Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-15
IN FORM OF ULTIMATUM
xMrLoYrns BOARD 70 ooaf-
MrrTHE on BuILDINd TRADHA
Communication 10 BE Given Immedfats
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in SEES
sion This Afternoon.

eration--Mechanics in Ses-
sion This Afternoon.
A. communication. somewhat % the order
evening to the '.straightening-out commit
tee Of the building trades by the board Of
governors Of the Employers Association.
This action was decided upon at a meeting
Of the board Of governors held late yester-
day Afternoon In the rooms Of the master
builders. 18th and q streets, as announced
In The Star yesterday. The c0mmunfcas
ton was received at later hour by. Chair
man Purcell of the, mechanics comfpft-
tee. and will be given Immediate consid-
Grafton. It is said 49, -.
The communication III largely a repetition
Of the former correspondence with the
building trades committee. 1t requests the
committee to put the striking workmen
back in their places on the Metropolitan
Club house and then the Employers ASso-
ciation will stand ready to enter upon
Ing Trades Mechanics Council, with the
view of bringing about an adjustment OF
the present difficulties.
willing to Confer.
Mr.AJohn Mitchell, who is an officer OF the
board Of governors of the Employers Assoc
Eiation, said to Star reporter this after
noon that the board was ready and willing
to confer with the workmen when the men
had been put back to work on the Metro
politan Club house.
1.-THE province Of our organization Is to
straighten out differences or conditions in
the building line with the unions. But our
rules forbid US to recognize strikers. hence
while the men are on strike we cannot take
any action in the premises. Let them put
the men back at their Jobs and we Will
take action and probably reach point
where we may accomplish long truce OF
peace in the building trades here.
A meeting of the executive council OF the
Building Trades Mechanics Council was
held this afternoon at Costello's Hall to de-
eide as to the matter of trade jurisdiction
in the seventeen trades represented in the
council. This Is said to be done to prevent
internal discussions in the trades them
selves.
The Executive Council.
The executive council is composed of the
following representatives.: s. ]. Bryan.
Structural iron workers.: Frank Walters,
plasterers; John Heating. interior marble
workers: Harry Elliott. tile settlers; Will
Lewis. painters; Thomas Foley. plumbers:
w. F. Gilmore. amaigamated carpenters;
steam filters; Frank p. Grove, metal lath-
ers; Geo. Huddleston, skaters; James Nc
Cracker. hosting engineers; Thomas F.
Ryan. sheet metal workers; Henry Brown.
elevator constructors; Frank Morgan stone
cutters.
An officer of the plumbers union stated
today that one of the principal grievances
of his union is against Master Plumbers
operating, not non-union shops, but open
shops. because they had In their employ
suspended members of the union. The Off
Ger said this Is clearly against the terms
of the award of the arbitrator
A meeting of the plumbers union and the
timers union will be held tonight at Cos
tetio's Hail. 49,
No additional strikes on buildings were
called today.
Union League Suggestion.
George Herbert Beaman's suggestion thai
Union League club be formed in tbs
District of Columbia for the arbitration d
labor disputes between labor leaders anl
representative business men is said to b
reaching the fruition STAGE Mr.: 'Beamar
is receiving many inquiries from interested
parties. A letter received from William e
Chancellor. SUPERINTENDENT of schools. says
you viii do more for the benefit OF this
nation than all the politicians in the land
l. should count 1t an honor to, be included
in the membership Of Union League cluf
for the District of Columbia. In case any
funds are required for the work Of prelimi-
respond to call"
A letter from W. c. Dodge states 81
notice that you propose the organization
of Union League club for the purpose OF
endeavoring to secure peace between the
union laborers and their employees. I wish
you Godspeed in the good work. If you
can secure the organization of a league, OF
any concern that can put an end to the
strikes. boycotts and their attendant out
RACES. not only on non-union men, bat upor
the general public. who are the greatest
sufferers. you will do more for the benefit
of the nation than all the politicians in the
land. -
IT sincerely hope you may succeed bu
when see how unreasonably the unions
act, fear for the result. Congress ant
the states ought to act on the subject, al
some other governments have; but, unfor
tunately. our political demagogues will no
do anything, because they want the vote!
Of the union men. ~ 2f e&fa
UNLESS something Is done to protect TIL,
general public from the outrages and losse!
due to the strikes and boycotts, I do no
know what is to become of US. I will b,
most happy to Cooperate In any way pos
sible to put an end to the existing
troubles