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The General Executive Board believes that the Brotherhood should purchase a lot and erect a suitable building as a permanent home, preferably in the outskirts of some city in which reasonable competition upon our printing can be had. This matter should be given thought so that it may be dealt with intelligently and satisfactorily at the General Assembly to be held in Rochester, N. Y., in 1913, or, if no Convention be held, by the membership, through the referendum. If we continue to rent, no change can be made advantageously unless the Constitution be amended to provide that Headquarters shall remain for a specified period in the city selected. The expense of removal and of fitting up new offices to meet our needs forbids frequent changes.

Appeals.

3855 Of Brother Fred Fierke, of L. U. No. 27, Chi cago, Ill., against the action of L. U. No. 8, Gary, Ind., fining him.

G. E. B. considers fine excessive, therefore reduces it to $50.00.

3856 Of Brother John Smith, of L. U. No. 253, Holyoke, Mass., against fine imposed by L. U. No. 257, Springfield, Mass., alleging violation of Section 56 of the constitution.

(1) Fine for failing to register while working in jurisdiction of L. U. No. 257 was legally and properly imposed.

(2) L. U. No. 257 Instructed to file written charges and give appellant trial in regular manner in alleged violation of working rules by working in unfair shop. 3917 Of L. U. No. 187, Yonkers, against the action of D. C. No. 20, Westchester County granting members permission to work Saturday after

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Sustained. If D. C. desires to grant such permission in special cases its by-laws must be amended to cover such contingencies. Of Brother Frank Thornton, of L. U. No. 147, against the action of D. C. No. 14, Chicago, Ill., fining and expelling him.

Referred back to D. C. for reconsideration and revision. Under Section 143 of the constitution a member cannot be fined and expelled. 3956 Of Brother M. H. Lawson against the action of D. C. No. 14, Chicago, refusing to accept his clearance card.

4016 Of Brother R. C. Nicholson, of L. U. No. 191, Chicago, against fine imposed by L. U. No. 452, West Palm Beach, Fla.

G. E. B. deems fine excessive and instructs L. U. No. 452 to reduce the amount to $10.00. 4017 Of Brother O. W. Poston, of L. U. No. 184, Chicago, against fine imposed by L .U. No. 452, West Palm Beach, Fla.

G. E. B. deems the fine excessive and instructs L. U. No. 452 to reduce amount to $10.00. 4018 Of Brother Arthur K. Hunter against the manner in which his trial was conducted by D. C. No. 28, Queens and Nassau Counties.

Not sustained.

4019 Of Brothers B. Lipman and Val. Duswalt against the action of D. C. No. 29, Kings County, N. Y., accepting report of trial committee which dismissed charges but required them to pay costs of trial.

Sustained. Any moneys paid to D. C. as costs must be refunded to appellants. 4025 Of Brother T. P. Sturtevant against the alleged actions of L. U. No. 395, Webster, Mass. (1) In preventing him from serving as financial secretary; (2) irregular election of financial secretary; (3) his being issued withdrawal card without making application for same.

Referred to G. V.-P. Chas. A. Cullen. 4026 Of L. U. No. 1066, Milwaukee, Wis., against the action of D. C. No. 5 in reducing the amount of the fine imposed on Brother Aug. Klump. Not sustained.

4028 Of Brother Wm. J. McNulty against action of L. U. No. 215, East St. Louis, Ill., in the trial of charges preferred by him against Brother Hammond.

Not sustained.

4029 Of J. McCaffrey against fine imposed by D. C. 9 of New York City, N. Y.

Sustained. Fine imposed is greater than penalty prescribed in laws of D. C. 9 (Art. 11, Sec. 8) for offense of which member was found guilty. 4031 Of Brother B. A. Robinson against the action of L. U. No. 573, Atlanta, Ga., fining him. Not sustained.

4034 Of Brothers Dudley, Schaeffer and Schofner, of L. U. No. 47, and A. B. Charles and O. E. Morgan, of L. U. No. 912, Indianapolis, against the action of D. C. No. 27 fining them. Not sustained.

