New-York tribune., 1903-06-04
ASK DRIVERS TO GET OUT
TOTE TO STAND BY THEN.
Result Of Meeting of Building
Trades Board an the dir.

The report OF the Strike Committee of the Board
OF Building Trades that the Building Malerlai
Drivers and Building Material Handlers unions
ha ernelled SO that the shutdown in the lumber
and building material yards be ended was rejected
by the board yesterday thus supporting the stIlk-
.ng drivers The vote was - against lS
Another motion was carried asking the TWO
unions to withdraw from the board. and giving
them until next Monday to act on the question
In the mean time the two unions viii meet ana
come TO some decision
So far as the lockout is concerned. this not only
puts the situation back where It was before the
conference between the committee and the employ
ers but q little bit further back. because hght-
ing element had been injected into the board. inns
IS the faction led by Parks. walking delegate OF
the Housesmiths and BrIdgemen's Union. who Is
not a representative in the board, because apoui
a year ago it was suggested that he Withdraw
John ]. Donovan presided. Just prior TO the 'ah-
Ing OF the vote Mr.. Donovan. asking the Nce-pres
ident to take the chair, went on the floor hlnsell
and delivered an inpassioned address asking ali
The delegates TO support the report OF the COM
mittee.
After President Donovans address. Delegate
James Geelan of the material drivers, asked 1or
%. 6oor bpt was not recognized Immediately. In
spite OF hoHls and hisses he insisted that he oe
heard. He declared that it had been decided IN a
supposedly secret council that the material drivers
must be thrown out by the Board OF Building
Trades.
we don't care 9" he shouted. I'VE would like 10
have YOU support US. but your throwing Us out will
have the effect Of making US many times sITohser
than we ever could be with your support We are
IN this fight TO stay. and within year we can
show you people that Il IS nol necessary Io4 10 W
have you with us
Then the vote was taken. .-
Among the thirteen delegates who voted In IaNoE
Of accepting the report, which was IN me natuIe
of q vote 10 expel the teamSters were the eiectIl-
cans plasterers. marble workers. engineers ano
ali that class of building laDorers who are eIf-
T1loved beyond the middle work construction Ihose
who voted for the drivers We're the Eon"ofheis'
pipe coverers and the class of delegates VINO repre-
sent Workmen who actually control the SITUATION
ltersuse thev begin work when building Is started
Instead Of the lumber and material YARDS open
snr to-day OF tomorrow expected, the posi-
tion Of the dealers remains exactly the same as II
was when they announced the lockout.
The delegates were very excited When lhe meet
ing was over. and Of them did not nave
clear idea a. 10 what actually had occurred One
delegate said that the committee had failed 10 put
its report in proper form. Another said that the
second motion was simply TO allow the board 70
get q way out. After the meeting the delegates
carried the dispute 70 the street and once or t"lce
q fist fight barely averted
Chairman Davis OF the labor committee OF the
I1Imber Dealers Association said yesterday that
the association by decision not to open lts
vards while the board supported the building Ma.
ferial Drivers and Building Material Handlers
unions.