The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-14
TO HARmoNIzE THE UNIONS.
Another Effort to Reunite the Fac
tions of the Trades Council

Since the dissolution of the Building
Trades Council nearly year ago mem
bers Of the trades organizations have
made more than one effect to reconcile
their differences, but without avail. So
another effort is TO be made with the hope
Of success. Immediately after the ad-
1ouTnment Of the council last year, the
two factions organized into separate bod
les, and these held meetings at different
places for four or five months At the
end Of this time one of the factions dis
banded and the organizations friendly to
Il formed a building trade section within
the Central Labor Union The other fac
ton, however, has maintained its organi-
zaiton until the present time
While the two elements were maintain
ing orga nizations, each claiming to be the
legally constituted council of the building
trades unions in the city. an effort was
made TO gain recognition by the National
Building Trades Council. Each faction
stated its side Of the case TO the national
secretary, but he refused TO take any ac-
ton in the matter further than to advise
the local organizations to settle their diff
fereaces among themselves While the
situation remained this way an effort WAS
made, through the Central Labor Union,
70 bring the warning factions together. A
committee was appointed by the central
body which visited the two factions and
induced them 10 also name committees to
confer. with q view Of TecOuCIinS the ex-
listing differences. The representatives Of
the factions and the Central Labor Union
held several meetings last summer, at
which articles OF agreement We're pro-
posed The terms OF agreement as SuS-
Sested by the conference We're apparently
satisfactory to both sids. but when these
were submitted to the individual unions
they we're rejected by many OF them This
Pot stop Tor a while to all efforts Tor
the uHHLCaIiOn Of the local building trades
organizations and soon after this failure
70 reconcile matters one OF the factions
as stated above, determined TO dlsband-
The other, however, still maintains its
organization.
About two weeks ago the members OF
the organization which diSDanded last
summer and formed the building trades
section within the Central Labor Union
decided again to rSOrgdnlZGs and 70 bring,
as far a. practicable, all the building
trades organize lions in the District into
q council 4 meeting was called by Z. J.
RaUgan, al which nine trades were rep
resented Il was decided then TO TeOr-
game the council, and a meeting was
called for the election Of officers Since
that time. however, the building trades
section Of the Central Labor Union mas
elected officers. and many Of those affil-
lated with the unions composing the 9TH
er faction Of building trades considered
this as an announcement that the sec
lion would be maintained
At the meeting Of the faction which met
sometime ago at COstellOS Hall a COM
miJTee was also appointed 10 visit the
unions comprising the other faction and
ask them 70 send representatives to the
meeting called for the election of officers
and assist in the reorganization Of the
building trades in the District This prop
ositlUu. IL Is understood. was discussed at
the Buildings Trade Council, OF which
George Desmond IS president, but no Of
fetal action was taken
II is understood. however. that another
effort VIII be made during the next week
or ten Gays 70 bring the two factions to
ReIher