The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-19

In short. the situation is this: No con-
tractor In any way connected with the
exchange can, from today on, procure
any union labor until such time as the
tie-up is declared off.
The members of the exchange appear
to treat the whole affair with dispas-
sionate calmness, but the strikers
maintain that their late employers will
come to terms In few days. At any
rate the situation is becoming more
serious.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were drawn
up by the Building Trades Council at
their meeting on Saturday evening:
Whereas. The condition of the en-
ployes in the building trades in the city
of Scranton does not compare favorably
| with those of other cities of our class
| throughput the country, ard
| Whereas, As they have by Just and
honorable means tried to improve their
| condition so that they may be able to
| give their families fair share of the
| worlds comforts, and
| Whereas, Certain contractors of this
| city have refused and are now refusing
| to meet THEN employees on any fair
| grounds for a settlement of the present
difficulty. and as they absolutely refuse
| to consider their request, be it
| Resolved That we, as q representative
| body of citizens will consider any mcr-
| chant. agent or corporation. who may
| furnish patronage to any unfair Contrar-
| tor or builder in the city of Scranton or
| vicinity as an enemy to the best interests
| of our city, and will shape our actions
in strict accordance with the course thny
may deem fit to pursue.
| The following statement concerning
the strike has been prepared by Secre-
/ tary B. +. Laudig, of the Builders
| Exchange:
| THE STATEMENT
| Builders EXchange-On April %. 1892
| the act TO incorporate the Builders En-
change of Scranton was promulgated
| under charter Lranted them
Its Membcrs-All Il leading contrac-
| tors and builders anu dealers in building
material of this city with few excep-
tions, are members of this association,
| eighty-eight in number
| Beginning of StrIke--February s. 1892 a
communication from G. A Corless, sec
retary of joint committee of Carpenters
unions Nos. 4S4 and 563 was received.
| February a. 1899, at the next regular
meeting Of the exchange. the communi-
cation and rules Were read and received
and referred to committee of the Mas
ter Carpenters association Of the cx-
change to pass upon them.
February %, lS99-The committee to
| whom the communication was referred
met and thoroughly discussed the rules
with great care and consideration and
concluded that they could not Justly
grant the request, . Id 50 informed the
writer of the COMMUNICATION.
| March l6. 1899. THE exchange received
a communication from Secretary c. A.
| COrless of the Joint committee of unions
| nd h.t
| cnce committee from the master carpcn-
| terS be appointed to meet "A like commit
tee from the joint committee of both
unions
| COMMUNICATION RECEIVED.
March 81, 1894 special meeting of the
master carpenters of the Builders eX-
change met. Mr.. Corless' communication
was read. received, fled and a commit
tee appointed to meet the union joint
| committee in joint session on March IS,
| 1899 at 40, and the secretary of the
unions joint committee was so Informed.
| March 2S, 1S99--The committee met in
Joint session at the room of the Builders
| exchange.
March 80, 1884 special meeting of the
: Master Carpenters association of the eX-
: change was called to hear the report OF
the conference committee, who made the
following report "The unions want all
that is called for in the printed circular
and nothing less"
The report was accepted, the commit
tee discharged and the following COM
muincation ordered to be sent to each OF
the unions and a copy to Mr.. c. A. Cor
less, secretary of the joint committee:
March go 1899.
70 Mr.. c. A. Corless, Secretary Joint Com
? mittec.
Dear Sir: At regular meeting the
| following resolution was unanimously
l adopted:
; THAT after fully considering the de-
J mandes of the journeymen carpenters as
set forth i'm their printed circular We
feel in duty bound to the public the car
= penters as well as to ourselves, to again
refuse all these rules, except rule 3
: which has already been granted to them
i And further that a copy be sent to tht
secretary of each union and the secrc
tary of the joint committee"
BUSINESS BODY.
A business Body-The Builders ex
Cahnge is a purely business organization
and transacts business on a business
basis, L was elected secretary of the ex
change on October Il, 1897 ana have no
;. been absent from any regular, special
Q directors, branch nor any commtte,
: meetings and can assure you there ha
: been no business OF any kind presenrCt
/. to this association which has not receive,
a proper attention.
o The Carpenters unions proposition ha
: been thoroughly discussed and has beei
10 properly acted upon and found to be al
injustice 20 the public at large, the car
penters and TO the contractors them
It selves, and further the unions We're in
n formed to this effect in a perfect bust
J. ness manner yet they insist that the,
= have not been recognized nor met in an,
= way and so inform the public through
o the press.
n The above Is a correct statement o
y the business like attention the journey
= men carpenters received from the Build
P ers' exchange. Very truly,
It B. +. Laudig, Secretary.
In reply to the above statement tn
- executive committee Of the Carpenters
> union yesterday handed the followin
Is letter to representatives of the pres
Al for publication:
CARPENTERS REPLY.
Sir. Mr.. Laudig of the Builders cX