Evening star., 1921-06-12

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national board, which was organized
for the purpose of preventing. through
arbitration. the tying up of the build
ing industry through jurisdictional
and interunion disputes The car
penters' delegation cast the only
votes against approval of the con-
tinuation of the boards work.
The motion for the suspension of
unions defying the decisions Of the
board was presented by William
Bowen of New York. president OF the
International Union Of Rricklayers.
Masons and Plasterers. 1t was adopt
ed by vote of IS to 25.
Must Comply With Decision.
"Does that mean that the carpenters
are suspended?" asked President Will
liam L. Hutcheson. of the carpenters,
who had led a bitter fight on the floor
against the board.
Yes. if they do not comply with the
boards decision" replied John Donlin,
president OF. the department. who had
recommended that drastic action be
taken upholding the board.
"Ali rignt. We are out. Ietofteu
President Hutcheson. as he left the
audi torium. accompanied by the other
members Of his delegat tion.
DENVER, Col, June 1.-THE sus-
pension of the carpenters and join
ers from the building trades de-
filiation in the American Federation
of Labor. it was announced tonight
by officials of the federation. They
said they made the statement to set
at rest reports that the action or the
Carpenters Union in withdrawing to-
day from the de partment' convention
would also automatically result in its
suspension from the federation
Irish Resolution Fails.
Irish sympathizers failed to secure
the adoption of a resolution calling
for a boycott on all Enslish-made
goods until Great Britain had stopped
what they called tits war of reprisals.
property in Ireland The depart
merit delegates. however. were in
strccted to present the resolution TO
the federation convention, which
opens Monday.
The department voted to send $500
to the Buildings Trades Council of
Pueblo. Col, to be used for the relief
the flood sufferers.
President Donlin and Secretary Will
liam Spencer of the department were
reelected. Until the matter involv-
ing the Carpenters UniCn is cleared
up. the office of fifth v:va president.
held by Mr.. Hutcheson. will be left
vacant.
Alleged advocates of the zone big
union" idea met a second defeat in
the metal trades department conven-
tion today when their proposal to call
Q convention of the metal trades to
consider united action and co-opera-
tio1 in fighting wage reductions, the
'.open shop and anti-union interests
was defeated. Opponents of the pro-
posal declared that the executive Off
GERS of the international unions were
competent to draft such plan with
out calling convention that would
give the "one big union" advocates
. an opportunity to put their doctrine
fhfSr effect.
Delegates of the machinists' union.
who HEHle a fight in behalf of the
resolution. declared that they were not
: in favor OF "one big union" and had
revoked the charter of local unions
who had joined such a movement.
The first defeat of the ''one big
2 union" advocates came yesterday
when the convention Overwhelmingly
voted down proposal designed to
r-rrn one Dig amalgamated union of
The metal trades organizations.
Lewis Silent ON Presidency.
John l.. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers, who has been
mentioned as candidate to oppose
Samuel Genrpers for the presidency of
the federation, declined to make any
statement upon his arrival here to-
day, but it is understood that he will
: not run for the office.
Lewis has. been doomed for the
presidency by members of his own
organization. by the railroad unions
and by several l-.inter1atianals in the
metaf trades. He has. however; main-
tanned silence as to whether he would
. candidate