The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-23
BOSSES PEACE PLAN DEBATED
AND No SIGN or ENDING THE
BUILDING TIE.CP SHOHN.

Mems Delegates Can for a Return To Work
BEFORE Agreeing to Any Arbitration
scheme Accept Our Plan First. Sa.
EmpiO! ers-PIain Talk on Both Sides
The plan of arbitration submitted by
the Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton to the unions was publicly debated
last evening at an open meeting in the
Building Trades Club between the Emer-
eenoy Committee of the association and the
Committee of Eight appointed by the Board
Of Building Trades Mechanics last Friday.
Otto NJ. Eidlitz, chairman Of the Emer-
gency Committee, presided and explained
the plan and then asked for the views OF
the committee.
Richard Pattison Of the Analgamated
Sheet Metal Workers opened for the COM
mittee He said that the employers had
put bar in the way Of arbitration by first
locking out the men.
| IF any system of arbitration is to be
adopted that is agreeable to both sides, v
he said, lit can only be brought about by
committees from each side meeting, and not
by such drastic action as the employers
have taken
| Pattison said that the plan was one
sided. If you want to eliminate the walk
ing delegates from your arbitration he
added, I'VE are willing to step aside. But
| l believe that the conditions which pre-
vailed before the shut down should be re-
stored before any plan OF arbitration can
be accepted admit that strikes have
been ordered arbitrarily by walking dele
gates at times, but all people make mis- =
takes. No union could accept this plan.
James Eugent Of the Steam Filters
Helpers said that his union gave the plan
no consideration whatever. 1t had an
agreement with the employers which did
| not expire until August, and he did not be-
lieve the union would consider the plan
until it had conferred with the employers
| in the trade.
| MIR. Eidlitz responded that the plan had
| been sent to the secretaries OF oil OF the
unions with the request that it be sub
| mitted and q reply returned. Only one
or two unions had replied and judging
from the newspaper reports the rest did
1t was well considered and drawn up as
the best that could be devised.
! -You saw" remarked Pattison. that
when rs per cent. OF the men sign the agree
| ment you will consider amendments. We
might as well demand IS day on con
| dillon that when We receive 1t We will con-
slider the question OF accepting less
| The only way to prevent sympathetic
| strikes, he said, would be to guarantee
| to do away with the cause Of most sympa-
none but union men should be employed.
Mr.. Eidlitz remarked that the unions
did not want to understand the plan Of
| arbitration
ORGANIZED labor through it's heads" he
! said, Shas placed the building, industry IN
| such a condition that something radical
| had to be done. II We have not done what
| ia best we are willing to bear 1t, but don't
| see that we have made any mistake except
| that we have not gone far enough; The pro-
| vision tina these sympathetic strikes shallnm
| he permitted We will not allow to be tam
pered with, even if both sides have to stand
| out until they are tired.
A delegate remarked that this was an
ultimatum.
-The plan is open and above board, said
Mr.. Eidlitz. There are no niggers in it
and no traps We want a state of affairs
| In which no delegate can arbitrarily order
strike. We prefer to discuss the question
| that makes trouble before the trouble
comes. Your custom is to make the trouble
first and then discuss It, We appealed to the
Then what you call a lockout was tried.
Frankly hoped for no help from you. l
believed that you would thwart us in our
efforts for peace. But the vital principles
! in our plan will be insisted on because they
are principles to which no self-respecting
| man can ODJccl. o,iNi pollies VIC VIII NC
| glad to correct
Restore the conditions existing previous
to the lockout" said Pattison, and believe
the plan will be adopted, but in modified
form In the main il is good plan
Nugent declared that shutting everythin &
down would, in his opinion, settle the whole
trouble. He did not explain how,
| W. II. Farley of the Tile Layers made a
plea for restoring the old conditions, He
said that men with empty stomachs were
il mood flor for a m,ons q, dollars
going out OF the city" he said. LET com
mittees of three or five he appointed to
agree on plan OF arbitration after work
| is resumed and the hungry men have their
stomachs filled. Arbitration Is coed, Let
| the men get their stomachs filled first and
| then they will stand for It,
| In the course of some discussion MIR
| Eidlitz said that previous agreements with
| the unions would no, interfere with the
plan Of arbitration Several delegates
| asked to have conferences between smaller
committees over the plan.
| "Iast year" said Mr.. Eidlitz, you took
| the employers one at time and dictated
your terms az a condition OF work. We
| have taken a leaf from your book. We
say we will consider modiiicatiors OF our
| plan when Is per cent. of the unions accept
| Il. Ne say now. when any reasonable
| number OF the unions accept 1t. We want
| YOU to show some confidence In us and
| come TO us with that assurance. Until
that is done conditions remain as they are,
| II YOU don't want them worse. come
auickly.- Applause from the Employers
Emergency Committee
| Delegates began to talk TO Mr.. Eidlitz,
but he appeared to regard the meeting as
! closed No arrangements were made Tor
a future conference. but Mr.. Eidlitz said
one would be held If the delegates wanted
| it.
The Board of Building Trades Mechanics
has already passed resolution calling
on the members of each organization to
| confer with their employers and ask that
| restored as prerequisite to considering
| any plan Of arbitration
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