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PBS" f ,.iwBiiwi.''i-iim.'Piw"vnr,ir BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL RAPS LABOR FOES The General Electric Co. and the Westinghouse Electric, abetted by some smaller fry of electrical trust concerns, tried to throw a stink bomb into the Chicago buifdmg construc tion world with the intent of putting over something and making away while the public was blowing the smell out of its nose. It was fancy stuff, especially since the G. E. and the Westinghouse didnt have to singe their fingers in pulling the chestnuts from the fire, but got Uncle Sam to carry a shield for them. But they couldn't get by with it. The Day Book exposed their little game and the Building Trades Council clinched the argument against the action of the electrical factory trust in a resolution adopt ed last night The resolution passed by the B. T. C. charges that the men most direct ly interested in the indictment of 82 contractors and 18 labor officials are manufacturers and anti-boycott as sociations working in the interest of cheap labor products. While individuals are indicted, "the real defendants are the trades Unions of the country" said the resolution. It also said the labor world would not sit idly by and permit "this attack on the lawful rights of labor (the right to strike) to go undefended." The General Electric and West inghouse are open opponents of union labor. The action of the B. T, C. is simply additional conclusive proof that the big electrical com panies with their 110,000 scab labor factory employes are trying to- get a foothold in Chicago that they may drive the union shops and the con tractors and manufacturers opposed to them to the wall. In some cities the G. E, and West inghouse companies hold absolute sway over all sales and contract work. They have less power in Chi cago than other cities, but are now trying to smash their way into abso lute control. Structural iron workers today cast their lot with other striking building trades unions. They laid down their tools at midnight, the hour of the ex piration of the old agreement The ironworkers have been getting 68 cents an hour. They ask 70 cents an hour tis year, 72y2 cents next yearfand 75 cents the next year. They also want jurisdiction over the plac ing of steel reinforcements in con crete, now done by laborers getting 40 cents an hour. There are 1,200 structural iron workers. Their striking will tie up work on four city bridges, the recrea tion pier, Wilson av. crib and a new pumping station. Numerically, the building trades situation is: On" strike, 33,000; locked out, 2,000; at peace, 38,000. The carpenters, painters and struc- , tural ironworkers are on strike; the lathers and sheet metal workers are ' locked out. o o HE'S YdUNGER THAN HIS NEW "DAUGHTER." - - a UNDERWOOD UERWOOD JEAN H E. 6T. CCZ Jean H. E. St. Cyr, the New York youngster, who recently married th wealthy widow, Mrs. James Henrv Smith. His stepdaughter, the Duch ess of Vizeu, is older than himself. ! -tffl IBcr-