Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-10

buTH MASTERS AND JoChNEfMFS EXPIRES
THEMSELVES As DErEsNIsED-rHE WORK
1NGMES on sTRIkE-PAY-scESS AT HEAD
QUARTERS. ETC
The Stocked out" workingmen entered upou
the second week OF the eieht-hour contest this
morning, apparently without any dlminu-
ton of confidence, SO FAR as could be judged by
the utterances ofthe officers OF various unions,
committeeman aud others I'm authority re-
veaied the situation. Az the csGquaners of
The carpenter' union this morning, the pub
hshed statement that thirty carpenters were 10
arrive here from Philadelphia To go To work
Was generally dscredited. At noon members
d the committee were very certain
no such men had arrived In tho
city: What would be the use
Der OF the Committed They could not work
on any building with any plasterer, bricklayer
or other craftsman"
Mr.. Magee, the secretary Of the union. stated
that none OF the men were disappointed or dis
hearened; "some OF our members expected
but many OF US calulatcd On a.. losliny even
longer than II has
Members OF the carpenters organization were
quite lubiiant over the action al the brirklaycrs
In coming into the amalsamatiou. "TGat 10
nine points OF the case said a carpo.tor
Now the thing IL implicitly locked up and a
builder cannot do any work az ali With union
~ geh, umIess ie has union men In every branch
ia
this morning, SD far IA surface indications want
the CHIEF matter disturbing the current oi
thought was the probable result of the hall
game tomorrow between the plumbers and
stoneculters. Members of committees how
ever were quietly at work Mhile a ST Az re-
porter was In the hall the roll of plu.uh hers an
prentices was called. The locked-out Journey
larry 10 headquarters. Tho plumhers nonren
tlces We're paid Saturday night Ior their 1rst
weeks 'lock-out'-the same amovnts a. thcy
Is il fla sl.. pa
paid out OF the treasury OF the lhumbers' A.
sennoiy. All OF the "iocked-oat" men In tho
strike pay" during the lockout In
some trades they were paid a dollar "A
daI,,.rs ana an other Us much rs pina
member of the executive committee "comes
rom the Treasures OF the various unions or
local assemblies. When the treasury OF a local
union Is exhausted there IL the treasury oi the
alstrlct assembly 10 draw ON, aud when that X
,aar., Yea tho assemblies may call On tho
eener;l treasury ol the order"
"A. meeting yesterday afternoon OF different
taues general committee was sil,onted 10
eo T operations during thc lockout.
Today various opinions we've expressed
among the woraingncn as To the ntoi,abla
length OF the lockout" but mono seemed Ia
regard " probable that IL would continue after
the present week
AriiropE or THE BUILDERS WHO RESIST THE
DEMAND FOR RIGHT HOURS
Ihe regular weekly meeting OF the bosses Am
the building trades was held SATURDAY might
oy thls organization la regard 10 tie eight hour
movement has not been changed in the least so
49, oaAa reporter wac told to-day and Iio defec,
LIONS are reported. The eHi piuyers are resolved
To maintain their Resistance TO the demand for
elgn' hours. "Solne persons seem 70 think"
said "a builder, "tigat NE Opposed To this
movement simply because III Tho reduction i'm
hours ana the continuance OF tho same raw
That Is, however, a mistake. We are resisting
Tue attempt tllat - made - manage our husi-
ness Tor us. We think that the unions Interfere
ehurcly too much ia our methods of CONDUCT
lfr lt ll.ta Mo- n
pay our men and how lOus Nc shall work them.
Dut wnom va shall enpioy aud how MANY arr
p ien ,ntt. We shaii hafe The time has come
ana We have chosen the present time In III
were not for these other things We might treat
THIS movement as To the builder quoted In sat
urdays STAR, aud give eig ht iuurs or =! \ hour
and whatever wages were asked "A, tong a. tl,ere
We're people who wanted lubor upon such terms
As he truly remarked, labor 10 a certain extend
Is commodity in which We deal and ID Ia none
oI our business what We have 10 ,,.ly for A a.
long as our customers are wil!iug 10 bay a.
one OF the members OF the Master builder.'
association said this morning that no licrt had
oe"h made 10 bring carpenters iicrc. there
We're plenty already here who were wiring Ia
work ten hours. But az the bri,.kla,cr, did
not work, there was no need Tor other worn men,
THE SITUATION AS VIEWED by BUILDER.
A responsible boss house builder when asked
by THE STAR reporter this morning what the
situation was said: "Ihcrc are two parties tn
this strike the boss builders and the l,,,sS iour
ney men; the officers, or REPRESENTATIVES, of
ucse Two organizations are both Luii-hcadpd
ana are determined NOT Ia !ield IL Tie Other;
the boss builders are determined not 10 Yield to
tue eight hours liked 10y tue jouTneymen and
Tue Journey men are dcteIIulisud not 10 20 to
work at the tep-hour rasc. iiu,L arc now
equally convinced that . coInl,.s,lilisc could
easily be agreed upon on the HIne-l.uur basis
but neither viii tIISe the Responsibility OF max
Ing the proposal To the other The JuuFngynicu
ihechanics and workmcn -! all 6iads are will
ing 10 so To work on these JcrIns bat say thar
thcy IL DC banked u they will make the oIicf
To the bosses; that its sol 10 come from them"
IRREGULARITIES TO PLAY BALL
The bricklayers have organized "a ball nine
aud challenged the "locsed-oul" c.rYenters
TOR game at the National grounds IL Ia,
played Thursday morning. The bricN layers
nine Is as follows: j. DJnosIen, C., &. IA ln. a.:
r. Preston, 10; r. hoiloran, So; IA. SULLIVAN,
3D.; NJ. Cunningham, 3D.; j. sullivan, L.; IL
Hickey, c.L; 10. Ferry, ri.
Speaking TO STAR reporter to-day OF the
published reports al the scarcity al bricks in
the city, Mr. i!oibrook, prcsilen; al Tie wasl-
ingtou Brick Machine Company, said that 30
lar as that com ,any IL concerned lney are pre-
pared 10 deliver bricks 10 ANY Responsible
parties who order them.