The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-08
URGES BOARD
GIVEN POWER
over STRIKES
Creation of National Board to
Control Walkouts IN Build
ing Industry Suggested by
A. F. of [. Official.
NATION IS DISGUSTED
tRv Assoeiated Press

CINCINNATI, Ohio. June s.-Crea-
tion of a national board of labor. un-
ion officials vesting It with all respon,
sibility for strikes in the building
trades industry was suggested today
by John H DoElan, president of the
building trades department of the
American Federation of Labor, at the
departments annual meeting here.
THE whole nation" said Donlan, in
his annual report, lis tired of strikes
and lockouts and disguised with such
institutions that make strikes and
lockouts possible.
THE only way to minimize them is
to minimize such authority as can or,
der strikes or lockouts. Those respon-
sible for strikes in cities are always
| in the minority"
A nationwide campaign for homo
| building was suggested by Mr.. Donlan,
who also suggested that international
unions should hold more authority
over local unions, and favored the
building trade labor joining with 9th
er basic units of the building industry
in an organization created under the
supervision of some government de-
partment
| CINCINNATI, Ohio, June s.-Deci-
sion whether harmony shall be re-
stored to the building trades depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor by the re-affiliation of the car
penters union hinged today on con
ferences of federation officials with
leaders of the carpenters union.
First definite assurance from the
carpenters that they would return 10
the department was given today by
Patrick H Mccarthy, of San Fran
cisco, one of the carpenters represen-
tatiyes at the conference. He said a
program was being considered which
he predicted would result in all build
ing trades mechanics being enrolled
'in the confines of the department
To accomplish this, he said it would
be necessary for action to be taken at
the annual meeting of the department.
. He and others declined to give the
/ prospective terms of settlement
. While the departments meeting was
ready to resume work, 1t was not ey-
! pected that the final settlement involv'
| ing the carpenters return would be
\ READY LOT pTCSGHldIlOA uuIil IUUlOt
row. Only brief session was
, planned for today, with an early ad
: journment, to permit the delegates tc
attend an outing. The carpenters
withdrawal from the department came
last year on account of a dispute with
sheetmetal workers as to who was en-
titled to install metal doors and room
trimmings on building projects.
. To Ask SInnor4
Chicago delegates opposed to the
Lands award on wages. were planning
5 to ask the building trades meeting fol-
e support in opposing the award, but
= The officers of some of the unions said
\ they opposed the proposal of the Chi
/ cago delegates.
:, Delegates to the annual meeting o1
the metal trades department also were
: ready to resume sessions today, bu'
!, none of the committee was ready tc
e report and President James O'Connel
/ said that no important business woulC
/ come before the meeting before TO
: morrow.
l. Most of the committee were consid
/ ering the report of Mr.. OConnell
K which declared the department hac
q withstood attacks of employers, ia
!; voring the open shop, and recommend
/ ed united campaign to recoup losse'
E in wages and membership suffered II
3 the last year by the metal trade un
e ions. Mr. O'Connell also criticized
/ what he said was the Harding admin
istration's attitude toward labor.