New-York tribune., 1903-07-28

part OF the employers to carry the war into
Africa" will come when the unions they are
about to form apply to the national bodies for
admission. There be only one recognized
local" in z place. and the national body will
decide which Is its branch. The employers evil
oently rely on the probability that their actions
viii cause a general deseTtlon in the ranks of
the unions which still cling 10 their walking
delegates. or are controlled by them. When he
was asked whether he believed the national
bodies would give charters 10 these new unions
1ir. Prince said:
Il can't prophesy. that's of course, a techni-
ral question There is a deeper thing involved
Just now. The great building industry OF this
city is not going to stand still any longer. The
men are here, the work Is mere the capltal s ls
ready The workmen have reached the point or
starvation, and now we are going TO put them TO
work. guard their interests. and not going 10
take their unionism away from them AS to the
other question-welI, we have been able so far TO
handle the situation and we are confident that
we can give our men the best union conditions
1t is a logical conjecture to suppose the men
going TO work will get their charters for new
unions"
REVOLVING UNIONS ORGANIZE.
While Sam" Parks's rump United Board was
holding forth in Brevoort Hail. the unions which
have signed the employers arbitration plan and
accepted their fate IN being expelled from the
United Board were meeting and formulating
plans for 4 new organization, The unions rep
resented at this meeting were the Plain and Or
nsmental Plasterers, the Plasterers' Helpers
xhe Mosaic and Encaustic Tile Layers the Tile
Layers Helpers. the Mosaic Workers. the
brotherhood of Carpenters the Amalgamated
Painters, the Electrical Workers, the Cement
Masons, the Bricklayers and the Wire I4athers
5ohn ]. Daily. Of the Tile Layers, said AFTER lhe
meeting. that while il could be said q pernS-
,nent organization had been affected, 1t was not
yet time TO announce the list of officers.
Despite the gathering clouds, Sam Parks
Ftill retained his air of confidence. and declared
after the meeting in Breyoort Hall:
The housesmiths are all together, without
BnY plan of arbitration"
This declaration is known to be inaccurate, az
large number Of the conservative members OF
this union, including the president. X. l.. Neiolg
strongly favor the plan of arbitration proposed
10y the employers 1t remains TO be seen whether
they will go to the length OF starting TO work
individuals without their unions consent
On this step viii hinge the fate of the new tao
Tics Of the employers
William Fyfe delegate of the Amalgamated
Carpenters. said yesterday that the fight of his
society against the Brotherhood of Carpenters
was still on. and that brotherhood men would
lose their jobs on four other buildings by the
middle of the week, making seven in all closed
Bgainst them. The brotherhood signed the en-
1loyers plan of arbitration, and Immediately
the board OF governors ordered members OF the
Employers Association to discontinue the en-
ployment of amalgamated men. Then the ANAL
Eamated men took retaliatory action.
It is conceded by employers that one of the
strongest weapons of sam" Parks in holding
Control of his union is the fact that he has
found work for his adherents, although they
said 70 be in minority in the union. Of
these three hundred working in the sub
way. the same number on the Williamsburg
bridge and about one hundred ana nifty or two
hundred for the George A. Fuller Company. All
Shese are working for on-association contrac-
tors There are about three hundred more en-
1ooyed by independent contractors and others
About thirty-hve hundred members of the
tI'ion, however have been idle