The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-22
BUILDING STRIKE BREAKING up
MARBLE CUTTERS QUIT LABOR
ALLIANCE TO GO TO WORK.
The Divided Plasterers' Society IL Seeking
Peace-Ailiance's Head Quits II With
His Union--Prophecy Made That the
End VIII Come Within q Week.

Peaeo-Allanc6s Head quits IL with
His Union-Prophecy Made That the
End VIII Come Within q Week.
Following tbs secession OF the Orna-
mental Plasterers from the Amalgamated
Plasterers' Society. and their decision to
work under the arbitration agreement Of
the employers association, came revolt
yesterday OF the Marble Cutters Union,
which decided to leave the Building Trades
Alliance. The union, which has about
1000 members and has been on a general
strike for several weeks, has notified the
Marble Industry Employer Association
that it has declared the strike of and that
the members will all be at work to-day.
President William p Mason OF the alliance
Ia a member Of the Marble Cutters Union.
The alliance will therefore have to get a
new president.
The news that the marble cutters had
broken away produced great sensation
at the meeting OF the alliance yesterday.
1t stopped all tslk OF an ultlnatum to the
employers threatening to call out from
$4,000 to $4,000 more men on general
strike II the employers did not declare the
lockout Of Instead OF war the delegates
were talking Of possible settlement and
discussing peace conference.
The marble cutters went on strike about
three weeks ago in sympathy with the stone
cutters, on whose behalf the strike was
ordered on the Trinity Building, this bring
ing on the larger struggle. The stone
cutters were not employed under the arbi.
tration agreement, and most Of them stayed
| the marble cutters called on the Journey
men Stonecutters' Union either to settle
the trouble at the Trinity building or to de-
| clare a general strike, with the alternative
strike Of The Stonecutters Union,
after emitting q great deal Of hot air, re-
| sponded by calling out few men.
The marble cutters waited but there was
no general strike. Now they have de.
cided to leave the alliance. 1t L. believed
largely by William P. Mason. With the
loss Of the marble cutters and a big hole
in the ranks OF the plasterers' society 1t
is expected that the alliance fight cannot
last much longer. statement was issued
last night on behalf OF that body, which
said in part:
The marble cutters have withdrawn from
the alliance and are going back to work
They say they feit that the alliance s was 90
about settlement. In other words. they
want always to be sure they are on the WIN,
to H stand Ird by the alliance. The alliance as
body Of labor men Is not dependent on indi.
viduals or on a single union. otherwise 1t
would be a. failure. Men who, lsnye an or
ganized body In m industrial fight are to
be classed with the men who leave their
ccountry's service in time Of gsar I'm, From
In losing William p. Mason. has lost posi-
bic John Mitchell and the employers have
gained a conservative man.
The split in the Plasterers' Society has
led that body to seek peace. President
James Thompson OF the Employing Plast-
erers' Association made this announcement
last night:
as It not too late?" he was asked.
Not necessarily So" he replied, but the
old union will have to reorganize and com
pletely change it's tactics as the first basis
Of settlement. believe, anyway, that one
week will settle the whole building trouble"
-, Michael Stanton, ek-delesate OF the
Lewis Hardy Of the employers association
.n have sounded a member Of the Electrical
Contractors Association about amalgamat-
ing the old and rev unions Of electrical
workers says that he never made such a
proposal, and furthermore, had TO authority
RI IA On