The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-02-06
BUILDING EMPLOYERS TO
MAKE WAR ON LABOR
CHICAGO MEET!Ne LAST =: WEEK
i. !. .;pEE!ctpEs .j;,E 3 oklGY o.
opposition will 81 Wa aged |=As.inst
Labor Bills Now Before Congress.
Open Shop Will be Insisted Upon.
W, Poor Show for Peace in the indus
trial World When One Side Has a
Chip on It's Shoulder.

The National Association Of Build
ing's Trade Employers was launched in
Chicago at a meeting extending from
last December 8th to the 18th at which
were present 200 delegates from so diff
ferent cities representing nearly 100 as
sociations of contractors, builders,
carpenters, painters, steam filters and
plumbers. In many cases the sub
associations or auxiliary organiza ton
as in the case of New York, where
the Building Trades Employers Asso-
citation Is composed of 81 sub-organi-
zationa, and the Building Trades En-
ployers' Of Washington, D. c., having
eight sub-associations in its member
ship. 1t has been learned that at this
meeting the National Association
adopted for its foundation 8 cardinal
principles, as follows:
= That there shall be no limitation as
to the amount of work man shall
perform druing his working day.
That there shall be no restriction of
the use of machinery or tools.
That there shall be no restriction of
use of any manufactured material ex-
cept prison made.
That no person shall have the right
to interfere with the workmen during
working hours.
That the use Of apprentices shall
not be prohibited.
That the foreman shall be the agent
of the employer.
That all workmen are at liberty to
work for whomever they see fit-
That all employers are at liberty to
employ and discharge whomsoeve1
they see fit.
A meeting of the Executive commit
tee of the association was held in Chi
cago on the 10th, Goth and 21st Of this
month, at which a constitution and by
laws for the government Of the associ-
alton was submitted for approval and
adoption, and additional steps were
taken to perfect an organization Of all
the employers in the building trades
in the United States, for the purpose
Of presenting a unitel front to the la
bor unions. One Of the principal sub
jects| which will be taken up by the
Executive Committee will be the Gros-
nor "anti-conspiracy" bill new pend
ing before the House Committee on
Judiciary with public hearing thereon
set for February rs, rs and 27, and
Eight hour labor: bill'' which is be-
fore the House Committee on Labor,
with a hearing set for February 4.
The anti-injunction bill excerpts labor
unions from prosecution. under the
anti-combine bill . and is intended to
prevent the issuing OF injunctions
against the: unions. It is backed by
the American Federation Of Labor and
all labor unions. and has passed the
House OF Representatives three times,
in each case dying iii the Senate The
eight-hour bill is designed to-. prohibit
work on any government contract
for being prosecuted more than eight
hours a day even IN the shops Of sub
contra ctors. It as the intention of the
assoc ton to-. prosecute = vigorous
fight against these bills, and at the
coming of the Executiv ive Committee a
line q. action Will mapped #out and
the. campaign against. these measures
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