New-York tribune., 1904-08-10
LEADERS SEE N'DONALD.
HE OUTWyTTS LABOR MEN.
Refusal to Confer Vas To BE Used
AGAINST Him.

that Mr. Mcdonald would not see them, and the
alliance had laid IT'S plans on his refusal as
strike propaganda He was not 20 be caught
IN This way however, and surprise1 the com
Entttee by being hand and Snviting the mem
hers into his prfvate office. Mr. Mcdonald asked
for a sEecifc account OF the grievances COM
plained Of The committee was At loss 20
specify Them. but started in with the hackneyed
complaint that thu Amalgamated Painters So
ciety wanted 80 per cent of the painting.
That can be dismissed very surnmarily he
said. The painters who are working are repre-
scented in the Central Federated Union, ana
have an agreement with that body which pro-
pose to live up to. Did you come here at the
request Of the Rapid Transit Committee oi me
Central Federated Union
Phflip VVeiuseirner. chief spokesman for the
committee replied that the Electrical Workers
Union had grievance because non-union man
we're employed on the subway. Then he added:
The Central Federated Union is not in pO-
sition 10 comply with the agreement"
1T has not told me- said Mr.. Mcdonald
sharply, and as the electrical workers. you
surprise me. AT a conference in which fifteen
Of your unions were represented which took
place not long ago, a satisfactory agreement
was reached which was lived up 10 untu youf
strike was called"
After some fencing by the committee Ny
Mcdonald said that he was controlled ana gov
erned by the agreement with the Central Fed
Grated Union.
I'm going to stand by that agreement" he
continued I'm with the Central Federated
Union to-day. ana VIII be with them to-mor-
row They appear TO be the under dog now, and
] viii stand by them Why don't you settle
your differences through that body?
This is a separate body" said Wenseimer
I'VE are not bound by It The Central FEEDER
ated Union did not call the strikes and 1t can't
order them Of"
well" said Nr. Mcdonald, eff you read the
agreement with the Central Federated Union
you will find that all differences on the subway
ere 10 be settled by conference and arbitration.
IT was lived up 70 fairly and squarely for three
and half years until you called this sudden
and unexpected strike"
He then told the committee that II any request
was TO be made for the discharge Of men now
working on the subway It would not be granted
The subway was a great public work, and ell
competent men for whom there were positions
had right 10 work in it, he said
II have made every possible concession he
went on "and can make no more The strike
was ordered without any effort being made to
settle differences regularly
Every demand was then dropped but that OF
the electrical workers for the discharge of non
union men. At the committees request MI Nc
Donald then held private conference with the
representatives of the electrical workers. He
had a talk over the telephone with the officials
of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company.
and informed them OF the demand OF the cleo
trical workers. The reply was that the men
whose discharge sought were experts and
would not be discharged on any account. That
settled il. The committee was then bowed out.
The Building Trades Alliance had a meeting
yesterday afternoon al BreYoort Hall. where the
committee made the report After the meeting
over James J. Daily. chairman of the press
committee. said:
We have left everything to the press COM
mittee, which viii meet at 10 O'Clock Tomorrow.
ii the public suffers by delay In the completion
or the subway. il is now up TO Mr.. Mcdonald
and the lnterborough company We disclaim
all responsibility for anything that may happen
hereafter IN The subway
The elevator constructors were ordered on
strike again at the Trinity Building yesterday
morning by John Lemons. the business agent
. of the union He was accompanied by President
n L Brown Of the union. who had ordered them
hack 10 work on Monday and who made vigor-
Gus protest against the new strike. The work
men, who were none too pleased at being thrown
sdle, Joined in the discussion and it looked as if
blows would be struck crowd gathered. and
finally several policemen appeared and all scat
tered
The emergency committee Of the Employers
-AssoC4alloh had Two meetings yesterday TO hear
reports. Lewis Harding. chairman OF the press
committee, made statement in the evening. in
which he said:
The plumbers who were given until Yesterday
70 cal on their strikes, were locked out to-day
As 70 the number OF men locked out altogether
we have not been able 70 get al the heIres vet
~ the reauestof number OF the contractors we |
our which to call II OF IN each trade when MAT
particular trade called of strikes The con- |
aeis ana refer II TO their trade
sna We have agreed to this AS 10 the elevator |
,ng he contract for the elevators was sublet TO
me Plunger company, non-associatiou Arm
mere Is 10 trouble on the other Fuller contracts
eno. therefore, no need for strike
Asked II any special arrangement had been
made with regard TO the schools. he said:
We are exercising the greatest lenienev IN cases
or emergency. We have rescinded The lockout
The Bronx. because they were being sifsra5 ,M6S ~
nad 20 De IN readiness when vacation is over We /
none OF the contractors for the schools IN orocas
OF construction have made any complaint
Air Harding said he had not been asked bv |
Acting Mayor Fornes for any conference re- !
Earding school work. As TO some Of the recent
strikes be said:
At the request Of several unions -ye so modified
Aae clause IN the arbitration agreement relating 10
strlkes as 70 give employees leave in some cases
70 order a general strike on buildings where men
y trade where the contractor dd nov beierg -,
.a - os.s.llei We're on strike. We found
sAfy 10 rescind cur action, however.
Mayor Mcclellan was seen for a sbor. .,na
Yesterday and said he was in syn,patbv with
any effort Acting Mayor For.les might max. in
trying To further work the schools.
TO RESUME AT MORSE IRON WORKS