Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-18
WILL DISCUSS
CONDITIONS IN
BUILDING TRADE
Chicago Men to Address In
dianap0lis Body of Metal
Workers.

Charles Piez and William Schlake of
Chicago will speak on Industrial Rela-
tons in the Csicago Building Trades"
at the sixteenth annual meeting Of the
Indianapolis branch, National Metal
Trades Association at s o'clock Wednes-
day evening in the auditorium of the
Indiana Pythian Building.
Mr.. Schlake's topic will be Conditions
in the Chicago Building Trades" He will
tell Of the conditions Of graft, extOr-
ton, intimidation and destruction which
prevailed among some Of the building
trades unions in Chicago and which led
up to the Lands award. 1.-THE Work
Of the Citizens Committee in Enforcing
the Lands Award" will be discussed
by Mr.. Piez who will point out the COM
mittee's efforts to proceed with construc-
tion work on the open shop basis in those
instances where affected unions refuse to
abide by the award of Judge Lands.
Mr.. Schlake Is president of the Illinois
Brick Company and general manager Of
the Associated Building Contractors of
Chicago. Mr.. iez is a national character
in the industrial affairs of the Nation,
and, during the war. He was general
manager Of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton, United States Shipping Board.
Later he succeeded Charles NJ Schwab as
director general Of the Governments
shipping corporation.
DINNER TO PRECEDE
BUSINESS SESSION.
Prior to the o'clock business session,
an informal dinner in homer Of Mr.. Piez
and MIR. Schlake will be given by the
officers and committees at O'Clock in
Parlor S at the Claypool Hotel. The in
vitational list is limited and those who
will attend are:
Stanley Whitworth, Stutz Motor Car
! Company, president local branch National
Metal Trades Association; Charles Piez,
Link Belt Company, Chicago; William
Schlake. Illinois Brick Company, Chi
cage; Charles w. Jewett, ex-mayor of
indianapolis; Charles F. Coffin. State
Life Insurance Company; William NJ.
Taylor, Chandler & Taylor Co; Edward
H. Dean, Dean Bros Steam Pump
Works; B. E. Thompson, Metal Auto
Parts Company; L. NJ. Wainwright, Dia-
mOnd Chain and Manufacturing Com
pany; Arthur r. Baxter, Keyless Lock
Company; George o. lockwood, Rock
wood Manufacturing Company; o. B.
lies, International Machine Tool Com
pany. president Chamber of Commerce;
II. G. Myers, Chandler & Taylor Co; Al
fred Kaufman, Link Belt Company;
Harvey G. Shafer, Nordyke Marmon Com
pany; Charles c. Hanch, Lexington Mo-
tor Corporation, COnnersville; George NJ
Dickson, National Motor Car and Vehicle
Corporation; Andrew J. Allen, secretary
Indianapolis branch, n. VI. T, A, and D
c. Selheimer. Lafayette Motors Company
LOCAL OFFICERS
OF ASSOCIATION.
The officers and committees Of the In
dianapOlis branch of the National Metal
Trades Association are: President, Stan
ley Whitworth, Stutz Motor Car Com
pany; vice president, George 0. Rock
wood. lockwood Manufacturing Com
pany; treasurer, Lucius NJ. Wainwright.
Diamond Chain and Manufacturing Com
pany; secretary, Andrew J. Allen. The
executive compittee consists Of George
A. Weidley, Weidley Motors Company;
William H. Cakes, the Cakes Company;
o. b. lies, International Machine Tool
Company; H. q. Myers, Chandler & Tay-
Tor Company; Harvey G. Shafer, Nor
dyke & Marmon Company; Alfred Kauff-
mann. Link Belt Company. The members
of the Eleventh district committee Of the
association are r. 2. Johnson, chairman
Warner Gear Company, Muncie; A. c.
Seiberling, Haynes Automobile Company.
Kokomo Frank B. Ansted, Lexington Mo-
tor corporation, Connersville; u. E. Ross
Ross Gear and Tool Company, Lafayette
ROtert II. Hassler, Robert H Hassler,
Inc, indianapolis. New officers will be
elected.
NEW OFFICERS
WILL BE ELECTED.
The membership of the National Metal
Trades Association includes more than
1000 representative manufacturers OF
metal products throughout the United
States east of the Mississippi River and
in Canada. Its membership is grouped
in twenty -twO branches in as many prin-
cipal cities, and the indianapolis branch
territory, known as the eleventh district,
includes practically all of Indiana. The
local membership is comprised of rep
resentative automobile and parts manu-
facturers, machine tool, engine. boiler and
machinery builders. etc, in indianapolis
and other Indiana cities.
The meeting is invitational and admis-
sion will be by ticket outside of the
membership, Reservations for about 1000
tickets so far have been received, ac-
cording to Andrew J. Allen, secretary
Of the local metal trades employers or
ganization.