New-York tribune., 1904-08-09
The ALLIANCE UNMASKS.
NO MORE ARBITRATION.
Plans to Get Mayor to Force j. b.
Mcdonald to Yield.

The RuildfDg Trades AlttanCe met tuS t'
of the unions whose members are on strike yes
+erdav bv coming out openly in Reputation OF
the arbitration agreement OF the Building IraoeS
! F,n1plovers' Association. The lockout went ii'o
effect except in the case Of the Elevator OoiI-
structors' Union, which declared its strike Oil
on Saturday and the lockout Of It's nef"oeiS
was called off yesterday morning
The subway trouble Is now in the hanos u
the Building Trades Employers Association ana
&c emergency committee. it was stated yes
terday and John s. Mcdonald are "oiAi"e ~
harmony with the employers association ID
fight for the arbitration agreement. he cslii'o1
settle the subway trouble himself no"' as "i-
strikes in the subway and elsewhere Oh .+1' P
ticular trade must be called oil berore lh7 ioCN
ont can be declared off in that traue' 4"e
ae..oa,T,or+ between the Central Federated Union
and the Rapid Transit Contractors AsSocis'Ioi4
having been set at naught by the unions without
eyo, a protest from the Central Federated
Union that agreement is now considered nom
existent
meeting OF the Alliance was held in the
forenoon in Brevoort Hail. Fifty-fourth-st. anu
Third-ave at which executive committee an
emergency committee and a press coIlilliItee
were appointed. After the meeting was over
James J. DAILY chairman of the press committee
announced that the arbitration agreement hau
been repudiated by the adoption of the follow
ing nreamble and resolution, which he said were
carried unanimously and will be sent 10 the
unions for ratification;
Whereas Several organizations attached 70
the Building Trades Alliance have grievances IN
the subway and various other jobs in New-1ork
City: and,
Whereas Said grievances were brought before
the General Arbitration Board, as PROVIDED 10y
In the general plan OF arbitration then existing
between the unions and the employers IN tulS
Vyhereas The said General Arbitration Board
did decide that the unions were correct ana that
such grievances could not come before the
hoard owing TO precedents established in SIM
ilar cases where the right of the unions to strike
against non union men had been ackno"Iedseo'
and,
Whereas. The board of governors OF the
Building Trades Employers Association did dis
regard the decision of the general arbitration
board, and ordered the various employers asso-
clations 10 lock out their employees, this IN di-
rect violation OF said plan OF arbitration which
specifically provided FOR the settling Of such dis
pures: and
Whereas, The employers association by recog-
nizing the authority OF the board of governors
as superior 10 the general arbitration board 10
violate such plan of arbitration then In exist
ence; therefore. be Il
Resolved. That the unions affiliated with this
alliance declare that the general aroifal'o"
plan is no longer in operation and has no bind
lllS AOIIt OPolA Se4N SA''O---
on the part Of the employers.
The press committee said that this preaIhole
and resolution had been sent to all the nineteen
uniona represcnted IN the alliance for rauhca-
tion. A committee consisting OF one delegate
for every trade in the subway was appointed
TO 60 before Mr. Mcdonald with the ouer 10
man the subway. provided only union men
were employed Daily said that he kne" MI
McDonald would not tho committee. but no
wanted to give him chance. As TO the schoo1s
he said.
It is UP to the employers 10 see that the WORK
on the schools is done We are willing 10 sup
ply the men.
Thomas McCracken. delegate OF the Brother
hood Of Carpenters. said that the carpenters who
struck at the subway powerhouse last week ana
who were ordered back 10 work were ordered on
strike again yesterday after they had been out
| four DAYS This, lac explained. was because
| they had received 4 telegram ordering them back
| TO work purporting 10 come from James Nor
| rison, q walking delegate, and Morrison re-
| pudlated the telegram.
! The committee OF the alliance appointed TO
call on Mr.. Mcdonald appeared at his office.
| headed by President Wenseimer. at a little
| after > n IN. The committee was told that Mr.
| Mcdonald was not I'm, and after It's members
had waited for about an hour In the corridors.
/ IL c. King Mr. McDonald's private secretary,
and " c. Douglas secretary Of tho Rapid
| Transit Contractors Association. went to them.
Weinseimer asked Secretary King when Mr.. Nc
| Donald would be back. and Mi. King said he
| could not say.
| Gould make an appointment at o'clock
| demanded Weinseimer.
Il would not undertake 20 say that Mr.. Nc
Donald would he here them" said Mr. King
| But ! know his sentiments. and the door ia
| always open
Wenseimer wanted to make en- appointment
| for to-day. but Mir King could not assure hIm
that 8fr Mcdonald would be there. WelnseimeI
| said the committee would call again at O'Clock
! any way.
Promptly at o'clock the committee returned
| but went out again quickly. boiling With anger
| Weinselucr said:
Every one had gone except man named
| Reynolds We left word that we will call agair
| tomorrow at IL o'clock. We know Mr. Nc
! Donald won't see us but want to get hi:
| refusal. Then we will go higher. We will e
! to his boss August Belmont. IL that does no
do We will go further. TO Tammany Hall. ant
ask Charles F. Murphy to put the case before
the Mayor"
The emergency committee of the Employers
Association held meeting in the afternoon. af
ter which Lewis G.. Harding. chairman OF thu
press committee gave out a statement In which
he said:
At II o'clock on Saturday nigh. we noti
fed that the elevator constructors had declared
off their strike. We at once notified Paul Star
rett president of the George A. Fuller Company
md others who employed elevator constructor
that the strike off far as the elevate
constructors were concerned. This is in accord
ance With plan we have adopted to deciare of
the lockout in any trade the strikes ar
declared Off This leaves seven trades inyolve'
in the lockout.