The Forrest City times., 1890-05-03
AWAITING THE WORD.
The Labor situation Growing More
 strssned Day by D,y.

The Labor situation Growing More
 Strained Day by D.y.
 CnIcAeo, Ill, April 2a.--The Times prints sdyance sheets from the city's onicial com piation Of the number of wage earncrs, male and female, iii the old wards of the city st the present time. The statistics were secured for tho light they cast on the anticipated labor troubles predicted for May 1. The Times says: "A mere glance at the tables will suficc to show the ex- travagancc of the scarehead announcement made by some of the local newspapers. The tables include all who would be likely to inaugurate an eight hour movement. Tho gross number is shown to be BOA, ,704. Of these, 46, 2Sl are women, who, by common assent, arc wholly without organization, and not meiitatins strike According to
 the reports that have becu circulated. fully one half of the remaining 25s, ,4as will % out Mayl. When 1t Is remembered that
 the cigar makers, tho paparhangers, the
 stonemasons, the bricklayers. the plumbers
 the plasterers now have an eight hour day;
 when 1t Is further remembered that slt
 employees of the carrying trade, all clerks,
 wholesale and retail, all bakers, brewers,
 tanners, all professional men, all bank.
 broker and real estate employees lin short,
 all except the few crafts that have pushed
 themselves to public notice in the projected
 movement, have no intention of striking,
 the extravaganza of the reports alluded to
 becomes apparent It is thought that actual
 figures will furnish but few of the lOC )O
 or 10000 strikers expected by labor agita-
 tors.
 The lines laid down by both sides in the
 carpenters strike arc well defined. and
 both sides began the struggle this morning
 Non-uni0h men in humber larger than oven
 tho strikers care to sdtn!t are pouring into Chicago, and it Is believed tho master car.
 penters, anticipating the fruitless confer
 ences of Saturday had agents in other cities
 sccnr nr all tho non union carpenters they could find. The strikers arc vigilaut. how ever. and this morning captured large number of non union fnen and induced them to refuse to 50 to work.
 In the meantime the Boss Carpcnscr~' Council are making arrangements to nut 1000 carpenters at work. ard It Is now almost certain that by Monday at least 1000 of the G.ooo carpenters now idle will go to work for the new employers associa- ton. The Journcsmcn's Council hnd a stormy session debating this proposition. strong minority was against any rcsump, ton of work until all tho mea could go back al once. Tho moro conservative majority, however. believed that with 4.0oo mcn at work for those employers who were disposed 10 meet them half way tho strike should ba carried to a successful conclusion against the members of the cd Master Carpenters Association.
 An evening paper says tho struggle bc. tween the Carpenters and Buildcrs' Asso. citation and their late employees. the strik ing carpenters, has become merely a game of freeze out, The members of the Car. pcnters' and Builders Association have informally agreed to entirely suspend all attempts to carry nn business for the present. Tie few men of other trades such as brickiayers. plastcrcrs and 90 on will be discharged on Wednesday night, except in case where delay would result in injury to the building In course of erection. The shut down by tho bosses will no. materially change the situation as it would be by Wednesday evening.
 It is now practically certain that tho employees of the Union Stock Yards will rn on strike to the number of about 4,ou May l. It has been arranged by tho men 10 go out Thursday morning unlcss the packers sound the whistles for commeucins and quitting work at n Ill. and { :s, Wednesday, thus indicating their accept ance of tho eight honr day and the othc, terms demanded, The employers are anit in refusing the terms asked bs the employees.