The sun., 1903-06-20
PEAGEPARLEYS LABOR WAR
HUfLDyNG DEADLOCK LIKELY TO
END NEXT WEEK.
Unions send Committees TO Employer
Association to Talk NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of 3uilding Trades May soon Unite
AepJn = skilled Trades to Rule.

1t looked yesterday as II the deadlock
In the building trade would be ended next
week. A disposition to yield a little was
shown OH both sides
The plan OF arbitration submitted by
the Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton has been discussed between commit
tees OF the board of governors OF tn, asso-
citation and representatives OF the labor
unions in the last few days. That some
of the unions may accept 1t with modifca-
tions was indicated yesterday This Will
enable the employers to resume work IN
these trades. and other unions are expected
to fall in line
The Marble Workers Association, which
is affiliated with the Building Trades En-
ployers' Association met committee OF
its employees yesterday at 1923 Broadway.
and the employees decided to refer the plan
of arbitration to meeting Of the union
tomorrow forenoon.
The Electrical Workers Union after
tablng the plan Of arbitration last week
decided at meeting late on Thursday
night to reconsider 1t. committee was
appoint ed to see the Board Of Governors
OF the Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton with a view to having the scheme
modified.
The Board OF Building Trades Mechanics.
composed OF the unions OF skilled trades
which seeded from the old Board OF Build
ing Trades, met yesterday at Eighty sixth
street and Third avenue and passed the
following resolution:
Resolred. That IL is the sense OF this meeting
TINT the Board of Building Trades Mechanics
places itself on record as favoring any prac-
tical plan Of arbitration to diminish strikes
or lockouts on buildings.
This committee was then appointed to
see the Board OF Governors OF the Building
Trades EMPLOYERS Association to-day
plan OF arbitration: W. H.. Farley, Tile
Layers Union. secretary. OF the board;
Richard Parkison: Amalgamated Sheet
Metal Workers: James Nugent, Steam
Filters Helpers Union; Alexander Nelson,
Journeyn1en stone Cutters Union Edward
Scully, Marble Cutters Union; Charles
Delaney, Granite Cutters Union; Michael
Stanton, Elect rical Workers. Union. and
John J. Donovan, Pasterers' Union.
as If they would receive this committee
although 1t is composed OF walking dele
gates.
Trades met at Brevoort Hal. Fifty-fourth
street near Third avenue 1t was stated
to reunite the two halves OF the old board
and to eliminate the Building. Material
Drivers Union, the recognition OF which 10y
The old Board Of Building Trades caused
the recent shut down in the lumber and
building material yards.
Under the plan of reconstruction. II was
said, the unskilled trades would be an
auxiliary power and could only vote through
the Board Of Building Trades Mechanics.
A committee from the board Of governors
OF the Tile Layers Union, consisting. Of
President James DAILY. William H. Farley,
secretary Of the Board Of Building Trades
Mechanics. and Allen Goodfellow, had a
long conference last night with the board
of governors Of the employers association
over the arbitration plan. A member OF
the employers press committee said
Qualifications oe the plan were suggested
and progress was made toward sett lemept.
The committee of the Tile Layers Union
win make report at q meeting of the union
next week and another conference " Ill take
place. The presidents Of all the unions in
the building trades have been communi-
Gated with and conferences have been ar
ranged. Everything looks to speedy
settlement Of the trouble
"We never took the stand that our plan OF
arbitration was correct in all its de-
tails We can see that there are points
which may be modified after we confer
with the various unions, All vital points,
however. will remain. Some plan OF arbi-
tration will have to be accepted before
work is resumed"