The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-08
CARPENTERS UNIONS
WORK FOR AGREEMENT
PROSPECTS OF FAVORABLE OUT
COME SEEM REMOTE.
Amalga1nated, or English, Society
Insists on Incorporation Of Ideas
Which Seem Impracticable to
Observation-Disclosures Will Be
Resumed in Indianapolis This Week.

That there Is no possibility that q
decision will be reached upon either Of
the propositions being voted on by the
Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Joiners
and the Amalgamated Society OF Car
penters, is the opinion expressed by
nearly everyone conversant with the
situation. The question of benefits is
still the bone of contention.
A joint committee recently tried to
arrive at some arrangement whereby.
the rival organization might merge
their interests, but the best they could
do was to agree to submit to the men,
bership two propositions for consolida-
tion. The Amalgamated Society
proposition provides for nearly all the
features Of the English organization. Of
which the one is a branch, including
superannuated benefits, tool insurance,
strike benefits, travelling benefits, sick
benefits, out-or-work benefits, and a rate
of weekly dues as high as 35 cents o
week.
Agree to Many Features.
On the other hand, the Brotherhood
proposition expresses willingness to
take in the superannuated members
now entitled to benefits, and pay them
other benefits to Amalgamated mem
bers that they now enjoy, but will not
incur any new liabilities The Brother
hood refuses to change it's present sys-
tenn in other respects, as 1t deems the
American methods far more practic-
able than those of the rival union. In
fact, it is said that since the negotia-
ship Of the Amalgamated has not
grown at all, and this is taken to in
dictate that workmen who are inclined
to Join the union choose the Brother
hood for the reason that it is con-
sidered that it will soon control the
situation.
There are only 10000 members in the
Amalgamated, while the Brotherhood
forces number upward of 100000. Thus
IT will be seen that there is little
chance that the larger organization will
bend to the will Of it's weaker rival
John Wahlquist, member of the inter.
national executive board for the fifth
district, will leave next Saturday fo1
Indianapolis, to attend the third
quarterly meeting Of the board. The
vote Of the two organizations will be
canvassed there, and If there is nc
definite action an effort will be made
further to perpetuate the agreement
under which both unions have been
working for several years.
Unreasonable Demands. "a.
Some of the things asked of. the
Brotherhood by the Amalgamated
society are thou ght to be so unreason
able that many believe satisfactory
settlement will never be arrived at
However. in the eastern coast cities
! where the latter organization has tn,
| greater part Of it's membership, tn,
! rivalry is keen, and almost everyon,
would be pleased: toS see all the car
penters in one union
William Deyl of Edmonton, Alta
will nrobably arrive in Minneapoli
! next Friday evening and proceed to In
i dianapolis with Mr. Wahlquist. P. H
Mccarthy of San Francisco is the othe
western member of the board Becaus
of the earthquake he missed the las
meeting, but will be on hand Monday
July Is, when the sessions of the mex
meeting begin.
Mr.. Wahlquist is getting about afte
N"ine laid up for over three weeks O
ac~"u Mt of a bad fall. in which he su.
tanned fractured leg He is no7
going about on crutches, but the dot
tors assure him that he will be i
shape to make the trip to Indianapol1
the latter part Of the week.