Show machinists STRIKE b employers abrogate the new york agreement I 1 chlcagno may 29 the administrative council of the national NaU onal metal trades association at a meeting in the great northern hotel adopted a resolution albro abrogating gating the new york agreement with the international Awo association clation of machinists the council decided that it would have no national arbitration of 0 the wage question A committee will be appointed to confer with the local officers ot of the machinists Machi union to arbitrate wages in chicago provided president OO joannel annel appoints a committee from the union for or that purpose A telegram was sent to oconnell asking him to appoint a committee ithe strictest secrecy was maintain ed ty by th the e manufacturers as to the nature of the business transacted and to all inquiries as to the future policy of the assod ablon only one reply was made that there was nothing to be made pu public one of the members of 0 the administrative council who ls is net not in ia sympathy with the policy ot of sec recy when seen after the adjournment of the meeting gave the details of the two sessions held and of the adoption of resolutions nullifying the new york agreement when the rem resolution lution abrogating the new york agreement was presented it was thoroughly discussed and all agreed that it had bad teen been totally disregarded by the president of the machinists ts union when he be ordered a strike and that it was useless to adhere to it the resolution was laid on the table at the adjournment of the first session but was taken tip up when the council met again and adopted unanimously A cm committee attee was appointed to draft a letter to all the manufacturers outside of the national metal trades association so apprising apprizing thein of the situation and asking their cooper operation cooperation co atlon committees on declaration of prin caples and on bylaws by laws were appointed and a motion was adopted that a committee I 1 be named to arbit with the men locally it was the mast most largely attended meeting of manufacturers in conference since the formation of the I 1 national metal trades association I 1 president edwin reynolds of milwaukee keown was un the chair thal rund and secretary H J devens of new york was there representing the eastern interests of the organization |