New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-29

that the have no grievance. and that the
strike is not question Of wages, hours or
general treatment
1t is due, he declares, to the 1act that his con-
Germ has withdrawn from an employers associa-
ton, which Is said to have an agreement with the
unions TO divide certain percentage of profits
among themselves. their competitors and the
labor unions He says the latter receive a rake
off, that strikes may not be declared When
his firm got tired of dividing profits and decided
to withdraw from the union the strike followed
1t is said the squeeze controlled by the associa-
ton and the unions amounts annually 70 100000
Of which the unions get. according to agreement
10 per cent, or $4,000.
The Bradley company is a Manhattan corpora
ton. with offices in the St. James Building Man
haitian, and of which John b. Mcdonald. the con-
tractor is said to be stakeholder If the strike is
continued the company threatens to take the
matter TO the courts for settlement
Brooklyn dealers have independent organiza-
tion of their own. which has graft agree
ment so the local dealers say. A. r. Baird son
OF Colonel Andrew D. Baird. who is president Of
the local association said yesterday that the
brooklyn dealers paid graft" 10 the unions only
once, and that two years ago, when Parks
and other delegates held them up for $4,000 This
amount had TO be paid before the stonecutters
would agree TO continue work.
Mr.. emerson, in a statement issued Yesterday.
explained the Manhattan graft system as fol-
lows
q . a
by the Employing Cutters Association The aver
age bid Is taken as basis for the lowest hid and
me otleIs, are revised before they are submitted
10 the arCnhlect ana contractor who have invited
the BIDS Inc associations committee decides who
is to submit the average bid. In this way the work
is apporuOLed among the members nv This mea MS
the average Dlu becomes from 10 to ~ ner cent
higher than the work would have cost The builder
were IL not controlled by the assoeiafio, II q
bonus is divided among the members of tbe asso-
citation and the labor unions. Ii is said III r.
latter were taken In an elective vraaro 10
compel the dealers to join the associattor St-seo
are the particular forte of the uniors
Donald Cal, the walking delegats ~ ,ta -
strike was ordered denied yesterday ~ tle
neymen Stonecutters Union had in nc q oIle JouI-
with the Employing Stonecutters SO az cement
provision by which the union was To rsCat' IA "iy
cent Of d bonus on all contracts M - ig Per
ordered the strike against Bradley a. So 'II ne
ton of the rules Of the Employing Staa v.oll,
Association The firm in the assoc;a 80 sIeI
declared. and he knew II paid its initistfcr nc
IL was learned that the particular ''rt,la'
prescribing radius around Newy
side of which member or the associatto, o..'
tractor bring cut stone This is know "a ~
blue circle" When Call was spoken to abo,qt ,hi
rule he said ""1 tliS
Ten years ago or so the union sent the en,r,
ers a blue circular prescribing this radius T'jyS
was TO prevent our coming IN competition ,,,'h
cheap labor outside of NeW-YO and worls ~
our mutual benefit. We do not desire to contrnI
the trade ~'"hoi
Cali then said that the union had directed him 70
order the strikes, and added that he did obia,
TO the employers taking the matter TO the courts.