Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-13
0MRE1lER'S
LEAVE ! UNION D
/ CONVENTION
Action Is Not Synonornous
With suspension From
A = Officials Say

Denver, Colorado, June 1.-THE
ii~nngpensaon OF the United Brotherhood
of GAfpenters and Joiners--the largest
building trades union in the country
from the building trades department
would not Affect its a~fBlfation in the
American Federation of Labor.
This announcement was made to-
might b. officials of the federation
to get: at2rest reports that h action
sof he carpenters union in withdraw
Ing today from the departments con-
syenficn. would also automatically re-
suit in its suspension from the feder-5
alton.
The withdrawal Of the carpenters
followed the adoption Of a resolution
providing for the suspension of any
International union that failed to obey
the decisions of the national board
of jurfsdictional awards. which was
established to prevent by arbitration
the tying np of the building industry
by Jurisdiction strikes. The resolution
Il vas designed to meet a situation Gre
I ated by the refusal of the carpenters
union to- comply with a decision Of
tine board.
THE debate in the convention was
long and stormy. President William
Z. Hutcheson OF the carpenters lead
StNE Liz NEIL dEdlLlat tLUS UOdIu. uS-
Sclafing tina i, was not representative
and had not given his organization a
square deal" He was opposed by
William Bowen. president of the Inter
national Unipn OF Bricklayers. Masons
and P1asterers, who declared that the
hoard had saved the builders Of the
country millions OF dollars and had
heen a great factor in stabi1izing the
building industry.
Delegation Departs.
When the roll all revealed that the
motion had been carried by a vote Of
IS to %. Hutchinson led his delegation
III of the auditorium. declaring that
they could not comply with the
boards decision because they were
instructed by the national convention
IF their membership not TO do SO.
President Samuel Gompers of the
federation who raj an Interested
spectator, but took. no part in the
debate. in an address 10 the conven-
ton later, deplored its action and
Sid:
Nothing sadder has come 70 ,rsy
attention In a considerable time. than
what ! haT. witnessed TO-DAY. / am
deeply and profoundly sorry."
consider ourselves suspended
SdI1 TEEE2CFEI OF Inc car
renters. II have ordered the payment
Of u per capita tax to the depart
Elent stopped"
President John DoneIin of the de.
partnent said tina, an effort would
be n;aie To have the executive .counstI
of the department meet with III
carpenters and attempt to get theil
promise 10 obey the boards decision
IT We fail in this. Of course. W.
must suspend the union" he added
s. II has no. been suspended yet"
The department adopted a resoiu,
ton authorizing the executive council
70 Investigate the possibility Of estab
Iafta< a national building materia
slppfv COMPANY. and report back Il
tie neg convention.
I-tsh sy~mpathizers failed to secur'
y the adoption Of a resolution callint
u for q boycott on all English madl
4 goods until Great Britain had stop
& ped us war Of reprisals, killing o
3 psopfs and destruction OF propert.
4 IN Ireland. The departments dele
& gates. however. Tern instructed I
4 present the resolution to the fedora
II fion convention which opens Monday
President Donslin and Secretar.
Il William Spencer Of the department
a we're re -elected.