The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-10-15

ll'til ii HAtiNH Nti ttt' ttt' 81
organization under bia mparuaiou
2aa the keguote oi the mnnm au
dreaa 81 Jamo Kirby president %
tha building trado department Of
the SECOND annual convention OF thf
department At Cine sums l.me ho
reviewed uhat had been accomplish
sd paulg by quiet negotiations WIth
employers ind uagly by forcibl lt
too oealut them p the behat q
building trades durns tae eleven
months SINCE the laat convention g
Denger
While We cannot for one moment
eurrender our right % take ym.
pathetic action whore sister oreani2.
alton Is ii perl said Do, vet oItines
building trades councils arc praue
20 haaty action on lhe theory that
quick action must he aken or the
lob on which Che work a bclng done
may be- completed AdWlttine chat
40 small buildings this may pc true.
am of the opinion that Il would be-
better to complete the job on which
the contention erose providing q 60.
petition can DO prevented than % en-.
Hanger the dissolution ot the couu.
ulA
Tie said quite frequently L had
boon found that local building radea
councils have naugurated movements
without consulting elther their own
international organization or the
Buiiamg Trades Department These
hasty actions. he told the convention.
wore seldom successful aud quite fire.
Quently were very disastrous
IN order to reduce to the minimum
ths injurious effects Of friction ia 10.
cal labor organizations he recon.
mended 10 the convention that the
laws OF the BUILDINGS Trades Depart
ment be amended 90 provide that all
iurisdictlonal disputes IN local build.
ing trades councils be referred at
once to the president OF the depart
mont. and pending his decision no one
should be disturbed in the perform.
anoe OF the work in question uo
would have the law provide that all
parties must comply with the decision
rendered unless il was subsequently
reversed hy the executive council or
the convention
eAly reasons for this be explained,
'is to remove as far as possible an
disputes from the local councils and
settle them along The lines Of the
constitution and the trade jurisdiction
granted to the various internationals
Another recommendation that Pres
ident Kirby made was she adoption
by the convention Of list Of she
crafts eligible for anliation locally
with the department lie said that
he believed All building trades were
m tho department With the exception
ot the hrieklayers, who were not
affiliated with the American Redea
ton of Labor The best interest oI
the department and the associated In
ternational hc eontended would b,
conserved best by eonhning The loea
membership strictly 80 affiliated build
ina trades tie asserted he had moth
Ing 10 say for or against alowinl
hrieklayers iu the local BUILDING
Trades Councils. bug they are che only
nonamllated craft that he would a
loss seated locally
SIT has been asserted said presl
dent kirby that there are Instances
when no0hihated crafts have beer
seated up account s. thef know
friendship lor so5ae individual of io
some rep0siton International oM
GERS ha3r eNtfess,.l tAlsssse hslleE lha
the Interest ol the aalated 8rgeaitu
items could he protected best pN liant,
pg the membership 81 tbc oca nuu
ellis to the crafts affiliated natiouall,
dc not wish to be understood as @,
String 60 assisl auK organization 4
need, b0t experience has taught m
tha, this department must o. eot
trolled by buudne trades absoloteI
and the nearer Ne combine ourselye
to the basic organizations The NOR
successful We ere bound Is be
The president reviewed the eeNa
tlon g. the department m the hl
cities ln Denver he said lho hgh
between tbe Amalsamated secieo q
Carpenters and 1eapers and Jh
nrotheboej of Carpenters has result
% ia tbe alm9st complete dIsorsanN
alton q enc q lhe besl efgaaae
e,ues b ,hs United states aaa tol
altion erestcd yha. has held op {
ndlCale throughout the country
Matters have net nfogtesse
smoothB n Philadelphia since h
organization e the naildias Trade