New-York tribune., 1903-09-28
EMPLOYERS STAND FIRM.
LhBOR INSISTS ON VAR.
Thev VII Haze Their Fiu, Say De
fcrmincd Contractors.


between the Building Trades Employers Associa-
tion and the trades unions. which has been in
teusihed by the sustaining u san Parks at IN p
International convention Of fronvs orkers in Kansas
City. is go hercer than ever. The unions
which have signed the arbitration agreement and
are holding aloof from the board of representa-
tves Ear could be learned yesterday. viii lot
change their attitude until something decisive oc-
Charles J. EiJItz. president % the employers
association, said yesterday that II the public had
been led 70 believe that the employers were going
~ give UP Tho nght g; greatly mistaken. he
continued:
The employers have not quit. They are going to
than now. Il is now mp 10 The unions 20 20
take up the fight = they want 20 preserve iheIr @
own integrity. II the unions are going 20 redeem
orEarlizoo lanor ane get bqiidng e9a1llos on b 4feH
must take hold themselves and hght such - men as
sion seems 90 rave been created by the enemies
,,qs,izs ialor - vel tl5at We have given up The
Unions have been subnttug 70 me doillI.ll,oini %
men like Parks passivoiy. end merely gruinDiliE; 5
instead % doing which they should take t a fs fTIs
noe oI nc s..-atlo' , - 5 ,ts ssgea6 hack
IN a helpless way. waiting 20 see what was gong
Of the Gght FOR themselves and for the advan-
taEes the arbitration agreement would give uleih-
Ny. Eiduiz was reminded that architects and con-
tractors were cancelline contracts. and that some
81 the most prominent Of them say that work was
being generally suspended. lie replied:
That may be true but a suspension of work
account ~ the conditions docs not mean that we
have given up the hsht 70 bring about a condlton cn
are only laying of men and suspenoing operations
20 establish the conditions aimed at by the arbitra
tior agreement. We were never more determined
Than now 10 fight the battle TO the bitter
enc
M EidHtz said that at the meeting Of the board
Of governors to-day the principal question would be
the complication caused by the journeyman stone
cutters They had taken a negative position OF OBJ
EtTUction be said and prevented the bricklayers
from working by refusing build the stone facings
on big buildings for the brickwork. The meeting
would deal with the subject vigorously.
Mr.. Eidlitz would go into any details 10
how they would deal with the journeymen stone
cutters. IL is admitted that they have the power
20 suspend work indefinitely as they are against
the arbitration aEreemen-. and their employers
have made agreement with them which does not
prevent Them from ordering sympathetic strikes.
Another complication is that the iourneymen stone
cutters employers are not in the Employers Asso-
citation.
Ralph n Easey. secretary Of the National civic
Federation. said yesterday that he had been out
Wes:, and found that there not so gloomy a
there 20 stoppaEe OF work there is in this
city. lie continued:
chicago has passed through FAR more severe
crisis than NeV-York. and there they have been
Organizing everything iU sight The trouble
here. well as in Chicago IS oyerorgsni nization.
but am inclined Go take more honetul view OF
city.
In this city and possibly outside of NewYork
on account of the prolonged spell OF idlesness; that
would only be NATURAL but he did not how
thines could be as hopeless as people 10 whom he
had talked said they would be.
Nr. Easley late last week had conference with
Samuel Gompers. President ~ the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. in reference 10 the coming gen
cral conference ~ The National Civic Federation
next month in Chicago Nr. Gompcrs. with James
Duncan. vicc-urosldont of the American Fedora
tion o. Labor. has been appointed as a committee
10 90 settle the building trades troubles here.
Tho subject was Informally discussed. but so far
could be learned nothing definite was agreed on
= was stated yesterday that Mr.. Gompers has
yet made any overtures 20 the employers.
Those of the unions which are stiu fighting
against the arbitration arreemnt are as determined
10 keep up the fight as the employers. especially
since the news OF the victory Of sam Parks IN
Kansas City. A prominent member Of the Board
~ Building Trades, which Be- bossed by sam"
Parks when he is IN town. said yesterday.
Tho victory cf Parks means that the international
Association Of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
nFht 10 the death aratrs The Efforts Of the employ
srs 10 force the arbitration agreement down the
throats OF the members of the unions
J. Harris. a delegate Of Local 10 q n. N, Inter
national Association, which takes IN the inside iron
workers spoke bitterly against the arbitration
agreement al yesterdays meeting of the Central
Federated Union. He declared that many Of these
INSIDE workers had been Induced 10 Join the House
smiths Union 81 New-York. formed by the en-
ployers. and were doing outside work
This" he said. sis done by the employers 10 dis
Tupt local Gnicn 80. g which buchanan attempted
20 suspend MIST 0f them have gone 10 work on
the outside against their will. and now want 10
set back Into local no. a. They DO not want 70
DO outside work. and sorry that they were com
pele5 Join the new upion We feel inclined 10
take them back"
Harris then reported that meeting would be
held at o'clock this afternoon IN the Labor I.y-
oeum to reofranze this union and get the men
back. The Central Federated Cu1on agreed TO
send speaker 40 the meeting. In reference 20
Parks. Harris said later.
an against Parks - he is Tor his own vain
glory, but am f0r him II his fight e for the
nnlon. No man ir the labor should work
for his own Florincation. II Parks makes a strong
light AGAINST the arbitration agreement, 7 with
him heaTr and soul