4036 Of Brother Adolph Cronston, of L. U. No. 11, Boston, Mass., against the action of L. U. No. 175, Fitchburg, Mass., fining him.

Not sustained.

4045 Of Brother Conrad Berthelson, of L. U. No. 194. Chicago, Ill., against, (1) action of D. C. No. 14, Chicago, in expelling him from the Brotherhood; (2) alleged irregularity of trial; (3) alleged violation of the constitutions of D. C. 14 and of the Brotherhood.

Not sustained.

4046 Of Brother A. H. Taylor against action of D. C. 10, Essex County, N. J., instructing L. U. No. 26 to require him as a contractor to resign membership in the Brotherhood.

Not sustaiend.

4054 Of Brother L. M. Woolverton against dismissal of charges preferred by him against Brother Leaman in L. U. No. 758, Carterville, Ill. Not sustained.

4055 Of Brother A. J. Callahan on behalf of Brothers Rosenthal, Slovitch, Scrotkins and Garber, of L. U. No. 213, Paterson, N. J., against the action of D. C. No. 7, Hudson County, N. J.

Not sustained. As they were working in his jurisdiction Business Agent Hunter acted within his rights in calling them off.

4056 Of Brother F. J. Abercrombie against the action of L. U. No. 731, Bridgeport, Conn., imposing fine on him.

Not sustained.

4057 Of Brother Aberman, of L. U. No. 1011, New York City, against fine imposed by D. C. No. 9, Alleging irregular trial.

Not sustained.

4059 Of Brother S. S. Pearson, formerly of L. U. No. 130, Houston, Tex., against fine imposed by L. U. No. 130.

Sustained. Constitution of Brotherhood forbids local unions to loan funds to members. 4060 Of L. U. No. 680, Kensington (Philadelphia), Pa., against alleged requirement that it pay to D. O. No. 21 higher initiation tax on members initiated than that required of L. U. No. 345.

Not sustained. No evidence produced to substantiate allegation.

4065 Of Brother John Winkler, Jersey City, N. J., against the action of D. C. No. 7, Hudson County, in requiring him to quit work and against imposition of fine on his refusal to comply.

Not sustained.

4067 Of L. U. No. 169, Jersey City, N. J., against D. C. No. 7, Hudson County, alleging violation of the second paragraph of section 19 of the constitution of the Brotherhood.

G. E. B. refuses to consider appeals from L. U. No. 169 until it asks for the dissolution of the injunction obtained against D. C. No. 7 in violation of the provisions of section 166 of the constitution of the Brotherhood.

4078 Of various members of Chicago locals against the action of D. C. No. 14, Chicago, fining and expelling them.

Referred back to D. C. 14 to revise its decision so as to conform to provisions of section 143 of the constitution of the Brotherhood; a member cannot be fined and expelled for one and the same offense.

4081 Of Brother 0. A. Mayhew against the action of L. U. No. 856, Muskogee, Okla., in permitting Brother Thomas Wingfield, a defaulting officer, to serve as delegate to the Trades and Labor Assembly.

Sustained. Brother Wingfield is not eligible to serve the L. U. in this capacity. 4093 Of Brother Wm. Bowman, of L. U. No. 77, Salt Lake City, Utah, against his compulsory retirement as Business Agent of that union.

Sustained. By-laws provide that B. A. can be removed only upon conviction of violation of said by-laws. No charge of this nature has been made.

4095 Of Brother Harry Shapiro, against the action of D. C. No. 8,San Francisco, imposing fine on him.

Not sustained.

4097 Of Brother John V. Amnelius, of L. U. No. 111, Lynn, Mass., against fine imposed by D. C. No. 41, Boston, Mass.

Not sustained.

4103 Of Brother John H. Fowler against fine imposed by L. U. No. 171, Colorado Springs, Colo. Not sustained.

4104 Of Brother W. S. Newcomb against refusal by L. U. No. 9, Raleigh, N. C., of application of Jake Wiley without referring same to investigating committee.

Sustained. Application must pass through regular course. (Sections 22 to 24, inclusive, of the General Constitution.)

