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15 THE MORNING UKEQONIAy. S'ATXJBD A.Y, APJIIL 25, 1903. PEACE II) SIGHT?. Arbitration Sought End Strike. to TWO PLANS ARE PROPOSED Master Painters and Builders Name Their Board TO ADJUST THE WAGE SCALE Snt nirj- Iu.lst Upon niffht to Hire Union or Xonnnlon 3Ien Mas Sleetlnif Fat arm llonril to Ilcp resent Both Side. Tbe iiuttr Painters' and Msster Builders Associations hive !iud th following statement: To bom It rosy ronwrn: We hereby propos to submit to Judge Charles B. Belllncer, liar or George II. "Williams. William M. Ijul'd. Tyler Woodward and Jttbert JJi-ltgstono the amount of wages to be paid by us to our em ployes, with the understanding that such employes shall be permitted to resume work; Immediately, and the wages fixed to take effect from the date when such employes or any of them shall resume work. It mutt be distinctly understood that we sholl be permitted to employ union or nonunion men without any dlscrlmlnatloa, and that we shall not be discriminated against In any way whatever. No oth er question to be submitted or consid ered. Decision to be made by a ma jority. Dated April 24. 1903. H. SUTCL.IFFE. HENRT BEROER. WILLIAM SHEEHT. Executive Committee Master Painters' .Association. A. M. M'KENZIE. JAMES L MARSHALL. W. R. GRIFFITH. Executive Committee Master Builders' Association. Arbitration Is rough! by both the union men anjl the contractors. The first defin ite steps In this direction were taken' at two meetings yesterday. The associations of Master Painters -and Master Builders, after a special meetlnn yesterday afternoon, gave out the state Bunt printed above without further com ment. The mass meeting held under the au eplces of the Building Trades Council In the A. O. U. W. hall last evenlnff recom mended that H. G. Greene, as president of the council, appoint three men to rep resent the unions on a board of arbitra tion, and that Mayor Williams be asked to request the employers to select three men. and that the six men choose a sev enth. This board will have the settlement of the labor troubles in Jts hands. The mass meeting was a success from one standpoint and a disappointment from another. Few business men were pres ent, while neither they nor the contractors could be Induced to make any arguments on the other side. J. B. Brldces, president of the Master Builders' Association, was one of the few contractors at the meeting. After re peated calls, he arose and said: "I am here to listen, and not to make any ex cuses for the Master Builders' Association In any shape, form or manner." Speeches were delivered by several dls Interested men. but no contractor could be Induced to give his side of the ques tion. In this respect the meeting" was a disappointment to the labor leaders. They sad specially Invited contractors ana em' Uloyers to address the meeting. Instead, as none of this class responded, the speeches made were largely from a union standpoint. At the conclusion of the meeting the fol lowing resolution was adopted: "Resoh-ed, That for the purpose of show ing our good faith and a desire to bring about an amicable adjustment and set tlement of the existing differences between the labor unions of the City of Portland, who are now on strike, and their employ ers, that the president of the Building Trades Council nominate and appoint three men as arbitrators to represent the trades unions, and request that Hon. George IL Williams, as Mayor of this city, request the employers aforesaid to nominate and appoint three men to rep resent them as arbitrators, and that the tlx men select a seventh, and that they be empowered to arbitrate all matters of difference between these parties." H. G. Greene, president of the Building Trades Council, will appoint the repre sentatives on the arbitration early today. and a copy of the resolutions will be pre sented to Mayor W illlams this morning. Contractors Make Ao Arjrnment. Out of an audience of some J09 probably CO were not members of any union. The disinterested speakers were given par ticular attention, und were frequently in terrupted by cheers from the assembled union men. The union men stated their case briefly, and then a call was mado for contractors. Itone responded except Mr. Bridges, and then buslncra men were in vited to speak- None of these represent ed the employers, so that despite the spe cial Invitation of the Building Trades Council no argument from the contrac tors' standpoint was made. The one thing accomplished by the mass meeting was tho adoption of the resolu tions favoring arbitration. Little more In tho way of definite results had been hoped for by the union leaders, but they liad expected that a number of contrac tors and perhaps some of the mill-owners would bo there to state their side of the question. The hill was racked by union syrn pathlrers and their friends. When the Federated Trades Council adjourned from Its hall upstairs the delegates tried to effect an entrance Into the hall below, but were unsuccessful and were forced to re main outside the doors. Fully 900 persons attended the meeting. Delegates from the unions were seated upon the platform, while the meeting was presided over by H. G. Greene, president of the Building Trades Council, who. with G. Y. Harry, president of the Oregon Bute Federation of Labor, occupied front seats on the stage. The first four rows of seats on the main floor were cleared for the visitors which the council had fondly hoped would at tend the meeting. The