New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-01
BUILDERS TROUBLES ENDING
EVERY PROSPECT OF A SPEEDY SETTLE
MENT OF STRIKES IN THE TRADE
4 CANCELLATION COMMITTEE TERSUADEs THE
BOARD OF WALKING DELEGATES TO ACCEPT
ARBITRATION WITH THE STDAMFlT-
TERs-sTATE BOARD or MEDIA

ARBITRATION WITH THE STDAMFlT-
TERs-sTATE BOARD or MEDIA
TON NOT REQUIRED.
Considerable activity was displayed yesterday In
trying 10 bring about settlement Of the trouble
between the bosses and the men OF the building
trades and Il looked last night as though settle
ment would be speedily made. and the lockout OF
the steamhttcrs and the strike on the columbia
University and other buildings soon be declared on
The most important meeting held yesterday was
that Of Gle Board OF Walking Delegates, at It's
head, uarters in East Fifty-ninth-st Among those
who ended the meeting were President Seth Low
of Columbia University, Josephine Sha" Lowell
John NJ Bogert ana owen j. Kndelon. who consti-
tuted a committee OF tho New-York Council OF
Mediation and Cancellation. which has Interested
itself I'm the settlement OF the trouble.
President Low left the hall before the meeting
was over and when asked by Tribune reporter
what had taken place while he was there said: we
had three commissions TO submit 10 the Board.
Tho first was that the council which We repre-
sented approved of the suggestion OF the Board 10
settle the trouble between the steamftters ana inc
plumbers the control Of the thermostatic Work
by arbitration The second was request that the
Board call off the strike on the Columbia Univer-
sity and other buildings pending the arbitration.
and the third was asking the Boards consent TO
settle the differences between the master steam
filters and the steamfitters by arbitration, and
orns, the of the council II desired. to act
as arbitrator" Mr. Low also said that he had
made speech in the meeting, and that MIS-
Lowell and others had also been heard
Al the end OF the meeting William Perrine chair
man Of the Press Committee OF the Board, gave
out a statement to tire effect that the Board was
fully I'm accord with the council In relation TO the
settlement Of the present trouble by arbitration
The Board appointed a committee. consisting OF
William j. O'Brien. president. and Delegates Paas
md a
from the plumbers, and appoint an umpire. When
this Is done and rules for the guidance Of the joint
committee have been adopted. the Board Will call
off the strikes II the master seamftters VIII declare
off their lockout pending the arbitration. NO ac-
ton was taken on the third proposition OF the
COMMITTEES of the Council Of Cancellation and Ar
btration The State Board Of Arbitration and
Mediation CONSISTING Of Henry C. Johnso1 fnaar
was also present at the meeting and offered its
services If required. Mr.. Webster. who is the rec
Arid that the present trouble had been greatly
aggravated by desire OF employers to wage war
recent strike Of the Liberty Dawn Association OF
Coach and cab Drivers against cab company
The most wlrIike utteranoes heard yesterday
were those of 'harles 4. cowan. secretary or the
Mason builders Association. lie said that the
association had appointed For 10 fbs r
pose of having permanent Board OF Arptratio ~,
Jigputes between employers and employees When
this WAS done the builders would refuse 10 recoS.
nize or have anything TO do with the Board Of
Walklnp Delegates. and II serious trouble was 20
he avoided that Board would have to disband The
buidrrs believed IN trades unions, but objected 10
Tho Boqrd. and tn, latter must go.
William j. - Bricn. president OF the Board OF
walking Delegates. said that the board dld not
"a re for the threats Of the mason builders The
BOARD had been placed on the defensive from the
first IN the present troubles. and Its stand had
hecn prouer and dignihed from the first.
Tho committees OF the Board of Walking Dele
gatrs and the plumbers ncld meeting IN the See
House No. % Iafay ctte Place. last night, ana
proha BY appointed Bishop Potter as umpire. They
refused however to give out anything FOR publlca-
ton.
LAUNDRY WORKERS GO on STRIKE.
About $50 laundry workers. employed I'm thirty
one shops in this city and Ioboken. went strike
Yesterday for an increase of wages and reduction
In the hours of labor. Fifty Of the strikers are
Italians and the rest Hebrews and Russian Poles.
The strikers declare that they were compelled 10
work from seventeen to eighteen hours n day.
They held a meeting in Liberty Hail No. 2j7
East HoustOn-st. and a strike committee of seven
teen appointed 10 draw up a new set OF rules.
which will be submitted to the bosses. The strik-
crs demand a en-hour wOrkddy. The wages paid
at present ls 20 cents dozen for common pieces
and 80 cents Il dozen for hrst-cass work. The
/ strikers want an advance OF Is per cent. The
strikers said last night that the bosses were ex-
tremely busy. and that seven of them had accedcd
10 the demands ana their employees would return
work to-day.