Show i I CONTRACT IS IS' TAKEN fROM COMPANY Minneapolis Minneapolis' Steel and MaI Machinery Machinery Machinery Ma Ma- chinery Comp Company n Will Not Finish WorK STRIKE SITUATION MATERIALLY CLEARED E. E H. H Dundas Will Ha Handle dle Job of Putting Up the Steel The contracts of the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery company for forthe the steel teel work the on-the Commercial club build build- tag ing ng i it Cactus place were taken from that company at t noon today by the James Jame St Stewart wart company company g general contractors contractors con con- tractors who have the contracts from the the Commercial club for the construction construe construe construe- tion and completion of the building The forfeiture of the contracts was caused an pd by hy the time trouble with the local union of the tho brid bridge e and structural jr mn workers which has caused almost corn com cessation of Df building activity on the he structure from tho the time that eom coin coin- pany lany att attempted to use union non men meu on th the be job The Tha work was so seriously han handicapped ic by this difficulty that the the- James Stewart company feared the they would not be able to turn the building o over over or overto r to the Commercial club within tho the time fixed by the contract The rhe structural iron work will wm be handled b by byE E. E JL ii Dundas a local building build baud in lag ing contractor who who- will put a lar large e force of union men on the Job nob Monday mornin morning and alid rush the building forward for as rapidly as a large force of skilled meI mechanics me- me I tan Mn accomplish it There will be he beno beno heno no further delays s is the promise made madeo to o the James Jlmes Stewart company by Con Can tractor Dundas All Ali of the demands made by the tho union men will be con con- ceded The union minion men consider that they the have hae won a si signal victory in the tho settlement settlement set set- set set- of the the- tIme strike strike on their own terms term and are arc jubilant jubilant- this afternoon During the entire progress of the trout trou- trou bl t lc there was them al b but t little litHe disorder r only a afew few sporadic cases havin having been reported d to the police I Dad silence Dead ea prevailed at the h site it pf- pf Of th the Commercial club building this moin morning morning morn morn- ing and not not an iron worker was at at his post of duty All of the union non-union Iron workers who were brought here by bythe bythe bythe the Minneapolis Ste Steel l and Machinery company company threw w down their tools tools and left the jo job late yesterday afternoon l' l refusing fusing to work long longer r ron on the job a ac accordIng according ac- ac I cording to the union men nien and their sympathizers When the nonunion union men inca walked d out they shook hands with the union men mn outside and the best of feelIng feeling feeling feel feel- ing prevailed Contrary to published reports there was no riot no stones were thrown and no tro trouble ble was experienced need durin during the time day da according to the statements of both sides this limit morning The officials officials oM- oM of the Tames James Stewart compa company l were not read ready v to make a statement this morning as as to their probable steps in iii the Conferences will be beheld beheld held lucid this afternoon with the labor representatives rep es for further consideration of the situation The Th Janies Stewart company has expressed repeatedly the desire to have o the sit situation cleared J up and t the tue e strain relieved relie They want the work wol pushed ahead as rapidly as pos pea sible Virtually no DO progress has been Deen made on the tIme building since the trouble trouble- arose Committee e c F Files s Report At the meeting of the iron workers' workers union held last night time the the proposition made mada by the Minneapolis Steel and Machinery Ma Ma- chinery y company at the conference yesterday yes re to pay tho wages demanded per da day but refusing to permit lermit the time ruling made h lucre here re to to- togo go into effect on other jobs johs in in the time jurisdiction of the local union and refusing to reco recognize nize the union was rejected by the executive board wJ iCh filed tiled the tho following report We We e your committee respectfully decline de dr cline chine to accept the as set Set forth b by Mr r Record as he lie lIe positively refuses sto to accede f to demands bur our demands outside ont ont- s tide side of or orthe the time city its limits or to recognize time the union minion The The proposition was rejected by the union on the ground that union luton men Inen are arc not permitted b by the organization to work ork in lD open J. J E. E Munsey secretary of the union said that if f ther there there- was there wits was any dispute or 01 objection on the part patt pf the company to tho the shop rules ruis to to the payment of transportation transports transports- tion or the manner of of paying paYin the tho men amen the union would be glad to to make such reasonable concessions as wO would br bring nJ about complete settlement and satisfaction tion to the employers But under DO no circumstances tie tic ie Io said id could rould union men work in open in-open open shops In the event settlement Ent is ill not reached d din in a a. short time tiro all the building trad trades s 's sj will j proba probably hl prohibit their members from irom working on the tho job and amid all all' allwork work ork mint t necessarily be he done by union non men Mn brought into nto the tho eit city for th that t p pur pr r pose |