The evening world., 1920-10-28


new mcn7 A. Well. I don't know
woudnt think a whole lot Of themj
some Of them Looked like az " they
were picked ub in the park some
looked ne u they were out all night,
and they would work a little while,
and the next day they were ready for
their money. We had 20 change
every dsy. (Laughter.)
. Well. were they men who had
been In the building wrechng busi-
messy A. ] never saw one Of them
In my life before, and have been IN
/ the business twenty years here Va
New York.
TOLD he MUST LAY OFF HIS
MEN.
Q What else took placer A. Nfr
| Whiting Of the Fullor people said
| you have got 10 lay IN your mon"
! don't know what IL was for They
had some talk With Brndeu. / said;
! Il won't lay Of these men; / have "A
contract and / am protected--thr
l same as you have" The only way. I
said. b. that ~ VIII lay on my men.
you carry part Of chat payroll, be-
cause II I put those men on Il VIII
cost me $4,000 more TO hnlsh that
JOB.
O. why7 a. Tho difference IN tho
D
| couldn't do anything with them: YOU
couldn't set them TO work II you
told them 20 work they would tell
you something. You M ght just as
| well have stood and watched thCm.
| You couldn't even watch them because
you wouldn't only hnd half Of them
half the time
Later the FullF people made an
arrangement by Which WaiNel agreed
TO change his Old men for Br.ndell's
men.
Q. why did you do that7 A. Fule.
had about ten or fifteen jobs In the
lClty Of New York then and every one
loi tnCm stopped automatically nt one
time They called their men out.
.. An the Trades Council men were
called on the Fuller job? A. Yes. all
OF account OF this one job.
.. And how much did you figure
the change would cost your A Well,
figured II would cost me with tho
cd men $4,000 TO finish that job
from that time. so We came 60 that
agreement, they wore 20 pay the cX-
cess over $4,000 plus the interest
O. How much did that amount 20 2
A. We'll. tho whole thinq after that
amounted to about $4,000. Laugh
tori.
! Q. Instead Of St2,coo7 A. They paid
the balance.
O. In order 20 got tho work started
on their other jobs7 A. Yes.
/ WuiXcl then told OF his effort 10 gct
the Windsor Arcade job from Thomp-
son and Starrett
MI. Westphnl." he said, "the gem
tleman who giycs out the contract,
said, Here, bave cot list from tho
Building Trades Council with twelve
wrockers on. You amt on that. We
can't give you the Job unless you
have building Trades Council men.
You better go and get fixed up, II you
won't TO get this Job
q. Go 90 Bundeli2 A. I went 90 see
Mr. Brndell and Mr.. BrIndeil said,
You got away pretty good on the
Munson Job" and 1 said Yes" /
said, 81 want an agreement. I cx-
pect 20 get some jobs" Wen, no
said, THAT is going 10 cost you
something" and ! dickerod with him
and he wanted $1,000.
agreement
q. Before you could do any work.
A. Before / could ret any men from
the Building Trades Council
TURNED DOWN $500, SAYING HE
WAS NO PlKER.
Q. What did you tell him? A. told
him / would give him $1,000. ] wanted
TO give him S50O-ond he told me no
was no pilter LauEhter)
q. And when he said he was no
piker, you raised the aute7 a. /
p raised the ante "a LILLE bit
q. What did he say then7 A. Ho
wanted 10 know n had the money.
, and / told him no, and he told me
that was no way Co come and see him
. that way. Laughter) so I told him
] . Ian Dc I..r a
! went and drew n out OF tho bank
o WaiNel produced tho check with
- which he drew 81, 900 from his per-
) sonal account in the Long Island
city branch OF the Corn l2Nchnngo
Bank
Z o When you got the bills from the
- bank, whore did you rof 4. / met
% him at the building Employers Assoc
n citation az S3d street, he was goiug
out of town, he said.
J. q. Tel aus what took place. A
e | Why, nothing moUc took placc-OnlS
3 / gave him that and that is all
d, Gave him what2 asked Assembly.
y man LeinlnEer.
The thousand dollars, replied IN,
g witness
p O, And what did ne 90 with ~ A
Put II IN his pocket
. Q. Before you got tho Jon from
" 4 iNlll IIhNNNl HF'ANNI NNA NN'N lAAl Ah hH|fH
them the contract with Brlndel2 A
Sure.
% WaiNoi then told OF paying Brn
he dell the second $1,000.
e Charles II. Wullas, President OF tn
- Gowanus Wrccking Company
amazed the committee by story o.
10 the arrogance OF Brindel In fOrcinl
compliance " IN his terms
Is "Brindeli told President Cor
y don Of John 7, Brady q Co., in
my prosor &c, 20 throw me Off a
" job md that the Building Trades
lie Council would furnish the men
10 finish the Job. He said II I
sued Grady q Co. would be reim-
burssd bv the owners. He said I
l. had tried 20 keep other eontrao-
T. tors from signing agreements
ne with the Building Trades Council
end he was going 10 put me out OF
~ business and keep mo out.
told him there we're other places
besides New York for me 10 earn
livirqi no said he'd show me
better"
WauRs said he MADE an EFFORT Z
patch things up with Brlndel1, Hrln
"a dell repudlated the agreement OF NJ