The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-18
UNIONS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT.
STARTLING DECLARATION WHICH
THE CT. T.. LOUDLY APPLAUDS.
Especially Right In Their Infancy. say
a Deiegste--OrEanizatio Decides 10
Keep on Trying to Arbitrate for SUD
way strikers VINO Turned u Down

a Deieget ration Decides 10
Keep on Trying to Arbitrate for sub
way Strikers VINO Turned Il Down
Though the peace committee OF the
Central Federated Union was turned down
by the Italian laborers who are on strike
on the subway and all it's recommendations
were ignored, the C. F. U. insisted yes
terday on the committee keeping up ns
work This means that the committee
though it has been told that the strikers
have no use for It, must insist on trying
to bring about arbitration Of a strike which
the strikers declare shall not be arbitrated
unless they receive guarantee before they
return to work that they will get all they
have asked for, and In which the employer
have called of all negotiations,
Discussion Of the strike was begun by
John j. Pallas. chairman OF the committee.
He first announced that the team drivers
strike was settled and they were at work
under an advance in wages by which they
were to receive s2.25 a day for ten hours
work Several objections we're made by
delegates to this part Of the report. Dele
gate Quinlan Of the Pipe Caukers' and
Tappers Union said that the men were
working eleven hours a day.
Pallas then took up the case Of the labor
ers-officially rockmen and excavators
He detailed the negotiations ending in the
agreement by which the men were to return
to work pending arbitration. which agree
ment the strikers repudiated though 1t
was signed by representatives-of their own
union. Then he continued:
We were not even notified by the union
as to it's final vote. but learned through
the papers that the union voted against
We can do nothing more, We have not
received even ordinary courtesy from the
union. and want to wash our hands Of the
whole business. We are not against the
union demands. but we can do nothing and
ask to be discharged
Il move that the committee be dis.
charged, said Matthew Barr. delegate OF
the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers.
THE rockmen and excavntors may learn,
hope. what the scurvy treatment it has
accorded to our committee means. These
their condition and persist on going their
own way, no matter how evil it is
Delegate Fitzgerald Of the Reliance Labor
Club remarked that 1t was the duty of the
G. F. U. to support all its affiliated unions
and it should support the Rockmen's and
Excavators' Union even after it had been
turned down.
q delegate.
Right or wrong" said Fitzgerald, this
is in it's infancy it is right at all times.
Another delegate remarked that the
unions were always right This declara
ton Of the impeccability Of unions drew
round of applause. man with the APP
propriate name OF Dooley then came out
with this statement.
these Italians. some of whom are Irish
and some of whom are colored, ought 10
be supported anyway. T.
Dooley was interrupted with roar OF
laughter, but only looked ANNOYED He
continued his speech about Irish and Afri,,
can Italians and their right TO he sustained
and coddled whether they wanted it or
not, The audience continued laughing
A very young delegate Of the Pattern
Makers Union drew misses from the audi
sometimes made mistakes. The Social
list delegates looked shocked.
DO you mean TO say that this labor union
couldn't do wrong?" he asked.
No no. yelled the eoi Sec as nsds ,on.
speech in which he said that the Central
Federated Union had been putting itself
on the side Of the contractors. This brought
Delegate Barr to his feet again.
This statement, he said. SIS false and
have not been taking the side Of the con-
tractors
William Casello, a delegate Of the Rock
men and Excavators Union was then
showed to his feet.
.Why didnt this body tell us at first that
it had an agreement with the Rapid Transit
contractors3" he said. IF it had done
so we would not have struck. Now that
we are on strike we Il stay out until we win
Nobody appeared to be able to answer
this poser, and after long wrangle IL w6s
decided, in spite of loud protests by the
committee, that it should take up the quar-
rel again,