New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-19
NO PEACE IN SIGHT YET
Responsibility for Continuing Strike
on BrickIGyerS.
LABORERS TO ACCEPT DECISION.

IABOREhS IL ACCEBI DECISlON.
The net result Of yesterdays efforts 10 end
the present building strike placing on the
shoulders Of the bricklayers the responsibility
OF ending the strike continuing it until It
kills the present building season The striking
laborers after sgsin declining TO accept a prop
osition 10 return 30 work pending arbitration
decided TO be guided altogether by this brick
layers. The following statement was given out
last evening by James Henry. secretary OF the
Laborers' Protective Union:
our executive board. together with the brick
layers board. and James McIIale. chairman OF the
evening and talked over the strike They decided
ana whatever decision they arrive at We viii obey.
Il was also reported that the board OF repre-
sentatives Of the Building Trades had declared
in favor Of the strike. and repudiated state
ments attributed TO members Of the board criu-
cisng the bricklayers for striking
Early In the day the striking laborers at
meeting in Curry's Hail. No. 229 East Forty
seventh-st fatty refused a second time the
proposition TO return to work pending arbItra-
ton OF all disputes. which was formulated for
the second time at the meeting Of the Joint
arbitration board Of the Mason Builders As
ISOLATION and the bricklayers' unions on Thurs
day night al the Building Trades Club. The
new proposition was conveyed to the laborers by
the brickIayers' representatives on the Joint
arbitration board. II provided that the strike
be called of and that the condition Of affairs in
the trade before March I be restored pending
arbitration Of al disputes also that there should
be no overtime work until all disputes were
arbitrated. The laborers rejected this PROPOSE
ton, and said that the only conditions under
which they could return TO work We're guar
antee Of a uniform wage Fcato of - cents
hour. the eight hour workday and recognition OF
the union.
This the mason builders would not agree TO
az the wages. they aIlege. run all the way from
- cents 20 50 cents an hour. 4 special meeting
Of the board Of governors Of the Building Trades
Employers Association, whose arbitration
agreement the brlcElayers have broken by strik-
ing, was then caa-I at the Building Trades
Club. Representatives OF employers assooia-
tous I'm nearly all the building trades waited to
hear the result. and there good deal Of
uncasness-
As the mason builders would not a-bitrate
with men strike. the special arbitration meet
ing called FOR last night was not held. The
meeting Of the board of governors lasted until
evening The Mason Builders Association re-
ported its inability 70 bring about an end Of
the strike. and the question Of the board Of
governors taking action against the brickldyers
for breaking the arbitration agreement came 10.
The general sentiment was that, while the stu
/ alton not a pleasant one and the brick
layers had fagrantly violated the arbitration
agreement, the negotiations should not be given
up In too much of a hurry. IL decided that
the matter should remain in the hands Of the
Mason Builders Association until Wednesday.
the mason builders TO try to end the trouble
in the mean time Another meeting OF the
/ board Of governors will be held "Wednesday.
when, II the strike Of the brcklayers is still
/ the board viii take charge Of affairs and may
/ decide on radical measures. a statement TO tho
! following effect made after the meeting:
! We believe matters will come out al right. The
/ conservative element Of the bricklayers know
| we have with and Will give the bricklaycrs
chance 10 their way 90 calling or the strike
before acting. The labor unions have many thou
sands OF members and trouble like this may occur
1 not reached the stage Of alarming vet. and a
/ few days probably Will show change for the
/ better IL the outlook.