New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
REJECTS THE PEACE Plan
Alliance Votes Strongly against
Nas0p's Suggestion.

The prospect OF q settlement IN the long drawn
out war between the employers and employees in
the building trades cid not look nearly so bright
last night Mason. the president OF the Building
Trades Alliance. had a peace rlan bur the aiIi-
aace turned it down
The alliance 81 the afternoon by a big majority
taiIsed 10 sicpt Mason suggestion that three
rerresentsIves Of the locked out unions meet their
employers ard try 70 HIT on some scheme OF
settier-err Ir. Mason has said that four Of the
unions - the alliance have agreed this plan
end that he had good hopes that at least two
others would quickly see its feasibility
The alliance resolved 20 await the outcome OF
the meeting in the Grand Central Palace and 10
obtain fuller show Of the real sentiment which
obtalrs
One Of the CHIEF arguments used against Nason's
pla1 7ss re announcement that the Van Norden
Trust Corpa4y had taken the completion Of ia
Ould-i-g a. SiXueth-st and Fifth-eve out OF the
HahDs or tie contractors the Remington Con-
suueuoh Company. and had decided do the
"oIh Itself through independent contractors.
Ihe properly is owned by the Van Norien
-I1st company, hct by The Fifth Avenue Estates
Coinpany Ine president of the Van NorQen trust
company Is Warner NJ Van Norden. Who lives at
No. Z West Flfty-seventh-st- His father the re-
puted nac1er OF The company, is Warner Van Nor
den who lives No. - West Ficty-seventII-st
shortly after the trouble started. all the union
men e1l0i'yed oy the Remington company We're
either locked out or went on strike When they
aid not return e work. the Remington company
put Eci,-unlon carpeute-s and electricians al work
4heh tle otner trades affiliated WIKI the alliance
went out anc slowed Gown
The secretary OF the Fifth Avenue Estates COM
pany, went 10 The Building Trades Alliance To see
Il the work could not be completed The na1na Oyas
suggested 20 h-m Of T. ). Mclaughlin a master
ouilder- who agreed that coaId set the men 70
complete tho job But when AIR McLoughIin got
10 W0@k he found thaJ The sUb-contractors would
nor work for any one but the Remington Construc-
uor t7c1 any An appCa. was made 10 the Rem
!D-Jo- company II refused.
he bennington company continued T. prosecute
work on tae Job. and put TO work many ron-union
meH II .opea4ed 70 Captain Laatry for protec-
ton ara ~ policemen were detailed 10 watch The
Jon Ilv 10y evening. just as the mea were Ieav-
ias tae 8-. The counsel for the owners came and
ordered ,fe policemen to see that nothing was
taken from the building by the representatives or
employees cf the Remington company Nr Rem
inston's foreman. however attempted slip down
stairs with the plans and specifications under his
coat Then a cry went up from the legal repre-
sentative OF the owners. and the foreman was
H40oed Icy policeman he teIephoned TO Mr..
Remington. who got his attorney and an auto
Iccol-e ride started up Fftb-aye. with M Remng-
ton and bis attorney fighting aSa.nst tino.
They arrived and then the representative Of tie
owners lonanfed peaceable possession of the
property.
Well" said SIr. Remington's attorney. we
SHAH be only too delighted TO surrender, but first
We must have the certificate OF the architect"
lie knew that the architect is in Europe and that
the production OF the certificate was impossible
The attorney for the owners then warned his
client that he was not al of his rights fl.
the premises and counseled prudence.
Every body then shook hands" said one oe Ire
most prominent members OF the Fifth Avenue Es-
tate Company. in telliHg the story. and re-
tired for the night
Yesterday. however. the employees Of tho Rem
ington company were permitted TO 20 10
when they reported Shortly before a repre-
sentative OF the owners came 70 the bu.Idipg and
told the foreman for the Remington cumparv shat
the work itself.
Yesterday Mr Remington. president OF the com
pany. was served with a notice from the owners OF
the building which informed him that had tried
to gain possession OF the building by all peaceful
means and that they could not They therefore In
sisted that the Remington Construction Company be
held responsible fo- all delays that may occur IN
the completion OF the building
We were willing 70 do anything feasible said
one OF the directors OF the Fifth Avenue Estates
Company last night. we had hard feelings but
the lawyers stepped IN and that the notice
be served 10 protect from all possible loss the
future
The present VIII be fought bitterly as II is
regarded as test case involving the contracts
which include either = strike a lockout clause.
Lewis Harding, chairman or the press committee
OF the employers. said yesterday that work IS be-
Ing done on a number OF important contracts. Tho
George A Fuller Construction Company. he said.
has more than nifty men or the Hotel Breslin 1tha
old SturteYant House,, and about eighteen men
working the Vanderbilt and Sloane houses at
Fiftieth and F1fty-hrst SITS. and FifJh-ave.