New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-16
CALL ON JEROME TO ACT.
Ask Him to Suppress Blackm0ilers
an the Unions.

Decision to form compact organization OK
employers in the bnilding trades in Manhattan
was reached last evening at the Building Trades
Associations rooms. in the Townsend Bulidins'
Broadway and Twenty-hfth-st Employers
to the number of 1872 representing capital IN the
amount of about $JO0OO0.OO0. took part in the
meeting The purpose 70 form an organization
to deal with the labor unions in the building
trades was expressed in the following, which had
the unanimous approval of the employers:
Whereas The present condition Of ths building
industry makes II IpeI ~ se s,c- o~ - 49, 5s,s
ness workmen more secure from interference with
more secure from Interruptions 70 business result
ing from strikes or lockouts In the building traaes'
Resolved. That the board OF governors Of the
Building Trades Association arrange az once ror
meeting of the executive COMMITTEES OF various en
vide ways and for the creation OF a central
body of employers.
Following the passage Of the resolution, ths
Board OF Governors OF the Building Trades AS
sociation met and decided to call meeting of
the executive committees OF the various employ
ers' associations in the building trades for next
Tuesday evening. At that meeting the employ
ers' association will be formed and officers
elected The association probably will be knOwE
as the Employers Association OF Manhattan
When the association is fully organized. tbs
settlement OF the strikes which are holding
back all building operations IN the city will bs
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unanimous sentiment OF the men at the meeting
| last night that the strikes must be settled IN
| a manner to insure permanent peace in ths
| building trades
| When Warren A. Conover, president OF this
Building Trades Association, called the meeting
| to order at p. m, the rooms were crowded.
| Mr.. Conover merely gave welcome 70 the en-
pIoyers and then introduced Charles l. Eidlitzs
first vice-president OF the association. who out
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/ Mr.. Eidlitz said in part:
DEMANDS REACHED THE LIMIT
| There is not a man in this room who does noe
| appreciate that have been gradually backing
| down and giving way TO the outrageous Demands
that have been made upon US year after year. and
not one who does not feel that he has gone as Iar
| first you were asked simply TO take down the bar
of still later the key must be left the outside
| All these demands and many other granted.
/ and now what is asked Of you? That the door
shall be taken of the hinges and thrown into the
street What will be your answer to this requestz
1t has always been supposed By the la6oT fS- fSa-
We the Building Trades Association We're ere "a Ss, zis
an active part IN Iaoor Ias''Sse5 s S y SiST
| 1t Is a fact that this organization has the
respect Of the labor 9rganizatons daos tnS noIst
OF fear. We have never taken & any any stang stasi1
a social one: We have done nothing more than to
orFaazatons and have carefully watched
legislation as affecting the building trade. the lat.
You If in spite Of lack Of interest and aetons
rsspaet and fear in the labor Organiza tions when
no united effort or attack has been made. wnas
could be done by this Organization II properly sup
ported. properly led. with all of you as memoers-
aANY READY TO ENTER UNION
! We have the assurances OF many trades that they
are ready 10 enter an organIza be considered
central and governing power OUT N order 20 nEns
the forces against which We are arrayed We Tnnss
practically all those interested IN the ouiias
in any other way than by having the majority oe
me n of The central body and BY controliins
the majority vote of the indsidual trade o-ganza-
tT9I body IL misht occur to some that such ~
important affair Should not Sd 9e Is iI W % b overcep1
by the appointment Of strong 0[saIlizII0i s ON, Sor IN
Form central body now gentlemen; ai1 no. Vii iii
be the time with the help or poMerIG +S ~.
organization TO make new arTager1enJs % tanin %
your self-respect and a certain amount OF inde-
pendence.
WALKING; DELEGATE A PARASITE"
The resolution passed at the meeting was pre-
pared by a committee consisting OF Lewis Hard-
ing. of the Master Carpenters Assocfation5
Charles T. Wills, Of the Builders; Otto VI. Eid-
1tz of the Masons' Association: James K
Strong Of the Electrical Contractors Associf'-
+ior and George A Jeust. OF New-Rochelles
cneacbes were made by A. w. Burritt. president
- tho Interstate Builders. Contractors and Deal-
rs. Association; Otto NJ Eidlitz. Augustus
Smith and Charles T. Wills The sentiment on
the speakers that 1t was time that tns
dooent and order loving mechanic asserted him-
sa1f and dehed the arbitrary, tyrannlcal dena~
eoe,1e. who tied his hands and drowned MS
voice. that the walking delegate was a parasi1s
On the body public TO be exterminated ana thea
g. was the duty Of the hour that employers IN
a1arv branch OF the building Industry act ~
,car+ and make every legitimate effort. nos
oIora for their self-preservation. but for tns
Dublic welfare to accomplish this end
They declared that 1t not question os
os or of hours but as TO whether irrespon~
- todfas of men were TO be permitted to con-
d,c+ the business Of the employer. and IN 50
zi- make II impossible for him to execute Ms
contracts and 10 discharge the obligations anu
gno,sibfIities which he assumed. and 70 whlcn
the courts and the law OF the land ooono hihl-
They said they believed that the extremes td
which the unions had resorted and the manner
8, which they have repeatedly broken contracts
made with their employers had aleh'lteu trOin
them the sympathy OF the public
They called upon the police ana the H'NE
trates TO perform their duties uhAiheHi"7-''
-, ,o,,tea ont the brutality Of the assaults
bv strikers the damage TO property the lhur
a. that had been committed in the name OF
- s,d which had gone unpunished- They
as,esd that political ambition should not be per-
mitted to pervert justice
-~se~, cared upon the District Attorney to uss
the poyverflI machinery his command To
,-osacute with severity the blaciSmailers thas
.his pernicious system had fostered and thus
2s HOTELS ON WHEELS
are constantly in service The New York Central
the passenger line OF AneFiea--AdF|