The Washington times., 1921-06-12
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ordering the revocation of the charter
of the New York city Building Trades
Council. unless II Immediately COM
plies with the instructions of the exc
cutive council of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor to seat delegates
! from the Painters and Decorators
Union, means the ousting of the
"Brindell clique" and the organisation
of new council, according to George
F. Hedrick. of Buffalo, N. Y. presi-
: dent OF the Brotherhood of Painters
and Decorators.
cit means the end of the extortion
and grating which prevailed under
the regime of Gear Robert Brindell,
now Of Sing Sing" said Hedrick.
delegates of all crafts kept out by
Brindell's power will now be seated
and a new council organized which
will order general house cleaning in
the building trades in New Yory city"
Williams l.. Hutchinson, head of the
Vaited Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
JOinerr, declared today that the action
taken in the case of his union "wfll
disrupt the building trades and re
suit I'm chaos In the building Indus
try
"wE ARE QUIZ HE REPLIES.
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 Bricklay-
ers. Masons and Plasterers. 1t was
adopted by vote Of SO to 20.
| Does that mean that the carpen-
ters are suspended" asked President
! William L. Hutcheson, of the carpen-
ters, who had led a bitter fight on
the DOR against the board.
Eyes, II they do not comply with
the boards decision" replied Presi-
dent Donlin, who had recommended
that drastic action be taken uphold
floor against the board.
"All right, we are out" retored
President Hutcheson, as he left the
audit orium. accompanied by other
members of his delegation.
+, The convention then proceeded to
other business.
I Nothing sadder has come to my
attention In a considerable time than
what 1 have witnessed today" said
President Samuel Gompers, of the
Federation, in an address to the con-
vention, following the withdrawal of
the carpenters.
4 Is PROFOUNDLY SORRY.
2 81 ask you to think for yourselves
fer a moment now" he added, what
will be the course pursued by the
eremies of Iaborr What will there
be flung to the world in America as
10 what has transpired in this con-
vention? 1t will make the night all
the moro difficult: 1t will make this
struggle all the harder: II will not
being courage on encouragement to
the great masses of the organized.
and 1t will not bring hope or encour-
r. -
sible united labor movement.
II am deeply and profoundly sorry
and would not be true to you. I
would not be true to the labor move
pcnt of our country. and / would
not be true to myself. did / not ex-
1ress myself as have done.
The labor leader said that the ar
guments on both sides were convince
ing. lucid. and intelligent. but he
cad. the human element" had been
forgotten. He said that be had re-
gsrded the National Board of Juris-
dictional Awards with the greatest
satisfaction, and fully realized its ne
costly. He said. however. that IL
fad questions that could not be set
tied for all time, no matter what
we devised.
President Donlin. Of the department
bald that the executive council of the
department would attempt to get a
meeting with the carpenters executive
body and learn whether II intended 10
live up to the boards decision. IL
they don't they will be suspended he
said.
HAS WITHDRAWN BEFORE.
. Tns carpenterS union. which 10 the
4.rre.t union in thu building trad..
/. ... - a.. $50. 49,. -
1epAi ~" :"
the federation. mas twice before with
drawn or been suSpended from the de-
partment because OF 1urisdictional con-
uoversies.
The ofncial roll call showed that II
the carpenters oeieeates VINO declined
10 vote. mao cast paiot' the resolution
ior the suspension Oh unions oefyinsth
BOARD would nave been lost by six
votes
we CONSIDER ourselves suspended ana
nave no 'ntenuon Oh appeannR from tho
conventions acuoh, SAID rresioent
tnu.ches s, ol nne caIpenpers ehis AFTER
Hoon We VIII Luno.ion, prosress ana