Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-11
WORK OF THE ARBITRAToRs
Workmen to Return to Employment
Is Places Are Provided.
FULL TEXT OF THE COMPACT
Fifth Member Of the Board Not Yet
Selected-Central Labor Union
After Non-Unionists.

The terms of q temporary agreement by
the board Of arbitration appointed to bring
to an end the strike Of the plumbers Of this
city have been agreed upon. This tenn
porary agreement the plumbers Will work
under until a complete agreement has been
reached.
The arbitrators, A. 8. worthington, Jack
son II. Ralston. Joseph ]. Darlington and
Joseph c. Sheehy. met today. and after
long session reached this temporary agree
ment. The plumbers are to be employed as
the master plumbers can find places for
them, and so long as there are enough union
plumbers to do the work non-union men are
not to be employed. But such non-union
men as are now at work are to be retained,
but union men will not be required to work
with them.
Text Of Agreement.
The full text of the agreement follows:
Whereas upon the question of whether
the members of Local Union No. shall re-
turn to work pending the arbitration, the
principal difficulty upon the part of the
members Of said union appearing to be
their obligation not to work with non-union
men. and the principal difficulty upon the
part Of the master plumbers appearing to
be the necessity of being able to shift men
from one Job to another as occasion may
require. the board Of arbitration does here
by award that pending the arbitration the
members Of Local Union No. 5 return to
work as the master plumbers may be able
to provide employment for them; no MEM
members, and, on the other hand, any mas
ter plumber to have the right to furlough
or discharge any 5ourneyman whenever in
his Judgment the economical and advan-
tageous conduct of his business may re-
qutre such action; no additional nom union
men to be employed or re-employed pend
ing the arbitra ton. so long as nephers OF
Local Union No. 5 are reo' and willing to
return taTnfr ii accordance with this
= -1i. 80 = 5
The agreement was signed by A. g.
Worthington. Jackson II. Ralston. Joseph
seal.
Fifth Member Not Yet Selected.
The arbitrator representing the master
plumbers and the journeymen are not yet
able to agree upon a fifth member of the
board. The board discussed many names
OF men who would receive the confidence of
all parties to the strike controversy. but no
agreement could be reached.
The board is keeping in confidence all the
names that are placed before 1t for consider
alton. There have been many such names, all
"a "hASAi nav OSSa Sd1AStdCtOIy u one SiQc
or the other. bat In each case before a final
selection could be made some question has
arisen to make agreement impossible
Anticipating the possibility that the local
non-union plumbers who have been substi-
tuted for union plumbers since the lockout
would be factor In determining the con-
ditions of the adjustment OF the existing
differences between the master plumbers
and the tourneymen by the arbitrators q
resolution was unanimously adopted at the
meeting of the Central Labor Union last
evening. as follows:
1T being reliably reported that the local
non-unton plumbers have formed or are
endeavoring to form dual organization of
the craft under charter from some source
other than the plumbers national organiza-
ton; and it being plainly evident that the
the scheme Is to claim recognition as or
ganized wOrkmen' in the adjustment by ar
bitration Of the contentious between the
local Journeymen's Union, No. 5, and the
Master Plumbers Association; and it being
further evident. therefore, that 1t Is not
formed in good faith. 1t being composed, ex-
clusively Of individuals who have notori-
ously, deliberately and wantonly violated
every principle Of trades organization;
therefore,
Resolved. by the Central Labor Union Of
Washington. D. c.. That said aggregation be
listed as dishonest in purpose, absolutely
bogus as trade organization, and should
not be recognized by the legitimate local
labor organizations other than confirmed
scabs who seek to attach to themselves a
spurious brand Of unionism for the purpose
of deceiving employers and the general pub
lic"