New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-16
TO ORDER STRIKE TODAY
BUILDERS MEN DEFIANT.
SooG a: Open Shop ULtianGtum-
Escuator Constructors York AgGiR.

The suilding Trades Alliance and the unions
II controls continued 10 breathe defiance to the
I5aiIdiES Traces Employers Association yester-
Gag ana 10 scoR a. its open shop Ultimatum.
-he elevator constructors who had been on
s1r.Ae returned 20 work yesterday morning, this
beug the second time they had returned to
aork after striking since the present trouble
began.
Tn. action Of the elevator constructors was
c-,ic~d o. al a mass meeting OF the Elevator
.,o...trcctors Union late last Friday night IN
zs-eroyr. Han The union has 400 members
$40 o. when attended the meeting. and the vote
Gazing oG tte strike was by narrow majority
a. thirty three. Al the meeting Philip Vein
seic.er James : Daily and T. J. Ainsow adj
dressed the elevator constructors or behalf of
:ne alliance and urged them TO keep up the
IghL Inspector Havenstrale, OF the Otis Ele-
vator Company. then received the floor and said
that the rank and file Of the unions were both
Inisled ana misreDresented by the Building
Trades Alliance.
The delegates of the alliance We're not idle in
she early part OF the day They spread out 3nd
ordered the men on strike in the following build
ings New Times Building Broadway and Forty
Eecond-st: old Times Building. Park Row and
Nassau-st.. Sturtevant Hotel Broadway and
TNVenty-nin1h- list; Hanover National Bank, No.
CT Pine-st, and the American Express Com
third sts between Second and Third aves.
f. J. Robinson & Co. are the contractors for
tie latter building. The George A. Fuller Com
,oany has the contract for the other buildings
The trades at present affected are tbs stora-
cutters marble workers Skagliola artirclal
marble workers. and mosaic workers. AT the
American Express Conpany's building. both
marble End brick used IN the faeades OF
17orr.-ssoond and Forty-third SITS. and the
~1rnTTy -
era Idle.
T,be alliance met late yesterday afternoon in
Brevoort Hall and promptly suspended the ele-
,,ator constructors union 6or its action. strike
committee. representing all the trades. was then
appointed, which viii meet tnis morning al sew
,.nry-gecoad-st. near North River, and then be-
Gin TO order strikes buildings in different
ssrts OF the city. a strong attempt Is also 70 De
maze by the alliance TO get the elevator con
UtructOrs before next Monday 70 resclna ihelF
action and return 10 work. 49,,
The national unions. especially those when
took part in the struggle OF last year, are aIt1-
aous 20 avoid local strikes, ana the natohal ON
sers have sent word 10 their locals asking theih
10 resume work. An imperative order from the
international officers Of the international Nooo,
T-i-a and Metal I.athers' Association was sent
yesterday TO its New York local. whose MEM
6srs are on strike and locked out. to call the
TIE Master Carpenters Association, TO let the
brotherhood of Carpenters know what the mem
If they refuse 20 cali OF their
strikes before Monday. when the open shop utIl, ,
matum Of the employers goes into effect invited
the brotherhood yesterday 10 send representa-
TiVes to hold a conference with the employers
The conference will be held to-day. II is now
understood that every new strike means new
lockout IN the particular trade anected IN any
case.
Mr. Harding declared that member who was
employing carpenters in New-Je~sey belonging
10 a local OF the brotherhood not in The al
lance had written the emergency committee
asking # he could bring these carpenters here
He was instructed 10 wait until after MONDAY.
Strike or lockout, whatever you cali II,
added MIR. Harding, the men are idle all the
same. The best thing I can say is that on neXt
Monday. strike strike, the contractors viii
begin 10 resume work.
r. ]. Ainslow. business agent OF the Journey
men Stonecutters' Union. said last evening:
Though union has not signed the arbitra-
tion agreement ii is in the Building Trades ALI
We viii stand by the alliance in its fight.
and may order ten or twelve strikes tomorrow.
The employers will be tired OF the fight before
they through with us"
It looked yesterday as IL attempted confer
ences between the Central Federated Unions
representatives and the Rapid Transit con-
tractors over the subway troubles were predes-
tined TO failure. A conference was TO have taken
pace TWO weeks ngo which the Central Federated
Union committee failed TO attend and yester-
day, when according 10 James p Holland
chairman Of the Central Federated Union RAND
Transit Committee. a conference was to take
place the Rapid Transit contractors were not
shere and Nj Mcdonald was said 10 be out
q toWn. II was announced that the Central
federated Union COMMITTEES would call again
this afternoon.
A mass meeting o. painters was held last even
ing IN Cooper Union, at which the alleged ANAL
GaE.lation between the Brotherhood Of Painters
and the Amalgamated Painters Society was
ratified u was also determined 10 form a ma
iiouai alliance, Of which the ,ata5 bod,
VIII be local and call A mass r1eetinf in SOMA
large hall 10 ;ake action on the building Iocl-
out