Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-04-19
SONS OF TOLL.
indianapolis Contractors and Their
Striking Carpenters.
The Strike Of Carpenters In Chicago Causes
All Hand. Employed In Building to He
Laid or Indeinltely-Th Situa-
tiOn In Boston.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 1.-THE
carpenters strike Is on now In earnest
Tuesday. the Inauguration day, there
were reasons for believing that an
agreement would be speedily reached
by which the men would return to work,
but now employer and employe are
working in directly opposite directions,
and the conditions are fair for long,
bitter fight The situation Is changed by
the meeting the contractors held Tues
day night, at which resolutions were
passed Offering 2714 cents per hour as
standard price for the best workmen from
now until November l next and nine
hours work, and the same wages until
April with eight hours work. No at
ton whatever was paid by the contract
ors to the journcymen's request that a
committee be appointed to confer with
the unions committee After signing
the agreement the contractors unani-'
mously decided not to take any further
notice of the strike and to not hold
another meeting until April 90. The
journeymen will not consider the propO-'
sition OF the bosses. They say they
will not accept anything less than the
demand Of January 20.
The determination to fight it out on
this line IL it takes all summer" is.
strong. The men have encouragement
in their stand from all organized build
ing trades in Indianapolis and from the
National Federation Of Labor. There
is already fund of $40, 600 on hand to-
support the movement, and 1t was an
nounced that the Federation Of Trades
would furnish any amount Of financial
backing needed. The organized brick
layers OF the city are ready to quit work
any time If 1t is found that such amove-
ment is necessary to strengthen the car
penters' cause. Unless the bosses show
disposition to meet the men fairly 1t
is probable that the bricklayers will go
out in few days.
The contractors are coming slowly
over, over twenty-six having acceded to-
the demands of the carpenters, yester-
day. However. none of the big firms
have given in, but the pressure of work
is so great that it will be impossible for
them to hold out much longer.
ALL BUILDING TRADES STOPPED.
CHICAGO, April 1.-THE embargo
placed by the striking carpenters on
building operations in Chicago continues
effective. The official veto on labor ex--
tends not only to all of their own craft
but now embraces nearly all trades em-
ployed in architectural work.
At the close OF work Tuesday even
ing the great majority OF the bricklay-'
ers plasterers, fathers, painters and
plumbers were laid of indefinitely.
There was no more work for them TO
do. All lines of work had reached the
stopping place, beyond which they could
not 20 without the assistance of the
carpenters.
Nothing was doing yesterday. The
bosses did not even attempt to start up
work.
At the strikers headquarters the
usual reports came in and they were all.
of the same tenor--nothing doing
BADLY MINED AT BOSTON.
BosroN, April 17.-There was consid-'
cradle excitement in labor circles over
two reports made public yesterday
morning The FIRST report comes from
London and is to the effect that the
Freestone Contractors Association has,
found way OF evading the Foreign
Contract Labor law by assuring the men
they are trying to secure in England
that they are not authorized to make
any contracts in England but will
make legal agreements Immediately on,
their arrival in the United States The
second report Is the published state.
ment of a member Of the Building
Trades Council that the brick.
layers have signed contract with the.
employers not to strike for three years,
in return for which the men are to re-.
ceive an advance Of ten cents per hour
with eight hours as days work Most
of the bricklayets are non-committal on
the subject
At the special meeting Of the Amalga-.
mated Building Trades Council Thurs.
day night, the carpenters and brick.
layers will be talled upon to explain
their position and show cause for not.
obeying the strike order of the Amalga-.
mated Building Trades Council. The
situation is very badly mixed, and the
future uncertain.
Confusion OF Faith.
Nrxu VOuIr mil The Trda.o,d