The Washington times., 1907-06-25
UNION MEN DENY
ENMI!Y TO PUBLIC
Says It's False They Do
Less Than Half a
Days Work.
Contradict Flatly Statements
in Open Letter of the
Employers.

The Central Labor Union repudiates as
false the statements contained in the
open letter issued yesterday by the En-
ployers' Association, setting forth its
side in the existing labor troubles.
II was vigorously denied that there
has been any reduction in building Oper-
ations or advance in cost Of construction
by reason Of the local labor trouble. 1t
was also vigorously denied that organ
lied labor has a monopoly of the supply
of labor TO the disadvantage OF the pub
lie interest and that by reason Of the
existence of labor unions a workman
today does less than half days work
as compared with ten years ago.
That labor interests, as represented by
the Building Trades Mechanics Coun-
Gil, after entering an agreement to ar
nitrate the present trouble with Capt,
James F. Oyster as umpire, had repudi-
ated the verdict, was denied by every
member Of the building trades present.
BY rising vote the president. John II.
Brinkman, and the secretary. Sam. De
Nedry. were instructed to prepare Rn
open letter in answer to the Employers
Association.
Wider Scope for Valuation.
The first step of what is TO be
a general movement of all the cen
trail labor bodies of the country was
taken last night by w. w. Beattie, first
vice president of the COmemrcial Teleg-
raphers, who introduced a resolution
instructing the secretary Of the central
body to ask President Roosevelt TO in
clude in his proposed investigation Of
the actual physical values of the rail-
- l.. L.,
nection with the value of the properties
of the telegraph companies and other
public service corporations, and deter
mine whether there exists combination
in restraint OF trade between the tele-
graph companies in violation Of the
sherman antitrust act. The resolution
was promptly adopted and Secretary De
Nedry telegraphed It 10 President Roose-
welt, at Oyster Bay.
Representatives Of the several trades
which composed the Building Trades
Mechanics Council, affiliated with the
central body. reported the condition OF
the lockout to be favorable 10 its early
termination in favor of organized labor;
that so far as il relates 10 throwing men
out OF work. IL has accomplished MOTH
ing: that two out of the seven buildings
from which men were locked out had
called the union men back 10 work, and
that the others viii follow.
Work on Academy of Music.
DELEGATE Feeney, of the BoOlIbinders.
chairman Of the committee to wait upon
Manager Rapley. Of the New National
Theater, who is behind the rebuilding
Of the Academy Of Music one of the
buildings that was locked out by Con-
tractor Prescott, reported that the Com
mittee had conferred with Manager Rap
ley. who had told them that Contractor
Prescott was under heavy penalty 10
complete the house in time 20 open the
approaching season, September l. and
that il was the understanding that the
work shoul1 be done by union labor and
that he would do what he could TO in
duce the contractor 10 dismiss the nom
union men on the job and push the work
with none but union men.
The special committee appointed by
Central Labor Union to confer with a
similar committee from the central body
Of Alexandria and committee OF citi-
zens OF that town TO make an effort to
have Superintendent Colvin, Of the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt Yer
twenty-eight employees recently dis
charged, reported that they had met
with no success, but that the mass
meeting a Alexandria had referred the
whole matter TO be presented to Presi-
dent King Of the railway. The Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor will participate
in that move.
1t was said that a final meeting would
be held in Alexandria Saturday night
and that unless the discharged motor
men and conductors are reinstated 10 IS
more than probable that drastic steps
will be taken against the road Chair
man Roberts, of this committee said II
was the unanimous opinion of the people
of Alexandria that the men discharged
were put off for no other reason than
that they had Joined the union of the
Amalgamated Street Car Mems Asso-
citation.
officers for the six months from July 1
Will be elected next Monday night.