The Washington herald., 1907-06-25
Plan Reply to Letter Of En-
plOyers' Association.
ACTION TAKEN BY c. L. U.
Communication from Builders 10
Property Owners Holds "LabOr
Trust" Responsible for Present
Conditions and High Prices-Com-
mcnted On by the Delegates.

sent out by the Employers Association
/ Of ;he Building Trades 20 property owners
/ of the District giving the employers
views Of tie building conditions in this
. city, and outlining the position of the
/ contractors in the present controversy
with the Allied Building Trades Council.
The resolution was proposed By Dele
gate Dickman, and Immediately adopted.
/ The local building situation and the let
ter came in for much comment Dele
gate Feeney. Of the committee appointed
I u act IN conjunction with a committee
from the Building Trades TO wait on
. Manager Rapley In reference TO the lock-
out declared on the reconstruction work
. on the Academy Of Music. reported that
. Nr. Rapley told the committee that he
was friendly 10 organized labor, and that
+ when the contract for the work was let
f. was with the understanding that the
+ work was 20 he done By union men.
/ Delegate Adams made plea for unity
and harmony. in reply TO Delegate Bryan
who said that one trade represented AZ
/ the Central Labor Union was not affI-
ated with the Building Trades Mechanics
. Council
Not WIN I. l.. l.
/ II was also stated that one Of the trades
/ Ia the council Is not affiliated with the
/ c.. L. T.. Il was in reply 10 these state
mants thar Nv Adams s,ol,a IL esid
that if all the trades affiliated with both
bodies. they would be inyincibIe.
Delegate Wolfe, from the BTicklayers
. explained why MS organization had with
drawn from the council He said they
were not In any way unfrieudlv 10 the
/ council bfIr fre~e ,yae 81 clause in tb.fr
/ .ta-,.- ,,.l,s.t, -~0,.st,f,14 49,, g.. -,
$500 .-,-,.
.-'- ''-i''''l'I '' SUI" "
. move OUT lNal "h'h "'lE IKE me T.
. l.. I. orders strike, they viii obey the
order
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/ talk % the labor world yesterday, and
will Doc taken nm ~ this evenings -,astsr7y
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va ' '''''i's ''-''.' D''''.'''
Employers Letter.
The letter IN orae-io, which s,,,,s
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'."'' '.' ''N'.l'H vi iAt 'Iifi'l' ITS III
. the present labor trouble. is as follows.
Fer years 'he contractors and triasrs o. ,ae city,
following 'ra lire % least resistance have made
agreements WITH Pho unions lH che different trades
and have employed union men 90 the exclusion of
.-H-T. Tho unions rrH- having pa~ri-s- mrrrp.
.lv ~ -la labor market have as i7 usual and nat
EIai iu 'he case Il m0H1g1Iss. adopted Gle policy
~ getting rs great return as possible for as little
as possible
+ The number % apprentices allowed % laa-r
traie has been steadily decreased rutI there is
real scarcity q labor Iu one trade che u0i17 has
F closed i-s books UtTl ard win nos receive u.v
members The policy e restriction af H-r.- has
also been fa..s.i until tb- workman dos Ices -Haa
half taa work lH O. day then was Cd. regular aver.
axe eight 0r teu years aEs Besides these rhrr, The
~H-s has bs-u raumol i1 with = multitude ~ le-.~
ana annoying restrictions which mean delay and iu-
erased rs'
lT" Flt .aa. therefore that rho -ss-n fr- fle
H T-H77 on 1st NJ building is u-- dine IN
'a- -e in wages but % those Other conditions
That r E"Tn ur in thr building business Al
'..-| 'a rates ~ mechanics arr higher -a7u those
" .'-.'N Trades ana much higher Than those -
'eTaN. s..''- Npi'iS teachers. b''sk'1T'-s and
y. --.--- '-..'s ~ '' t'''''.-
f About a seer .-5 The Plumbers. Union demanded
( tH-t the MASTER p.Hrhars a. -he CITY should fi.
charge erru n.u-uui0u man and EMPLOY union men
.A '.sT l.7>. me msi'er vas S'imlf'e1 i' ar
.- - .l .l- EN-. ,'l' pr. mas
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20 sad. Dr. -rf, decision and ievsr a a-s.
X,,,,,tc., NJ, r,u,,,,.5
Mt'f ' ..' l.'l-'i-e N.l' 4A -t' cry secured
h.'-i''.h men, me ''hfr "il1ng trades unions
[ finally took the matter up and demanded q the
Master Builders Association that -ra rra.-r-
.r.,--..--s % .,,,,,.,1.5 90 4.,.-,--. .t.,- go .
.. .s ,- --.- -. 80. - - -, $500.
pc 20 '-' N''.'
" - '''''a'' S''' al''''''n was u"a'
ANA t was again dstilad mat nc master plumbers
might employ L1U.IuiII men II thCv pleased
Tbrr-1Ior. in violation n the second award. The
. V--rF,-g T--r.. ,rt---s ..frs.' , ..-,t. -, .-,
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settlers. the purpose being % compel ia, employ
nsut Of union plumbers on thes, Jobs and then 70
la5e 'P 9.5fE i5s' m succession untl al The non