The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-30
FULLER co. MAKES ITS DEAL.
BIILDING TRADES BOARD AC.
CEPTS ITS SCHEME.
Provides for Arbitration without Stop
page OF WOrk-EmplOyers' AssOcia.
ton Says II Affects Only 100 Men
Labor Board Also Stands for Parks.


ton Says II Affects Only 700 Men
Labor Board Also Stands for Parks.
The reunited Board Of Building Trades,
AT meeting held late yesterday afternoon
in Brevoort Hall, formally accepted the
plan Of arbitration Of the George A. Fuller
Company. 1t ia expected the men en-
pIoyed by the Fuller company will be at
work tomorrow.
How far this will affect the general build
ing situation will not be known for day
or two. According to the unions. some
10000 or more men will return to work,
but according to the Building Trades En-
ployers' Association the Fuller company
are at stage where less than / 900 men
will be needed.
The employers association says It stands
pat for it's original proposition, that until a
majority of the unions accept its plan OF
arbitration work will not be resumed, and
over 100000 men will remain in enforced
idleness,
All the official news given out by Secretary
Farley Of the Board of Building Trades
was that strike was ordered on the Man
haitian Life Building, for which Richard
Deeves has the contract, and that the
board passed resolution of confidence
in Sam Parks and Richard Carvel, who
have been arrested for alleged extortion
The resolution stated that this vote of
confidence extended to the money transac-
tons between the two men, their unions
and the contractors
The decision to accept the Fuller oom-
pany's plan Of arbitration resulted from
the report of committee of the board
which had conference with S. P. McCon-
49, l.
IN the afternoon. The committee consisted
OF Walking Delegates Richard Pattison
William Fyfe, Alexander Nelson, John
Crotty, Timothy Mccarthy, Michael STAN
ton, Richard Carvel and Daniel Finn.
The plan of arbitration provides, among
other things. that If there is any contro-
versy between employer and employees
which can be settled by negotiation work
shall go on as if no controversy existed
In the mean time either side may call for
the submission Of the matter in dispute
TO board Of arbitration consisting OF two
disinterested persons appointed BY the
union having the dispute and two by the
contractors A fifth member ia to be chosen
by the four as umpire. In case the union
or unions belong to central body, he
latter may appoint two dislnter ested ar
bitrators, who shall not be walk ing
delegates.
Vice president Mcconnell of the Fuller
company made the following statement;
The Fuller company has been sympathet
building Trades Employers Association to
procure arbitration, agreements l.e1i With the
different unions and the building INDUSTRY ;,,
admiration submitted by, the EMPLOYERS
e9uitable plan It was disposed to act upon
the theory that when favorable agreement
could be obtained that ought to end any con-
EMPLOYERS
To that end We drew up I, plain and simple
10 orr Executive Committee and also to a COM
mitttee, Of the employers essociation. The
plan, though they said they preferred their
own plan
association did not prov de plan 81 arbi-
tration for any contractor etc ~, not member
CT the Sr hat
for an arbitration plan from which It could
get some ady ai ne;,.d ror nv .on,n,,t.ss
asecefsan Wat the pan Of srb.fa!sn on
sha pan we WHICH we had Prepared SUBJ
mitted to them and is now In their hands
We have sti puiated that whatever, form Of
arbitration agreement the unions sign with
US they will also sign With any other con-
plan, but may say Of t that It Is !, plain and
strikes and iock-outs and submitting con-
troverses to a board Of arbitration.
Ex-Judge Mcconnell said the Fuller
company was not member EN- sIo, Of the en- sa.
how the plan would affect the sub-con-
tractors Of the company who are member
OF the association.
l.. j Morton OF the Thompson Starrett
Company denied report that it had made
peace with the unions. He said it was
acting in harmony with the association.
The employers association issued
statement last night, in part as follows:
last few days that the main object Of the
building Trades Employers Association is
wish to go on record az stating that we have
M, such purpose in view.
success. 1t may be delayed little while
by the actions OF the Fuller cosm1,pE ny. and
this association. proceeding with their work,
but the final success Of our epp nd vii
f h The eass 9hs f Fafs
ta Sisn ction With the unions and start up
their work to the extent of their fullest capac-
soms at 50" Or ssg me T vSdS only
! per cent of the total number OF union men
in this city The, employment Of these few
men can have no bearing on the fnai settle
nent OF the whole question
Tie members of the Building Trades
Employers Association were at their head
quarters, in the Townsend Building. to
late hour last night discussing the out
look L. X. Prince said that the men
affected by the action of the Fuller Com
pany here and on it's contracts in other
cities would number about 1H,ooo.
A committee from the Employers As
eociation attended a meeting of the Build
ing Material Dealers Association at ls
Broadway yesterday. They proposed that
the shutdown in the yards be declared
on again as the quickest way OF bringing
about such a crisis as would end the build
ing trades trouble. The committee was
told that an investigation would be made
TO sec II the proposal was justified by the