New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-31
RJyTLDTNG VAR NAY 60 ON
Mr.. Dauis's Statement OF Pos'hoR
of Lumber Dealers.

r., ,.,,;..oo Of five of the Board of Build
ing Trades which is to call op the Lunipef A
ers. and the Building Material Dealers assn
Citations tomorrow with propoSluon' IL "0'
likely according TO the indications Eesterua! =
IN make much Roadway under present cO
lions. The two associations have taken 'i,e
s+.nd that as they never had anything to Go
NTH the Board Of Building Trades ana ei"pio'
,,rslilled labor. there is no reason why they
Sbo,,16 recognize the board or its representa-
tives. 49,,
ro,,os sherlock Davis chairman of the labor
committee Of the Lumber Dealers Association
said when seen yesterday, that so lar as MS
understanding of matters went ms assoCia'ioh
x,,on1d not declare the shutdown OH IN any
circumstances until the Board oil buliuIlls
Trades withdrew its support from me oulluiiie
Afster,ai Drivers Union. The Lumber Dealers
and Building Material Dealers assocla'lohS
have acted together all along. and aithoush MI
Davis spoke only in his individual capacity ms
sentiments are believed 10 he the general se"'i
nents of both associations
..T,e Board of Building Trades. with when
ne never had anything to do he said, and
mich We will not recognize in any way is sup
,oea5 20 renresent skilled labor We employ un-
sl,;11ad ahor but the United Board of Building
Trades undertook to organize our unskilled Ia
bcr and nov wants TO use il in order TO rum our
business I want TO say here that am speak
ing for myself but believe it is the sentiment OF
nv associates We want the Board OF bullolhs
Trades 70 allow us 70 run our own business Inc
only preliminary to a settlement is the TesloIa-
zion Of the same conditions as existed before the
United Board took the action which forced US
70 act Until this condition is brought ABOUT
the shutdown cannot be called off
Mr.. Davis said he could see no reason why
the hoard Inc
yards were never Inionized until the board tried
- do II and the consent of the owners Of the
,-.rds MAS not asked. He said. in reply to a
,,estion regarding the possibility of mutual con-
cessions:
We have been forced TO take our present po-
sition by the action of the board. which no"
takes the position of party that is beaten Il
we recognized the board now by accepting con-
6itions il would be giving il a loophole through
which II would gain a footing in our yaros' II
was not strong enough TO force us 10 accept us
rulings and now il wants to propose conditlohs
The only thing for the board 10 do, believe, Is
Internationally to withdraw its support from
,be Building Material Drivers Union. Only
when that is done can the shutdown be ended
Mr. Davis said he was not speaking out OF any
antsgonism to the Board of Building Trades
The association wanted simply 10 have nothing
TO do with the board. Its members desired 10
run their own business without the board IN
reference, and were perfectly VIKING 10 allo"
fhe board to run its business
The strike committee was originally appolll'eq
IN Try 10 find If the lumber dealers and
building material dealers could be broueht
before the courts for shutting down the
wards A member Of the committee SAID Eester-
dav that its object in going before the TWO as
sociations was to propose that the Eafos sIlouIu
he r1;n as open wards and also to ask that ma
,erial be furnished TO the schools IN the Ine s
time According to the dealers the cornriItee
n v received II II gees dS a tOlii-
-oittAe representing the Board OF Bulldlhs
trades or organized labor in any form.