New-York tribune., 1920-10-29

li ~" uoht put on my men, III
Il told him." said waixel. "Td 20
broke anyway if did what they
N%hted me to do and that I'd rather
men,
Many Jobs Tied Up
Nv hat class of men we're these new
men,, asked Mr.. Untermyer.
wen, dou't know. ! wouldn't take
u whole lot of them. Some of them
locked as if they had been picked up
III park. Some looked as if they were
out all night. They would work a little
Mn'ie ana the next day they were
ready tor their money We had to
Shange every day. They had never
teen IN the building business before. ="
Waixel refused to discharge his old
men at the request of a Mr.. Whiting.
or the Fuller company, he said but
n"aiiS agreed, on condition that be be
PAID SZo'Ooo nprc to finish the JOB, be-
cause it would cos. that much more
with the inexperienced workers. He
explained that the Fuller people had
about hfteen jobs il. the city at that
time, and that every one of them was
tied up because of his stand.
All the Trades Council men were
called off the Fuller jobs because of
this one job?"
How much did you figure the change
of men would cost you?''
= figured it would cost me $4,000
to finish the job with the old men, and
they agreed to pay all costs above that
amount with the new men"
And what did the whole thing
amount to >"
We'll, the whole thing after that
amounted 10 about $4,000"
Instead Of $12,000?"
The company paid the balance. so
that they could get work started on
their other jobs.'
WaiXel then told of giving up of the
first $ 900. He applied 20 the Thomp-
Son-Starrett Company for tho lob of
wrecking the Windsor Arcade A Mr..
Westphal, of the firm who. he says,
lets out the contracts, told him his
name was not on the list of wrecking
firms approved by the Building Trades
Council. He said there were twelve
on the list, and advised him to go and
get liked up with the Building Trades
CounclI' before they would give him
the work.
Il went to Brindell," said Waixe1
"and Gold him l wanted to sign an
agreement with him, as ! wartel to get
some Jobs"
"'Well,' he said that is going to
cost You something' l dickered with
him and he wanted $4,000"
For what"
"To give me the agreement"
Before you could do any work %
Before | could get any men from
the Building Trades Council, without
which could get no Jobs"
What did you tell him ?"
Il told him | would give him 81 900
| wanted to give him $500 but he said
he was no piker so ! raised the ante
| then went and drew it out of the
bank"
WaiNel here produced the check
which he drew to his own account and
branch Of the Corn Exchange Bank
He said he later met Brindel at the
rooms of the Building Employers AS
soclation, in Thirty-thlrd Street, and
there he handed him the 81 600 in bills.
He uut the money in his pocket"
added Waixel, "and he didn't say
thanks"
$1,000 Given to Brindell
Waxcl then told Of giving Drndell
the other $1,000 H said that about
month later he went to the Thomp-
son-Starret Company and, upon show
ing the irm his signed agreement with
Blindeil, he received the job He ex-
plainod that he had promised Brndell
an additional $1,000 if he got this job.
- gave the second 81 900 10 Brin-
dell in his office at u St. Marks
Place. When | handed the money to
hlm he said: I ought to have got
$4,500 out Of this, because IF hadn't
got the job for you could have made
$4,000 or $1,000 out Of it,"
Charles A. Whiting Of the Fuller
Company testified TO Brindclps de-
mands that only men Of the Building
Trades Council be used on the opera
tiona of his firm. He told Of the strike
called on an the operations Of the com
paNy by BrindeN because Of the Waixel
controversy.
Three Strikes Called
He said that Bfndel had threatened
10 strike the company on all its jobs
throughout the country if WaiXel Wa~
not shut out. AS it was. ne said, three
strikes were called on the company in
TINS city-the Gillespie job on Dey
Street. the Kerr Steamship Job on
Beaver Street and part Of the men on
the Astoria gas plant.
Whiting said that Charles j. Kelly,
head of the Building Trades Employ
crs' Association, and Brindell consti-
tEted committee of arbitration in the
ii-eANNN N4 Nt4lkt-, lll UCNOINdiNe WIN
nm agreement Of the association meme
bers. Kelly requested tAat Whiting
comply with BrindoN's request, but
Whiting SAID the Fuller firm would not
break it's contract with WaiXel. He
said he couldn't see why his firm
should force WaiXel's men to join d
new organization. The arrangement
later agreed upon TO continue the work
On the operation, ne said, was made
without ms consent, by he president
of the firm.
Fradus began his story in low
tremulous voice 81 nave been doing
3. 1a-.aess Of several hundred ti.ou-
sand dollars year. Hradell put ne
cut Of business. ! am now ruined and
bankrupt haven't a cent and what
I say can't do much more damage to
ne he said
III declared that Brindel wanted
$4,000 from him if he desired to so
ahead with $500, 600 contract for an
excavation operation at Seventh Ave
ruc and Twenty-soventh Street. The
contract was let TO him by the Car
ment Centre Realty Company and the
work WAS begun last March. lie said
he had fifty auto trucks in operation
and numerous steam shovels o. Il e job
when all the eNglneerS were pulled out