New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
LOCK OUT MARBLE MEN.
Employers Order Fire Hundred Of
Them Kept from Work.

The building war was pushed more vigorously
than ever yesterday in spite Of the ultimatum
Of The Building Trades Employers Association,
which goes into effect Monday, and is gen
orally construed as threat TO introduce the
open shop The board of governors CT the en-
poyers' association ordered the lockout OF an
other union. the Marble and Enamel Mosaic
Workers Association. which has about 500 MEM
hers.
,rhe new strike committee Of the Building
Trades Alliance ordered a strike Of all the
trades It controlled on The Chatsworth apart
znent hotel, at seventy-second-st. and Riverside
Drive, which was 10 be ready for occupancy
On September l. The committee then ordered
a strike AT the Colonial Bank Building. al
HciEhty-hrst-st. and Columbus-ave. When the
committee reached this building John Grove.
walking delegate, already had ordered the plas-
aerers out
one or TWO other buildings where only few
men we're at work were struck" for practice.
and then the committee went 10 SiXth-ave. and
Forty-fourth-st. where a hippodrome is TO be
erected. The foundation workers were the only
men employed, and over these the Alliance had
40 control
The owner Of the Chatsworth Hotel is the
Johnston Kahn Company. which had sublet part
OF the work to l. ]. Phillips Co. II was in
xolved in the lockout, but regarded as an
emergency contract. and the lockout order was
suspended on the building just before the strike
was ordered.
II was learned that the construction work on
the new Wanamaker Building, at Broadway.
Fourth-ave and Eighth and Ninth SITS, also was
under strike rule. When the lockout was or
dered the contractors on this building kept the
men at work as II rush job. The
Building Trades Alliance, however. ordered the
men 10 strike. This order has been obeyed by
all worlzmen allied with any OF the unions in
the Building Trades Alliance. In consequence
all work has been stopped. except on some minor
iron construction.
The District Council Of the Brotherhood Of
Carpenters sent a committee 10 the Building
Trades Club TO confer with a committee Of the
Master Carpenters Association. This in
response 10 an invitation from the master car
penters, who say they wanted TO let the
penters know exactly what to expect on Mon
day II the open shop ultimatum is not respected.
At the conference the committee of the s.
ter carpenters explained the situation and sub
nitted a trade agreement which similar
with some notifications 10 an agreement reject
ed by the district council OF the carpenters six
months ago. These notifications contained con-
oessions especially regarding union wood trim.
The carpenters proposed TO consult the Build
ing Trades Alliance first but the employers re-
AAeSu NlIPlloAlNa44s " 4tAoeilAt lltt alliance
any way. The committee then went away
promising 10 give a reply before Monday.
In the mean time all the members Of the car
penters' unions received circulars informing
Them that the District Council had levied an as
sessment Of 81 week Or any fractional part Of
Q week on all members now at work The as
Eessment is TO continue while the lockout lasts
The carpenters would remain in the Building
Trades Alliance whatever happened, it was de-
Clared.
This conference has been called that the
board may learn what these unions propose 20
do IN case the terms Of The ultimatum Of the
board have 10 be carried out on Monday
Louis Harding chairrnan'o of The press commit
tee OF the employers association. said work GER
fa!Eiy would be resumed on Monday
he said that after explaining the proposed
agreement &c the carpenters committee the lat
ter proposed that the agreement be considered
by committees Of the Building Trades Alliance
ard me board Of governors. The employers
association refused 10 recognize the alliance
directly indirectly
The fact that the Crate. Tile and Mantel AS
ISOLATION had agreement with the Tile
Layers Union ny which members OF the union
could work for none but members of this as
ISOLATION, vas brought 20 Mr. Hariing's atten-
lion. He said
Two OF our subordinate associations which have
RroF1s:ons Ike this in their trade agreements
The declared and actual policy Of he Employ
ers Association however a body Is against
monopoly or restriction OF competition.
J. c. Hstzel, OF the Electrical Contractors
Association, who is also on the press committee
vas told Of a report that when the electrical
workers struck against any member Of his ass2-
citation they were blscklisted. He said that the
report was untrue but that II the employees OF
member went on strike It was understood that
otheT members would not employ them while
The strike lasted. that the member might
gel his good men back when the strike was over
lie said that estimate that S25OOOOOO
would represent she value Of buildings and oper-
added: III
About twenty .asand yracbantca And
helpers have aEolved so far Of
hese ten thousan. viii estimate have got
work either out OF to;.n or with MISREPRESENTATION
men Allowing an average Of 81 a dav for
iIsehanics and helpers in the six DAYS of the
-oCHout' me remaining fifteen thousand men
VII now have lost 100000 in wages TO date
y nat Inc owners and contractors may have lost
= - 100 soon 10 estimate II the utimatum has
% ~ carried out on Monday the losses in wages
ana contingent losses VIII be greater