Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-11
THE LONG LOCKOUT.
NO Change I'm the Situation TO.day-A
Statement from the Master MasOns.

At the Knights of Labor Headquarters to-day
there were, as usual, q number of mechanics of
different crafts assembled, talking over the long
lockout. The plumbers had in tow several
plumbers from other cities, who had come here
to work, but had been captured by the lockout
committee of the plumbers assembly. At the
bricklayers' headquarters matters were quiet,
and members OF the emergency committee
stated that there had been no change in the sit
uation since yesterday. AS 1t is late in the week
the committee did not expect to hear of the
bosses giving in. Monday, they think, a good
many men will go to work. A bricklayer told
STAR reporter that the terms they had offered
TO the bosses was practically what the bosses
themselves had offered some time ago; now,
however,. the bosses imagining that the men
were weakening, insisted on other conditions,
which the journeymen could not agree to.
A STATEMENT FROM THE MASTER MASoNS.
The Master Masons association has prepared
the following statement of its differences with
the journeymen. The statement is signed by
ID. T. Cssell, vice president and Charles
Lemon, corresponding secretary OF the Master
Masons' associations:
'IR view OF the prolonged existence OF the
strike in our midst we, the master masons of
w ashington, deem it due to the public to in
form them of the present condition of affairs
The union brcklayers have made a demand
upon us for eight hours for a days work and 81
per day, which we have resisted We offered
nine hours and eight hours OH Saturday for
$45O per day, with the privilege of working
not being satified to being dictated to by our
workmen as to whom we shall employ. We
have been ready to meet on these terms, and
nave given them as our ultimatum. We have
nad several conferences which have amounted
to nothing, as they will settle on nothing but
what suits them. We have used our best enc
beavers to bring men here to take their
places and as fast as we bring them they have
paid them to leave again. They have taken
have no control only by intimidating them,
and telling them that they would never be al
lowed to work on a building where they were at
work, and promising the apprentices that they
would teach them the trade If they would GO
with them. They are sending their men out of
The city to other places and are working more
hours ana Tor less money than they can get
mere. The last conference we had with the
journeymen committee Wednesday, the
willing to 60 TO work hours for 6 months and
3 hours Tor g months and retain their card
system, which means that we can only put
such men to work as belong to their union,
while We claim the right to put such men to
work as we please, union or non-union. They
also want to restrict US as TO the number OF APP
prentlceS we shall take, showing plainly that
they wish to control our business 10 suit them
selves, to which we are opposed"
WHAT MASTER BUILDER SAYS.
A master builder whom STAR reporter
found at the master builders headquarters
this morning stated that practically the strike
was over, SO far as carpenters were concerned,
as the master builders had ali the carpenters
they needed. "ThaJ is not the case though"
NC sdlO, WIFI UTIchIayeIS anu plumbers. 1ner6
Is a scarcity OF such mechanics, and especially
of plumbers"
"Are the carpenters members of the carpen-
ters organization?'
well, some of them are. There is not
village or town in the country where you can
not ind carpenters, but plumbers are confined
to the large cities.'
The master builder thought that if the strike
was ended to-day aud the men went back to
work at ten hours there would not be work for
Az per cent OF the men now out. "The men
know this too" he added, "and think they
might as we'll be idle 'On strike as idle because
there Is no work" Persons who had money to
invest in building, he said, rather than have
their capital idle, had Fut il in other invest
ments and postponed their building. Some
had invested in ground in the city.