The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-16
T%EARDOWNTOWER SAY UNIONS
BROOKLI'N DELEGATES ARE NOT
EASY TO SATISFY.
Must Rebuild With Union Labor or Union
Musicians Can't Play AT COney Island
Park Sheriff. Who Wants Peace. Said
TO Hold stock I'm the Company.

TaTh SIthIu, WIN wants Hthct, Shtu
TO Hold Stock In the Company.
The Brooklyn board OF walking dele
gates was denounced at yesterdays meeting
of the Central Federated Union. Sheriff
Flaherty Of Kings county, who is a member
of the Mutual Musical Protective Union, was
at the meeting to refute charges against
him Of violating trade union rules by
having stock in a corporation which en-
ployed non-union men,
The trouble was over Dreamland. at
Coney Island, which has beef under the
ban of organized labor since it started
business. 1t ia charged that the Brook
Ign board of walking delegates said nothing
while the structures in the park were being
built, non-union men being employed
along with union men, all the way through.
When it was finished, however, the board
insisted that the union musicians should
not play there, and in consequence they
lost S37, 900 in wages last year.
Sheriff Flaherty made a plea for a settle
ment on the ground that there we're 800
musicians in the Greater New York and
that many could not get work. He had
Old the Brooklyn dele gates that common
sense methods could be used. Then rumors
were started that he held shares in the
park company.
The Brooklyn board sent resolutions to
the c. F. L. for Endorsement, giving their
terms for removing the ban from the park
They included the entire demolition of the
big tower, which a been partly erected
by non-union men, and its reerection by
union men as a first condition. Then the
mana cement was to sign an agreement
that it would employ none but union men
hereafter. Several other conditions were
added.
Delegate Hatch Of the Upholsterers'
Union said that the propositions were
ridiculous. 1t was perfect farce to discuss
them.
You might as well tear down all other
buildings on which non-union men were
employed before any union man could be
employed on them" he said,
Delegate Egan OF the Elevator Construct
ors' Union. who belongs to the Brooklyn
board of walking delegates, insisted on
taking the matter seriously. He declared
that the Brooklyn board Of walking dele
gates had acted in the best interests Of
organized labor,
will all the buildings on which nom
union housesmiths are employed. or ha We
been employed since the last building
troubles, have to be torn DOWN" said Dele
gate Paulitsch Of the Amalgamated Sheet
Metal Workers. These resolutions are
the most absolute nonsense"
Then Egan said that it was common
rumor that Sheriff Flaherty was a stock
holder in the concern. He had heard it
talked about everywhere.
Name one man who said it." said Dele
gate DAILY Of the Dock Builders Union.
Nearly everybody in the Brooklyn board
Of walking delegates says it," said Egan.
DAILY demanded the name OF one man
who had old Egan that Sheriff Flaherty
was a stockholder, Egan would give no
names. whereupon DAILY declared that he
was a coward.
Sheriff Flaherty got the floor and denied
that he had ever been a ckholdeE in
Dreamland. He said there was a limit to
everything and did not see why a settle
ment could not be reached which would
enable the musicians to get work.
Through this prohibition OF the unions
the union musicians" he said. have not
only lost $4,000 in wages but arc liable to
lose s55 900 in wages"
Egan repeated his assertion that it was
the common rumor" hat Sheriff Flaherty
had shares in the Park,
Talk Of common rumors. said James
Archibald Of the painters. according to
common rumor the Brotherhood Of Painters
cannot get into the board of delegates of
Brooklyn unless they first paw 81, 500, so that
the common rumor works both ways"
Archibald then denounced the Brooklyn
board. He said that it should be investi-
gated and the question whether or not a
settlement had been tried should also be
investigated.
AS an executive or an administrative
body" he said, Il have no respect for the
Brooklyn board OF walking delegates.
There are some good men in it, but | have
heard rumurs Of bla okguardism on the
part of some of its member which would
disgrace anybody. Because Sheriff Flah-
erty has succeeded some Of his former
comrades want to destroy him. |
regard the Brooklyn board OF delegates
as a standing menace to organized labor,
1t has no right to have any standing with
the Central Federated Union"
Delegates Sweek and Lenahan of Elec-
trical Workers No. 8, which has been re-
Gently suspended from the Brooklyn board
of walking delegates, said they were in
favor of a settlement. Lenahan decla red
that the committee Of the Broo klyn dele
gates who wen to see the manager Of
Dreamland to try to get union men en-
ployed reported back that the manager
had said that he'd be damned II he would
let any body Of men control his business.
Il went to see the manager" he said,
and asked him if he said that to the com
mittee. No. he said, L did not tell them
hat. They came here, and when / listened
to what they had to say / told him that 1
would be damned if I'd do business that
way. You can have your own opinion as
to what l meant told him that l had
a good idea of what it meant"
Finally, it was decided hat the whole
matter should be investigated and a settle.
ing also passed a vote Of confidence in
Sheriff Flaherty.