New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
unicrmycr SaysCrcdit Taken
by the Attorney General
Should Go TO Inquiries
Of Lockwood Committee
Norman Expects Boom
Podell Says Decision Fixes
Line Of Dcmarcaiion for
Future Labor Activities

1T II the general opinion Of the au-
thortes and others hero associated
with the building industry that tho
Federal decree affecting the 100000
members of tho international Union of
bricklayers, Masons and Plastcrcrs. AS
announced by Attorney General Daugh-
erty yesterday, is a significant step In
the elimination of the many evil prac
tlces IN the industry that were first un-
covered by the Lockwood housing com
mlttcc.
The members of tho union, in accord
ancc with the decree to which thev con
sented, arc cnjoincd from limiting the
productive capacity Of the workers,
1aVorlng certain groups of contractors,
limiting the right Of the employers to
purchase their products from certain
supply mon and certain other abuses.
Samuel Untcrmycr, chief counsel to
the Lockwood housing committee. com
mentins on tho subject at Palm Beach
yesterday, said: at is surprising that
the Attorney General should have an,
nounced this arrangement a. though it
were some new discovery by the gov.
ernmcnt, when, IN point of fact, it is
tnelr mere recoroing Of All understand
ing between that particular union and
che Lockwood committee" Mr.. Inter
myer added that all the facts concern
ing the Objectionable practices Of mem
bers OF this union had been exposed
by the Lockwood committee and that
r I.
by the Attorney General
Hayward Sees Triumph
Colonel William Hayward, United
states Attorney here, expressed the
belief that the agreement signed
in Washington Friday would not only
establish the supremacy Of the law,
David l.. Podell, Colonel Hayward's
chief assistant, declared that it would
definitely settle the line beyond which
labor organizations may not 90
Senator Charles c. Lockwood, head
OF the Legislative committee investi-
eating the housing situation, said ut
is the completion of that branch of
the work initiated and largely con
Quoted by Samuel Untcrmyor and the
committee. 1t will be a splendid thing
for labor, capital and the public, and
] wish the big combinations OF busi-
ness men organized to fix prices would
adopt the same attitude with the labor
people. If so, the housing problem
would be nearer solution.'
Christian G, Norman, chairman of
ing Trades Employers Association.
said he thought ii would be a great
boon to the industry.
Mr lIntCrmNor in thn cn1,rco of l.; =
comment, said he doubted whether the
Attorney General made the statement
credited to him in connection with the
announcement of the matter, whe rein
1t appeared that the Attorney Gen
erals ofHce took full credit for bring
ing about the understanding.
Doubts Daugherty Statement
II am sure" said Mr. Untermyer.
"this is the last thing Mr.. Daugherty
intended to do, for both he and Colonel
Hayward have been scrupulousl,,
solicitous at all times 10 give credit to
the committee for the unearthing Of
the facts upon which the Federal
prosecutions are based. This was one
of those cases to which the committee
gave much time and attention, and in
which it unearthcd the facts an CON
tracts on which action has now been
taken, following a meeting at my office
between d representative Of the union
and the special Attorney General Just
prior 10 my departure for this place.
"lf Mr.. Daugherty knew Of the COM
mittee's exposures in connection with
this matter and the unions agreement
with the committee ordinary candor
and fair play would have required
him, instead of hailing this decree as
great governmental discovery and vic
tory, TO have frankly stated that his
department had never heard or
dreamed of these practices that were
Gripping building throughout the coun-
try until our committee exposed them
in detail and furnished the entire proof
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