Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-04-17
TWILL BE A LONG FIGHT
Situation of the Strike at Chicago
More Cherries.
Carpenters Still Out and Other Trades
Will Follow.
All Building Occupations Affected by
the Strike.

CHICAGO, April IA fight to the bit
ter end commences between the striking
carpenters and the Carpenters and Build
ers association today. The bosses did
not attempt last week to supply the places
of the men who walked out, and the result
was that comparatively few collisions oc-
Cured, but beginning with this morning
the bosses began to work with slch
men as are at their disposal, and have ar
ranged to guard the men with ample po-
lice protection.
President Goldie, of the Boss Carpen-
tiers association. said: I'VE expect the
strikers to attempt intimidation, but the
very first man who molests or interferes In
any way with carpenters at work will be
arrested.
At the strikers headquarters on Wash
ington street there is very little excite
ment, but the men are apparently very
comfortable over the situation.
Il see the masters intend putting men
to work, said Secretary Howard. Just
let them import a lot of non-union men
and attempt to put them on building
where there are union bribklayers, and
you will see one of the tallest strikes Chi
cago ever had. The bricklayers will join
us if any such attempt is made, and then
there will be fun
The Industrial situation is fast becom-
ing critical. Should the strike continue
another week its effect will be to throw
$50, 900 men out of employment, as there
will be nothing for bod carriers, bricklay-
ers, fathers, plasterers, painters and the
vast army of laborers who find work in
connection with building operations to do,
and they must all wait for the settlement
of the carpenters strike before they can
resume their operations. 1t needs no ar
gument to show how disastrous such con-
dition of affairs is likely to be. 1t will
have depressing effect on every branch
of trade and industry in the city, and the
longer the strike is continued the worse
will the consequences be.
CHICAGO, April 14.-The attempted
resumption of work by the master car
penters this morning may be reckoned a
men, who ON Saturday promised to go to
work today, were on hand, and of these
but few still had the hardihood to go to
work. That this is the state of affairs is
affirmed by the strikers and admitted by
the bosses.
1--WE have telephone reports from the
iIOllil, SOulH SOuuI1WOSt Sio0S DIS u
how things stand this morning, and they
all say work is shut down tighter than
ever, )" said Secretary Howard.
Il had eight men promise me to go to
work this morning." said master car
penter at the Builders Exchange, land
only two of them showed up, and
they wouldn't go to work. They said they
were afraid. In the same building were
plumbers and gas-ftters and other trades,
men, all strongly in sympathy with the
strikers, and my two carpenters were
afraid of these men. | offered them police
protection, but they refused to work under
such circumstances. So, instead of having
eight men at work, as | expected, | have
none"
A dispatch was received at the carpen-
ter's headquarters to-day from President
Gompers, of the American Federation of
Labor, congratulating them on the stand
taken and urging frmness. The brick
layers and masons will refuse to work on
buildings with non-union men. All other
building trades unions are expected to dc
the same