New-York tribune., 1903-06-30
FULLER COMPANY TERMS.
By THE UNIONS
Employers Say They HM Fight for
Uniform Agreement


Fuller company and its employees are to be ad-
justed and work resumed tomorrow were sub
mitted Yesterday to the representatives of the
United Board of Building Trades by President
S. P Mcconnell of the Fuller company They
were unanimously indorsed by the committee
of the building trades, and will become oper-
ative to-day. after they have received the sig
nature of ex-Judge Mcconnell. BY many this is
taken to mean a speedy end of the building
trades tteup, for the action of the Fuller COM
pany is believed to forecast similar action
the part of other contracting firms. 1t should
not be forgotten moreover that the agreement
, proposed by the Fuller company quietly but ef
fecttvely dethrones the walking delegate
The Building Trades Employers Association
still insists that it will continue the struggle
and affects to believe that the action of the
Fuller corlpany is of no Importance, and that
the terms of it's agreement with it's employees
impractical ard ineffective. Whether the
situation becomes more peaceful or more critical
depends largely on the members of the Building
Trades Employers Association. While the Full
Ter company is not member of this association
most of its sub-contractors are, and if they con-
tinue to follow the policy of the association
and prolong the lockout it is believed that the
Fuller company will take its contracts out of
the sub-contractors hands
TERMS OF AGREEMENT.
The terms of the agreement between the Full
Ter company and the representatives of the
United Board of Building Trades, which were
unanimously ratified by the employees yesterday,
are substantially as follows
First-That when a controversy arises between
the company and its employees. work shall continue
without interruption: -.
Second-On the call of either the company or its
employees, any difference should be submitted to
board of arbitration consisting ing Of four members &
entirely disnterested two from unions ana Two
from contractors # these four fail TO agree they
choose umpire In the event of a controversy
affecting several unions ions no protest Ti De nnan aGs
are affiliated naming the labor representatives
Ex-Judge Mcconnell of the Fuller COMPANY
while declining TO announce the terms. above
mentioned made the following statement yes
terday:
The Fuller company has been in sympathy. from
the beginning with the attempt OF the Building
agreement for arbtrating the differences with the
.arqus unions & OF the Rgdng t3sf P n 4s ps
scheme Of arbitration submitted by the association
eettiement It was disposed to act upon the theory
that when favora bic agreement should be reached
tractor and the employe.
and simple form Of arbitration Which was sub
Intted to the committee Of the employers assoGs
committee of the association did not raise any
that they preferred their own But as their plan
6q n0t 1o ee ng Of Il he @
company was forced to negotiate TOT a pian oy
EMPLOYERS SAY THEY WILL FIGHT.
The action of the Fuller company called forth
criticism from the employers association. l. x
Prince, chairman Of the press committee, said
we are in the fight to the end" He gave out
the following statement:
We are still convinced of our ultimate success
We insist upon uniform agreement with unions
r %Cn oFk XIV without unnecessary loss Of time BY re
son of sympa thetic and similar strikes Our vic
Fuller company and other contractors not allied
Wnri buf the final success Of our endeavors viii
not be jeopardized. In the case of the Fuller
Satisfaction with the unions ard start up II their
able to utilize no more than men. practically
ONLY per cent of the total number of union men
have bearing on the final settlement of this
whole question.
UNIONS INDORSE PARKS
While the employers were discussing the ac-
ton of the Fuller company the unions of the
newly reorganized United Building Trades
Council. at Brevoort Hall. were unanimously
adopting the Fuller companys proposition They
also passed resolution indorsng Samuel ].
Parks and Richard Carvill. the two walking
delegates now under charges of extortion.
The press and the people may pound me as
much as they choose announced Parks. as he
went up to the meeting, but they can't hurt
me here
The Iumhermen yesterday declined to listen 10
the employers on proposition to lock cut their
The Building Materials Association decided TO
iay the nronosition on the table and appointed
a committee to ask the unions that recently
signed their agreement why they did not go
to work In the event of the explanation prov
ing unsatisfactory the lockout probably will be
ordered This will be decided at special meet
ing soon But the action OF lhe fuiief company
may change the situation entirely.
THE IRVING NATIONAL BANK.