few that dropped In took instead Inconspicuous seats In the rear. Contractors and all who wished to speak against organized labor were Invited to the platform. Thomas Guinean was the only person to respond. Ills speech was a disappointment to the audience if It ex. -pected a tirade against the unions. It la Texy refireUable that any atrifco. should occur at this time when the city, and. In. fact, the entire state la preparing for a rear of prosperity in anticipation of the Centennial." sail Mr. Guinean, In opening his address. Then the -unions came in for & dig. "Labor organizations are un-American and if' they continue our republican form of government-must die," cried Mr. Guinean. "The' frustanow reg ulate the price -of commodities and no one will dispute the fact that their, prices have raised enormously. Instead cf labor fighting capital the two should go hand In hand together. So long as we have trusts as organizations bf capital, just so long will we have organized labor," and the audience awoke to the fact that the speaker waa after all In favor of their unions and applauded loudly. Guinean Favors a. Fine. The mlllmen have declared that they will sell no lumber .until the unions of the city are broken. Now they will soon find whether or not that Is possible," and Mr. Guinean struck one palm iwlth the other by way of emphasis. "The trusts of which they are-a part are nothing new; from their present actions I should say that they ought to be fined and put In jail." and again the crowd applauded. "The progress, the wealth of the city. Is not due to the wealthy .men but to the hand of labor.' The citizens cry out when the laborer asks an additional 50 cents a day wages, but the city and county of ficials are robbing the community of many thousands of dollars and nothing Is heard." Then, while the audience wan still crying for more. Mr. Guinean quitted the stage. . John Lnmont for Arbitration. John Lament, another disinterested man, was the next speaker. "I know what it Is to work from morn ing till night." said he. "As I see the. Intelligence of the union men here, and know of the intelligence of the 'employ ers, I feel'that the time has come for an understanding upon a common ground for the good of Portland. I suggest that the Federated Trades Council select three men and that the mlllmen choose another three, and that these six men settle all differences, and that you men go to work Monday awaiting the results of arbitra tion. This will be similar to the Coal Strike Commission, and I think that Its findings will be the same." Charles Warde, president of the Paint ers' Union, then briefly outlined the de mands made by bis union for a minimum of X3M per day. time and a half overtime and four holidays during the year. His speech was a plain statement, with no at tempt at oriory. our strike has been a peaceful one: .We have 109 men now at work for shops paying the minimum of 3J per day. Some six weeks before our scale went Into effect the Master Paint ers Association, which had taken no ac tion for two months, asked that a com mittee from the union meet a committee from their organization. They submitted proportion whereby we should receive an additional 20 cents a day. In view of the higher cost of living, the union could not agree to this. Then the master paint ers passed it up to the Master Builders' Association, and they in turn passed it along to the combination of mlllmen. which. I understand, is a branch of the Manufacturer? Association, formed to crush unionism. There is an Idea that the painters may ask for another raise soon. This Is not true, for we cannot ask for anything" further for at least a year, if any member of the Master Paint ers' Association Is in the audience. I would like to hear him." Io master painter seemed willing to speak, however, and J. P. Wager took the stsge. "I am not a member of any union. ana never expect to be," said he. "Now, in regara to tne strike, what are you going to oo tomorrow!" work," came a voice from the crowd. The mlllmen. as part of the Manufac turers Association, seem to be on strike themselves Just now," said Mr. Wager, and the audience laughed. "Get together. settle your differences and go to work." H. G. Greene, president of the Building Trades Council, read a letter from Seattle saying that the Carpenters Union had made an agreement with the contractors of that city whereby they should receive ii a aay minimum. President G. V. Harry Speaks. G. T. Harry, president of the Oregon State Federation of Labor, made one of the most forceful speeches of the even ing. The public has as much Interest In this controversy as those Indirectly Inter ested." said Hr. Harry. "It has been granted by persons from the President of the United States to the smallest individ ual that labor has the right to organize. Contractors say the union will not allow them to discharge Incompetent men. No union on earth ever made such a rule. They say also that there are not enough competent men here. There never will be as long as men are being paid X a day in Seattle." As Mr. Harry sat down on unknown man in the crowd rose and asked him It be agreed with the findings of the Coal Strike Commission. "It says that boy cott is a conspiracy against common law. said he. "There have been so many con spiracies against common law that it Is difficult to saddle any one upon organized labor," replied Mr. Harry. "But I do say that construction Is being held up in Portland by a trust." and amid pro longed applause