The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
BUILDERS MATURING PLANS.
TO FIGHT "PIRGATORIAL TNFLIC.
TION" or THE UNIONS.
II May BE Year Before steps Are Taken
to Form . National Organization
Meeting on Tuesday Evening MAY
Determine Plan ami Scope OF Battle.


Determine Plan ana Scope OF Battle.
While there was not formal meeting
yesterday OF representatives Of the associa-
tons in the building trades which decided
on Friday night to form centra defensive
organization as a protection against the
arbitrary exactions of the unions, som Of
those who attended the meeting talked
of the plan and scope Of the association
that is desired.
will be held at 1923 Broadway, will be COM
posed of the executive committees OF the
assoc atoms represented at Friday night 3
meeting, These will form a central execu-
tive committee ich will resolve itself
into committee Of plan and scope for
the proposed central body.
Charles L Eidlitz, who made the speech
of the evening on Friday. was congratulated
yesterday by number Of those who at
tended the meeting on the able present a
ton of the case which he made. He said
yesterday that the meeting on Tuesday
night will probably be attended Ivy about
1926 people, who will form tho central ex-
ecutive committee As to the scope Of
the association, he said
at is not proposed to make the associa-
ton anything more than a defensive one
at the present time. There are great
many contracts in force between the en-
ployers' association and the unions which
do not expire for year, and il will
probably be year before any steps are
taken to form a national organization.
At least there Is no intention Of doing
so now, though We are receiving letters
from employers urging the formation
of national association of employers from
every part OF the country. have no doubt
that ultimately such all association will
be formed
Mr.. Eidlitz said that the association
would not go into business to fight unions,
but it would fight the exacting and harassing
demands which made every building season
for the last two years a sort Of purgatorial
int1iction for the employers II was in
the natural evolution Of affairs that halt
should be called, and the thing was bound
to come to the breaking point. 1t had
reaced the breaking point now
The general impression among the en-
ploying builders, contractors and others
Yesterday was that when the association
is formed each branch of industry will I've
ready to support the other. In case. for
instance, where employers encounter I'M
other employers in the association would
come To the rescue and concerted action
would b. taken.
With regard to The shut down Of the lumber
and building material yards. no one would
undertake to saw what the conclusion of il
would he. All employers concerned in il
said that it would last until there was
complete withdrawal Of the union de-
mands.
At the headquarters of he IumlerDealers
and Building Material Dealers associations.
IS Broadway, il was said that the shut down
tDprt. complete than
A representative of the Building Material
Dealers Association, sad: The whole
matter now depends on bow well tn" bust
ness is tied up. The tight must lie settled
both for the unions and the employers tn
have it thoroughly settled
As far as the Lumber Dealers Associa =
ton is conc 81 ned, it was learned that II any
member of the association wants to supply
lumber to the public schools. be will not
be forbidden to do 80 by the association.
Some labor leaders sdmittcd yesterday
that the walking delegates and other Off
GERS Of the unions were going too far. A
Representa- alive abor leader said:
"When the Pasterers' Union forced the
employers to sign an agreement by which
there must I've one foreman appointed by
the union for every two plasterers, this
foreman to do no work and be paid 30 day.
l think the building trades unions went the
limit. do not blame the employers for
organizing for protection. This kind Of thing
hurts the workingrnen As we'll as the EN-
ployers and the public"
William X Fertig. secretary Of the Build
ing Trsde, Association. who issued the
call for the meeting on Tuesday. said that
he did not want it to he understood that the
association was designed to fight trades
,inonism. II was designed to put stop
TO any further encroachments of the trades
unions on the privileges of the employers.
Thenceforth no walking delegate could
invade buildings AT his pleasure and make
any demands he saw At. and the rights of
employers would be vigorously protected.