New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
4 SETTLEMENT NE1RER
Building Strike Nay End, " en-
seimer Hauing Resigned.

With Philip Weinsemer no longer the hedu
Of the Building Trades Alliance, the ieehhE
seemed to be general yesterday that 4 settlement
of the building trades troubles was nearer.
While Wenseimer able 10 sway the az
lance. the great bulk of the members of the
unions who DO not attend meetings were 1huoE
averse TO what they called his hishhanded
methods
They were so much accustomed. however 10
follow blindIy the dictaton Of leaders that they
obeyed the walking delegates, without even oar"
ing to protest.
Weiuseinler is president of the Plumbers and
Cashiers Union, and it was ruTnored yeSterda4
that he had resigned from that office also. The
report could not be verified. At a meeting Of
The union several men protested against MS
methods They were elected after fight
William Mason. who succeeds WeinseimeC as
president of the alliance, is a man Of conserve
tive methods. and both employers and the rank
and file of the unions expressed the hope yestel-
day that under his rule a peaceful solution Of
the trouble would come.
The Building Trades Employers will not recoS-
nze the Alliance body, but Mason said yes
terday he had a new pla1 which ma% pr'n"
about peace. Mason is a member Of the Maro''
Cutters Union. the last 10 go on str1e' ana up
10 the time Of the present trouble represented
his union on the general arbitration board OF
the Building Trades Employers Association
He said:
want 10 say first that though the BUILDING
trstIon the Individual organizations have not re-
nov nv own union has dealt with the employers
through arbitration The employers took their Gu"
which we regard os a one-sided scheme
My plan to bring about settlement IS TINS ms;
union meet with their employers at the same
time and try to bring about settlement
A TTI.EMENT NEARER
Four of the six locked out unions have sir"adE
agreed this plan If the employers are willing to
accept It. We do not want to have our uniors
broken
AS member of committees which conferred
with the Employers Association. Mason was OPP
posed TO radical methods.
In spite of the peace policy OF Mason, however.
two more strikes were ordered Yesterday. one at
One hundred nd-twelfth-st. and Amsterdam
ave. and the Other at Sixteth-st. and Fifth
James ]. Daily. of the Tile Layers. who an
nounced these strikes. said, after yesterdays
meeting OF the alliance
We will continue the strikes against members Of
recognize demands We repudiate the arbitra-
ton agreement as a BODY.
DAILY denied that politics had anything to do
with the continuance of the strikes. adding:
l a Democrat. and always have been. but II
politics are introduced ! will oppose II.
Lewis Harding. chairman of the press com
mittee of the Employers Association. told
Of Nason's plan. He said
Mr. Mason has a chance Of becoming another
John Mitchell if he bring the unions round
90 what is for the interest of the people. The
employers viii be quite willing to meet commit
tees Of the locked out unions welcome any plan
81 settlement but the arbitration agreement IS here
20 STAY. Even II locked out union wanted o re-
turn 70 work fl would have TO sign the arbitration
agreement again before there could be settlement
{ wish 10 say, however that before the present
trouble began a convention had been arranged be
/ tween employers and employees modify or change
The arbitration agreement. II necessary.
We recognize that the arbitration agreement IS
not perfect, nothing in thu world is perfect
The convention cannot be held until the presen.
( trouble is ended.
Mr. Harding saie that the ST -rte~ant Builds. K
and one two other buildings were manned
yesterday. Every day improvement: in
this respect
The Building Trades Alliance stated last nigh,
that District Attorney jerome has been invited
among others. to the mass meeting Of the
building trades. IN Grand Central Palace to-
night called to explain the building trades
troubles as the alliance sees them II Mr.. Je-
rome comes he probably will be asked to say
! what he thinks Of the arbitTatior agreement.
James j. Daily announced yestrrdar tina. the
unions composing the alliance will not parade on
! Labor Day. This decision had beer reached he
said, 10 avoid stirring up hostile public opinion.
! 1hls was dome last year, when the labor parade
| was dominated by Sam" Parks