New-York tribune., 1903-06-11

ella SIS of unionists willing to discuss plan for
treating directly with the EMPLOYERS is signihcant
Of the change of feeling toward the walking dele
gate.
Another important action of the Employers
Association was the formation yesterday of a
committee of two-Charles Eidlitz, chairman
and l. K Prince-to take charge of all COM
plants of blackmail paid to walking delegates
and present them to the District Attorney The
committee visited Mr.. Jerome yesterday. and ex-
poets to have it's hands full for some time TO
come. Complaints are pouring IN 10 the coih-
rnttee from all sources.
Both factions of the United Board of Building
Trades met yesterday. the unskilled laborers at
Brevoort Hall, the regular meeting place; the
skilled men at the Four Mile Hotel, Fifty-sev-
eptb st and Thrd-ave. There the skilled me-
chaujcs who by virtue of their skill dominate
the labor side of the controversy, outlined an
organization to be called the United Board Oh
Building Mechanics. John Tasker' Oh the
stearIftters was chairman; Edward keiiy' Oh
the electrical workers, secretary Ihere were
delegates from three organizations in aositon
IN the sixteen secessfonists-the cement work
ers. the tile layers helpers and the rI;arnie
,o,isbars The agreement with the Lumber
Dealers Association was ratifed, out the ar'i
tration plan proposed by the Employers AS
said one delegate.
MAY RETURN TO OLD BOARD
Regarding the future course of this branch OF
labor there is still some doubt The members
will meet on Friday at No. 1to East Eighty
sixth-st. when it will finally be decided whether
to form the new body or go back, outvote ehe
non-seceders and then freeze them out Oh
the old board While it announced that the
rousesmjths and Bridgemen's Union and the
Safety Association of Engineers, together Win
such helpers associations might be consd-
cred apprentices to mechanics, would be ao-
n1itted the Material Drivers the NdteIidI
Handlers the Cement Masons' Laborers tne
Laborers' Protective Union, the Plasterers Ia. Ia
borers the Marble Cutters Helpers anu tne
Mosaic Helpers were barred.
At Brevoort Hall, where the unskllled IaporerS
,yere in session it was said that the twenty dele
gates who did not secede Monday were still
faithful.
When the delegates went up to the meeting
room Sam Parks was with them, and 1t was
said after the meeting that to him was oIlereo
a place as president. This he refused j. l. rag
CART Of the metallic Iathers, was elected tempo
rary president and James Geean. of the ma
teriai drivers temporary secretary.
Will. TRY TO BRING BACK sECEDERS.
After a spirited debate, a resolution was
adopted authorizing the president to appoint a
committee to visit the various unions VINO
seeded from the board and endeavor to swing
them into line. Parks accepted the chairman
shin of this committee. The other members
were Peter Gibbons. of the hoisting engineers
Charles Massey of the housesmiths, and joseph
Healey of the amalgamated painters
Work a builder said yesterday, was resumed
bv Norcross Bros on the new library, by V. j.
Hidden &, Sons Company the Metropolitan
Fuilding at Fourth ave. and Twenty -third-st-;
by the George A. Fuller Company on the New
Amsterdam Theatre, and on Sire Brothers new
one at Forty-fifth-st.
The lumber men were well pleased yesterday
at their victory over the drivers All their
wards were open said J. D. Crary, the secre-
tarv with orders pouring in. and no trouble
about the delivery. Wilson Adams COM
pany, the largest yard which had a strike. ne
vent on Opened with a full complement OF
drivers and the only trouble was that one or
their men was stoned presumably ny the
strikers" Under flag in the assoe1atlons
rooms hung a long string Of kilograms con
graduating the association on the termination
of the lockout.