The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-07

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WasiasaHs seeua shfffest fnd tafs
efHfers Hirt igeii W. bst Ouf NW1fns
lss tasiHst Hetft Hiiisn ~ ~
The chorus si.srs nb eesi"fiHv
deelsfed ~ mo sE H.I 81 0 f.e NiH'r'.
gNtan unsfa ii.H.a .n ''r r1"n
begins nryf NV FI aspect. 'N. NfshHi.
fatlahRof me sfrfe s0in..f ri.0.In hfn'
~ofsfs,srs muairltus tfI aere flin'e.
~ assist ihem tHr .F. WnW' "fa Y
fhs chuf,Js saHri fat fur yesterday
Tho executive ermwFi.. 4 iir Central
Federated t'flrn tts niIsr fno u1''"f in
ohasee and made Ne oerIr' 7' rra''r'1y =
NESTING N mo { NrrufiiIH '' '''
fepoft there vHi No. ialul Pc leo ffNr0 M
Director Heinrieb r1rfIru II he ''inna
over . numher n r]or.U1tnr ainFHrf from
Eusota The chorus sInfcrs' Union ~
sas stated lsst vcek 10 tithnui o r"t.
tract. Mr. Corriad t1vina saI"d fnr Iirnt"
without renewing u
The feforf - mo oterriIv" committee
of the Central Federated ninn snIi tlnt
Mr. Conrted had liyod ur fH rho la-f tgrre-
mant. and au the member ufiho union vent
N 900 him. bat he skipped N t' Eur'pe
without the ~fornahty = Wishing 'hem
sood-by. having previously paid 'h"fn
on Tho fopnrt stated That tho womhera
OF tho orcheatra were emp. we'd individually
but none ~ them accepted lower vagcs
than the minimum provided by the " VI.
p T.
peleaatp Canavan ~ the " VI ? T.,
which i4 known az Local 9lo ~ the Ameri-
can Federation ~ Musicians. was asked
according to tho report, what HE union
vac going to do 10 help he Chorus singers
lie replied that tho national body 81 HE
union would be better able n answer that
question thnn the local union
The report then recommended that II
Mr.. Conried brought n%on-unlon musicians
with him from Europe for tho next season
and refused to renew his contract with the
Chorus Singers Union on a closed shop
basis the scene shutters, stage carpenters,
calcium light operators, musicians ana
others should be called upOn to- support
the chorus slngerS. whlch "oNud mean n
general strike. ,
The report was adopted az a who!e, and
the musicians and scene shlfters ana stage
carpenters who were represented IN the
c. +. U will have to leave that body II they
refuse to strike in case the 'hoFns singers
Union is not recognized.
Max Salzberg. a delegate OF the chorus
Singers Union. said that il Mr. Couried
could not find all the Italian members OF
the union who will be- scattered about Lu-
rope, the union could supply American
singers. We won't stand for any scab
musicians he added, "and there will be
trouble for M Conried if he tries 10 bring
scab music into New York. We have the
best talent any way. N he has no reason
10 look any further for singers. | am
sorry that he skipped away before We had
a chance Of getting the agreement re-
newed.'
A. representative of the musicians said
he believed the musicians would strike
chorus singers from Europe. He believed
also that the sta ge hands and others would
also strike.
The closed shop has been started among
the chorus sir myers" he said, AM tho
closed shop it must be for them in future,
| am not in the Metropolitan Opera House
orchestra, buff | were | would be perfectly
willing to go on strike to help the chorus
singers. believe that they and the other
trades will strike if necessary and If not they
will be fred from the Central Federated
Union. What is the Use OF belonging 10
the Central Federated Union il the union
cant be made to help one another.
A circular was read from the American
Federation Of Musicians, which has It's
headquarters in ST. Louis, asking the local
unions Of musicians to ware OF the Royal
Italian Bands" which are playing through
out the country. 1t said that these bands
were brought over from Italy under con-
ditions which no "self-respecllnE union
could accept and were undertaking the
other musicians in playing AT summer re-
sorts, gardens. piers and in some cases