the questioner sat down. Arbitrate aays Dan McAIIen. "You men up in the gallery you have been making all tho trouble, you have painted the town red, you are painters. This was from Dan McAIIen. who arose only after many calls. "Get together, arbitrate, settle your difficulties, or the lirosperity of the town will be Injured. was tho tenonof Mr. McAiien a remarks, which were unusually brief. A. B. Stelnbach was called upon, but said that be came only to listen. William Horan, a painter and member of the Federated Trades Council, touched upon the rental question. "As all the houses of this city as well as along the whole Pacific Coast hare raised In rent, I think that we should ask the landlords to arbitrate the rent question." said he. B. B. Welch, a lawyer, though a mem ber of the Carpenters' Union, made an energetic address. T. E. Latimer ana Jir. bchrader. one an organizer of the American Labor Union and the other a member of the Laborers' Protective Association, were the concluding speakers. Henry St. ILayncr. a lawyer, read the resolutions recommending arbitration. As originally made, the president of the Fed e rated Trades Council had the appoint ment of the union representatives. On motion of F. Rltzlnger. this was amended to read the Binding Trades Council. TAKE 3000 SHARES ACTION WAS TAKEN OH APRIL 17 Fifty Years ihi Standard BAKING POTVDfR Highest Mmers WtrM's Frir Highest fasts M.S. fie.'t Otmlsts rIOC BAKINO POWDER OO. CMICAOQ Harriman Roads to Sub- scribe'$30,000 to Fair. Great Northern Will Give fSOOO and Northern Pacific 15,000, Maklnx Total of 050,000 to Be Given by Railroads. The Hantaan roads yesterday let It be known that 130.000 of the 150,00 subscribed or promised by the railroads In support of the Lewis and .Clark Fair had been guaranteed by them. This action wis taken on April 17 by both the Southern Pacific and the Oregon Railroad &. Navi gation Company, but it was not until yes terday that the action of the two com panies became generally known. Neither the Great Nortnern nor tne Northern Pacific of the -northern lines hai' as yet bound Itself to subscribe to the Fair, but the as surances which have been received show that It is the intention of the two lines to add V0JXO to the sum already secured from the Hantaan systems. Of the 130.- 000 to come, the Northern Pacific will sub scribe 11S.000 and the Great Northern will give COM. The subscription of tbe Northern Pacific places it on a par with the O. R. & N. and tbe Southern Pacific These three lines enter Portland over their own tracks. and tbe action of their officers shows the three companies Intend to bear an equal share In the support of tbe big Exposi tion of 1905. The Hantaan subscriptions are divided, 115,000 to be paid by the O. R. & N. and a like sum by the Southern Pa cific. The Northern Pacific will donate a similar amount. This agreement shows that, the three transcontinental systems entering Port land feel the Exposition will be" of great benefit to them, and also' that the enter prise of Portland business men who have long patronized the three systems should be encouraged. There is a significant feature to these subscriptions which has been generally overlooked. Each of the four railroads which are to donate money to aid the Fair are represented on the Transconti nental Passenger Association' committee named to investigate, the possibility of giving special rates to the Fair. It is to be assumed that if the railroads will give money to aid the enterprise they will make liberal preparation for low rate tickets to and from Portland during the Fair. The receipt of tho Harrlman subscrip tions and the pledge of an additional 120,- 00) raises the amount of subscriptions for the Fair to more than 1335.000 and indi cates that from private sources at least l0.O0O will be received before the Fair opens its gates. The letter of the Southern Pacific sub scribing 115,009 reads as follows: The Southern Pacific Company hereby subscribes for 1500 shares of tbe par value of 110 each, of the capital stock of the Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair, a corporation of Poniard. Or., and hereby agrees with the shareholders of told cor poration and with said corporation that, after ths conditions herein contained are performed, the Southern Pacific Company will take said shares so subscribed for and pay said corporation therefor at such tune or times as such payments shall be required by -the directors of said corpora tion. This subscription Is made upon the following express conditions, to-wlt: That this subscription shall not take ef feet or be binding upon the subscriber to any extent whatsoever until such time as the amount of the subscriptions sub ject to call made to the capital stock of said corporation by persons, firms or cor poratlons residing or' doing business with In the State of Oregon, and the amount of the- appropriation or appropriations made by the State of Oregon for tbe bene fit of the Lewlo and Clark Centennial ana American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair shall In the aggregate equal the amount of 1750.000, exclusive, however, of this subscription. In witness whereof, the southern Pa. dfic Company has caused this Instrument to be executed by Its president (tbe chair man of the board of directors), this 17th day of April. J90J. E. H. HARRIMAN, "President. The letter of the O. R. & N. Co. is couched In similar terms and contains the same conditions. 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