The Washington herald., 1920-07-19
BY RAYMOND G. CARROLL.

New York, July 1S.-Mr. Brindell
is motoring down from the noun
tains; he will be here tomorrow,
said the stout man behind the glass
window on the second floor at the
New Brindell Labor Temple at IL
st. Marks place this morning. After
looking us over carefully. he added
Leave your names and | will see
II he can make an appointment"
NO, was the reply, lit was
only in regard to housing relief for
the working people that we called"
New Labor Dictator.
Robert P. Brindell is the new Ia
Dor dictator of New York city: a
coming man in the national indus
trial field whose influence is spread
ing to neighboring cities with build
ing problems. Officially, Brindell is
president of the Building Trades
Council of New York City with a
salary of $4,000 a year. and pro
vided with two automobiles He has
town house in Daily avenue. Ford
ham. and country place at Schroon
Lake, in the Adirondacks, where he
spends the week-ends with his
family.
In appearance Brindell suggests
the contractor type; big -boned
smooth -shaven, steely gray eyes
with a heavy lower lip. He pos
sesses nerve, and can outbluff the
average antagonist; the sort OF
man who on yacht for the first
time. takes the tiller with the cool
remark:
I'll sail it," and does. He has a
good tailor. but wears no diamonds
His rise is a matter of about
twenty-four months, coming to the
apex of labor direction from out OF
the dockbuilders' union, where, as
walking delegate" he succeeded
Jim DAILY when that happy-go-lucky
individual went across the big
wet to investigate social condi.
tions in Ireland. Brindelrs master
achievement for labor is the dol.
lar-a-day" increase for all trade:
which went into effect May l.
More Than LegisIation.
Borough President Henry H. Cur.
ran, of Manhattan, who YESTERDAY
asked Gov. Smith for an extra ses.
sion of the New York legislature &c
amend the State constitution SO a:
to enable the city to build new tene-
ments, evidently has not heard OF
Brindell, for Mr.. Curran expects tina,
housing relief is simply a matter OF
legislation. 1t is much more thar
that these days, and the first factor
to be considered should be the new
aristocracy Of labor, what they
think about 1t?
In Columbus, Ohio. some of the
labor unions are building their owr
houses in the suburbs comparatively
1t is a question if the modern me-
chanic of Gotham would care to live
in a six-story walk k-up," the char
acter of building there is talk OF
being constructed by the municipal
ity on ground owned by the city
Lenine and Trotzky, the Russian
firm of dictators. gave over the pal
aces to the workers, only to have
them turned back with demands for
brand new homes with plumbing.
A walking delegate" walks nc
more. He has be come a "busin ess
agent" His union provides nj Il
with a motor car. gasoline incIud-
ed. To be seen stepping from the
tail-end of a trolley car or COM
ing up from the bowels of the sub
way Is no longer considered good
form. St. Marks place. when the
Building Trades Council has a meet
ing becomes a rark Tor autcmJ-
bi es. Many of the workers go Il
business each day in smart cars.
which recalls the interesting case
Of Jerry Flynn. a ccmpositor who
lived in Williamsburg. He was stu
hious aHI capable, and WREN death
tctk of the venerable exchange ed
itcr on the Park Row newpape-
where Jerry stuck type. he was
invited to fill the vacancy. AL
that Jerry's friends noticed of a
change in the HABITS Of Jerry was
'ha. insteai of crossing the Ea 1t
RiScr with the, usual mob at the
Williamsburg Bridge, be went n
mite. and a h1lf out Of his way
each morning so as to cross on the
Wall Street ferry altng with the
financiers.
Anti-Rent Detrimental.
An analysis of the plans fer the
4,i new buildings fed With the
Ncw York Bureauscf Buildings r
ths first six months OF 1920 does
rCt promise much housing relief.
Only twenty-five are fanny dwell
ing places. sixteen are apartment
housAs. OF the remaining 409