4115 Of Brother A. C. Hanswright against the action of L. U. No. 318, Ft. Worth, Tex., in amending its by-laws, alleging violation of Article 5, Section 31, of said by-laws.

Not sustained.

4116 Of Brothers Ed. McAfee, L. T. Brown and A. Engstrom, Little Rock, Ark., against the action of L. U. No. 424 imposing fines on them. Not sustained.

4117 Of Brother Charles Husser, of Valhalla, N. Y., against fine imposed by D. C. 20, of Westchester County, N. Y.

Not considered. Time allowed had expired before appeal was made.

4139 Of L. U. No. 490, New York City, against decision rendered by D. C. No. 9 on resolutions submitted.

The G. E. B. rules:

"That paperhangers have the right to make their own wage scale, but working rules must be made and enforced by the D. C. subject to a referendum vote of its affiliated local unions.

"That all men working at paperhanging must get the paperhangers' wage scale and be gov erned by the D. C. working rules.

"That a member may work at any branch of our trade but must hold or transfer his membership to a local union of the branch at which he works the major portion of his time.

Regarding resolutions mentioned in appeal, the G. E. B. rules them constitutional provided they were passed according to the by-laws of the D. C. 4142 Of Brother O. A. Lindboe against alleged excessive fine imposed upon him by D. C. No. 14, Chicago.

Not sustained.

4147 Of Brother W. A. Cross against collection of assessment levied by L. U. No. 368, Washington, D. C., in alleged violation of section 9 of the constitution.

Sustained.

4149 Of Brother Meyer Solomon, of L. U. No. 1011, against the officers of D. C. No. 9, New York City, alleging discrimination in treatment of unemployed members.

Not sustained. If injustice has been done, the members who are affected should make the appeal.

4159 Of Brother Charles B. Von Eschenbach against the action of L. U. No. 703, of Philadelphia, alleging, (1) that in referendum election for general officers and for delegates to conventions, he was only member who voted as provided in constitution of Brotherhood; (2) that ballots were taken from the hall by the secretary, in violation of provisions of constitution; (3) asking that said election be declared void.

4134 Of Massachusetts State Conference.

4185 Of L. U. No. 664, Nyack, N. Y.

$25.00 granted.

4186 Of L. U. No. 688, (Burnside), Chicago, Ill.

Not granted.

4187 Of L. U. No. 117, Kansas City, Mo., on strike.

4188

$100.00 granted.

Of L. U. No. 94, Pittsfield, Mass.

$42.30 granted.

4194 Of L. U. No. 712, Water Valley, Miss., on strike.

4196

$50.00 granted.

Of L. U. No. 587, Philadelphia, Pa.
Referred to G. V.-P. Kelley.

4039 Of D. C. No. 38, Atlanta, Ga.

$150.00 granted.

4063 Of L. U. 79, Denver, Colo.

$200.00 granted.

Other Requests.

3979 Of L. U. No. 197, Terre Haute, Ind., that suspension of Brother Tomboken, August 31, 1911, be set aside.

4030 Of D. C. No. 41, Boston, Mass., for permission to refuse clearance cards for an indefinite period. Not granted.

4033 Of D. C. No. 17, Dallas, Tex., for permission to issue appeal for funds with which to establish cooperative shop.

Not granted. Constitution does not permit submission of request of this nature. 4035 Of L. U. No. 26, Newark, N. J., for decision of G. E. B. regarding legality of L. U. No. 26 returning strike assessments collected from various members.

Action of L. U. was illegal.

4047 Of L. U. No. 98, St. Joseph, Mo., endorsed by various locals for the services of Organizer Bayliss.

Granted.

Not granted.

4087 Of L. U. No. 44, Lawrence, Mass., for (1) jurisdiction over villages of North and South Andover; (2) assignment or organizer to work in upper New England States and in Nova Scotia. Referred to G. V.-P. Chas. A. Cullen. 4096 Of Organizer Siekmann, submitting bill for or ganizing services.

