New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-24

ORDERS MANY STRIKES.


The Building Trades Alliance started again on
the aggressive yesterday at the largest meeting
il has Yet held. and decided to order strikes al
once in the trades controlled by the alliance on
every contract n tho Building Trades Employ
ers Association. The meeting, which was held
in Brevoort Hall. was attended by about one
hundred delegates and others representing all
the unions IN the alliance.
There are now about thirty thousand mechan-
tcs and helpers idle through the strikes and
lockout. The new strikes VIII throw twenty-five
thousand more idle independent OF unions out
side of the Alliance, which. II they carry out
their expressed intention. VIII refuse 70 work
with non-union men. AS little was done vester-
day oy the employers TO replace the strikers.
what action these unions will take VIII not be
known FOR a day two.
There are six trades in the Alliance locked out
for violation Of the arbitration agreement
These are the Plumbers and Gasntters Union
Brotherhood OF Carpenters. Electrical Workers
Union, Operative Plasterers Society. and two
smaller unions. one Of them the Tile Layers
Union, which is now trying 10 prove conspiracy
gainst the employers
Only three Of the unions controlled by the A.
lance. which has suspended three unions are
under The arbitration agreement, but all The
Unions It controls are TO strike. arbitration
agreement or not where a strike can delay the
The unions in the alliance outside OF those
locked out include the Reliance Club OF Marble
Cutters, Marble Poshers Union. United Porta-
bic and Hosting Engineers Journeymsn Stone
Cutters Union. Riggers Protective Association.
Derrickmen, Riggers and Painters Union.
AmaIgamated Painters Society AnaIgauated
Buestone Cutters Union House Shorers and
Movers Union. and Salamsnder Association OF
Pipe and Boiler Coverers
When the meeting was over James T. DAILY
chairman Of the press committee. said.
We would Ike to inform the public that at
It's meeting yesterday the alliance sent a call
10 its unions 10 send representatives OF their
executive committees and others to our meet
ing to-day. that we might have a full and free
discussion Of The situation. This done and
as result We have passed unanimously th=
following resolution
Resolved. That the representatives of the vari-
Gus unions here assembled feeling that their
position in this controversy is correct do pledge
themselves 10 stand unitedly together 10 the end
realizing that the attempt on the part OF the
all.
We have received representatives today
from every one Of the organizations In the a!li-
ance and find that the statements emanat-
ing from the Employers Association 20 the
large number Of men signing the arbitration
plan Of the Employers Association individually
are absolutely incorrect.
The alliance will withdraw all o, it's men
from all jobs controlled or operated by any
member Of the employers association. We will
start Immediately and the strikes win be in
the hands OF the executive committee
A committee Of from each and every
trade in the alliance who are not delegates WITH
meet at / ?. m. tomorrow to draw. up a state
ment in reply % the printed statement Of the
employers, giving what purports to he the facts
regarding the trouble. In this statement the
employers deliberately misstate the issues
Daily stated that the conditions as to buildings
were the same as last week. He continued:
The alliance is placed on record as indorsns
the principle Of arbitration. but not the kind
served out by the employers association.
Said Lewis J. Harding chairman OF the press
committee of the employers association
We will wait to see if Daily or the alliance can
make good We will man the Trinity Building
the Times Building and the Sturtevant Ho-
tel tomorrow.
In reply to a question to why there was 50
much delay i'm resuming work he said
one reason is that we hesitate to ernnlov non
union men. AnOthCc is that the union men are
afraid cf being penalized by their unions If
they go to work, though have gus rantecd
them protection. As far as the electrical work
ers concerned. we are making good heat
way. and expect in a few days have a good
story TO tell.
Regarding the charges b. James ). Daily. Of
the Tile Layers Union. against The Crate Tile
ana Mantel Association that Il has an Illegal
agreement. ne said:
We'll Daily signed the agreement. Our coz
stitutou is against dealing IN prices restraint
OF trade or business. and if any Of our associa-
tions are shown TO have al improper aGreement
it must he stopped"