Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-10
END is NOT IN SIGHT
PROSPECTS ARE THAT LABOR
TROUBLES WILL CONTINUE.

A meeting of the board of governors of
the Employers Association is being held
late this afternoon. and it is said that the
journeymen bricklayers are expected to ask
for conference with the employers this
evening. 1t was also stated that the mas
ter sheet metal workers have adopted what
Is regarded as an open-shop resolution
They state that as arbitration has proved
to be failure as a solution of the labor
problem, they reserve the right to employ
competent sheet metal workers whether
they be union members or non-unionists.
1t was stated that there is not yet in
sight any solution of the existing labor
troubles.
Meeting of Mechanics Council.
One of the features Of the weekly meeting
of the Building Trades Mechanics Council
last evening was an address by John H.
Brinkman. late president of the Central
Labor Union. He spoke with reference to
the present building trades situation, out
lining the action of the committee and the
cooperation 1t expected from the council
The speech was applauded and Mr.. Brink
man was given assurance that the policy
outlined by him would be followed
Announcement was made that the COM
mittee OF ten appointed to give considera-
ton to the tangle in the building trades
ing In Mr.. Brinkman's office to outline and
carry into effect a plan of action.
The statement was made that d. J. Brad
ley. one of the International officers of the
Plasterers' Union, arrived in the city yes
terday. He stated that the local plasterers'
union, much to his surprise. was stronger
than it had ever been since its organiza-
ton; that in former years it had been one
of the strongest in the building trades but
the fact that the fight of the employers for
the open shop had been conferred upon it
has brought the men together, petty grew
ances and differences had bsen settled and
the union had only increased in strength
A meeting Of the arbitration committee
of the executive boards of the Brcklayers'
Union and the Master Bricklayers' Asso-
citation was also held last evening and 1t
was said one of the master bricklayers was
called before the committee on charges Of
having violated his contract, but no de-
cision in the matter was reached.
What Mr.. De Nedrey Says.
Editor Sam De Nedrey of the Trades
Unionist, in discussing the building trades
situation. says:
.'The disposition of a certain element in
our city to find fault with the determine
tion of the building trades to protect them
selves from the onSlaughts of those whose
real motive III encouraging the lockout is
to destroy labor organization is hasty and
unwarranted and. casting manufactured
and agitated prejudice aside, it would be
no trouble to convince them. The building
trades have been on the defensive in this
matter all the way through, asking for
nothing. only to be let alone and allowed
TO conduct their affairs and protect their
capltaI-union card-in the same manner
as IN years gone by. Every man Jack of
them stands ready TO go back to work at
moments notice, protection having been
guaranteed them.
The efforts OF the 'Emplo yers' Associa-
tion TO make 1t appear that mechanics de-
sire to retard the progress of building in
the District OF Columbia is not only unSafr
but most silly, and perusaI Of their nroc
lamation charging such to be the case en-
phasiZes the statement. The respons1oiitv
for The existing condition of building al
fairs rests upon the Employers Associa-
ton. and not the mechanic. who IS anx-
iOuS at all times to sell his labor. but who
believes. and justly. too. that he has right
To specify how he shall deliver it, Let the
employers treat with these men at least
on the assumption that they are intelli-
gent-and they are-and they will find that
they are not only Intelligent, but far bet,
ter informed on the question of economies
than those who by sneers and innuendo
would have the world believe they were
dealing with an inferior class OF mortals
ard-lets don't get excited