New-York tribune., 1904-09-19
THE ALLIANCES BLUFF,
Trade Union Leaders Do Not Want
Sympathetic Strike.

k,,..b,. ,n+erast "a manifested as to what
the Building Trades Alliance Will De aOie 10 40
this week in carrying out its threats 20 orlNS al
the building trades outside the alliance into line
- 1nnarer strike n the employers do not call
tb. 1ocro,,t off None of the members If TIE nut
side unions who were seen YESTERDAY believed that
the alliance would be able to deliver the Soous'
and there was a general feeling CT resentment
against the alliance for attempting to te up tne
whole building trade of the city. involving urlons
which are working in perfect harmony With their
EMPLOYERS to pull the alliance chestnuts out OF
the fire.
The decision Of the Journeymen Stone Cutters
Union to start to-day to order its members out on
every contract Of the Building Trades Employers
Association where members of the new unions are
at work is regarded simply piece Of grandstand
play by delegates OF OF the outside unions
There are few buildings of the Employers Asso-
citation that have not passed the stage OF construc-
ton where stone cutters would be at work, and it
is not believed that hundred men will be effected
by the stone cutters strike even IL the men are
willing to quit.
One Of the inconsistencies Of the strike. it was
learned yesterday, is that while the marble cut
ters strike all over the city in sympathy
with the strike of the stone cutters the Trinity
Building, and not marble cutter is at work mem
bers Of the Journeymen Stone Cutters Union are
working at the Metropolitan Insurance Company's
annex. Twenty -third-st. and Fourth-ave.
The Housesmiths and Bridsemens Union IS not
ment, and. it is believed. will stand by it. The
Brotherhood Of Painters is not in the alliance and
viii also stand by the arbitration agreement The
Granite Cutters Union is not in the alliance. for
which it has no friendly feeling. and does not come
under the arbitration agreement. but its delegates
declare that its members are perfectly satisfied
with conditions they
Charles Delaney. business agent of the Granite
Cutters Union. said last evening
Why We should strike at the behest Of the alli-
under the arbitration agreement or at least most
of them are and they appeared to he satisfied with
they went to technicaites they might in fact, look
non-union men. because were not
care of ourselves and could order not only gen
eral strike IN NeweY9rS but national strike, We
ances ar se'''''y SA'''eo however, anu nave no s''s
Delegates OF other non-alliance unions who were
seen declared that they would stand by the arbi-
tration agreement. One Of the most prominent
members Of the bricklayers' organization said:
There is 81 little GTibbng goSSb%e e. about ,b brtR The
layers are working with men that the ailian would
the arbitration agreement Who viii be formed into
unions afterwaTd- The ALLIANCE worked with these
sure that the hricklayers will not strike
John Kfgus delegate OF the Brotherhood Of
Painters. said when asked II his organization would
take part in the fight:
I do not see why we should We will stand by
the arbitration agreement. The Building Trades
Alliance took the part Of a rival union II painters
against We do not feel called upon 70 do any
thing I'm the quarrel Of the alliance.
AS to the housesmths man who took n proni-
nent part in amalgamating the two housesmiths
unions last year said:
You may take II for granted that the House
smiths and Bridgemens Union wilI work right
some or us memoers are working with the new
men AZ present. and they will continue TO work
with them. know the housesmiths had their fH
OF hghting last year. and they satisfied with
the arbitration agreement though IL IS not tho best
they could get. The ultimatum sent 70 the em-
ployers. II it ever is sent. threatening a general
strike. is not worth OF pins