Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-01
The Big Battle Waged Today by
Labor's Cohorts.
NO VIOLENCE REPORTED YET
Thousands Of Workingmen Qui
in This Country and Europe.
IN MANY PLACES EMPLOYERS AGREE
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.
The Great Parade OF Laboring Men
Everywhere.

The Great Parade Of Laboring Men
Everywhere.
NEW YORK, May Up TO 10 O'Clock this
morning there were few, if any, signs of the
inauguration Of the eight-hour movement in
this city. At the labor headquarters all was
quiet. and at the downtown buildings where
carpenters are employed the men are working.
They appeared 70 be waiting for instructions
from the executive committee concerning
action next Monday, when the carpenters in
augurate the struggle. Interest centers in the
parade and demonstration at Union square this
evening. 1t is expected that $1,000 men will
be IN line. Temporary speaking stands have
been erected at the 18th street entrance at
Union square. The meeting will be under the
control OF the socialists. Some of the proml-
nent speakers will be L. J. Mcclure of Phila-
deiphia. Paul Grottkan of Chicago. Serguis
Shevitch. the Russian socialist; L. b. Wake
man and Rev. j. o. s. Huntington. L. V.
Powderly and Samuel Gompers, the latter of
whom Is st Louisville, are expected here Sat
urdsy.
PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-The journeymen
carpenters Of this city went on a strike this
morning. rs they had previously announced
they would do Their demand is for a nine
hour working day with pay at IS cents per
hour. The present union rate of wages is 30
cents per hour. A majority of the master car
penters at a meeting Tuesday night decided to
resist the demand, Of the men for an increase.
A few, however. including John Wansmaker
who employs sixty men, and Allen B. Roorke.
prominent builder who has l75 carpenters on
his rolls, notified their men several days ago
that beginning today their wages would be
increased to S. per day. The number of
men thus affected is something over 500. They
are at work usual today and 1t is not be-
lieved they will be ordered out. At the car
penters headquarters, Sth and Callowhill
streets. all was confusion this morning. The
strikers had been ordered to report there early
and from O'Clock until noon there was con-
tinual stream of men, number of them carry
ing their tool boxes on their shoulders, pouring
into the hall. Secretary James Day of the
local brotherhood was busy mapping out the
work for his numerous lieutenants. Mr.. Day
WAS unable to as yet say how many workmen
were affected by the strike, but he roughly
estimated that in the neighborhood OF 5000
men are out
NOT SERIOUS IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, May IA number OF trades
unions will make today a half holiday. there
will be some few strikes and in the evening the
monster parade will take place. ending with an
immense mass meeting at Union square. held
under the auspices of the Central Labor Union
and socialistic labor party. Nearly every trade
will be represented in the procession and the
number OF men who will be in line is yariously
estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000. The parade
will start at 2 O'Clock. The route to be
marched over will be a short one and will end
at MON square. Speeches will be made from
three stands in the square and will be in the
English. German and Hebrew languages.
The carpenters strike will not begin until
Monday, when work will be stopped in all shops
where the eight-hour demand is not granted
As many OF the largest contractors have
already granted all that is asked of them the
strike is not expected to be large one The
carpenters will meet Saturday night at Web
ster Hail. receive reports from every shop in
the city and listen to some speeches. The
plasterers, bricklayers. stone masons and roof
ers have all made arrangements for work for
the season and there will be no trouble in their
ranks.
The union trainers Of this city will strike to-
day in the few shops that have not already
granted the demand for eight hours a day at
90 cents an hour. At a meeting of trainers
unions last night il was announced that fifty
hye OF the sixty-seven employers in the city
had granted the demands of the union. The
number of strikers will therefore be very small.
The lccksmiths, silk ribbon wesvers and prob
ably one or two small organizations may go out
on strike today. The carpenters of Brooklyn,
numbering 2,575 men. will strike Monday.
The impending strike among the members
of the Framers Union. which. il was believed,
l.
The bosses announced this morning that they
would agree TO the terms of the men that eight
hours constitute days work. The men are
all at work and there is general rejoicing
among the different trades.
The proposed reduction in the wages of the
employees of the United States Express Com
pany here was enforced today. Everything
goes on as usual and the men say they look
forward to an early return TO the old rate of
wages.
DETROIT
DETROIT, Mich, May There are 1, 500
union carpenters on strike today. Three con-
tractors, employing about two hundred men,
have agreed to the eight-hour demand and 80
cents an hour, but the other contractors are in
for the battle
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, ONO, May There will not be
any notable eight-hour demonstration in this
city today. The carpenters unions propose to
have a procession and picnic on the hill tops
this afternoon. They expect TO be joined by
two three other organizations, but the
gathering will not be large. and is only intended
to express sympathy with the eight-hour move
ment.
meeting of the iron molders unions will be
held Saturday night to decide whether a strike
shall be declared Monday next in case the
bosses refuse to graht them ten per cent in
crease.
MINNEAPoLIs.
MINNEAPoLIs, May 1.-The eight-hour day
agitation is not likely to cause much trouble
in this city. Several trades have already Sc
cured the eight-hour day without serious oppo-
sition. The stone cutters have had the short
day for seven years The bricklayers and stone
masons have a nine-hour day and are content.
The plasterers have secured the short day.
The carpenters union is not as strong as that
of some other trades and il is not probable that
they viii strike for eight hours at present
The plumbers will take holiday today on gen.
eral principles. The job printers have made
proposition for a reduction of hours. There
will be no parade in this city today, but an
open-air meeting will be held by the working
men tonight
ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, May Fully 5000 men will be
in line in the great labor demonstration today,
practically under the auspices of the American
Federation of Labor. The parade will be
swelled by the presence of Knights of Labor,
and will be made up Of bookbinders, shoe
lassers, harness makers, cigar makers, plate
printers, collar makers. machinists. coopers
and q dozen other trades, above all being the
that the demonstration will be followed by a
strike in one or more of the building trades.
ST. Louis contractors are now working eight
hours per day at IS cents per hour, and ii is
therefore, probable that the planning mill men
will take the initiative here. The trouble with
the mill men would amount to practical tying
mp OF the building trades. II Is known that
todays parade viii be immediately followed by
active measures 10 aecure the enforcemenf of