Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-31
A Conference with the BOsses-Work.
1ngmen Prepared for q Lock .Out.

A conference has been called by the Master
Builders association. to be held next Saturday.
with the view OF determining upon some united
action respecting the eight-hour movement of
the workingmens organizations. To this confer
ence representatives of the bosses in all the
trades concerned in building have been in vi
ted. AT the meeting of the Federation of Labor
last night no action was taken in relation to
the movement as the plans of the organize
tons concerned have already been agreed upon
1he movement, however, was talked over con-
siderably among those present.
MIR. Billingsley, secretary of the federation,
and a prominent member of the Carpenters
assembly, stated to q STAR reporter that the
eight hours: I'VE eiaim. he said SAIL fhat our
to sell it as we choose. We will give eight hours
work, from sun to sun, and that is all If en-
ploy us. We are strong and are able to hold
out for a long time, If the builders do not fall
in with the movement. The cry is raised
against us that we stand in the way of the
building interests of the city. Why is not that
charge made against the material men? A
S dollar thousand has been put on the price of
to charge that the brick men stood
h in the Nv, way o of building Interests This
without increasing the wages of the men at
work in the brick yards. We do not expect to
for three years to meet this ISSUE Then we
have behind us all the other trade organiza-
tions OF the city-the Typographical Union,
with It's ], 200 members, and other bodies. We
have. too in our favor the butcher the baker.
the grocer and other business men. They know
1t adds to their prosperity to have the working
men employed at good wages. Itcan be proved
by figures" continued Mr.. Billingsley, "that
the average amount received yearly by Jour
neymen carpenters here is about $500 q year.
Where one gets 5000 there are several who
make less than $500. They are out of work
five or six months in the year. Rents will aver
age S12 month, or S144 q year, and you can
see there is little left for the support of ones
family. But still If the real estate men who get
an unearned profit Off from buildings will re-
the price of materials, think the wOrkingmen
will consent to reduction of wages SO as to
help along the building interests"
Mr.. Blllfngsley said the remarks made in Mr..
Powderly's circular respecting the eight hour
movement had not affected the movement
here. Mr.. Powdery's remarks were generally
approved here. The remarks applied to a gen.
eral movement throughout the country, but
were not intended to, and will not prevent the
carrying out OF the movement in this city and
several other cities, where the organizations
were strong.
MARRIAGE MISUNDERSTANDING licenses have
been issued by the clerk of the court to VIII.
lard Q. Peck and Mary Agnes Dunn; Julian X.
Mandley and Mary Elizabeth Godfrey, both OF
Fisher and Louisa Lambrecht; Elder Brown
ana Mary Pudgeon; 5. B. Morse, of Orange
county, Fla, and Emma Gannett, of Augusta,
Me-; W. Il. King and Fannie Myers.
THE FATHERLAND FAIR.-The severe rain
of last night interfered seriously with the
Fatherland church fair i'll progress at Meyers
hall. The attendance, however, was fair, and
during the evening the visitors were enter
tanned by q visit of the High School Glee Club.