Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-12
SPLIT OCCURS IN THE
DENVER CONVENTION
OF UNION WORKERS
Continued from Page ons0

withdrawing today from the de-
partments convention would also
automatically result in its sus-
pension from the federation.
The withdrawal of the carpen-
ter's union from the meeting fol-
lowed the adoption Of a resolution
providing for the suspension of any
international union that failed to
obey the decisions of the national
board of jurisdictional awards,
which was established TO prevent
by arbitration the tying up of the
building industry by jurisdiction
strikes. Tho resolution was de-
signed to meet a situation created
by the refusal of the carpenters
union to comply with a decision OF
the board.
The debate in the convention
was and stormy, President william
i. Hutchinson of the carpenters
union, leading the fight against
the board, declaring that it was not
representative and had not given
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 sta
biizing the building industry.
When the roll call revealed that
the motion had been carried by q
vote of 35 to %, President Hutche-
son led his delegation out of the
auditorium, declaring that they
could not comply with the board s
decision because they were in
structed by the national convention
| of their membership not to do so.
President Samuel Gompers of
the federation, who was an inter-
| ested spectator but took no part in
the debate, in an address to the
convention later, deplored its ac-
| ton and said:
Nothing sadder has come to
my attention in considerable
time than what | have witnessed
today. | am deeply and profound
ly sorry" . sar r.a
I'VE consider ourselves suspend
ed" said President Hutchinson Of
the carpenters. II have ordered
| the payment of our per capita tax
to the department stopped.
II don't know what the Amer
lean Federation of Labor will do
about this, If anything, We Will
go along. as usual in the organized
labor movement"
The carpenters pay approximate
ly $4,000 year into the treas
ury of the department, he said,
! President John Donlin of the de-
partment said that an effort would
be made to have the executive
council of the department meet
with the carpenters and attempt
to get their promise to obey the
boards decisions.
IF we fail in this, of course, we
must suspend the union he added.
"They have not been suspended
yet"
The department adopted a reso-
luton authorizing the executive
council to investigate the possibll-
ity of establishing a national build
ling material supply company ana
REPORT back to the next convention
Irish sympathizers failed to Sc
cure the adoption of a resolution
calling for a boycott on all English =
made goods until Great Britain
had stopped it's war of reprisals,
killing of people and destruction Of
property in Ireland
The department delegates, now
ever. were instructed to present the
resolution to the federation conVeh-
Ition, which opens Monday.
The department voted to sehd
$500 to the building trades council
| of Pueblo, Colo, to be used Tor the
relief of the flood sufferers.
President Domain and Secretary
| William Spencer, of the depart
ment. were reelected to office.
Until the matter involving the
carpenters union is cleared up the
| office of fifth vice president heid
by Mr.. Hutchinson was left vacant
John l.. Lewis, president Of the
United Mine Workers, who has
been mentioned as a candidate to
oppose Samuel Gompers for the
presidency of the federation, de-
clined to make any statement upor
his arrival here today,-but it is I'M
derstood that he will not run foE
the office.
Lewis has been doomed for the
presidency by members of his own
organization, the railroad, unions
and several internationals in the
metal trades. He has, however