Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
CARPE n TIERS
RESIGN FROM
A,F,0F |. MEET
Refusal to Obey Juris-
dictional Awards Re-
suits in Withdrawal.
Ireland Sympathizers
Fail to Have Boycott
Against Britain O-k'd.

Denver. June 1.-THE suspension
of the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
| ters and Joiners-the largest building
| trades union in the country-from the
building trades department would not
affect its affiliation in the American
Federation of Labor.
rms announcement was made Sat
urday night by officials of the fedora
ton to set at resb reports that the ac
ton of the carpenters union in with
drawing Saturday from the depart
ment's convention. would also automat-
ically result in it's suspension from
the federation
Defy jurisdiction Awards.
The withdrawal Of the carpenters
followed the adoption of resolution
providing for the suspension Of any
international union that failed to obey
the decision of the national board Of
jurisdictional awards, which was es-
tablished to prevent by arbitration the
tying up of the building industry by
jurisdictional strikes. The resolution
was designed to meet situation Great
ed by the refusal Of the carpenters
board.
The debate in the convention was
long and stormy, President William r.
Hutcheson Of the carpenters, leading
the fight against the board, declaring
that it was not representative and had
not gwen his organization a square
deal,' he was opposed by William Bow
en-, president of the international
Union Of Bricklayers. Masons and
Plasterers. who declared that the
board had saved the builders of the
country millions of dollars and had
been a great factor in stabilizing the
building industry.
Bolt From Auditorium.
When the roll call revealed that the
motion had been carried by a vote Of
30 to 25. Hutcheson led his delegation
out of the auditorium, declaring that
they could not comply with the boards
decision because they were instructed
by the national convention Of their
membership not to do SO.
President Samuel Gompers of the
federation, who was an interested spec
tator. but took no part in the debate.
in an address to the convention later.
deplored its action and said:
Nothing sadder has come to my at
tention In a considerable time, than
what L have witnessed today. l am
deeply and profoundly sorry
Stop Dues Payment.
We consider ourselves suspended"
said President Hutcheson of the car
penters. II have ordered the pay
ment OF our per capita tax to the de- |
partment stopped
President John Donelin of the de- !
partment said that an effort would be |
MADE to have the executive council Of |
tne department meet with the carpen-
ters and attempt to get their promise /
TO OBEY the boards decision.
If we fail in this. of course. we
must suspend the union,' he added. ut
mas not been suspended YETI
lhe department adopted resolu-
non authorizing the executive council
TO investigate the possibility Of estab-
|lshlng national building materal sun
ply company and report back to the
next convention.
Irish sympathizers failed TO secure
me adoption of a resolution calling for
boycott on all English made goods
intli Great Britain had stopped it's
war of reprisals, killing Of neople
ind destruction Of property in Ire
and" The departments delegates.
lowever were instructed to present the
,esoiuuon to the federation conven-
ION which opens Monday.
President Donlin and Secro+orv
William Spencer of the denartmant
we're reelected "ep"i ''ien'