Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-26

I A special meeting of the Work. igmen's As
sembly was held last evening at the City HALL
to take action in reference 10 the strike Of Tie
yourneymen PIasteTers, the President ]. W.
Mattingly, Esq in the chair; ". Watkins, sec
rotary. So
: A series OF resolutions were offered by Mr..
Watkins, setting forth in the preamble the ac-
ton OF the Master Builders Association against
the interests Of the Journeymen Plasterers OF
Washington, and proposing to constitute the
membersof the Assembly committee to collect
funds to aid the plasterers. It - 81. 4.
Mr.. J. CT. Judd moved to strike out the pre-
ambis. saying II was no use to cry over the fact
that the master mechanics had formed a soctety
an, an, to she loarneymen. Again. he did
furnish mon for striker, and that, too, before
they knew the facts connected with the strike
made. Neither did he approve Of the society
constituting themselves each a committee to So
icit subscript ems for the sufferers by the strike
he was willing, however, to appropriate money
through his society, should the facts warrant It.
Mr.. Donald McCathran said he could not
blame the mas ter builders for forming a socie-
ty. He wished all of then would form socie-
eight-hour bin would not have laid dormant so
long. He understood they did not want to give
the p las terers SIS per day because they wanted
to take dollar off with which to increase the
pay OF the carpenters and painters. God save
the CARPENTERS and painters IL they depended
on the generosity Of the master builders. He
wonld fight the opposite party 70 the last to
OF the journeymen plasterers; that all associa-
tions felt their pangs to the extent that they
might assist them, notwithst standing the fact
Iat they did not stand by this society as they
Mr.. Judd was willing to preface the resolu-
tons so as to show that theyendorsed and sy NJ
moved that if a delegate was here from the
piastt rers he be invited to address the meeting.
Carried. .....-
Mr.. G. II. Gill of the Plasterer,s Union. stated
frr1l ,t,1As
Plasterers, but that they now find that they
have all the master builders combined to com,
bat. Otherwise they would need no assist.
ance.
Mr.. J. W. Mattingly believed it to be the duty
OF every mechanic III the District to uphold the
plasterers against the master builders, He
tnongnt mere was nothing Objectionable in the
preamble and resolutions under consideration,
and desired to see them adopted.
Mr.. Boron moved that the resolutions be re-
ferred to a committee of five, with instructions
to report to- night. Carried.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Boron, Mitch.
ell, Bontz, Meney and Judd as said committee,
and they offered the following in lieu Of the
preamble and resolutions submitted to them;
which were adopted unanimously:
Whereas it having been made known to the
Worklngmens As sembly that the journeymen
piasterers of this city have been thrown out of
work by the action Of the Master Builders As.
ISOLATION, that Association having thrown its
power in the scales to uphold the employing
plasterers in their refusal to pay the demand
OF fve dollars per day; il is, therefore,
Rtsetred by this Assembly, That the delegates
be requested to lay the matter before their re.
spectve organizations, and to forward to the
president Of the Plasterers' Association imme.
diate material aid.
Resolred, That we sympathize with our fell
low.workmen in their conflict with capital,
and pledge them our aid in any way that may
tend to- advance their interests in the conflict in
which they are are engaged.
ResOlred, That there be appropriated out of
the funds of the Association $50, to aid the
Flastcrers' Association.
The meeting then adjourned.