Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-01

THE EIGHT.HOUR RULE.
What the Workingmen Propose To Do
Next Monday.
TO GO TO WORK AT 7:30 Am. Npaurr Ar4r.M.
WHAT THE woRKINGMEN SAY-rHE MASTER
BUILDERS AND bosses SIDE OF TIE CUES
TON.
Next Monday, the Sd of May, is the day
named in the resolutions adopted by the vari-
Gus building trades organizations for putting
the eight-hour rule in force. The men ask eight
hours and no reduction of wages. Such resolu-
lions have been adopted by the bricklayers'
union, the carpenters union, the carpenters
assembly, K. of L., the journeymen stonecut-
ters' assembly, the granite-cutters' union, the
marble-workers' union, the painters assembly,
the plumbers assembly, the brickmakers' as
sembly, the hodcarriers' assembly, the galvan-
lied iron and cornice-nakers' union, and all
the trades organizations directly interested In
building operations. The plasterers' and tin
eight-hour rule, which they put in force last
december. The stonecutters are working under
nine-hour rule. Other trades are working
now under the ten-hOur rule.
TO QUIT AT -FOUR O'CLOCK.
AS general rule now, the craftsmen of differ
emit trades begin work at z in the morning. The
schedule adopted by the representatives OF the
trades unions and assemblies, to go into effect
Monday, provides that in all cases. except that
OF the bricklayers and granite cutters, men
shall go to work at 1880 am, knock off at IL
NJ, resume work at 1890 pm. and quit for the
| of the bricklayers and the granite cutters will
be that the men will begin work at o'clock,
halt an, an hour earlier than the Others.
quit work at O'Clock, and the rules aa adopted
g.. For work done after 6 O'Clock employers
Will have TO pay extra rates. In order to enforce
these regulations the various organizations
have adopted the card and walking delegate
system, and no member of any organization
will work on any building on which men who
nave not working cards" are employed.
An officer of the district assembly of the
knights OF Labor told STAR reporter last eve
ming that this movement directly affected be-
| tween 10000 and ID, 900 workingmen.
WHAT THE woRKINGMEN SAY.
"What we propose to do on Monday said
| representative Of the workingmen's organiza-
tions to STAR reporter to-day, sis to go to work
as usual. We will work eight hours. II the
bosses do not choose to employ us for eight
hours a day we will pick up our tools and leave.
We do not propose to strike. This is not
strike. The workman will discharge himself
and leave rather than work ten hours. He will
then be an unemployed workman and not a
striker. He will be locked out by the ployers.
We will not prevent other men from working.
There will be no disorder and no violence. We
| feel confident of the success of the movement.
Monday
MEETINGS LAST NIGHT.
At meeting of the Painters assembly last
night the members reaffirmed their determiua-
| ton to stand out for eight hours Monday. At a
| meeting of the Master Plumbers association
resolutions were adopted declaring the purpose
of the association to resist the demand for eight
hours. The association offered to compromise
at nine hours, but the journeymen refused.
CONTRACTORS WHO WILL GRANT EIGHT HOURS.
Mr.. Henry Hewlett, the contractor for the
carpenters work On the Baltimore Sun building
on street, has notified his men that they will
not be required to work more than eight
hours on and after Monday.
The contractors engaged on Mr.. B. II. War
der's new house on street have acquiesced in
John Miller, prominent bricklayer, displayed
card from the row of houses he has in course
he was In favor of the eight-hOur movement
THE POSITION OF THE MASTER BUILDERS
"The situation remains unchanged' said Col.
Robert l. Fleming, the president of the
Master Builders Association, and of the confer
ence of the boss workmen, to q STAR reporter
1.-The position taken by the bosses some weeks
ago in opposition to the eight-hour movement
has not been modified, and if on Monday the
men refuse to work ten hours, as we have been
informed through the newspapers and anony-
nous sources that they would, then they can
not work In our shops. In this determination
| all the master builders and bosses, with but few
exceptions, are united and believe that they
will all stand together. There few instances
| where builders and bosses have refused to join
hour day. But these are not men who are do
ing the building of the city. We have every
| trade with US with the exception of the plaster
erS, whose journeymen received the eight hours
last fail with reduced pay, and have refused
ever since to work longer hours. On the lst of
July these plasterers have given notice that
they will demand a restoration of the former
rates OF wages"
"The bosses are not expecting to close their
eve will remain open for business and give EN-
ployment to all competent workmen who may
apply and be willing to work ten hours for ten
hours pay. We are not apprehensive that we
cannot get men, as there are plenty who want
work, not only in this city but in others. Neither
Is 1t probable that work now going will be
stopped. This work is under contract and must
be completed, and the loss Will, of course, fall
on the contractor. Monday will not make as
great a change as one might think. There will
be considerable work In progress throughout
the city, and we all intend to keep right on with
who go out. In my opinion, the injury TO the
building prospects for this season has already
been done. A great many people have been
prevented from building on account OF the in
creased cost, for, of course, the additional ex-
penSe comes on the owner"
WHAT A CONTRACTOR SAYS.
One of the contractors, who does large bust
ness, in talking with STAR reporter, expressed
himself in the same way as Mr.. Fleming. He
felt confident that the resistance to the eight
hour movement would be maintained. He in
tended to keep his shops open and employ all
men who applied, and was willing to work ten
hours for ten hours pay. He thought that he
would have no difficulty in getting workmen,
as he knew that there were plenty of men who
wanted work. 1t was their intention to employ
all. He was not in favor of granting the reduc-
ton, because he thought, in the first place. that
people who had money to invest would be I'M
willing to pay the advance and in the second
place, that wOrkmen were being paid better
wages here than in any other city in the
country.
The Belt Divorce Case Perjury.
SAMUEL JACKSON SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS
In ALBANY PENITENTIARY.
In the case of Samuel jackson, the colored
ex-special officer convicted of perjury in the
Belt divorce case, motions for a new trial and
in arrest Of Judgment were overruled in the
Criminal Court to-day Jacksons counsel, Mr..
that it had been demonstrated that he had