The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-02
BUILDERS ANXIOUS TO START
NTH NON-UNEON MEN If THE
rNyONS WON'T ARBTTRATE.
n,mand 10 Set Date FOR Union Acceptance
of the Employers Plan Cheereti at q
leasuc Meeting-left to the Board
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A. the Employers Plan Cheeret at q
1easue Meetins-left to the Board
NJ Governors Concern Quilts.
general meeting of the Building Trades
Empioyers' Association was held yesterday
"A consider the situation in the building
,,ode and to decide whether new action
Una desirable to bring the deadlock be-
,ween its members and the unions to a
sneedv end. About $50 members attended.
For some there was only standing room.
prssidenr Charles NJ Eidlitz was chairman.
and the final speaker was Otto M. Eidlitz,
cbairs&an Of the board Of governors
.SNto NJ. Eidlitz declared that in n short
@,ime the unions would see their way clear
"a think for themselves instead Of allowing
tho walking delegates 10 think for them
.,d that then the associations arbitration
,lon would be accepted. The action OF
tho George A. Fuller Company in making
.ooce with the unions would have little
effect, he asserted;
aOnly wait little while, said Mr.. Eiclitz.
We tried in a dignifed way to put our
nlan before the unions and they would not
consider it fairly. But l am still sanguine
that they will come round to see that 1t is
for their advantage to accept it..
President Charles NJ. Eiditz also coun-
.elled delay, but the more radical members
we're anxious to set date for new action.
1ouis Harding of tho Master Carpenters
Association submitted resolutions giving
The unions until July 8to accept the arbitra-
ton PLAN and providing that If 1t was not
accepted by that date the contractors
could make individual agreements with
their employees, union or non-union, IN
discriminately based on the plan OF arbitra-
lion, and get to work at once. This pro-
nosal was received with a whirlwind OF
anpause by the radical members, who are
anxious to end the shutdown. A stormy
debate followed. but IL was finally decided
10 refer the resolutions to the Board OF
Governors, with power TO set date for
dence in the Board was also carried.
member Of the board Of governors said
after the meeting:
"We prefer to deal with union men. II
We cannot do so, however, after waiting
a reasonable time We will take the other
course"
Al a meeting OF the Board of Building
Trades in Brevoort Hall Secretary W. h..
Farley Of the Board reported that the
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manufacturers, which was member OF
the employers association, had left il and
had signed an agreement like that made by
the Fuller company. 1t was explained that
President Mattison OF the company was
in Europe when the firm became n member
Of the employers association and that
az soon as he returned the company re-
signed.
Meetings OF unions we're held all over
the city Yesterday to consider various plans
for breaking the deadlock. Thousands OF
men, it was said. are anxious to 60 to work
under any conditions which they think will
not be construed as q surrender of their
rights as union men.
The Direct Legislation Conferences Of
New York and Kings Counties are calling
upon all organizations who believe in
majority rule to appoint committees to
consult with them this evening. at 8 o'clock.
at Central Hall, lat West Thirty-second
street, about calling a monster demonstra-
ton to protest against repetition OF the
troubles in the 1:sldng and other trades
Ralph NJ. Easey, secretary OF the Civic
Federation. announced yesterday that
about sixteen building trades unions had
accepted the Federation suggestion for a
Joint conference to end the building troubles
and that the board OF governors Of the
employers association had agreed to such
conference to take place tomorrow
Afternoon