The Connecticut labor news., 1921-04-15
CONFERENCE BETWEEN
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 but these were headed off by other bosses
 present and the danger point of break
 avoided. It seemed all through to be
 the desire of both sides to reach some
 amicable agreement that would bring
 about full understanding of the situa-
 tion and head off any further strikes or
 lOCkOuts that might interfere with build
 ing in Connecticut.
 Considerable time was spent in dis CuSS1On Ot contracts already let and III prospect, the bosses pointing out several million dollars worth of work they be-
 licved could be started at once if the costs are reduced. Costs of materials and wage, were gone into fully and the statement 3lade that material costs had fallen COnsidc rably and that wages must follow. The workers committee express cd the opinion that there was no asSur-. anCe that the costs of materials was to stay down. but on the contrary every th1lg pointed to their again going up IL would not be fair to the men to tie themselves up to an agreement of a re- duccd "age, based on the present costs Ot materials and then have materials take d jump that would prohibit building while the workers were tied down to a scale for perhaps a year, that couldn't be raised. The contractors admitted they COui give no assurance that material costs would stay fixed.
 Suggest Arbitration.
 Finally President Fitzgerald asked if the employers would consider putting the entire matter to arbitration by an inpar- tial board. He made the suggestion, not officially, he said, but as personal ques- tiOn, but he was of the opinion that the ajority of the workers of the state would agree to it. The meeting so far had resulted in no good for either side, he stated, and asked if the bosses were willing to take one more chance of settling the disagreement by arbitration Something could be done through that channel, he declared, to adjust the matttr to the satisfaction of both sides
 Many of the employers committee present declared they were much inn pressed by the arbitration suggestion, but selves for such action. Neither party had power anyhow to go ahead with such a scheme and 1t was finally agreed that both sides would go back to their or ganizatlOns and lay the matter before them, get decision at the earliest pos sible moment and hold another confer enCc as soon as action could be taken one way or the other. To that end the union men got busy immediately at the special meeting of the Carpenters coun- Gil, here last night, where the arbitra- tiOn project was agreed to and the men decided to remain at work pending the outcome, providing the employers are willing to go ahead as the situation now stands.
 Those At The Conference.
 The committees of the conference are as follows:
 = Builders Exchange-A; w. Sperry, Sperry Engineering Co.; Thomas Rourke, Rourke Bros. Co.,; A. R. Thorpe Buckingham, Routh Co.,; E. M Walsh, E. M Walsh Co.,. T. J. Sullivan, Sullivan X Mckeown Co.,, of New Ha- ven. E. E. Wilson, Tracy Bros. Co.,. Paul Whitall, Whitall Engineering Co.,. T. c. Smith. T. c. Smith Co.,, and Ed ward Daly, M. J. Daly Sons Co.,, Water bury. J. A. Caulkins, w. E. Caulkins Son Co.,, and T. A. Stewart, T. A. Stew art Co.,, Hartford. c. H. Elton, c. H. Elton Co.,. Bristol. w. c. Megin, Nau- gatuck. C: N. Flagg, C. N: Flagg O., Meriden. H: G. Peck, McWilliams Co.,, Lines Co.,, Meriden Max Purrschmidt, DAlDE H. -A. CdoC, l oI lHlSlOIl IldS. O., Torrington and T, J. Pardy, T. J. Pardy Construction Co.,, Bridgeport.
 Building Trades Workers-Frank A. Fitzgerald, New Haven Frank J. Coo- ney, Hartford; John s. Andrews, Willi- mantle; William J. Buckley, New Lon don; Henry J. Baney, Bridgeport; George Johnson, New Canaan; William C. Einecke, Meriden, and Charles Mul- holland, Waterbury, officers of the state alliance; George Tyrol, asbestos work CT; James Cavanaugh, bricklayer; M. J. Louden, iron worker; E. T. Steven son. father; and W. R. Smith, slate and tile worker, all of New Haven; and Herbert Bennett, electrical worker, Greenwich; Frank Gervasio, mason :ender, Hartford A. J. McKeon, paint CT, Bridgeport; Edward P. Gaffney, plumber Ansonia James J. Mcdonnell, steam filter, Hartford William H. Partridge, sheet metal worker, Hart ford; George Chandler, carpenter, Greenwich