Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-24
TIE Plasterers, STRIKE.

1De fl08tereHe StHhkes
TIE DIFFICULTY BETwRIN THE EMPLOYERS
AND J0URNEYMKN STILL UNsRTTLED.
The strike among the journeymen plasterers
ofthis city, which commenced on Monday weekl
stll continues, without any apparent prospect
OF q compromise. Another meeting of the
9ourneymen Plasterers' Association, was held
FAST night at German Hall. on Eleventh street,
at which the questions at issue between the
Journeymen and the master plasterers were
further discussed. The meeting which was
James Barrett, with Mr.. J. r. Gill as Score.
tary.
Mr.. ]. w. Msttingly, President of the Work.
lngmen's Assembly, being present by invita-
lion, submitted the proceedings of the Book
binders Society, meeting held Saturday night,
in which sympathy was expressed FOR the
Plasterers in their strike, and $50 appropriated
for their benefit Previous to reading the same
Mr.. Matingly addressed the meeting, during
which he administered words of encourage
ment to the plasterers, urging them to stand
firm in the position they had taken and prom
ised an carly meeting of the workingmen's
Assembly in order to adopt measures for their
relief. The proceedings were then read, or
dered to be placed on record, and Messrs. Ste
pheh Glli, william COyne, and James Morrow
were appointed u committee to draft a reply
After short retirement, the committee re.
turned to the hall, and submitted resolutions
returning "the sincere thanks of this associ-
alton to the Journeymen Bookbiuders' SOCIETY,"
Tor the action taken in our behalf, as set forth
IN the preamble and resolutions adopted at a
speCidI meeting OF tnelr society, held at Trades
Union Hall, on the 21st of March, 1885,"
Messrs j. X. Gill, Jas. Morrow, and VIM
Soyne were appointed a committee to present
me resolutions to the Journeymen BoOkbind-
ers' Association.
Mr.. David Mahoney, ST., on behalf of the
JOGrneymen Plasterers' Association, extended
to Mr.. MaitiBgly the than ks of the Association
Mr; Matnngly briefly replied, and said that
ne 1elt free to say that the plasterers would
find the book binders ready and willing to as
slst them whenever it was desirable, either
with money or counsel. He retired amid ap.
plause
Mr.. Coyne, from the Committee of twenty
appointed at the last meeting to ascertain what
work could be procured, and at what rate of
prices submitted a report, in which ii was
tracted for; but as the prices offered were
much less than the master plasterers asked, it
was deemed inadvisable at this time to make
any engagements, and the committee therefore
asked TO be continued. 1t was not the purpose
OF the journeymen to underbid their old EN-.
Pioyers until every prospect of their acced-
n, 10 me ID crease asked for had passed away.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Philips, from the committee appointed
10 confer with corresponding committee on
the part OF the master plasterers, reported that
the two committees held meeting on Friday
but had been unable to effect any satisfactory
compromise. The master plasterers had again
submitted their original proposition of 81 and
So,ou, Wnicn was as promptly rejected by the
Journeymen. At their request the committee
was discharged.
Mr.. Coyne offered resolutions providing for
an increase OF monthly dues after the Ist of
April. le6S, TO nifty cents, and also an increase
OF the initiation fee. He took this step, he said,
In view OF relieving as much as possible the
journeymen plasterers from the embarrassing
position OF being the recipients of appropria.
tons from other societies. These appronria
tons, he said, should be regarded as loans to
be returned after the settlement Of the pending
ifficulties.
The first resolution was adopted; but the Sec
ond, calling tor an increase of the initiation fee
was yariously amended as regards the price
and then Withdrawn as inexpedient, SO long as
the Journeymen are on a strike
On motion, the sum of 500 was Appropriated
out of the treasury as a relief fund, an d Messrs
VIM. Brick. j. Straub and James Barrett ap-
pointed disbursement committee.
After the transaction of some other usiness
OF minor character, the association then adj
journed