Bill referred to D. C. No. 12, Cincinnati, as donation was made the D. C. to cover expense of work in question. 4100 Of L. U. No. 449, New York, N. Y., and Secretary Aug. Tobler that the Brotherhood affiliate with the International Trade Secretariate.

G. E. B. is without authority to act in premises without instructions from Brotherhood. 4109 Of L. U. No. 820, Kansas City, Mo., for ruling relative to appointment of business agent.

When the membership of affiliated unions by referendum vote delegate this power to a D. C. its affiliated locals must abide by the action taken.

4110 Of L. U. No. 126, Joplin, Mo., for services of an organizer.

Referred to G. V.-P. Finan.

4125 Of Worcester County Conference, Worcester, Mass., for services of organizer to work in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and northern Massachusetts.

Referred to G. V.-P. Chas. A. Cullen. 4127 Of D.. No. 10, Essex County, N. J., for ruling regarding bronzing of radiators.

Where this work is taken by the square foot, it must be classed as contracting. 4128 Of L. U. No. 367, Springfield, Mo., for services of an organizer.

Referred to G. V.-P. John M. Finan. 4129 Of L. U. No. 521, Chicago, Ill., for ruling as to legality of recent election of local officers.

The members elected at the meeting of December 29, 1911, are the legal officers of the local. The rulings of the president were proper and the election of Brother Arnold, in his absence, was justified under the circumstances. 4130 Of paperhangers of Terre Haute, Ind., for separate charter.

4135 Of D. C. No. 28, Queens and Nassau Counties, for permission to sign an agreement with the Brunswick-Balke-Collander Co.

Advised not to sign agreement unless all departments are included.

4148 Of D. C. No. 21, Philadelphia, Pa., that its affiliated locals be required to pay per capita tax. Locals to be notified to pay up indebtedness at once or charters will be revoked. 4151 Of L. U. No. 221, Austin, Tex., for (1) charter for paperhangers' union in Austin; (2) asking permission to dispense with payment of sick benefits for period of one year.

(1) Application for charter referred to G. V.P. Clarence E. Swick; (2) Sick benefits are a local affair and not within the jurisdiction of G. E. B. 4152 Of L. U. No. 106, Duluth, Minn., for services of an organizer.

Referred to G. V.-P. A. E. Scott.

4153 Of D. C. 41, Boston, Mass., that a general organizer be appointed from amongst the membership of D. C. No. 41.

Referred to G. V.-P. Chas. A. Cullen. 4155 Of L. U. No. 204, St. Louis, Mo., for services of an organizer.

Referred to G. V.-P., John M. Finan. 4161 Of L. U. No. 214, Sioux City, Ia., for services of an organizer.

Referred to G. V.-P. John M. Finan. 4163 Of L. U. No. 242, Orange, N. J., for ruling as to legality of reinstating John Henderson, a dropped member.

Reinstatement illegal and void. L. U. granted permission to re-initiate former member under special arrangement.

4165 Of L. U. No. 123, Cleveland, Ohio, that constitution be translated into Hebrew. Not granted.

4168 Of L. U. No. 720, Butte, Mont., for information for its guidance in the event of strike of Western Federation of Miners.

General Secretary-Treasurer Skemp instructed to advise local as to policy of the Brotherhood. 4177 Of D. C. No. 14, Chicago, Ill., that the G. E. B. appoint a committee from among its members to confer with a committee of D. C. No. 14 regarding laws for the better government of the district.

Granted. Vice-Presidents Finan, Cullen and Hunt appointed to serve on committee. 4178 Of D. C. No. 42, Louisville, Ky., for appointment of Brother J. C. Gloub as district organizer. Granted (without salary.)

4180 Of L. U. No. 702, Kansas City, Mo., for permission to appeal to the membership for financial assistance.

4184

Not granted.

Of D. C. No. 22, Twin City, Minn., that an organizer be sent to district.

Referred to G. V.-P. A. E. Scott.

4193 Of D. C. No. 29, Kings County, N. Y., for services of an organizer to investigate conditions existing in shops in Queens and Nassau Counties and to formulate more satisfactory agreement between D. C.'s 9, 28 and 29.

