The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-05
WONT REPLY TO STARRETT.
NJHAT rs. FORMALLY. hut BUILD
" Frs no TiLK 4 LITTLE.
Employers Association Man says Con-
spiracy Charge Is II hid for Notort-
ety-Books All vide Open silence
II What They want, Starrctt RcJolns.

hv Theodore Starre,t Of the Thompson
Starrett Company building contractors,
Of tqand 81 Wall street. made stir in build
Ing trade circles
Charles l., Edlit7 n prominent member
OF the Building Trades Employers Associa-
ton. Ind word 10 say regarding MIR.
Starretrs charges against that organiza =
ton.
THE ThompsonStarrett Company said
he. are members in good standing OF the
Building Trades Employers Association,
PAVING al their dues and meeting all their
obligations a. such. There are no rules OF
the association 10 prevent members from
advertising themselves in any manner they
see st. and this Of course. applies to the
Ihomp-on-Sauett Company ~ well as
10 all other of our members.
If ;hc rhompson-Starrett Company or
ANY other member il dissatisfied With tho
associations methods il they think there
are things under cover which ought TO
he brought 10 light, let them come to the
Association headquarters and we will gladly
expose 10 their closest scrutiny all our trans
actions We will show them all our books
and records. even 10 tho contents Of the
safe Wa have nothing which we would
not willingly have brought out into the full
light u day
The headquarters OF the Building Tradea
EMPLOYERS Association IL In the Town
send Building at Broadway and Twenty
sixth street At the luncheon hour yesterday
a large number OF builders. members Of the
association. were assembled there and
there was a pretty lively discussion Of tho
Starrrtt statements in THE sun Some
of the merniers thought that Mr.. Starretts
verv fat footed charges ought to be met by
an equally fiat footed statement on the part
of the association Others believed that
the best thing the association could do was
TO say nothing This view Of the matter
prevailed
Lewis Harding. builder and contractor
OF IFS Fast Thirteenth street. is chairman
Of the associations press committee
Through him all statements are issued.
Mr. Harding was seen just after the In
formal conference at the association head
quarters He positively refused 20 make
any statement, either personally or on
the part of the association. concerning
Mr. Starretts interview
Another member Of tie association.
who was present at the MONDAY discuss
HlpD id4htAA ldAlAF4 lA'''N W. 49,
that his name be not used
we have all been wondering for some
time back he said what was the mat;
ter with Starrett We could not figure
out what he was trying 10 get at or what
he wanted 10 do or to have is do. lie broke
loose first In THE Sun in communication
20 the editor, and then he broke out again
in a series Of articles in the Real F-tate
Record and Builders Guide All the
articles we're along the same lines as his
interviews in THF Sun this morning Then
he got into another morning newspaper,
and one Of or members was foolish enough
20 reply to him. and that only stirred him
up again.
in his last Record art icle think II was,
he wound up by saying. Now my book
ts completed W. Thought he was through
then, and we were saying to one another,
Thanh the Lord. Starrett has got TO an
end NJ last and now here he Is at It again.
His charges about conspiracy on the part
OF our association with trades unions
are all rot just rot pure and simple and
whats more he knows they nre rot. II our
association j. engaged IN such deviitry,
a. he SAYS Why doe his finn continue 70
he a member Of ity IL he wants to stay IN
It To- reform 1t why does he not come 70 us
and heipuS out with some of his bright ideasf
There are no secrets Of the association he
can nor gel a II h. wants to. There are no
secret a., "a matter of fact. and he knows
H. H., and Viz firm have been urged time
and again 90 meet with ~ ana EiFe ~ the
benefit II their wisdom and vaiuabl" -uR-
Ee-tior- they never came near uS ana
Starre'i aetr- on blazing away with his
utterly rli and hasei"s- accusations.
don't know shat j. the matter with him.
~ fur h- charges in the interview IN
Tn ~tS to-day He have decined not 10
max" any reply vha'ey er he Is hKe
man running through the streets yelling
fire Ir' when there j. no fire. What are
Won going 10 DO with such a MANI Are
you going ~ 70 into lahored discussion
will him about IN re being no occasion
go voll fire Wh there isn't a FIR,
or arc Won going 30 gnore him az
noi.. nuisance Nell we have decided
to .uore him and let him get all the notori-
etv hc cam out of h- ruInpus- NotoTety,
80 far as hi motives are capable OF analy-
-is ON any sane basis. seems 20 be the IN
epir.uE cause back oi him. My telephone
lel ,ea- ringing All the morning by mem
ler- If the ISOLATION asking what We had
better do and II wc had not better make
some reply But / advised ignoring star
rett and hi- noise altogether. and that is
wtbt was finally decided TO he tho best
course for NJ 90 pursue.
lrpn Cooper OF the Cooper. Nlegand
Cooke touuan} contractors IS president
Of 'ne iron League, ~, rs II u now called,
The Iron Erector-' League. This r. one OF
the thirty local emriloyer@' organizations
which Mr. Starreu mentioned as being
affiliated with the Building Trades Employ
orr Association Mr. Starrett said that his
ilrn rod made Application for membership
IN the Iron l4eazue. that the Application
had been hung up for time ana thfl fhally
his firm had been notified that they would
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