The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-15
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The Trades Unions Raiss Their Voice
in the Strike Case.
THEY CENSURE THE B. M. P. A.
An Important Meeting to investi-
gate the Trouble on the High
School Building = Per-
mits Granted.

Great Falls, Jan. 14.-At meeting of
the different building trades or TINS
city, held for the purpose OF inveStlga-
ting the strike among carpenters en-
ployed on the Central High scnooi
building, il was decided to select
committee of one from each OF the IL
organizations represented, and, In al
dftion thereto, to appoint committee
of three arbitration Judges, two from
disinterested labor unions and one from
outside of labor organizations, their
decision to be final as far as further
work on the school building was con-
cerned. After going into the details OF
the trouble thoroughly the committees
report was presented to the Trades anu
Labor council, and unanimously APP
proved and adopted by that organlza-
ton.
Following is the report of the COM
mittee:
1--WE are of the firm opinion that, the
school building being the peoples build
ing. and the workingmens children
having a greater interest in its early
completion than the children OF any
other class, 1T behooves the laporins
classes to go as far as they cam con-
sistent with reason and honor, TO lur-
Their it's completion as soon as possible,
shirt in strong contrast to the anlmus
displayed by the haters OF organized
labor, who, ii is apparent, are WILING
to see it's completion postponed lnoen-
nitely and go to any lengths, II by SO
doing they can gain some sordid, seinsh
end, and in which process they are we
believe, assisted by our servants, the
members of the school board, in the
face of the well-known fact that they
pledged themselves before placed IN
office to see that the High school puiiu-
ing should be wholly erected by union
labor, and signed a contract with the
original contractor to this erect ano
now sit supinely, or In secret actlveiy
aid and abet the haters and degrad-
ers of labor and humanity in their I'M
holy efforts to degrade labor.
AS YOU are we'll aware, an attemp'
has been made by the carpenters look
ing to arbitration of this matter, ano
was in a fair way to succeed until ps
the meddling of the b. NJ. p. A. thei
laudable efforts proved unaValilng'
I'm view of the foregoing, 1t is oul
Judgment that you should leave n'
stone unturned to put on the building
TO the very utmost every union MAJ
possible, under special promise IRON
the several unions that the work VII
go forward with all dispatch, that IN
friends who have stood by us may los
nothing and the people at large be givel
an object lesson as to the liberal publ
spirit which animates organized lapo
in comparison to the narrow, sorol'
ideas of those who would see on
schools closed down entirely rathe
than lose an opportunity of striking
blow at organized labor, well KNOWING
and not caring that the workingmen'
children and others or the poore
classes may be deprived of an educa
tion while they the narrow, Sel1Sh an
sordid, are able to send their childrel
elsewhere to give them the educatio
which is the right of every child Dor
in this free country.
(SignedD, Ed Grosser,
Secretary Trades and Labor Councii.