplated or carried out in that
short space of time, that the tendency
to absorption and unification has become
irresistible and is now progressing at a
rale of speed which only a few months
ago would have been deemed fanci
ful in the most enterprising circles
of railway financiering. The most re
markable feature of the movement is
that the Yauderbilt interests appear to
be playing second liddle lo Gould and
Rockefeller, and that, while a war of
giants may not only be possible at some
future time, hut is certain to come when
the alliances now forming shall have
been perfected with a view lo the final
battle to be fought for the control of the
whole system, everything for the present
is progressing smoothly and harmoni
ously. JAY UOPU) AND TMK It It'll MONO Tl'.KM IN Ah
Gen. E. F. Alexander, President of
the Central Railroad of Georgia, one of
the most important parts of the Rich,
mond Terminal system, makes the fol
lowing statement to the Savannah A'cico:
"Mr. Gould has probably bought $10,
000,000 worth of Richmond Terminal
stock, which, at the present market
price, he could obtain for about $l,a()0
000. This would give him a place on
tha Board and a voice in the control of
the road. Gould's idea, in my opinion,
is to secure a new route by which the
trallic of his Western roads can be de
livered lo New York and the Eastern
markets. The Richi'iond Terminal sys
tem and the South Atlantic ports afford
this outlet. Gould's system of railways
lies entirely West of the Mississippi,
forming a perfect network of railways
throughout a large section of the West
and Southwest, including the Texas
Pacilic and other large systems. Here
tofore their trallic with New York ha
been carried on over the Northern lines.
The Richmond Terminal will afford a
new outlet, and such a deal as it is re
ported has been made means the turn
ing of an immense amount of business
in this direction. The Western trade
with the Northern markets will come in
this direction and be carried to New
York by steamship from Savannah and
other ports. It means more ships for
Savannah. Mr. Gould knew he could
lose nothing by buying Richmond Ter
minal stock at 11. Having a voice in its
management he can make satisfactory
arrangements, and by turning the im
mense trallic of his Western lines in
this direction he will build up the Rich
mond Terminal system and make a large
profit by the increased value of its
stock."
VAxOKKIilLT AND TIIE NOHTII WKSTEKN
President llughitt, of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad, waa in this city
last week and during the whole of his
stay here was in steady conference with
the Vanderbilt interests and the officials
of the St. Paul and Rock Island roads.
These conferences, it is said, were held
in anticipation of a meeting of the Presi
dents of all the railroads of the country,
and attempt!) are now being made to
induce the Northwestern and Union Pa
cific roads to abrogate or modify the
traffic agreement made some time ago
with the Union Pacific Road, which
agreement caused the li iruption of the
Inter-State Itailway Association that
was formed at J. Pierpont Morgau's
house two years ago.
LOOKING TO THE ASIATIC THAhK.
President Huntington, of the Southern
Pacilic Company, left San Francisco
Tuesday night for New York. A few
minutes U-fore he left his attention was
called to a press dispatch announcing the
new board of ollicers for the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company. Huntington
said: "The election has resulted as I
exected and wished. In fact, the pre
sent otlieers of the Company had been
decided upon before the election preced
ing the last, and were changed after I
came to California." When asked if he
thought the Company would carry out
its policy by nit i hi;; on a line of si ea
rners bet u ecu Tacoma, Japan and China,
: be replied: "1 see no reason why (hey
I will not io so. This proposition has
been much talked of, and is miic to
come sooner or later. 1 suppose it may
as well commence now as ai some future
time."
A UOt 1 I) V ASIM..KIUI.T Al.l.l.VNCK.
The Chicago Tribtiio' says that the
Chicago. Rock Island iV. Pacilic and the
Chicago, Milwaukee iV SI. Paul railroads
have formed a trallic alliance with the
Union Pacilic similar to that existing
between the Union Pacilic and Chicago
NofthvMs'.ern. The new agreement is
evidently a pari of the Gould Vanderbilt
scheme to force vi Fasu in roads into
their proposed big combine, The Bur
lington has thus far shown a spirit ot
independence, and to force it to terms
Ihe arrangement w ith the Rock Island
and other roads was made.
tlOl'Ul AND TIIK 1 At'IKIC MAIL.
At ihe semi-annual meeting of the
Pacilic Mail Steamship Company held
last week, Jay Gould's Son, George, was
reinstated in the Presidency, which he
had resigned last May. The Board of
Directors, as it now stands, is composed
as follows: Jay Gould, George ( build,
Russell Sage, Calvin Price, Samuel Tho
mas, C. P. Huntington. Henry Hart, J.
B. Houston and Isaac E, Gates, A liner
group of corporation wreckers, ato;k
gamblers, land giablers and linancial
tree-boolers generally never stood in
front of a camera. Observe, further
more, that while Jay Gould carries the
Republican party in his vest pocket,
Calvin Price pulls the wires of Demo
cratic politics.
A 7,"),0 10,000 MOItTOAOK.
Tho largest mortgage ever filed nt
Pittsburg was placed on record on the
lib insl. It was for $75,000,000, and
wiim a consolidated mortgrtge given by
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis
Railway Company to the Fanners' Loan
and Trust Company and W. N. Jackson,
of Indianapolis. Trustees. The docu
ment is dated October 1, 1800. The rail
way company giving the mortgage was
formed by the Southern consolidated
system of (he Pennsylvania Railroad,
composed of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati &
St. Bonis Railway Company, the Cin
cinnati, St. Louis and Pittsburg Railway
Company, the Cincinnati ami Richmond
Railroad Company and the Jelferson
ville, Madison it Indianapolis Railroad
Company.
KOCKKFKI.Mill AND THIS NOUTIIKKll lA-
'I Kle
in connection with the report now
generally credited that the Rockefellers
have secured control of the Northern
Pacilic road, the entire capital of which
amounts to fSll.OOO.OOO, it is stated that
he has no intention to force Villard out
of the Company. In Philadelphia it is
believed that the block of Northern
Pacilic stock held by the North Ameri
can Company, amounting to 8117,000
shares, has been broken up and scat
tered. The North American Company
may hold some thousand shares yet, but
its power as a controlling inlluence in
Northern Pacilic affairs is gone.
President Adams, of the Union Pacilic
was also in this city last week. He came
to be "sacked" by Jay Gould, who has
obtained control of the road and propo
se to put his friend Dillon at the head
of it.
The scarcity of rolling stock on the
railioads of Texas, particularly those
centering at Fort Worth, is causing a
clog in business, and the situation in
some features is distressing. Cattle men
are crying in vain for cars in which to
ship their marketable stock. Merchants
are protesting against delayed shipments
of merchandise.
To Organized Labor.
Remember the watchword: Down
with pool beer and the C. L. U.
Pitt union bread with the label of the
International Bakers' Union.
Smoke union cigars, labeled by the
International Cigirmakera' Union.
Do not let the corrupt machinations
of archiboodlers destroy your trade or
ganizations, which it has taken many
years to set on foot and strengthen.
In order lo defeat these conspirators,
pledge yourselves anew to sustain the
boycott on all pool beer, ale and porter,
scab bread and scab cigars, and when
ever and wherever opportunity offers,
eiifcitc your pledge. E. B.
The postal savings bank system was
introduced throughout France in 1S2.
It has proved ol' treat benefit to the
people. Must we wait for it in tnia
j country until it has been applied in
thin an 1 litubuctoo.'
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