The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-15
PEACE FOR THE TRADES
Opposing Councils Consider Terms
Proposed for harmony.
The Rntigan Faction Accepts the
Wing Bnlks on Minor Question
But VIII Probably Yield-TrOubIe
May Arise i'm Individual Unions.

From the action taken last night by the
able that a settlement of the existing diff
ferences will be reached within the next
few days. For two weeks or more COM
mitttees representing the Central Labor
Union and the opposing factions have been
engaged in formulating terms as a basis
of settlement. These terms, after being
amended. were submitted to the different
factions at meetings held last night. The
faction presided over by E. J. Ratigan,
which has been meeting at Typographical
Temple. accepted the terms as a whole
The other faction. which is presided over
by John Fitzgerald. and which meets at
Mechanics Hail. rejected one Of the terms
of settlement proposed. 1t was stated
after the meeting by one OF the promi-
nent members of he Fitzgerald faction
that the proposition rejected does not in
voive any principle of organized labor,
and that il it is insisted upon Will be
finally accepted by his organization.
The action OF the two factions Will be re-
ported by their representa- at the
meeting of the joint committee, which Will
occur tonight at TypogT aphical Tempe. In
the event that the delegates from the FttZ-
gerald faction accept all the propositions
offered in connection with the settlement
of the trouble. then the committee OF the
Central Labor Union, consisting OF MessI S.
Feeney, Street, and HammeTstrom, Will so
report at the meetings Of the two factions
next Tuesday night.
This however, will not end the matter,
because, according TO one of the terms Of
settlement, the propositions agreed to by
the joint committee and the two factions in
meeting will be referred to the different
unions OF which they are composed for en-
dorsement and ratification. 1t has been
openly stated by some OF the prominent
members of some OF the unions interested
that, in their opinions, their organizations
will not accept the terms proposed. What
will be done in that event has not yet besn
discussed by any of the local leaders, on
the ground that it might have bad in
fuence on the result OF the efforts 10 har-
monte the local building trades. However
this may Se, it is safe 20 say that large
majority OF the building trades unions in
terested will accept the terms of settle
ment proposed.
In the event that any OF the building
trades unions do refuse TO accept one or
more Of the propositions offered as a
basis of settlement, it is believed that the
suggestion of the adoption Of a building
trades working card will meet with more
opposition than any other. A similar
proposition was made to the old Building
Trades Council through The national or
ganizatlon, but the local unions did not
take kindly TO the suggestion, on the
ground that It would be impracticable in
the District where there is no common
head for the building trades. Aside from
this, even those who do not heartily en-
dorse the terms of agreement as a whole,
feel that harmony can easily be restored
among the local building trades
AT the meeting held at typographical
Temple the following were added to the
committee appointed by the Central La
Dor Union to arrange for the celebration
of Labor Day: J. A. Huff. Peter Morgan.
William Silver, John A. Brett, David Rab-
bitt. and Andrew Murray