The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-26
CONSPIRACY, CRY The UNIONS.
cOI\G TO INVOKE TIE Law on
EMPLOYERS VINO COMBINE.
statement by Hoard OF IIull,iing Trades
SAYS That Contractors "Stultif!"
competition aud Meet for Illegal
and Corrupt Purposes - Committee
ordered to set the'lOurts After I'm,

and Corrupt Purposes - Committee
ordered TO set the'COurts After I'm.
The Board Of Building Trades was heard
from officially Yesterday for the first time
,.uarding the present troubles in the build
inc trades The board issued very re-
markable statement, supposed to define
ia position, in which it charged the con-
FACTORS and sub-contractors with conspir-
ine to prevent competition, and appointed
committee of five to collect evidence against
The contractors and sub-contractors, ito
be laid before the proper authorities. /"
The committee is made up Of William H.
Farley Of the Tielayers' Union. secre-
,arv Of the board; Edward Kelly of the
Electrical Workers; James Nugent of the
s,eamtiuers' Helpers. Richard Pattison Of
Tie Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers,
and Edward Scully Of the Marble Cutters.
This is the statement:
Owing to the attitude OF some Of the men,
bsrs Of the Contra ctors and Sub Contractors
Association. relative to their employment
Of organized labor in the ,constrn ction OF
budding, &c, and the fact that their refusal
10 complete their contracts has become Il
menace TO the public welfare. and because
Of tteir utter contempt for public opinion
=" y her reiusa to meet organized labor. deny
lnr. The rtsht Of workmen to associate to,
%5 the By sh q. seGnrng gs End
IN oy"rrld" the free and la wful right to work
rf.le ~Ich work is in abundance, while. on
ratrrs such other bodies, which action is
%,y an Bot4d to to ' Rd EqsG rt goo
rrprosertine 10000 workers. finds itself
forced to bring - public motto" the tru" con
alton ~ affairs. and has to-day offered the
folloHinS resolution which has been unani-
nou>lv adorted:
Of varoIs delegates and individual mem
United Board OF Building Trades which prove
concIusiyely that the contractors. sub.con-
'r'ctors and others in certain lines Of business
meet and consplre together for the PURPOSE
..n,a'a a on INV work to Be done. and. '''''S
sre called for such illegal and corrupt pur.
ii acreGs, Such methods are detrimental to
the building trades at large. the owners OF
E.osG Ths , Ssm%,'ss Gf Ave be ap
together with the names of such contra ctors,
suh-oontractors and others who may he
engaged in such unlawful practices of COM
1i'h all such evidence as may be acquired
by said committee be submitted to the
proper authorities. with the view. Of ending
such perniCious practices in the future and
uith view, to the public denuncis ton. OF
those who adopt Or participate in such unfair
hnN improper IuetnOIS W DuslN0sS
Il am glad the board has made this
statement II is simply confession OF
Weakness said L. X. Prince Of the associa-
tons press committee.
Charles l.. Eidlitz of the Electrical Con-
tractors Association said that IL conspiracy
meart fair fight for Independence 1t was
new meaning for the word.
RoApn WILLING TO SUPPLY SCHOOL WORKERS.
Samuel r. Donnelly of Typographical
Union No. 8, who il the labor commissioner
~ the Board OF Education, was admitted
70 the meeting of the Building Trades
Of Education's Building COMMITTEES. He
called to ask II the beard could furnish
proof that It had offered and could supply
men 10 work OH the schools The records
TO him that he might zee that the board
was willing to supply men ION its own terms
only. but could not get lumber or building
Efter the meeting It was announced
,hAt the board 10 willing to supply men
to work on the schools, no matter (for the
presently whether union or non-union mon
cart the material. 1t was further. an
begun to compel the members Of the deal
ers' associations to show cause why they
should not deliver the lumber and building
materials.
Buildings, said yesterday that the delay
In repairs on school buildings was even
more eerious than the delay in building
new schools.
There are 200 contracts for repairs he
said If these are held up through the
summer and work on the new school build
ing is also held back 1t will be DISASTROUS
A representative of the School Board
said that there were enough men at work
on the schools just to hold the contracts.
In some cases there were only two fore
me and one journeyman or working
but this prevented relettng OF contracts.
MORE EMPLOYERS JOIN THE LEAGUE
The Building Trades Association of The
Bronx, organized week ago, met last
night and voted to send delegates to the
Assoc iation in The Townsend Building to-
night. The association also adopted reso-
lnions declaring that it Ia not oppose
TO organized labor, but denying that a
union has any more ght TO force men
into its ranks than any organization has
q right TO make man change his religion
crpcl'tics
Tie resolutions say thnt an employer
has The right to hire any man he wants
and to nav him what he is worth: hat
sympathetic" strikes are unwisc. unjust
and revolutionary. and that the assooia-
ton viii pay no attention to walking dele
gates. but will stick by the new employers
asSonietion.
Associr tion flso Joined the Building Trf DIES
Employers Association yesterday, End
will send delegate. to the meeting tonight.
This meeting will rdopt o constitution end
by-f md elect permp nent officers.
Wholesale lumber dealers will meet this
afternoon in the Produce Exchange to con.
ster tho hest means Of cooperating with
Inc retail lumber dealers who have closed
lheil yards. More than forty firms will
NJ ra1rese1tei Tho wholesalers have no
to stand with the rest Of the trade in resist
Ing union TYRANNY