Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-25

Association. the local union painters win
receive an increase of from So to $3.50 per
day, beginning August l. An agreement
providing for such an increase has been
signed by the employers and the union OH
Gals.
In those localities where the manufactur-
efS association has in the renewal of an
nual agreements insisted upon the open
shop as the policy OF the association the
labor organizations have stoutly opposed
the PROPOSE ton, which In many instances
mas resulted in strikes and lockouts. The
various national organizations have adj
yised the subordinate unions to insist upon
the closed shop.
Letters similar in sentiment to that for
warded recently by a large and influential
national organization to the subordinate
unions has been sent by the national or
CARNATIONS of other crafts The letter re-
ferred to IS as follows
s'No agreement and open shop is the cry
OF the Parry Employers and Manufactur-
ers' National Association, each of its
branches pledging to make no further
agreements with organized labor and to
employ all werkmen as individuals under
rules established by themselves.
Already several unions involved. and
your executive board, with the aid and as
sistance of the general organization Will
stand with them to the end of the struggle,
and until victory Is won.
Subordinate unions however, are warned
against precipitating any strike lock-
us this year without entering into open
warfare needlessly. We urge upon each
subordinate union to have its members
continue at work, agreement or no agree
ment, so long as there is no interference
with the principles which we banded
together to maintain. If our employers can
get along without any agreement we GER
tainly can.
ITO maintain what we have secured should
be the watchword. Let there be no arbi-
trary demands. or any act committed by
any union or its members that will aggra-
waite the situation that confronts US, but.
on the contrary. see to 1t that every act
shall be upon conservative lines. Respect
the rights of your employers IL you expect
them to respect yours. Settle all differences
by peaceful means. Reject the ideas of
any brother who proposes drastic or radical
measures of government, and recollect that
the 'Parryltes have spies within our
midst who are paid to foster and foment
trouble whenever the opportunity presents
itself
Now Is the time. If ever. when the great
mass of conservative men of our organiza-
ton should rule. and rule with firm hand;
and any brother who -mingies with the
members before or after a meeting, or In
the meeting room, advising strikes or ces-
sation of work upon the slightest or most
trivial difference, which may and undolIbt-
edly will arise from time to time with en-
ployers, should be looked upon with sus-
picion. and his ideas rejected as unworthy
of the unions consideration. Let wisdom
with your employers, and the national or
ganfzatton will support and sustain those
unions that are assailed by those who seek
to destroy organized labor"
The troubles between several local car
penters unions and the Allied Council of
Building Trades, which involves the sus-
pension of the several locals from the Cen
trail Labor Union, has not been adjusted
Notwithstanding the fact the committee of
the central body, to whom the matter was
referred, recommended the suspension of
the carpenters organizations as requested
by the council of building trades. 1t is
stated that the central body is opposed to
the summary suspension of the carpenters
organizations until after effort is made
to adjust the trouble. With this purpose In
view the matter was recommended to the
committee of the Central Labor Union
which is directed to adjust, if possible. the
differences existing between the Allied
Council of Building Trades and the Joint
Carpenters District Council, which resulted
In the suspension of four of the local car
penters' unions comprising the carpenters
council.