New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-04
SAY &. f. u. BROKE FAITH.
n greed to Arbitrate Differences oath
Sub7cay Contractors.
TO HELP EXCAVATORS IN STRlkE-

The Central Federated Union yesterday consul
cred the demands of the Rockmen and ExcaVatolS
Union and the general strike which IL mas oi"
along the subway and in other parts of the cry.
This organization was not in existence wheh '"0
certraI Federated ITnian entered into an agree
ment two years ago with the rapid transit cor
tractors by which all differences ana aiSp ~
to June l. 1903 TO be settled by arpltTdtioi'
According TO the rapid transit contractors wiz
are organized as the Rapid Transit Contractors
Association the Central Federated Union has No
lated agreement by indorsing tne oeild 49,.
the rockmen and excavators. their UNION n 7
become affiliated with the Central FEDERATED uii'oil
The union. composed of Italians, was otgdhl|eI
several weeks ago A letter from the ONCE VI
John p. Mcdonald. read at the meeting II
said in part:
We are surprised to find that your ce ,I p en
then indorse strike and we must rherei0 once and
the men ordered back ON the rapid TRANSIT "'
lanes McConviiIe of the settlement committee
made report about conference between 'iie
committee and of the rapid transit COIL
tractors grievances of the Canie 0Pi0e
Union When he finished his report there was
long pause.
us that ail?" said the chairman.
Well" said McConville. Eat that meeting 'ne
contractors took the stand that TINS OouS ma"
violated the agreement made two years ago. IheS
held that if any grievance of the rockrnen anu
excavators required attention 1t should nave pee
submitted to the contractors committee Deloie
the strike took place and that IN indorslns tiie
demands of the union this body had Vlolateo 'he
agreement"
Several delegates got up and said that the con-
tractors had violated the agreement first Dele
gate DAILY said that when the agreement was
drawn 81 a day supposed to be the wages lot
laborers.
IF these men have been plundered for two
years by getting less than regular wages" he
said 1.-The contractors have been violating the
| agreement all along" cloud applause)
Herman Robinson, who organized the unlon'
said that while the members were supposed to re
ceive 81 80 day. some of them received ohly $40
for two weeks work.
Delegate Staunton. of the Electrical workers
Union. held that too much fuss was made about
the claims of the rockmen and excavators.
why he said. everybody knows that these
men are not American citizens. good many or
them are the very of the earth. It's all
| moonshine about their wanting live up TO Amer
make as much money here as they can. and then
go back to where they came from ,,orr,s BROWN
pre- cgaTmakers Union No IA said that
religion when It came to the liberties Of the people
man Is an b ia sad OR PIE is Je% %a
by the American Constitution -. -
Typographicai Union No s. said that the italians
had come to stay, and he had no doubt they would
resolution passed rePuaIatng the ba tie
centra G FederaeG union had vioaed the
AnTher the vas ad s69d
give the rockmen and excavatOrs its moral and
financial support in their demands,
Vito Pacelli, president of the organization of sub
way workmen. made statement last night at the
headquarters of the strikers in hall at No 2,229
Frst-ave.. in which he declared that the men
would not give in until their demands had been ac-
coded to by the contractors. There were about
cared emphatcally that they would stand by their
determination to get shorter hours and better
When asked about the rumor that the contractors
would import negroes from the South TO continue
the work President PaCeli said:
IF the niggers come they won't stay here two
hours. We will not do them any harm. but will
parade by them and they will get so frightened
that they will run away.