Referred to Organizer Rander. 4195 Of L. U. No. 447, Cedar Rapids, Ia., for permission to assess its members to aid striking button workers.

Granted, provided assessment is levied in accordance with provisions of section 9 of constitution.

4197 Of L. U. No. 139, Charleston, S. C., that Brother Miller be appointed to organize negro painters. Not granted. No funds available for the pur4198 Of L. U. No. 160, Milwaukee, Wis., to set aside suspension of Brother Kimmerle.

pose.

Not granted.

4203 Of D. C. No. 36, Los Angeles, for ruling as to privileges of business agent in local union of which he is not a member.

Business agent has same privileges as any visiting member and no more. Set forth in section 36 of the constitution.

Protests.

3982 Of L. U. No. 1006, Brooklyn, N. Y., against payments made to officials during strike by D. C. No. 29, Kings County, N. Y.

Not sustained. Evidence shows that money was legitimately expended.

4003 Of L. U. No. 261 against requirement of D. C. No. 9, of New York, N. Y., that apprentices on becoming full members shall pay $5.00.

Not sustained.

4013 Of L. U. No. 442, New York, N. Y., against the action of D. C. No. 9 continuing payment of salary to business agent charged with extortion. No action taken, as member is no longer employed as business agent. 4076 Of Brother Samuel Koegel, of L. U. No. 51, against alleged failure of D. C. No. 9, of New York, N. Y., to give him proper protection.

Not sustained.

4101 Of L. U. No. 111, Lynn, Mass., against alleged refusal of D. C. No. 41, of Boston, Mass. to accept clearance cards.

Sustained. Provisions of section 59 of constitution must be observed.

4114 Of L. U. No. 584 against refusal of D. C. No. 14, of Chicago, Ill., to endorse its wage scale and against provisions of Rule 20 of D. C.'s working rules.

Referred to G. V.-P. John M. Finan. 4133 Of Brother M. Leander, of L. U. No. 267, Los Angeles, Cal., against L. U. No. 267 making donations to sick members. Sustained.

4136 Of Brother Sheridan and other members of L. U. No. 53 against refusal of L. U.'s 53 and 873, of Dallas, Tex., to abide by decision of Organizer Vance.

Referred to G. V.-P. Clarence E. Swick. 4167 Of Brother J. B. Adams against the action of L. U. No. 447 alleging irregularity in amendment of by-laws of local union and against rulings of its officers.

Not sustained. Amendments to by-laws approved.

4170 Of L. U. No. 454, New York, N. Y., against L. U. No. 905 waiving arrangement entered into with D. C. No. 9 that said locals should elect Bronx business agent, and against action of D. C. No. 9 in sending L. U. No. 454 regular Council ballots instead of providing special ballots for election of business agent for Bronx district.

Not sustained. Resolution 212 under which arrangement was made has been declared unconstitutional by the G. E. B.

Communications.

4102 From Alteration Painters and Paperhangers' union regarding admission of its members to membership in the Brotherhood.

Referred to D. C.No. 9, of New York City. 4072 Of Gabriel Hanson submitting statement of alleged account against Brotherhood.

Referred to G. V.-P.'s Finan, Cullen and Hunt with instructions to investigate and adjust claim. Miscellaneous.

4061 Charges against 4th G. V.-P. Hunt, preferred by D. C. No. 31, of Seattle; endorsements of L. U.'s No. 194, Chicago, and No. 477, Boise, Idaho, submitted in conjunction with letter from L. U. No. 260, Great Falls, Mont., (published in December "Painter and Decorator.")

G. E. B. rules: There were no charges against Fourth G. V.-P. Hunt, inasmuch as there were not a sufficient number of seconds (section 254 of the Constitution of the Brotherhood). As no evidence was presented by a single member of

Jersey City, N. J.

the Brotherhood, as L. U. No. 260, of Great Falls, Mont., (in whose jurisdiction the alleged offenses were supposed to have been committed) emphatically denies the charges, under seal of the local, as the evidence in the case was presented to the membership during the recent election by circular letter to all local unions of the Brotherhood, and as G. V.-P. Hunt was returned to office by an overwhelming plurality, thus completely exonerating him, the Board can do nothing but dismiss the case.

