The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-12
METAL TRADES VIII FIGHT
UNIONS OF WORKINGMEN TO BE
OPPOSED BY UNION OF
EMPLOYERS
MEETING HELD IN NEW YORK
Firms Joining the Association
Pledge Themselves to Stand by
Each Other in Indus
trial Disputes.

NEW YORK, June 11.-About 300 rep
resentatwes Of the metal trades held u
conference here today at the call of the
National Metal Trades association. The
session was held behind closed doors.
President Reynolds gave out lengthy
statement of the position Of the assoc
citation as to the machnists' strike,
which was prepared by the administra-
ton council. The statement reviews the
Chicago agreement as to arbitration
made in March, 1900, and accuses the ma
chinists of violating it. 1t also charges
that the machinists wilfully misconduct~
ed and misrepresented the agreement Of
May, 1900
a great number Of new firms were ac-
copied as members of the association.
In order to have the firms they repre-
scented admitted to the association, the
delegates mad to sign an application. in
which they subscribed to the following
conditions:
!. In consideration of fair dealing be-
ing a cardinal principle of the associa-
tion, we pledge ourselves to protect any
of cur fellow members who may require
our support against any unjust demands
Of labor organizations and to endeavor
to settle all disputes amicably.
2. We bind ourselves to obey the con-
stitutiOn and bylaws and all proper rules
made in conformity with the same pro-
Vided they do not conflict with the con-
etitution of the United States or the state
in which we do business.
LIST OF NEW MEMBERS.
Among the new firms which made ap-
plication for membership during the ses-
sion today are:
The Moore Carving Machine company.
Valentine Bros, Gustavus LagerQuist,
pany, j. r. Kreissell, Minneapolis Brass
and Iron Works. Union Iron Works all
Of Minneapolis; Theme & Co, St. Paul;
Washington Iron Works, Seattle; Whit
Conn: N Garland & Co. Bay City,
Mich; National Cash Register company,
and the Dayton Manufacturing company,
Dayton Ohio; F. M. Prescott Steam
PuIHE Company, Milwaukee, Wis; Spring
field Manufacturing company, Bridgeport
Conn; Norwalk Iron Works, Norwalk,
CINE company, Newburgh, n; Y; Rand
Drill company, Tarrytown, N Y; Deere
& Co. and Barnard & Lee Manufacturing
company, Moline, Ill; Sebastian Lathe
company Paterson, n. j.; Jackson &
Church company, Saginaw, Mich; Scran-
ton Steam Pump company' McLave,
Brooks & Co, and Finch Manufacturing
company, Scranton. Pa; Brown Cotton
Gin company, New London, Conn.
The new bylaws and constitution of
the association will be passed upon to-
morrow.
AFTER the night session secretary Dew
ems gave statement in which he says:
"At no time in the history Of the Ma
uonal Metal Trades association has the
representation by delegates covered such
an extensive territory as in the meeting
held today.
THE most important matter brought UP
at the convention was the adoption of a
measure for the immediate raising of a
fund so that the present treasury fund
Of the association might be increased to
$500 0OC0
''At the meeting today thirty-three
manufacturing establishments employing
upwards of $500 men, signed application
Ter membership and were immediately
enrolled and are now active members
Of the National Metal Trades assocta-
ton