Show CHICAGO BUILDERS THREATEN Close All Work Unless Unions Can Agree Without I Strikes CASE IS ALMOST HOPELESS ALMOST HOPELESS Plumber and amid In 0 O cr CI Which SI ShuH mil Place malic Tubing Chicago Oct 13 Unless union workmen workmen work work- men In tho various building trades ai UI range for to ot time the settlement of Union inter disputes without strikes against t the their the tle wilt will declare a aH employers yel 1 laU latter r. r A H I tt t. t O bt p Ii 11 J Ii A pora h 1 OU OngO- until thc uro to I fre ume labor with union non rh The rho test lc-ct will come today When Ihen th time the con contractors demand that work be re ye- ye by th time the striking unionists upon the time shall Mill arid and Commercial Na aUona a- a hank mic buildings 9 Tire The decision to declare the lie lockoUt locko t was Semis at a meeting lust III night nigh ht of or the time Building Con Contractors Contractors' council o of Chicago o. o The rhe ultimatum has imus not ye ct been delivered but hint will he be forthcoming at mit a nicotine meeting this morning between representatives of time the contractors nn mind of the time Building Trades council The Time contractors contractors' council controls V. V J per c cent nt of ot the time in Chicago and tho tIme lockout will Involve 1011 menThe men Th Time The majority of the unions will probably probably probably ably stand ready really to rl resume ume work bu but that the time plumbers and amid steam fitters fitter will wilt do 10 so 50 o Is considered hopeless Without With out omit them no a agreement can be reached and the Hie Ire lockout In is unavoidable unu Cant Can't 1111 The present dispute arose over o th the thc selection of the tire proper union to bo be employed em- em played In equipping the time Field and Com Corn National bank buildings with will pneumatic tubing In III the time Field building the time steam fitters fitter were snore chosen arid and because they wore wor overlooked o the plumbers struck On 00 th tIme the bank bull building ln th the steam fitters filters struck because time the plumbers wore were given first firs choice The Thc walkouts walkout soon toon involved ol all other classes of or labor Jabor on the two structures structure and work wok on both of them thorn l I is now completely com coin tied up Tonight's meeting of tho tIme contractors contractor was seas orece preceded e by a conference with tho time building trades representatives c which was seas adjourned until tolla today pending th the announcement of or the thc contractors contractors' pro pro- gram STam |