Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-14
THE LONG LOCKOUT ABOUT OVER.
Discussions Among the Master Builders
"A New OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of the
Bosses Accept the Terms Of the Men.

At the regular meeting of the conference of
the bosses in the building trades in this city
Saturday night the terms disagreement proposed
by the Bricklayers' union, printed in The
STAR some days ago, came up for ratification.
The delegates from the Master Masons' asso-
citation were opposed to the acceptance Of the
terms some maintaining that the men should
not be allowed to resume work unless the card
system was entirely abolished. Others, how
| ever, thought that as the nine hours offered
had been accepted with the addition of only
eight hours pay for eight hours work on Sat
urday, that the terms of the bosses mad been
substantially complied with. The main diff
Guilty in the way OF settlement was the desire
OF the bosses to protect the bricklayers who had
left the union or had come from other places
and were now at work. 1t was claimed that the
bricklayers would not work with other
bricklayers on the same building when
and for this reason there was Opposition to the
acceptance of the terms. A resolution was,
however, introduced to accept the terms of the
men, but before vote was taken 1t was repre-
sented that while the other trades were rep
resented in the conference by five delegates,
the master builders or car enters were present
in a body. This led TO the question OF the con-
tinuance of the conference, which was called
by the master builders in its present form, as
it was only intended in the urst place TO be
| temporary, andft was finally determined to
adjourn the conference sine die. The members
| OF the master builders not being represented
by delegates, then Withdrew from the room,
and the delegates for the other trades effected
a temporary organization by electing Mr. Thos.
A. Brown president and +. j. Hannah secre-
tary. The resolution to accept the terms of the
Bricklayers' uutOn then came up, and 1t was
not adopted. A resolution was adopted re-
questing the master builders to send delegates
to meeting Of the new association which will
be held Wednesday evening. The master
| builders will hold their regular meeting this
evening.
Considerable feeling has been developed over
the various phases OF the question and some of
the master builders have already put men TO
work under their terms.
The soliciting committee of L. A. 4026, X. OF
l., will on tomorrow call on the chief clerks OF
| the War, Navy, Interior and Post Off1ce depart
ments and the Departmental Justice, to receive,
and thank them for, any money which may
have been handed to them.
j. S. McCue, of Los Angeles, CAL, Sunday
night made speech on Pennsylvania avenue
| on the labor question, attacking the land grant
system and Indirect taxation, and advising the
locked out working men to prepare tor cO-opera-
tiOn.
BRADSTREETS SAYS THE SHORTHOUR MOVE
MENT HERE AND ELSEWHERE Is NOT A CON-
PLETE FAILURE AS REPRESENTED.
According to BrGdstreefs, the reports that the
| shorthour movement in Chicago and other
cities had proved complete failure is by no
means correct. In Chicago 10000 employees,
| 1t is said, have secured 10 hours pay Tor s
and hours work; in Philadelphia 900 roofers
hours work; in New York %, 900 workers get
full pay for short hours; in Pittsburg, 1,45O; in
Detroit 5000; and in st. Louis $500. Brad
streets says that in Washington 400 bricklay-
ers and 500 carpenters are working hours for
10 hours pay-1,2OO in all.