The evening times., 1897-01-21
NO CONTRACT YET AWARDED
A misunderstanding as to the Street
Stands.
Unless Organized Labor Is Recog-
niZed in the Building of Them
1t VIII Not March.

From what has taken place within the
| last day or two il may be stated that IL is
| highly improbable that the members o.
organized labor in the District viii take
| part In the Inauguration parade There is
| however, a possibility that an agreement
may be reached today. 1t appears there is
| some misunde rstanding, but who is a fault
| iU is impossible to say. The trouble was
| caused, it is understood. by the executive
committee on Inauguration failing to ac-
cede to the demands OF organized labor
| in reference to the building OF the street
| stands It is reported that committees from
the Building Trades Council, Central Labor
! Union and from the local Federation OF
Labor called on the inaugural committee
and asked to be recognized in the award
| ing OF the contracts to erect the street
stands.
Chairman ]. C. BeT is reported as say
| ing that these requests were not granted
| because the contracts for the erection Of
| the stands have already been given Out
by the chairman Of the committee in charge
| of that work.
The local Federation of Labor received
| q communication from the inaugural COM
mittee, inviting that organization TO take
part in the parade. This was a surprise,
and the secretary was Instructed to write
the Committee and say if the organization
was recognized in the matter Of building
the street stands, it would consider the in
yitation.
Mr.. Henry A willard, chairman Of the
committee on parks and reservations was
seen last night, and from what he said,
it would appear as if there were still a
possibility OF amicabIy arranging the diff
ferences between the committee and or
ganized labor in the District.
Mr.. willard stated positively that the
contracts for building the street stands
had not been awarded, and that his cc,n-
mittee would have nothing whatsoever to
do with the contracts for the work Of erect
ing the stands.
Mr.. James F. McHugh, president of the
local Federation, said last night that COM
mIttee from that body had called upon the
inaugural committee and asked that they be
recognized, but that he understood they
did not receive any encoura cement. 1t
was also stated that the committee would
not have immediate control of the decora-
ton of the stands, and for that reason they
could not guarantee the recognition.
Mr.. McHugh said he and the committee
were aware of the fact that the power Of
thecomnnttee over the building ofthe stands
ceased when the spaces were rented, but
he said what the committee wanted and
organized labor demanded was that in
the leasing Of the spaces and reservations
it be specified that the stands be built by
union labor. This was all, Re said, and
if the inaugural committee intended to
recognize organized labor in the District
it would have been very easy to insert
such clause, and, having done SO, nothing
more could he asked
In all probability, Mr.. McHugh stated.
the committee would call at inaugural
headquarters today and make a final re-
quest that clause be inserted stipulating
that the work on the stands shall be done
by organized labor. This, he said, can be
done at any time before the spaces and
reservations are leased.