The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
MAY YET BE SETTLED.
ST. Denis g. Co. Willing to Confer
With Representative of the
Building Trades Council.

The prospect of a speedy settlement OF
the painters strike becomes brighter every
day. The matter has been virtually placed
in the hands of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil. of which the painters union is part,
and the grievance or arbitration commit
tee of the council is hard at work endeav-
oring to adjust the differences SO that both
interested parties will be satisfied. 1t is
the wish of the council to start the work
ing-card system on Thursday with clear
field and no strike to combat.
TO this end two of the com mmittee called
upon st. Denis & Macauley, one of the
largest firms employing painters and who
declined to yield TO the demands OF the
striking painters. This firm has the con-
tract to do the painting on the big Parrot
building. Committeeman Mccartney and
Saunders called at st. Denis d MacauleY's s
office, and the interview was very friendly
and evidently very satisfactory to both
parties. The painters said that they do
not like this trouble with the union jour
neymen, but they do not wish to concede to
all that is demanded. They want some
voice in the matter of laborers, appren-
tices, foTemen, etc. On a number OF the
other points they are not opposed to the
union and are willing to be fair and meet
the journeymen more than half way.
Mr.. ST. Denis said that in the matter of
wages and hours he is paying as high or
higher wages than is demanded as the
minimum rate by the union. and he offered
to show his payroll to the committee.
There was one matter that he feared would
interfere with a satisfactory settlement and
tha. was that the union painters are not
inclined to concede any points.
Committeeman Mccartney told Mr.. st.
Denis that the strike has been placed in
L. <f Ha p,,511
Gil, which authorized the grievance COM
mittee to make every effort tolbring about
an amicable settlement of the existing
differences.
Mr.. Macauley answered that if he could
deal with the representatives of the Build
ing Trades Council he would be pleased
to adjust the matter and he believed that
settlement satisfactory to all parties
could be arrived at. He for one would be
willing to receive such a committe and
discuss the situation in detail. He would.
however, insist that the com nittee be
authorized to make and agree TO such
terms as would be decided as being to the
best interest of all.
Mr.. Saunders called attention to the fact
that on April 1 the Building Trades
Councils working card will 60 into effect
and the presence of nOn-union men ON
Jobs with union workmen would surely be
productive of other complications. This
would be very undesirable, and il is to
avoid such annoyances that the committee
is now striving.
As stated the interview was very salts
factory to all present and resulted in the
first steps leading to settlement being
made. 1t was agreed that this afternoon
ST. Denis & Macauley will again meet
Saunders, Mccartney and two represent
atives from the painters union. All mat
TORS hoo ~ on tho card
hours, journevmen, apprentices, laborers,
foremen, etc., will be discussed and no
doubt arranged to the satisfaction of all.
Mr.. st. Denis assured the committee
that in the conference to-day it must be
understood that he and his partner will
simply represent the firm and not the
Master Painters Association.