The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
MAY EXPEL UNIONS
Central Labor Body Plans
Drastic Action.
FIGHTING OVER OPEN SHOP
Steamfltters, Carpenters, and Brick
layers Incur DispIeasure of Organ
izatiOn by Refusal to support the
Fight Against NOnuniOn WOrkmen.
Notices Issued for Meeting.

! Drastic action Is contemplated by the
/ Central Labor Union at its meeting to-
morrow night in reference TO the fight OF
the Building Trades Mechanics Council
/ against the open shop. A special notice
is printed In all the local papers this
morning, which is practically as fol-
/ lows:
| To the Delegates Of the Central Labor Union Of
the District Of Columbia The meeting Of the central
| body Monday night win be the most important IN
years and you are commanded to be present. BY or
/ der Of John Lorch. president
Attest: SAM DE NEDREY, Secretary.
This meeting foretells the expulsion Of
two. and possibly three, Of the building
trades from the central body by reason
Of theirS1ailure 10 support the Building
Trades Council in its fight. Although
none Of the officers of the Central Labor
Union would talk last night they broadly
/ intimated that this would be done
Motion was made at last Monday
nights meeting to the effect that one
trade be expelled but this was held up
for a week. probably for the consumma-
ton Of plans for a bitter campaign against
those supporting the open shop. Il was
stated by one Of the officers Of the central
body that it was going to take hold Of
the situation with Yigor and would not
/ use a gloved hand
Aimed at stenmftters.
Last weeks motion Of expulsion was
aimed at the steamitters, who. owing to
| the fact, It is stated, that they had a
contract with their bosses that they could
not break, were requested TO withdraw
| from the council The other Of the first
1 two is the United Brotherhood OF Car
penters and Joiners. which, after hang
| ing off for about three weeks. voted at its
meeting Friday night 20 remain out Of
/ the fight and continue to work with
nonunion men Of all descriptions.
I II was stated by Second Vice President
George Thornton. Of the International
/ Bricklayers' Union. last night that IN
/ obedience 10 the decision Of the internal
/ tiOnal executive board. the brlcklayers
would return 20 work tomorrow morning
on nearly every fob on which work was
stopped out of sympathy with the build
ing trades, and Il is probable that II this
/ is done action Will also be taken against
them by the Central body
In the face Of President Thornton's s
statement, Il Is emphatically declared by
the bricklayers that they will not return
10 work under any circumstances. They
maintain that their charters Of afillatlon
with the plasterers. at whom the lockout
was in large part aimed. and with the
-fEnEFrg HrFrf Z y.F
fcctive than the agreement with the Mas
ter Bricklayers' Association which "a is
alleged they violated Vice President
Thornton's statement that all but few
radical members Of the Brlcklayers'
Union would return to work is expected
to make the men even more ohdurate.
Claim 20 BE In Control.
It was stated by members Of the miscel-
laneous trades. last night that they prac-
tically controlled the situation. and they
would not tolerate in the Central body
any trade that shirked the present fight
and 'laid down on union principles. Ac-
ton. il was intimated. would not ston
witt expulsion Of those trades not sup
porting the fight but an active part
would be waged by the Central body in
the campaign.
This active participation will include the
placing on the unfair list Of all firms and
persons who are supporting the lockout.
All houses that are erected by these
firms declared To be unfair will be
summed by members Of organized labor.
ard in cases Of dwellings. viii neither
be rented nor bought by them. Those
for rtatr ha tg
do not use their good Offices 10 break the
lockout. viii also be declared unfair and
Il they are interested In any amusement
concern, or other enterprise. this also will
be declared unfair
1t is stated that all the building trades
in the present fight VIII have AZ least
one International officer in the city by
the first OF the week. There are already
four in this city, McHugh, Of the stone
masons; Bailey, Of the plasterers: Hud-
dleston. Of the slate and tile roOfers. and
Thornton. Of the bricklayers
Frank Ryan, of Chicago. international
president ofsthe Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers. will arrive Monday. Re-
quests viii be sent out by the other
trades, it is said, and the body Of inter-
national officers will sit on the question.
anu btlis l4Nit yAl Fl l'Nlis anu not Ql-
TeCtly interested, will be able to give
fair and unbiased judgment.
A meeting with the Master Builders
Association has been requested for to-day
by the bricklayers and Vice President
Thornton. owing 20 the short notice. IT
is possible. however. the master builders
may not be able to assemble their men,
but If they do succeed, the entire situa-
ton will he gone over