The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
FAILED TO AGREE.
Union Men and Superintendent
Stanford Could Not Decide
Upon Settlement.

One of the most important conferences
held since the strike on the Parrott build
ing began took place yesterday. The two
business agents for the council, Saunders
and McIvor, with ]. Mccartney and H.
Behricke OF the grievance committee,
called upon Mr.. Stanford, the superin-
tendent of the building, to declare the
ultimatum of the council. This was in
substance that the contract must either be
unionized at once or the combined labor
ing element of the community would
withdraw all patronage from all who are
in any way, now or in the future, inter-
ested in the building or any institution
connected with it. The only one whom
the union people could see 10 be in the
way was G. J. Bruschke, who has lot
of non-union men at work finishing some
of the departments.
Mr.. Stanford on the other hand had
taken the position that work must 60 on
at once.
Agent McIvor stated the position of the
council. He called attention to the situa-
ton by saying that it would be to the best
interests of all concerned if Druschke
could be relieved of his contract, so that
the building could be unionized.
To this Mr. Stanford replied that in the
be broken, even by the management of the
Parrott estate. He could complete his job,
and should an attempt be made to keep
him Or his non-union men out OF the
building he could secure from the courts
an injunction preventing any one else
from finishing the work, particularly as
the material in question now In the build
ing belongs to the contractor.
Agent Saunders suggested that in or.
der to get the non-union men out of the
building so the union men could enter
Bruschke might be induced to do the mill
work with his men and have union men
attend to the setting up in the building.
Mr.. Stanford said that this could not be
done as the putting together is a part of
the furniture business. To this Mozart
ney took issue and held that putting up
store shelving, counters and cases is the
work of the regular joiner and not of the
furniture-Worker, whose business is to
construct parlor SETS bedroom sets, tables,
chairs, etc. In doing this work with wood
and furniture workers Bruschke has en-
croached upon the trade Of the carpenter
and the joiner
Then am to understand this to be the
situation" said Mr.. Stanford. "Unless
We devise some means of getting rid of
Bruschke every effort will be made on the
part of organized labor to withhold the
public patronage from all connected with
lie Dullulng r.
THAT would be the last resort and we
do not care to take such a step If it can be
prevented" answered Saunders.
In long conversation in regard to the
amount OF work still to be done on the
building it was shown that Bruschke's
work will not last much over two weeks
and that no other job stands III the way of
unlonizing the building. A suggestion
was made that the last resort might be
withheld until Bruschke finished, but Mr..
Stanford said that the work on the build
ing could not be held at standstill for
two weeks.
Mccartney suggested that in all future
contracts clause might be inserted to
employ only union men, but Mr.. Stanford
said that was matter over which he had
no control.
As neither party could make any head
way toward settlement the representa-
tiyes of the council shook hands with the
superintendent and withdrew. The latter
was told if he should have any suggestions
to make, the council, which would meet in
the evening, would be yeadyto listen to