Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-24
THE BOSSES ULTIMATUM.
The Resolution Adopted at the Meet.
ing Held This Morning.

A large meeting of the master mechanics was
held this morning in the Corcoran building and
the following resolutions were adopted:
Resotred-1St. That we adopt the nine hour
system as constituting days work, with eight
hours on Saturday, commencing at 1:3O am,
this to take effect May "a, 1856, and to con-
tfnue for the period of one year. Should any
change be desired by employer or employees
three months notice to be given in writing to
the executive committee from and after May
"a, 1887.
3D. That recognizing the right OF all men to
band themselves together in unions for the
purpose of lettering their condition, we deny
the right of any to interfere in the free action of
others in the matter of whom they may choose
TO employ or where or from whom they see iii
to purchase their goods materials.
3. That we are at all times ready to listen to
the complaints or grievances of those en-
ploy, either individually or through "A commit
tee of their unions, but we deny the right of
OF any union or committee to dictate to us who
we shall elm plOy or from whomwe shall purchase
our materials. And we hereby pledge ourselves
and agree that whenever the work on a build
ing under a contract by a member OF this assoc
citation is stopped by any of the trade
unions or by order OF the trades union commit
tee or assembly for either of the following
named reasons, namely, the employment of
other than union men, or the use OF such mate
rails as we have contracted Tor, or desire To con-
tract for, then we, the members OF the Master
Mechanics association, pledge ourselves to at
once shut down and diScon tinue all work then
In progress by us, and SO continue until the
work OF the member boycotted is again permit
ted to go on without interference. And we de-
mand that all complaints grievances shall
be submitted to the executive committee of the
Master Mechanics association, and after all
reasonable effort to adjust the difficulty has
been made by them, they hereby author
lied to order the shutting down OF all work OF
every Kind then being done by the members OF
this association, and not to be again taken up
or continued until SO ordered by the executive
board of the Master Mechanics association.
And we, the master mechanics of the city of
Washington, do hereby pledge ourselves to
abide by and obey i'm all things regarding this
matter the order of the executive committee of
the Master Mechanics association of the city of
Washington, d. G.
A committee, consisting of MesSrs. Fleming,
McCarty, Turton, Brown and f. j. Hanna, were
appointed to take copy of these resolutions TO
Inc meeting OF the union representatives at the
hall corner o! l. and Z til streets.
AT THE woRKINGMEN's HEADQUARTERS
Inquiries made at the knights of Labor head
quarters to-day elected the usual replies, that
there was no change in the situation. The
committee on amagamation, which was in
session several hours yesterday considering the
day, but they would not divulge the proceed
1ngS. The tight, said prominent leader in
the workingmen's organizations to-day, snow
centers around the card system. The bosses
appear to be willing 10 yield most anything in
order to break that up, and think that is the
last thing the men are willing to yield"