Arizona republican., 1921-06-12
CARPENTERS SUSPENDED FROM BUILDING TRADES FOR REFUSING TO OBEY
 JURISDICTION DECISION
Carpenters Refuse Accept Boards Decsion Prevent
 By Arbitration Tying Up of Building Industry By Jisdictional Strikes; Irish Sympathizers all To Get Resolution Favoring Boycott of English Made Goods
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DENVER. Colo. June 1.-The xus- pension of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Ioiners-the largest building trades union fin the country from the building trades depart ment would not affect its affiliation in the American Federation of Labor
 This announcement was made to- night by officials of the federation fo set at rest reports that the action of the carpenters' union In with drawing today from the departments convention would also automatically result in its suspension from the fed eration-
 The withdrawal of the carpentcrs union from the meeting. followed the adoption of resolution providing for the suspension of any international of the National Board of JurizdIc- tional Awards which was established to prevent by arbitration the tying up of the building industry by turix- diction strikes- The resolution was designed to meet a situation created by the refusal, of the carpenters union 10 comply with a decision o< the board
 The debate in the convention was | A0Alk nAA <AOi InNs EIE<4MEnN 1N4ILMIA L. Hutc<eson of the carpenters' union leading the fight against the board. declaring that if was not representa- tive and had not given his orEanlxa- ton square dezl- He was opposed
 by William Bowen. president of the
 international Union of Erickiayers.
 Masons and Piasterers. who declared
 that the board had saved the builders of the country millions of dollars and &- the building industry
 Carpenters Walk Out
 When the roll call revealed that the
 motion had been carried by a vote O. 15 to 1S, President Hutchexon led hls
 delegation out of the auditorium de-
 claring that they could not comply
 with the boards decision because they were instructed by the national con-
 vention of their membership not tr
 do so.
 President Samuel Comrers of fh. , federation. who was an tnterc<te< spectator but took no part fin tn. debate. in an address fo the conren tion later. depiored its action am . said-
 , Nothing sadder has come to n,
 attention in . considerable time thai |. what I have witnessed today. I nr 2 deeply and profoundly sorry l <NAAE@1NI 0Ufr|ttF< <A<U*II4t14.
 said President Hufcheson of the car | penters' unIon- T have ordered rh 2 payment of our per capita tax to th : department stopped
 \ T don't know what the Amcrica , Federation of Labor will do ahou this. if anything. We will go nlon f as usual in the organized iabo movement
 The carpenter pays npproximntei
 <zo.o0o year into the treasury C !. the department he said :. President John DonlIn of the df
 pertinent said that an effort woul
 be made to have the executive coun ' ell of the department meet vii ~the carpenters and attempt to r'
 their promise to obey the board c decisions
 g If We fan in this. of course N a must suspend the union he adde They have not been suspended yet y The department adopted a resolt l. tion authorizing the executive cour
 ell to investigate the possibility