New-York tribune., 1904-08-30
WEINSEIMER RESIGNS.
ILLIANCE SURPRISED.
1T Least, Members Sag They IRE
Strike 1gmnst Nee Men.

Philip Weinseimer. president of the Building
Trades Alliance, sprang a surprise on that body
yesterday by announcing mis- resignation pres
idcnt. That is the delegates said they We're
surprised after the meeting was over.
Wenseimer. who presided at yesterdays meet
ing of the alliance. rendered his resignation yes
terday in the following letter, which read;
To the Building Trades Employees Association.
Brothers: Owing 10 the fact that I as pres-
dent OF this alliance stand before our affiliated
organizations ao an accused man, and although
| have been placed in this position because of
my championship OF organized labo-. | fully
realize that f,e-siytcnCe on my ;5..re IN retain
lug tho ollce viii not only jeOpardize the
present movement. but the best interests
OF organized labor. l therefore take this op-
portunity OF saying that | have no de-
sire of placing myself IN the way of your
success, and feeling that the accusations are
brought against me ror the sole purpose OF
disCrcGitiUg me- personally and the movement
generally / hereby tender my resignation as
president the same 10 take effect Immediately.
in rendering my resignation, l wish 10 state
Il desire to deprive my prosecutors OF their chief
argument. / feel certain that the future Will
vindlcate me. Fratcrnally,
PHILIP WEINsEIMEE.
Tie resignation was accepted, but only under
protest the delegates said after the meeting.
William r. Mason. ot the Marble Cutters Union,
was elected president in Weiuseimer's place
Mason is believed to be the man who, accord
ing TO James J. Daily of the Tile Layers Union,
was sent about q week ago to the Employers
Association as an ambassador extraordinary"
on peace mission.
The employers started Yesterday to hire more
men in place of the strikers and locked out
men. but it may be some time before the build
ing trades tangle is unraTelied. It admitted
that such a confused situation has never ex-
listed In the building trades before.
1t was shown yesterday 10y Il strike at the
Wanamaller building, Ninth-st. and Broadway,
that the unions which not locked out
little likely to work with non-union men or men
from the new uuions. Contractor Griffith, of
Chicago has the general contract for the build
ing and has sublet the electrical work to the
Thompson Starrett Company. of this city.
AS soon as work started on the building yes
terdav morning twenty electrical workers who
had signed the arbitration agreement individu-
ally were put to work. This followed by
waIkout of the brcklayers steamfitters, eeva-
tor constructors, calsson workers ana plumbers
OF these trades none have been locked out but
the plumbers
When the strike reported to Mr.. Griffith
he said that work must be resumed at once or
he would finish the contract Immediately. In
the mean time. the ironworkers had been mak-
inp all sorts of threats against the new cleo
tricaI workers They discharged at noon
and the strike was called on put the lrOnWOTK-
ers remained below and threatened to pull them
down.
The contractors complaining that they
could not get enough carpenters yesterday. The
same thing applied to the llasterers. Lewis
Harding chairman of the press committee of
the Employers Association, said he get
ting carpenters by degrees and had put seven
members of the Brotherhood OF Carpenters TO
work on two houses at Fifty-frst-st. and Fifth
ave where he had contracts
AS to the plasterers. a member OF the EN-
ploying Plasterers' Association said
our men had better remember that Dream
land was built by non-union men. and those men
are just good pasterers nov as they We're
then.
The employers also talked OF the treasures OF
the unions being low. The electric, -orkeTs
union had $14 coo when the trouble ,lu. they
said and had spent nearly all oc it IN benefits
H. C. Miller. Of the Employing Plustcrcrs' As
sociatio1. and member of the Board 90 Gov
ernorS said that one reason it WAS nard TO set
piasterers was that the local union had sent
circulars to outside unions making false state
m.nts. He continued:
These circulars purport give a history of
the trouble. but are misleading, and false as
well. One of their false statements is that the
employers insist on the plasterers leaving their
national union. This is utterly untrue. but it
has caused the national union to order strikes
against members of the employers association
in otheI cities
Some of the rank and file of the unions are
greatly dissatisfied the strikes The en-
ployers believe these men will eventually break
ranks and will be followed by others.