The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-06-16
BUMPERS ASKS THAT
CARPENTERS Be INVITED
His Demand is Refused BY
The Building Trades
Department.

Cincinnati. June 10.--Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Fed ration of Labor, was turned
down flat today when he asked that
the carpenters be invited back into
che fold of the Building Trades de-
partment.
Members of the Building Trades
department want the carpenters back,
but insist that they take the initiative
and come back penitently.
Having told Gompers where to get
off, 1t remains to be seen how they
will force the carpenters to come to
their terms Among other dire sug-
gestions for dealing with them to-
day was the hint of a strike of all
Grades on every building in the
country to so tie up work that the
carpenters must give in.
Meanwhile, the carpenters are
saying nothing. They know they
have more members than any other
union and that they are necessary to-
the federation.
The carpenters withdrew from the
department last year when the board
of jurisdictional awards settled a dis
pute in favor of the sheet metal
workers.
Gompers' proposition was that they
De invited to come back with the
promise that the case would be re-
opened and the decision suspended |
IN the meantime
A spirited attack imnN diately de-
yeloped on him. w. ]. Bowen, in
Sensational president of the Brick
myers, interrupted Gompers' speech /
and accused him of raising a smoke
screen and putting up a bugaboo."
Wants Carpenters.
You have been imposed on time |
and again and don't VOW the facts"
he told Gompers.
Half dozen members jumped to
their fest. 1t was half an hour be-
fore quiet was restored.
The question went over until the
afternoon session. When it was
brought up again Gompers was alb
sent.
John J. Haynes. member of the
board Of jursdictional awards, against
Ebich the carpenters had rebelled,
brought up the issue for a fight to
the finish.
lie commended that Gompers' plan
would ruin the standing of the board
and practically abolish it so far as
SIS usefulness is concerned.
"We want the carpenters back. We
must have them back to present a
solid front against the enemy" he
said. but they must come back on
our terms take their medicine and
abide by the decision against them"
5is position was sustained by Will
tam Dobson, an official of the brick
layers, who shouted:
IF l had my way I'd call strike
on every building in this country to
enforce tina; award. When they walk
the street and all work is tied up
they will know that our decisions
must be enforced for the good of
labor, tho it may temporarily hurt
some individual union.
George Hedrick, head of the
nainters came to the aid of Com
pers plan. He practically charged
that six members of the board OF
jurisdictional awards are working for
the one-shop movement. He did not
call names.
This board refuses to give the
carpenters a rehearing," he shouted,
because six of its members have
interests opposed to union labor.
ri they can keep the rest of the
trades fighting the carpen-
ters that is all they want We should
invite the carpenters back and give
them rehearing in order that we
can present a united front against the
employers who will attempt to cut
pay again just as soon as the building
boom is over"
Both sides to the controversy
agreed that it is necessary for the
federation 10 have the carpenters in
their ranks again if they are to win
conflicts that some profess to see
coming with employers.
Booze Is Not Good Cure.