The Washington herald., 1910-07-07
CARPENTERS FEUD
COMES TO CLIMAX
Amalgamated Men Dropped
by Central Body.
BITTER STRUGGLE IMMINENT
Motion for Suspension Is Result of
Recent Strike Precipitated by
brotherhood i'm Effort to Get scalp
of Delegate GiImOur - President
COIpoys Is Reelected.

After an acrimonious clash Of more
than an hour the Amalgamated Union
OF Carpenters was last night indefinitely
suspended from the Central Labor
Union
The motion came as a supplement 70
an order of the Building Trades Council
of June p. calling on the Amalgamated
carpenters 10 quit the jobs on which
the Brotherhood men had struck The
Amalgamated men disregarded the order.
The action is result Of bitter feeling
engendered by the recent carpenters
strike, and was precipitated by the ef-
forts Of the Brotherhood Of Carpenters
for the last two months 30 get the
scalp" Of Delegate Gilmour, Of the Anal
gamated
Hard Struggle Ahead.
A hard and bitter struggle between the
AmaIgamated UEion and Central Labor
Union is believed imminent as a result
OF the suspension. The suspended body
has considerable following. and It is
feared the suspension viii develop serious
results. More than 1900 men are involved
in the carpenters dispute, with the Anal
gamated numerously represented.
The motion to suspend came after
fine display OF harmony. in which the
entire board of officers OF Central Labor
Union was reelected for the next six
months term.
The Amalsgmsted men were described
as "seabs," strike breakers" and dis
grace to unionism and union principles.
At one period the short. ugly word was
inferred by Delegate Adams, and Dele
gate Gilmour arose in wrath TO refute it.
President ColD0ys' handling Of the situa-
ton, however, averted q physical en-
counter between Gilmour and Adams.
Delegate J. p Ryan made an eloquent
but inopportune appeal to kill the mo-
ton.
Arraigns the AmaIgamated.
Secretary De Nedrey in offering the
motion. said ne felt he was acting con-
servatively in not making it a motion OF
expulsion. Expulsion was justified, he
said. and launched into a vituperative
arraignment of the Amalgamated men.
Others followed his lead and his de-
nouneement of the Amalgamated's posi-
ton. and each attack seemed more fero-
cious than the preceding one.
Delegate Gilmour called for a roll call
vote on the question, but was overruled
and a standing vote was taken. It re-
suited in a vote of % votes TO in favor
of suspension.
Gilmour and his adherents immediate
ly left the hall. and the meeting was
soon after adjourned. the Brotherhood
men facilitating themselves on finally
carrying their point.
The fight between the Brotherhood and
the Amalgamated bodies was preclpi-
tated two months ago by the inaugura-
ton Of the carpenters strike. Both
unions had prepared demands on the
builders and had tentatively agreed to
act together.
The Amalgamated accepted a compro-
mise 10 their demands, bat the Brother
hood refused the terms and struck
Antagonfsm Between Two.
They called on the Amalgamated 70
stand with them, but were unsuccessful
antagonism between the two unions ever
since.
The Brotherhood made frequent at
tempts to Dust the Amalgamated. but
were not successful until last night.
President Colpoys and all other officers
of Central Labor Union were reelected
last night
In his acceptance President Colpoys
sounded the tocsin of unionism for Wash
ington He declared the dispute with
the furniture firm of W B. Moses &
Sens a crucial one between organized
labor and employers. and said Central
Labor Union must use every endeavor TO
stand by the fifty-ave striking employees
Of the firm.
A conference between the bottlers
brewers. drivers, and representatives OF
the Pabst. Schlitz. and Anheuser- Busch
brewing companies viii be held tonight
TO adjust their difficulties. The drivers
demand a SiS-a-week scale. with a COM
mission of cents on each case. John
Sullivan. Of New York, international rep