The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
KILLING THE BUILDING TRADE.
STARRETT TALKS OF THE CURSE
OF OVERWHELMING"

between employers and trades unions.
was inclined to laugh yesterday at some
OF the retorts. anonymous and otherwise,
which his statements drew from members
OF the Building Trades Employers Assoca-
ton.
The allusion TO me in THE SuS by a
Chinaman who ia afraid TO give his name,
"a running about crying Fire! Fire. when
there Is no fire IA an unfortunate one Tor
the Chinese cause said Mr.. Starrett
And right here. just precisely what do
you mean by the words Chinamnn ana
Chinese in this instanceF Mr.. StalTett
was asked
4 mean by Chlnaman'.' he replied
'one of those consplrator7 who are trying
10 shut out all competition IN the bulid-
ing business in New York by a Chinese wall
and by the Chinese cause | mean the con
spiracy itself between the employers ana
the labor unions under which an attempt
is made TO stihe competition and under
which extortion and wenseimering Hour
shes.
There should be new verb in the
English language verb 10 wein-
seimer' What to weinseimer means we
unfortunately know only too well IN New
York The Cinnamon up at that build-
ing association headquarters apparently
have no intention of letting either the
word or the practice become obsolete
in this city
We'll. and why ia the fire cry comment
about you unfortunate FOR what you can
the Chinese cause
simply because there Is a fire replied
Mr.. Storrett "A fire started and kept re-
plenished by "A lot of lncendaries- II ~
in vain for the deluded votaries Of Chinese
/ wall practices TO declare that the fire does
not exist. From the days when John
/ Donnelly received a fine diamond from
his admirers among the mason builders
there has been a smouldering FIRE.
Who was John Donnelly and what did
he do? Why. John Donnelly was walking
delegate Of the bricklayers. and the mason
builders presented him with diamond
az testimonial OF their appreciation OF
1 his work in break king UP the Probst CON
struction Company on the Siege cooper
building at Sixth avenue and Eighteenth
street
The Probst Construction Company was
accused Of violating the compact, anu
being ruined by the walking delegate
houncer was the penalty inflicted At
this present time the Cinnamon are trying
10 revive that compact compact that
IL in plain violation of fundamental nights
( OF American citizens under the CONSTITUTION
Of the United states
To meet with the employers and give them
; the advantage Of my valuable suggestions
: is false. My suggestions have been mace
! freely Tor the laet InIee ySanen,iv That
been shouted wv ,,,,ared tn sn,eaI TO
nave al Ias' le' '0''f
] the public ,,.t
There are TWO hne. e'' 9 a. oae 30. O Iaatb
I VIII ctuse .,e ~ ,ia, Tho ,mnloyer.' a,-
ana we ol.ie! ~ ; 80, and 90 out
soclatio on qui. w n r,,niness
/ Vi 'ne y, ~ 1oa,h aIternative. in Wow OF
A. 70 tue up" - n,,r fnrsu'en nnt four
! we tac' we, Sn o'ten and ,eft jnsensibl.
ihol'i III 90 as, con.tr,,.tinx within
VI NJ d o,'''o," E.,'H ,yenna and within one
~ iee' =, -, ~, S,nihra il would seem
uiY s,' w ,iaclar;ng tRe truth about apuses
as tnoueh 'ieNl'' ~ w., ,r not shoIlv fre,
] III the o'llull,s go l.; - Vork
from puNs'cHt ansul -, ON ths lenutb,
II sau nti,,,',.a 10 ya conc in tha
TO |nIei pis oenerallv thai the mason
%t;idars, trade and the iron erectors' trade
are among t"e a,, 10, Ia Chinese wall
anu ,ue 'e"s II ~ ,,lades ba Va their abuses
practlo AN w, $500 " 'bemselves in such
when naHe Inn ,.aiting time in the masons
,ra5a and il is merely luck that makes it
possiple 70 pom "a Wv rrnpiovare' Association
Every ulhe Nc i,a,s deaner into tbe
opens rs NOUN ~ go r. HardinV
mess. mere '"'
SAYS TINS nd. v,.,,,orors. lssocia-
, A. ~ 'V tir,e1 r,th speCisl care to avoid
llon Nas 10, ,tnnhI0h lacked Ike restriction Of
eo etSoiit'iis
.tt...,,thi, ,bat .ookad Ike restriction
rseI y et;,is Won bet the Building
o. com petlI 1'. tssoc;ation took snecial
raues ..i,i EoVV'ervtbing TINT looked like
care ~ 49, ,,4ati,ioni Hvpocrisy and
49, ~ ar, ke,,notes 10 the game OF the
uecepI.ohh comntrv who freolIent the
men men VI -, bsaro,Jarters
nais ol Nn ..i,Io ,,rin,ad in tho Record and
IN IA an s a. tbat tbe reason we did not
uutut 80 20 .ba ar1nlovers' association was
resign IRON l ,;,,o ~ an interest in il as il
thaV W. n1u ;1r;,o n fair sn,,are honest
was u. the ", reeni.t trodes union arrogance
aIhHnce ~ ,.',s7 association would not have
ne en- ,oGo ,.itbor,t the aid OF the indie
won IN ~ t',iI{ors If whom / was a repre-
pehuen. "u, 'j 10 leading Cinnamon prom-
sehiatlVt, my , befors we Joined forces
lseI on IL o,,e' rat thew would stop Chinese
WV, WIN tneui
van P'S 90, ,ho aur,lovers' association
III w. orsnni7atjon Of disorder
Vallpeu w ,birty rronna each With its
coinPoseHu y. oT a1d We wme left With n
own ls'ie ,.a;de and a mart Of us outside
par o' w '''0'''
inv NhH g.. - ....-. 80 ,rnny.noo