Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-14
Journeymen Plasterers' Meeting.
THE STRIKERS Holm OFT

regular meeting OF the Journeymen Plas.
terers' Association was held last night. On
motion Of Mr.. James Morrow, a committee of
three was appointed to publish a statement in
reply TO the card published on Saturday over
the signatures OF three master plasterers, in III
ufcaton Of their course resisting the strike
of the lourneymen. The Chair appointed
Messrs. James Morrow. Stephen Gill and Rob.
ert Minor to discharge this duty. An appro.
priaton OF $40 was made out of the funds in
the Treasury TO pay quarters dues of the dele
gates of the Plasterers' Association to the Work.
inRmen's Assembly. Mr.. THOMPSON incurred
II II was proper for a member Of the Journey
mems association TO make up estimates of
work for master plasterer He had put
IN Tor Job, but failed to get it because he
had been underbid fifteen dollars by a
boss plasierer, Mr.. Briscee,) whose estimates
had been made out by journeyman Mr.
Phiilips.-Name him. Mr.. hompson.-From
the description given i think ii was Mr. Dom
aldson. Mr.. DOnaldson.-I deny it, L have
never figured for Job Of work for Mr.. Kris.
coe. member said Mr.. Donaldson had told
him before the meeting that he had made ont a
job for MIR. Briscoe. Mr.. Donald son acknowI.
edged having done some figuring for Mr. Bris.
coe for work to be done six miles from the CITY
to be paid for in lumber; sait job having been
contracted for ten or twelve months since Mr.
Gaynor thought if Mr.. Briscoe was a master
plasterer, he was a fair specimen of them. Mr.
Thompson could not see how Mr. Donaldson
could conscientiously assist q boss pIasterer
who was dong all he could to keep down the
journeymen. Mr.. j. X. Gill Thought the
whole matter out of order, and 1t should be re-
ferred to committee, provided any charges
were made against member The Chair.|I
will refer the case to the standing committee
Mr.. Gill.-If charges are preferred On motion
Of Mr.. Robert Muir, the Secretary was author.
lied TO publish the names of all boss Mas terers
who had agreed 70 pay the prices asked.
A motion to 60 into committee Of the whole on
the state OF the trade was adopted, and Mr.
Stephen Gill was called TO the chair Mr.
Buck stated that since the last meeting he had
fulfilled contract for work, and Tomorrow
to-day would go TO work for q master plas.
terer AT SIS per day. Mr.. Muir had been en-
gagged in strikes before. but had never been in
one where the odds We're so great against them
as the present one. The existing issue was one
of great magnitude, because the iourneymen
plasterers had been combined against by ali
the boss mechanics, Of whatever trade He
had an abiding faith, however, in the ultimate
success of the strike, which perhaps would ali
come right before the LIST of May. He urged the
Journeymen to stand firm. Mr. Curran had
work engaged at 50 per day, and would enter
upon the job tomorrow Mr.. Mahoney called
attention TO the master plasterers' card, pub.
lishsd on Saturday, which he pronounced faI.
lacious, and conceived in spleen and vindic.
tiysness. The speaker ridicuIed the idea of
some Of the boss plasterers (he would not saw
master, because many of them We're not worthy
to be called master plasterers) styling them.
incompetent as not TO be able to make out An
estimate for job of work, but had to call upon
a journeyman 10 90 SO for them. At the CON
clusion of Mr.. Mahoney's remarks the com
mIttee rose and the meeting adjourned.