The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-28
NEW PLAN TO START BUILDING
CIVIC FEDERATION OUT WITH 4
CONFERENCE SCHEME

which Two Unions Have Accepted and the
Employer League Has Politely Ac-
knowicdged--Not y sign, Though. OF
Approaching End OF the Troubles.
The New York Civic Federation, through
it's Cancellation committee, Is now going TO
try to settle the labor troubles which have
stopped building here The Federation has
two particular friends through whom IL
expects to do the trick. Otto NJ. Eidlitz
chairman Of the board of governors Of the
employers association is member OF
the committee. and 30 Ia william Fl. Farley.
secretary Of the opposing Board Of Build
ing Trades.
The committee held meeting yesterday
afternoon at 70, Fourth avenue. and for
two hours talked over the building shut
down 1t was made known afterward that
q letter signed by Fine rson McMillin chair
man. and Samuel b Donnelly, sc cretary
OF the committee, had been sent several
days ago to each OF the unions and to each
Of the individual associations Of employers
in the central organization suggesting a
plan for ending the troubles. This sug-
gested the appointment OF committee Of
three from each organization TO get to-
gether and try to reach an unde rstanding,
building not to he resumed pending such
negotiations
1t was announced that so far two unions
have accepted the suggestion, and that tn e
COMMITTEE, is in receipt of note from Will
lam X Fertig secretary Of the employers
association, stating that the suggestion ia
on the lines of It's own plan OF arbitration,
but making no promise Of any kind Chair
mn thot lvo
unions had appointed committees, prepa-
ratiors would be- made on the proposed
joi nj conference.
The employers were represented at the
meet ne by Cornelius N. Bliss. " Everitt
Macy, Walter H. Page. Otto M. Eidli,z,
Louis B, Schram A. Beverley Smith and
Thomas Woodlock. The workers were
represented by W. H, Farley, Samuel r.
Mohfett: MIR. Mcmillan presided.
The Tile Layers and the Tile Layers
Helpers unions which are in q meas
ure Farley's organizations, are the two
which have accepted the proposal and
appointed conference committees.
The labor members Of the Cancellation
Committee admitted that they hadn't
much hope of II settlement. SO long as
employers insisted on rs per cent. Of the
unions accepting an arbitration without
WdihlnR-ueIeRates pan DeIOle starting
work. they said, they didn't gee what good
could come out of a conference. As to the
McMackin PLAN they said that was
politics."
The board of governors Of the employers
association held meeting yesterday and
sent out the announcement that under
no consideration would any plan OF settle
ment he considered which had for its basis
the resumption OF work pending arbitra-
ton There was, in fact, no outward sign
OF an approaching end Of the troubles. The
strike committee OF the reunited Board OF
Building Trades met yesterday and ordered
several new strikes A list of ten buildings
was prepared which will be struck on Mon
day. Chairman Sam Parks again insisted
that the schools should not be excepted
In the strikes, so that there would be mo
loophole," hat the other walking delegates
wouldn't have It.
Regarding the position Of the George A.
Fuller Company in the trouble, a member
Of the employers association said yester-
-We never expected the Fuller company
to cooperate with US, but it SO happens
that the companye contracts are at that
stage now when few men are required,
40 that it's action will not effect the general
situation"
One faction in the employers associa-
ton is demanding that the fight he pushed
by closing the lumber yards again, to hasten
a climax.
James Sherlock Davis, vice president OF
the Lumber Dealers Association. said
Yesterday Of this: Speaking as an in
dividual, l don't believe the two associa-
tions OF dealers would entertain such
propositionr