The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-01
May KILL BUILDING BOARD.
THIS SHET.DOWN HAS hit ITS
VULNERABLE SPOT.
II the Board Goes Back on Its Drivers II
violates the Key Principle OF Labor
l'nionisni---And n II Fights On Its
Own Wearied Unions viii Repudiate II.

Own Wearied Unions viii Repudiatc II.
Delegates Of the labor unions represented
in the Board Of Building Trades we're very
glum yesterday over the prospect ahead
OF the board. on which the lumber and build
ing material dealers association has served
notice that II must withdraw its support
OF the demands Of the drivers union II 1t
wants to end the shutdown In the building
trade Several delegates said they hoped
that the board might In some way get
around it's indorse ment Of the demands
of the drivers, but none OF them could
suggest any way in which the board could
retreat except by resembling its indorse'
ment.
Most of the delegates were willing to ad-
init that the shut down has become more
serious matter than was expected The
whole building trade is thrown idle and
there is no general fund to support
the men who are out. AZ the shut
down promises to last indefinitely the board
will therefore either have to withdraw its
support Of the Building Material Drivers
Union or become discredited by the unions
whose members were already chahng at
their enforced idleness.
The existence of the Board OF Building
Trades as a factor in future labor demands
Ia now involved. The board S strike COM
mittee is to try to get an audience with the
dealers associations to-day to oner a
compromise. but isn't likely to get It. And
IL the committee is not recognized the board
will either have to withdraw Internationally
or continue fight already unpopular with
the unions.
A delegate Of the old Board Of Wal king
Delegates and Of the present Board Of
Dill II
There is an unwrt, ten law in the board
that it can never go back on any endorse
ment of demands Of an affiliated union
unless that union gives it an excuse for SO
doing by violating rule Of the board,
"The whole structure of organized labor
rests upon the observance Of this principle.
Now the Building Material Drivers Union
presented its demands in regular form.
and they were formally endorsed ny the
board. From union standpoint the board
has no excuse for receding from It's posi-
ton II the board should at utify itself by
Internationally Withdrawing it's, endorse
ment that would be an end OF the board.
Otto NJ. Eidlitz. president OF the Mason
Builders Association, said yesterday that
the building contractors have really no
definite plan at present They were simPl!
awaiting developments. and the only de-
velopment that seemed possible was I'M.
conditional surrender by the Board OF
Building Trades.
The members of the Iron League, against
which the Architectural Iron Workers are
on strike, will to-day I'll the places OF such
Of the strikers as have not returned to
work. The men had notice to this chect
a week ago. Delegate Weiss of the nnlon,
said at the meeting Of the Central Federated
Union yesterday that 100 or zoo members
| Of his union we're still on strike He added
| that the blacksmiths and helpers in the
shops Of j. r. 4 j. NJ. Cornell OF the League
were working. though non-union men
were employed there, because the firm had
| given the blacksmiths taffy TO get them
| to stay. This brought the delegate OF
| the backsmiths to his feet.
Il want to say" he said, THAI, the ta1y;
| the blacksmiths got was an ad vanc" oil
| rs cents day. There is no kick coming
| from them. as this il good union tahy
I have no official knowledge of any non
union men being employed there.
! He threatened afterward TO visit the
shops Of the members of the league TO- day
|. with member OF the Honsesmiths' Unior
and asserted that II the man,fa cturers
! did not grant the strikers demands these
outside ironworkers would strike in sym,
pathy About four thousand structural
iron workers are employed by members OF
| the lea 01ie