New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-27
BOTH SIDES WAITING.
Employers and alliance Watch tor
First Nezc 1ggressiUe MoUe.

The Building Trades Employers Association and
the Building Trades Alliance each waited for the
other yesterday TO make the first aggressive move
Early in the day there was great indignation al
the Building Trades Club over a report that the
Remington Construction Company had made over
lures 10 the Building Trades Alliance
The report stated that a representative or tne
company which is putting up the Van Norden
Trust Companys building, at Sixtieth-st ana Filth
ave-. had called James ]. DAILY. one OF the al
lance leaders and wanted TO make an indiVldual
agreement with the alliance.
DAILY says that what he wanted to convey was
that the Van Norden company had made oveftures'
The rumor, however, once started, had spread ana
Edward Remington. president of the company, VINO
was highly indignant. contradicted ~
Il could not state too strongly, he SAID that
we will never under any circumstances recognize
the alliance. and will stand by the Building traces
Employers Association"
1t learned that when the marble cutters
went on strike throughout the city against the en-
pIoyers association on Thursday they just escaped
a lockout. A lockout order had actually been
given, and the employers had arranged to pay the
men off at the buildings when walking deIegates
came along and ordered the strike.
The marble polishers, far as could be learned
Yesterday did not strike. though two thousand Of
them be ordered out by the alhance II
appeared also that all the marble cutters were not
on strike. They not ordered out on at least
two large houses The only new strikes were those
of the journeymen stone cutters. which were or
dered or a number of buildings.
The Employing Plasterers' Association and the
Electrical Contra ctors' Association advertising
for men in cities outside New-York to take tho
strikers places. Little Roadway was made In
getting men. the employers want to give
their former employees the first chance Lewis
Harding. chairman of the press committee of the
Employers Association, said last evening that
hundred members of the Brotherhood OF Car
penters had signed the arbitration agreement in
diVdually and were put TO work.
I'VE distributing new men here and there
slowly" he said but expect In a day or two to
get them In larger numbers
Mr.. Harding said. In reference TO the decision OF
Justice Dickey. that the arbitration agreement
could not be enforced in the court. He added
We thought II enforceable In the courts.
The same theory applies to trade agreements with
unions. Justice Dickey, however. said that the
arbitration plan was an excellent
Charles L. EidlitE president of the employers
association said that there was nothing in Judge
Dickeys decision to invalidate the bonds OF the
employers association. These bonds were pro-
vided by surety company. which made good when
two employers failed 10 meet the requirements.
which passed resolution not TO work with non
union men. asked the general executive board Of
the hrtckiayers' unions 10 adopt a similar resou-
ton The board refused to act IT, but second
attempt Will be made. The resolution passed by
Brickayers Union No. proposed by John
Dounelly. who is a friend OF Philip Weinseimer
president OF the Building Trades Alliance.