Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-01
CARRIAGE MAKERS OUT.
workmen Striking for . Nine.H Hour
Day.

workmen Striking for . Nine.Hour
Day.
ONE BIO HsrARtrsHNRNr PRACTICALLY CLOSED
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Thing, have holiday appearance around the
carriage factory of Andrew }. yoycss Sons.
The workmen employed theron demanded q
working day Of nine hours and 80 o result they
are entirely without work. II w~s. however.
all done on their own motion. A. about 1880
this morning all of the force but three men and
two boys walked out into the supsrhsstsd sun
shine.
TEE IxPLoYERs' sroRf.
Both members Of the hrm-6eorgs ". and
r. Edwin Joyce-were in their office when .
STAR reporter asked for information % 10 the
strike and its cause. The story, a. told by the
employers, 10 to the effect that about three
weeks ago committee from the District As
sembly OF the Knights of Labor waited upon
them and asked thai the hours of labor be re-
duced to nine daily. To this request there was
an emphatic NO" the firm refusing to recog-
nize the Knights Of Labor - an organization.
The Messrs. Joyce say that they did agree 70
consider the matter at some time, but they
nxed no date nor did they hold out any alur-
ing promises.
AN INTERVIEW THIS MORNING.
This morning, the members Of the firm say
committee composed of four men employed
in the factory waited upon the Messrs Joyce
and demanded the reduction Of the working
day to nine hours. To this response was made
that the firm was willing to do all that any Of
the other carriage making establishments would
do. No intimation was given by the committee,
the Messrs. joyce say, as to what might happen
II their request was not acceded to. As soon as
the committee had retired the Brothers Joyce
held consultation and had about come 20 Che
conclusion that they would ring the bell at 5
O'Clock this evening instead of when the
tramping OF many feet gave warning Of some
thing unlocked for. The workmen had struck
ADVERTISING FOR NEW MEN.
Machinery was at once put in operation 10
fill the strikers places. Advertisements were
telegraphed TO Philadelphia papers calling
upon capable carriage builders and repairers
who wanted steady work at good wages to meet
the Messrs Joyce at Green's Hotel, Philadel-
phia tomorrow at Am.
THEY EXPECT TO 60 RIeHr on.
"There will be no stoppage in our business, !"
said Mr.. Geo. W. Joyce. tive will have all
the men we need by tomorrow and our force
will be in perfect order on Monday morning. :"
You may also say" added Mr. Edwin Joyce
that the new men will work only the nine
hour day."
Some of the men who went out have been at
Joyce's for thirty-three years. Many Of them
have been there at least quarter OF q century
and the great majority Of them served their sp-
premiership there.
IN OTHER EsTABLIsEMESrs
The strike at Joyce's, it is understood, was
in accordance with the action Of the Carriage
Makers Assembly, Knights of Labor, approved
by the District Assembly fixing
nine hours days labor A
paper asking the employers to accede to this
was presented to the employers some time ago,
and many of them consented to the proposed
arrangement. A card OF thanks to the
employers thus consenting was pub
Iished in THE STAR Tuesday night The
list of those thanked did not include the Joyces.
Geyer, the McDermotts and a few others. Ii
was said today that the men employed at Nc
Dermott's and other places had left
When STAR reporter called this afternoon
at McDermott's establishment work was sp-
parently in progress in some parts Of the es-
tablishment a
The members of the firm said they would
not give any information or allow reporter to
speak to their employees.
Mr.. Geyer, the carriage builder said this
afternoon that be had not been affected by the
strike His men, he said, preferred to work
longer hours ana get more money for IL; to put
in all the work they could in
the summer time. He expressed the opinion
that the action OF the men who were striking
would tend to drive work from the city.