4079 Briefs and opinion submitted by Attorneys Grauer and Rathkopf on behalf of L. U. No. 1011, New York City, regarding constitutionality of Resolution 212, adopted by Cincinnati General Assembly.

Upon the advice of the attorneys for the Brotherhood the G. E. B. rules that Resolution 212 adopted by the G. A. in Cincinnati, Ohio, December, 1909, is unconstitutional and therefore null and void.

Other Matters.

A committee representing L. U. No. 430 (Finishers), of Chicago, complained that finishers are being initiated in Chicago unions of the U. B. of Carpenters and Joiners.

The G. E. B. will take matter up with the General Officers of the United Brotherhood.

G. V.-P. Swick reported that conference with the Governor of Mississippi and commercial bodies of New Orleans had brought no results and that strike on I. C. R. R. may be prolonged indefinitely.

DISTRICT COUNCILS.

25 Albany and Rensselaer Cos.-R. S., E. Lamoreaux, 127 Central Ave., Cohoes, N. Y. 14 Chicago, Ill.-Bus. Agts., Chas. Cameron, (147), 2028 Rice st.; Albert Jaax, (265), 10104 Eggleston ave.; E. L. Hitt, (191), 4618 Indiana ave.; C. G. Foster, (184), 6921 Normal ave.; E. B. Thompson, (521), 533 Root st.; Geo. Tuckbreiter, (180), 1905 Madison st., Chicago; A. C. Anderson, (194), 1759 W. Huron st.; John C. Cooper, (54), 1581 Maple ave., Evanston, Ill.; Wm. Kretschmar, (275), 4505 Drake ave.; D. A. McCauley, (27), 149 W. 57th place; Hugo Hahn, (27), 5064 N. Winchester ave.; Walter Lathrope, (830), 3531 Melrose st.

5 Milwaukee, Wis.-Bus. Agt., Chas. Voeltz, Brisbane Hall.

39 San Antonio, Tex.-R. S., Jas. F. Young, 409 Hood

San Francisco 510-R. S., W. E. Eilken, 7033 Geary st. San Diego 853-Sec'y, A. Collins, 739 4th st. Watsonville 750-R. S., W. A. Sloan, Gen. Del.

CONNECTICUT.

Farmington 845-Sec'y, Wm. J. Bronson.

New Britain 21-F. S., F. Scholl, 31 Greenwood st. Stamford 192-R. S., T. H. McVeigh, 21 Woodland ave. F. S., C. N. Leonard, 305 Summer st.

CANADA.

Peterboro 379-R. S., F. A. Dainton, 346 Aylmen st. F. S., W. Snider, 1479 Ceder st.

Toronto, Ont., 737-F. S., Wm. King, 183 Westmoreland

ave.

Vancouver 805-R. S., J. L. McLogan, Pender Hotel. F. S., C. E. Laubach. 538 Cambie st.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Washington 74-Sec'y, Wm. E. Sedgwick, 1233 W. 8th st., N. W. Washington 420-R. S., C. A. Maidens, 1734 F. st., N. W.

FLORIDA.

Tampa 88-R. S., Paul Lambert, 11101⁄2 Franklyn st. F. S., Geo. Rogers, 1110 Franklyn st.

GEORGIA.

Macon 577-A. E. Simmone, 920 Hazel st. F. S., J. O. Kelley, 819 Ash st.

Macon 344--Sec'y, Wm. L. Armstrong, 316 Middle st. Waycross 602-R. S., W. S. Burton, 145 Owens st.

ILLINOIS.

Belleville 85-R. S., Emil Keller, N. Richland st. F. S.,
Albert Christman, 610 W. Church st.
Chicago 396-R. S., R. Solomon, 1523 W. Polk st.
Chicago 521-F. S., J. P. Fleig, 1637 Michigan ave.
Chicago 27-F. S., H. Cohn, 704 S. State st.