The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-23

ness stand. facing the masters they fear
that they hope and pray that the sys-
tenn may be broken up.
BrindelI Refuses 10 Appear.
When the Legislative committee as
sembled in the Aldermanic chamber to
continue it's Investigation, MIR. Inter
inyer asked II Robert II. Brindell was
present. There was no answer.
Testimony given by Ephraim u. Levy.
4 contractor, on Thursday was that
he had paid s25.Go0 to settle strike on
job he was doing al Seventh avenue
ard Thirty-first street. He testified he
gave the money to George Backer. a
builder, with the understanding" II
wds for Brtndell. Mr.. .Untermyer said
the invitation sent to Brlndeli 10 APP
pear as a witness was stih open.
In justice TO the committee ITS counS'
sci said he regarded Il necessary 10
make a statement in answer 70 thH
Wicked falsehoods being cunnineiy cir
cuiated" by representatives cf Brindeii.
lie referred to the charge made by
.1cshn &. O'Conn7r. lawyer. that the
entire investigation '-as Propasai'da
against labor
sIn point of fact no greater service
TO, the cause of legitimate organized
labor has ever been rendered. than that
of exposing, Furnishing and erecting
from its councils the wolves and WI
lures who have been fattening upon
its vitals; have given comfort 70 lts
enemies and have sought 10 diseredit
and destroy 1t In the home or It's
friends. 1t will be sorry day Tor or
ganized labor when every exposed
crook, operating under the shield OF
great cause, can cover his tracks ana
rally the ranks Of labor to his support
by the hypocrtical cry that me eN-
posture of his stabs in the hack or labor
are an attack on the institution we arc
trying to rescue from MS s-fulo
clutches
VIII show Up Illegal Combines
Then Mr.. Untermysr proceeded to
outline the general trend 81 me proof
he purposes to offer Regarding ufe
relation Of unlawful combination
among, manufacturers OF and dealers
in building materials and supplies and
of labor unions as affiliated with them.
He continued:
What we intend 10 show IS q band
ing together among the material men,
first, in separate associations in each
line of thirt, two lines engaged III
building materials, from the manutac-
turer down 10 the retailer; and then
banding together OF the different assoc
Citations under the head of the Buildlng
Materials Employers Association AM
then we purpose TO show that net oniy
has labor been dragnetted into the huid-
ing Trades Council in many instances
but that employers have been drag
nettcI ana forced into certain of these
associations by the relation that exists
between building trades councils and
the Building Trades Employers Assoc
ciatlon, so that II an employer ana
building materials man does not nap
peh to be a member of the association
that agrees on prices and distributes
orders no may, although he is employ
ink only union labor. wake up IN the
m9rning to find his men; ona by one
pulled away from his joh
$50 that It Is u case of you tickle me
md ! tickle you as between these or
Civilizations; each one ngthening the
other all at the expense Of organized
labor You will find as you go on that
men are drawn away from building en-
terprs-s In this city without knowing
what il is about. The workinglnen are
never able to find out. There are M
volved no question of wages, no CUES
ton of hours of labor. no question 81
union labor, which most Of us in these
enlightened days believe in, but some
question or other OUTSIDE that ll'3
know nothing about.
II think you Will find that. as we SO
on, the small change that was referred
20. Yesterday Is a very trifinG Item N
this organized raid upon the building
Industry, and that il is so widespread
that until II has been checked and pun
shed building operations in the city ol
New York are simply impossible
scary witness Explains.
Maurice Jarcho. neutrality-suspicious.
of so West 111th street, called as the
first witness asked permission to read
a statement he had prepared that he had
never seen Gfr. untermyer until yester'
dan. lie said he did work for BackeI
snd Levy and he repudiated differences
that ne had given Information to thu
committed
"All I ask is Justice" Jareho said
-'and I want 10 make II plain 7 never
saw Brindel"
The manufacturers of plumbing sup
plies. dealers in those supplies snt
plumbing contractors all have dlstinc
lines of business and do not encroacf
upon one another, the witness said. ex
planning the A. Il. c. of his business. III
knew nothing about tho Plumbing Sup
My Mems Association nor tne TlunlDint
Manufacturers Association. The plumb
erss supply man sells to the plumber
contractor and prices Of supplies ar
maintained uniformly in all cities. NJ
said.
The witness said he does a business r
between $500. 900 and 100000 a. yeai
ard is one Of he large contractors y
the city lie could not recall when h
iiJSt met John t. Hettrics. The iawyei
wBo worked ous the code OF proced'n"
,niler which the plumbers operated. III
ike others, testified that Mr.. knight %
~. Knight n Son. plumbers. had ~
vited him to the first meeting IN He'
tricks office.
''Knleht said to go down and sec fiei
trick. who could better our conditions.
the witness said.
Competitor Is Solicitors.
knight was YOUR competitor. WASH
he7" Eyes"
He said X you would go down
Hettrick's office you could better you
conditions. he thought In April, lsl'
weren't the conditions pretty goodT'
They were as rotten as they hay
ever been. and they are just as rotte
now Mr.. Untermyer."
sNot enough houses going up?''
mot enough profit In the business"
larcho said he had been paying
Ttettriclx per cent on his gross bus
ness. or $4,000 to $4,000 a year. Tn
went as INSURANCE" for Ifettr'cEs SCI