Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-19
TRUCE REJECTED.
Enort OF the Executive council of the
American Federation TO Adjust the
Chicago Trouble Fails. una II is Ex-
pectcd Tint Financial Aid Will BE
Voted at the Denver Meeting Today
bow ut Unionism. says President
Gompcrs.

Gompcrs.
Denver, Col, July 19.-Rejection by
the Building Contractors Council of
Chicago of the good offices of the exec
tive council of the American Federation
of Labor, in session here, will in all
probability lead to the levying of an
assessment upon the affiliated bodies of
the federation in behalf of the unions
of the Building Trades Council of Chi
.cago which are affected by the lockout.
The offer of the executive council to.
act in the capacity of peacemaker be-.
tween the warning contractors and.
building trades unions of Chicago was
made yesterday thru kilograms.
1t was propesitiln which the mem
bers Of the council agreed upon after
discovering that there was division of
4 opinion concerning the merits of the
Chicago Industrial fight, majority in-
4 clining toward the belief that the
Building Trades Council was largely
Irresponsible for its own trouble.
Rather than call upon organized la
bor for financial aid it wasSresolveda to
i make an effort to effect a settlement
Thru some method of arbitration or
other peaceful manner.
The Building Trades Council of Chi
4 cago notified the executive committee
!! by telegraph yesterday that the offer
4 had been accepted at the regular
meeting the evening previous. Presi-
4 dent Carroll stated in the telegram that
! the Building Trades Council would be
3Ipleased to meet a committee from the
y jlexecutive icourcil at its earliest conven-
4 fence and abide by any decision the
committee should make. The reply of
the Building Contractors Council was
4 received by the executive council too
A late for any official action to be taken
7 upon the issue in Chicago.
In long telegram signed by w. D.
4 3O'Brier. president. and E. NJ. Craig,
II secretary, the executive council was no.
Il titled that the Building Contractors
. Council preferred to act for itself in Sc
touring an adjustment of the difficulties
q between the employers associations
. and trade unions by individual agree
ments. In brief. the Building Contrac-
tors Council replied that, while II
thanked the federation for the tender
of its friendly offices. the council fell
that 1t had the Chicago situation vel
enough in hand to adjust it without aid
The reply OF the contractors simply
!, bears out the position taken by tht
members of the executive council wht
Z spoke in Chicago last Saturday night
4 said Samuel Gompers, president of ths
American Federation OF Labor. ''Th,
contractors are seeking not only to de
: stroy the Building Trades Council. bu
I, they desire to smash the unions"
When asked the direct question II th
executive council is, as whole, friend
Z lily to the Building Trades Council o
7 Chicago President Gompers repliet
! emphatically in the affirmative, but h
would not predict that the friendl,
I, feeling OF the council would be stron,
enough to recommend general assess
e ment In behalf of the Chicago working
men.
1t is believed, however. that in viey
e of the action of the council yesterda
{ afternoon relating to the strike of tn
8 New York cigarmakers it will not re
: fuse to go to the aid Of the Chicag
building trades unions.
Assessment Made.
i Denver. July 19.-The amalgamatio
s of the American Federation Of Labo
/. ana the MeSteFu Z ESOeFdliOll VI l-dDo
was the subject Of discussion at today
q meeting of the executive committee Q
) the American Federation. An agree
ment will be put to vote by the Wester
E Federation and passed upon by tn
s American Federation at its conventio
!. lat Louisville in December.
! The executive council Of the America
!. Federation appropriated $1,000 and lev
led an assessment Of cents membe
on all unions for the benefit OF the lock
= ed-out cigar makers OF New York cit.
The assessment affects 100000 member
realizing $4,000 for the strikers
II VIII Tackle 81. Louis strike.
= Denver, July 19.-The executive CON
" mittee of the American Federation I
Labor today instructed President Con
N rers and Vice President O'Connell
- procede to st. Louis after adjournmer
l- 10 s.eTake steps to secure an adJuEtmer
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