Arizona republican., 1922-02-25
UNIONS AGREE
TO j. s. DECREE
ENDING ABUSE IN
BUILDING TRADE
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WASHINGTON, Feb. "a Execu-
tive heads OF the international Or
ganization of Bricklayers, Masons
and PIasterers in conference with
Attorney General Daugherty today
consented 10 the entry OF a decree In
the federal court at New York en-
joining certain practices OF the union
which have been under inVestiga-
ton by the government.
The decree which Is directed
against "a vicious practice" series
of nation wide abuses and various
determinations by the 100000 mem-
bers OF the organization in building
operations throughout the country,
was described by Mr.. Daugherty as
"a new bill of rights for the home
builder, the rent payer, the manu-
facturer. and the business man VINO
has TO build"
1t lays down and adopts, he said,
four basic principles:
y. There is to be no limit TO the
productive capacity OF the individual
workman within the working day, OF
any other given time.
80. There is to be no limit upon the
right OF the employer to purchase his
materials wherever and whenever and
from whomever he may choose
whether those materials be union
made or otherwise.
rs. There is to be no favoritisfr
shown by organized labor toward EN-
ployers, trade associations or con-
tractors associations and no discrim-
nations are to be INDUCED in against
the independent employer who may
not be a member of such association
"a. The labor organization is not "a
be used or permit itself to be used
by material men or contractors or
ub-contractors as an instrument for
the collection of debts or enforcement
of the payment OF allied claims"
Result Of Building Probe
Today's conference, eliminating In
the agreement to the filing of con-
sent decree, Mr.. Daugherty explained
was the result OF several months OF
investigation by District Attorney
William Hayward of New York. in
conjunction with the justice depart
ment's investigation of the building
trades and the housing situation.
"The department" he said, would
not have hesitated for a moment tC
proceed by indictment as it has done
in a number OF other cases in New
York and Chicago and other large
cities, but it did not feel justified tc
pursue that course with labor lead
ers who have shown every desire tc
CO. Operate with the government in
checking the abuses complained OF
and who have INDUCED in these
agreements and practices, not for the
purpose of any personal gain, but
with the aims OF the organization al
heart"
Discussing the effect OF the decree
upon the building situation through
out the country, Mr.. Daugherty de-
clared it freed employers from "the
shackles" thrown around them by
these numerous illegal restrictions; "
II recognized "all the lawful aims or
objects of labor unionism' and fin
ally, land the most important, it gives
the public chance"
There is nothing in the decree, he
asserted prohibiting the regulation OF
hours or conditions OF labor by
unions.
TT does. however" he said. "un-
qualifiedly forbid any concerted ef-
fort against curtailment of produc-
tion by any such limitations upon the
productive capacity Of the individual
In a word it eliminates the penaliz-
ing of ability and the discourag ge
ment of efficiency" +"
Labor itself, Mr. Daugherty con-
tinued. has suffered real loss where
building operations have been dis
couraged through general practices OF
preferences granted by the building
unions