The Washington times., 1907-08-02
BUILDING TRADES
SEEK CONFERENCE
WITH EMPLOYERS
Letter Sent Asking For
Meeting Not Later
Than Today.
Compers Addresses
Meeting, and Says Strike
Should Be Last Resort.

Every indication points to a Joint con-
ference between a committee from the
convention Of international and national
officers OF the building trades in ses-
sion here Tor the purpose OF adjusting
the lockout strike trouble in the build
ing trades and the Employers Associa-
ton or the Master Builders organiza-
ton.
The convention yesterday afternoon
drafted a letter to the Employers As
SOciation requesting a conference not
later than today as the time Of dele
gates to the convention is limited
The communication was delivered this
morning at $50 o'clock by David G.
cleland. Of the Painters and Decorators.
appointed the special representative Of
the convention TO perform the duty. The
letter was delivered to J. X. Hall, sec
retary of the Employers Association at
the headquarters of the Master Build
ers' Association. Mr.. Hall assured Mr..
Cleland that he would at ,once place
the letter before the Employers Asso-
ciatiOn's executive board. and that a re
ply might be expected at an early hour.
Ask for Conference.
The letter requesting the conference
Bays:
The undersigned international officers
Cf the several building trades are Low In
conference in the city of Washington.
The object OF the conference is to en-
deavor to arrive al a proper solution Of
the existing controversy in the building
Industry. We. therefore. request your
honorable body to appoint a committee
TO meet with us. looking to the adjust
ment Of the difficulty.
Inasmuch as our time is limited we
ask that you designate some hour to-
morrow, Friday, August ,, for the con-
ference"
The members of the convention as
sembled at Typographical Temple
promptly this morning TO reconvene the
convention at 10 O'Clock. but owing to
the non-arrival of an answer to the
letter sent the Employers Association
thc meeting was not called to order
until u:3O o'clock. At that hour the
answer had not arrived. The conven-
tion was in session considering some
minor detail work.
At yesterdays afternoon session on
permanent organization n. c. SpTague.
of the pressmen, temporary chairman.
was elected permanent chairman with
John J. Purcell as permanent secretary
Gan Federation Of Labor. by special
Invitation, came to the convention hall
and delivered an address Of welcome in
which he told the delegates to contend
for their rights and not permit any In
terest to dictate the policy Of uniOnism
which is unalterably opposed to the open
shop principles of the master builders.
He was conservative IN HIS remarks and
said that strike was not TO be consid-
cred In any controversy only as a last
resort when all hopes OF arbitration had
OF the American Federation Of Labor
Followed in a brief address
List of Delegates.
The roll call at noon today showed
these natona, and international officers
as delegates present
Walter V. Price, marble workers; En-
nett L Adams, machinists; James p.
Reynolds, tile layers: NJ O'sullivan.
sheet metal workers; Robert Dickson.
electric workers; William Y. Schardt,
carptnters; G. NJ. Ryan, ironworkers; ;
GeOI ye NJ. Huddleston, tile roofers
William Huber, carpenters; John F.
BrgEn, building labOrers; Joseph Kelley.
John Lore, plumbers; Harry BoswOrth,
etonecuters; Walter Bowen, Dricklayers; |;
UhCmas r. Preece, brickiayers; David
&C Cleland, painters and decorators; (;
&George Reed, plasterers; George He
>drick. painters and decorators.
a Local representatives present: William
Cronin, bricklayers: William Hutchin-
BON, fathers; Moses Peyton, hod car
1 The committee Of ten: N. C.
|SpTague, John Schmidt, Benjamin Eg-
ooff, G. w. WinslOW, J. J. AICCTaCken