New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
MARBLE WORKERS SIGN.
MORE WORK ON BUILDINGS
RiUaI Statements about General
arbitration Plan.

The Building Trades Employers Association
made an important gain yesterday by winning
over the marble workers, whose respective
unions signed the employers plan Of arbitration
over the seals of their organizations. The fon~
unions which have an aggregate membership
Of nearly four thousand are the Whtestone
Association of Marble Polishers and Helpers
the Reliance Labor Club of Marble Cutters.
Carvers and Settlers; the Compact Labor Club
of Marble Cutters Helpers, and the Marble Ma
chine Workers Union.
Representatives of the union had a conference
with a committee of the board of governors OF
the Employers Association at No. 1,123 Broad
way yesterday afternoon. resulting in the sign
ing of the agreement. All four unions are or
ganized into central body known as the Mar
BILE Industry. The action Of this body win en-
able contractors to complete the work on
large number of buildings which nearly
finished. The men will all go back tomorrow
More ironworkers are expected to be employed
tomorrow on various buildings. Among them
about fifty housesmths. who will go to work
tomorrow for the Thorn oson- Starrett Company,
member of the Employers Association, at
Twenty-ffth-st. and Madison-ave.
THE SIDE Of THE STRIKERS.
p statement on the general situation which
had been expected for some time from the Board
of Building Trades issued yesterday. and
is follows:
For the last three months this city has expert
enced of the most bitter and expensive fights
ever waged between capital and labor, resulting
in an almost complete tie-up of the building indus
try. The unfortunate controversy between the car
penters was simply the means of forcing the issue
Any one familiar with the labor question in this
city knew what the ultimate result would be-a
poyes of the building trades industry resulting in
most disastrous loss to all-but when the end
by all. settlement satisfactory TO all; and the
only way that can be attained is by mutual con-
OF the parties, whether issued in the form of a
The board has been placed in the eyes of the
public as being opposed to arbitration Now, that
organizations represented In this body have
agreement with their employers. each one with a
clause embodying form of arbitration. some of
which do not expire until 1905. Yet without
ated by the employers through the dictates Of the
D DIoer OF governors Of the Building Trades En-
capacity, acts in somewhat the same position as
me BOARD OF delegates only with more autocratc
any agreement with their employers until they
beard of governors, which was drawn up and com
od one clause, which was slightly modified at the
reg4est OF committee representing about % per
cent OF the mechanics.
BAD FAITH CHARGED
Now We claim their position is most Illogical in
tions for settlement OF this unfortunate contro-
of the mechanics the building line Chosen to rep
cations. Almost believing the employers were hon
est in their statements when they said they were
dispe any such deiuSion When there we're TWO
boards of delegates in the city employers gen
two bodies, and expressed themselves being we'll
pleased at the cOnsolida ton of the bodies into
one board. But why such a change OF heart now
only they can explain. because we find them not
only endeavoring to form another central body,
oVS earnestly IT working to form dual organizations
always edging i'm wherever there is a dffTicuItV eS
listing between employers and employees and at
the same time travelling under the guise OF union
men; plainly shows that the true object of the
employers is not to do away with the much de-
splsed walking delegate, but is disOrganize the
different trade unions in this city We trust that
signing the plan of arbitration will the
purpose or our employers No doubt, after little
have already signed the agreement with the board
OF governors will see their only and proper place
Board of Building Trades.
The members of the employers association
refused to discuss this statement yesterday
The following statement was given out last
evening behalf of the board of governors:
The board of governors of this association can
not understand why number of the trades unions
have refused to sign the general arbitration plan
resentatives of twenty-five unions and the board
of governors of the Building Trades Employers
Association. The general arbitration plan has
ing to do with existing trade agreements Ii was
expressly understood in the conferences that all
me date or expiration When trade agreements
contain arbitration provisions such arbitration pro-
visions take of all trade disputes of the indi-
vidual trade and in full until the date of
Inc expiration OF the trade agreement. In signing
ployers simply agree to submit questions which
lead TO sympathetic strikes or lockouts and ques
the internal differences of two unions of the same
ment.
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