New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-31
NO GAIN By CONFERENCE.
Ldborers Viii COncede Nothing
Insist on Recognition.

The Building Trades Club was crowded for the
greater part OF the day yesterday with representa-
tives OF affiliated associations OF employers confer
| ring the building situation.
! The situation regarded very serious by the
/ employers 1t declared that II the trouble was
not settled very quickly bad times would result
/ Some OF the builders said that the first symptoms
/ OF hard times had already appeared Employers m
trades which not yet affected by the strike said
that they were only employing their best men and
not taking new contracts. James Thompson. presi-
dent Of the Master PIasterers' Association. said
The future is alarming unless settlement be
redched without delay. On account OF the cessation
OF OuldIhs ana the increased cost OF erecting
houses. rents ars jumping almost daily while fewer
ers S 50 a day employers can afford under
present circumstances to put only high class men
Ing lob thew are making barder and bsTIer Men
come 10 and say that the increased cost OF Iiv-
ing, especially increasing rents makes it necessary
for them TO get high wages only tell them
that by forcing wages up and by strikes. when no
one Is working while interest on investments has
TO be paid. they have forced the cost OF building
sky high and have sent Up the rents themselves.
The average man will have to get work where he
e so day up
MIR. Thompson said that he had talked with the
plasterers and they regarded the present strike as
foolish and unnecessary. No sympatheto strikes OF
other trades would take place unless nOn-union
men were put 10 work This the employers did not
wish to do
Captain F. Norton Goddard issued another state
menJ yesterday IN explanation Of how he o
interfere in the strike. saying that was at the
personal request OF Mr. Ei1htz on last Monday
that he had sent for Walking Delegate Doris to
see what kind Of proposition he could get from
him.
No agreement was reached IN the con ference last
night at the Building Trades Club between the
Greater New-York Executive COMMITTEES OF the
BriCklayers Union and the executive committee Of
the striking laboTers They sought some new propo-
sition 20 present TO the employers.
While the meeting was in session a delegation
OF the Borough Board OF the Bricklayers' Union
headed by Daniel c. Doris. who is looked on as
the strike leader entered and tried get into
meeting They obliged however to remain
In the corridor. and finally went away.
After TWO hours the delegates Of the labOrers
went away ard the Greater Nev--York Executive
committee remained in conference In the mean
time the members Of the Mason Builders Ass0cia-
ton and the Emergency Committee of the Building
Trade Employers Association had 20 wait around
Just before 1 O'Clock the COMMITTEES announced
that nothing had been accomplished The said
they had tried 10 get the laborers modify their
demands for the recognition OF the TabOrers' Pro
teCtive Union. but the laoorers refused ma a an
concessions. and the negotiations had been de-
clared OF.
II il expected tr1t joint meeting OF the Ar5i-
trauCn Board IF the Brickldyars Union Mason
Blu .lCers Association will be held for action
to Try 70 get che men 10 return to work pending
arbitration