New-York tribune., 1904-08-15
CONFERENCE ON SUBWAY
Tile Layers Threaten to Demand 90
Cents Day More Wages.

/ The ultimatum OF the Building Trades Employers
Association TO the unions involved in the present
! lockout containing a yelled threat of the open
shop II the strikes are not declared of before
August %, was in the hands OF the various unions
yesterday. It received with defiance, and
| judging from the attitude Of the unions, any at
tempt to put non-union TO work will result in
OF strikes
The Tile Layers Union has served 4 counter ult-
matum the individual members OF the Crate
Tile and Mantel Association that if the lockout
is not declared of by Wednesday the tile layers will
not back to work except at the wage rate Of
s. so day an advance of 50 cents d day in their
present wages.
Notwithstanding the assertions Of James J. Daily,
chairman of the press committee OF the Building
Trades Alliance, that strikes would be
dered until the question of the validity of the arbi
uration agreement tried in the courts, strikes
have been ordered on several buildings TO go into
effect to-day. Among these the Times
building. the sturtevant Hotel and a large build
ing between Forty-second and Forty-Jhird-sts and
Second and Third-aves
The representatives Of the Building Trades AIli-
ence who were seen yesterday took the stand that
the ultimatum Of the employers association
intended 10 intimidate the unions that they
would send the strikers back work William H.
Farley. business agent of the Tile LAYERS Union.
said:
we do not regard this ultimatum seriously.
There is string TO 1t. The employers broke the
arbitration agreement first by overriding the de-
C4sIon OF the general arbitration board dlSnlSSlnE
the complaints in the subway and through the
board OF governors ordering a general lockout of
the unions on strike in the subway well
buildings. The board of governors is a sef-created
body not provided for IN the arbitration agreement
and is practically seIf-constitued board of wa TX
ing delegates for the Building Trades Employers
Association How the employers association
cal the Building Trades Alliance a strike orEaniza-
toh and refuse to recognize Il when it has its cwn
BOARD or governors. locking out organizations"
fflrsHs s1ar..
Of the tile layers locked out than the men in any
otaer trade. because the union had an agreement
y.,i,r 'us 49, SIdte ne ana Mantel Association. h.
Work for any but members OF the Association This
the business. All the tile layers except twenty
bsI III tII' me union, recently ne said man who
piled for membership in the association. The en-
The members necessary 10 conduct the trade IL and nd
as the man could not get the mechanics TO work
4or him, he could not begin business In any case
Farley Farley said unless the uitmatum OF the union
E rvea UP ,l 10 me union would never recognize the
At yesterdays meeting of the Central Federated
was brought up by Delegate Murphy, Of the Tile
Layers Union. who asked that James Holland
Central Federated Union. be directed by the chair
man man TO state exactly what took place between
him and John b Mcdonald, general contractor OF
we have been told" said Murphy. THAT Dele
gate Holland made appointment to meet the
subway contractors and failed TO keen II Now
we want 10 know what side Delegate Holland is
Holland in reply made a long statement in
which he said he had talk with Mr.. Mcdonald
over the telephone. and asked for conference.
Mr. McDonald had said that If Holland merely
wanted 10 talk he had desire to see him but
if he wanted conference the strikes in the sub
way would have to be declared OF first He had
told 8Ir. Mcdonald. he said that he had no mower
ended.
Some other members Of the rapid transit com
mittee arranged a conference 10 take place In Mr.
suggestion t was decided that an the ''5io unions
represented IN the subway should get together
hey al
that everything could be settled. If possible. at
once