The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-08
CARPENTERS STRIKE.
Seven Thousand Of the Craft
Cease Work in Chicago.
BRlCKLAYERS MAY JOIN THEM
which Would Swell the Toinl of
Idle Workmcn to Finy7Thou-
sand-Thc brotherhood VIII
Fight for ltccosnitIon.

CHICAGO, April 7.-Tho carpenters
strike took place this morning according
to Programme. It is estimated that BE-
tween 5000 and G,oO0 men arc out. The
carpenter work on nearly MI OF the large
Jobs has been brought to standstill.
No trouble has been reported from any
quarter so far. aa'
The'demands Of the carpenters are, in
brief, tho cight.hour day; au advance
III wages from 35 10, 10 cents IN lhour
the establishment Of m apprentice sys-
tenn, and q permanent arbitration com-
mlttee to which all disputes shall be re-
ferred and the decisions Of (which shall
DO binding.
II is understood that the American
Federation Of Labor regards the move.
ment Of tho carpenters as In the nature
OF q preliminary struggle, and stands
ready to render both moral and material
support. They will also have the sup.
port OF the National Brotherhood, which
numbers 10000.
A great many OF the non.union men
quit work out OF sympathy with their
union brethren, and it was claimed that
most Of them would join the Carpenters
Union. l-Gyf>,g, ~ ,"Gt IST.
I'VE are all organized, have plenty Of
money, and will make fight to the last
ditch" said Secretary Howard. IRE
ports are coming In rapidly from all over
the city, and so far as we now know
there is not Union carpenter at work.
In fact, building operations have been
practically stopped"
Secretary Jones, Of the Master Carpen-
ters, said that so far rs he could tell
about all the union carpenters in the city
had left their tools. I'VE shall not at-
tempt to at once resume work, with the
help Of non-union men," said he, "but
We will wait until our Thnfsday meeting
before doing anything decisive"
WHAT THE PRESENT STRIKE MEANS.
II is now estimated that about 1000
men are out. In some instances the
brick layers went out with tho carpen-
ters out OF sympathy, and it is COM
mon theme OF conversation among them
that the entire body Of brick layers
would be called ont unless the trouble
should besettled within a week. Ia
any event nearly all OF The other build
ing trades will have 10 etop work soon
unless terms are reached between the
carpenters and the bosses. In that
event 10000 men will be idle.
President O'ConnelI, Of the Carpen-
ters' Brotherhood, said: "The strike il
not go much for either higher wages or
shorter day's labor; the whole thing
resolves Itself into whether or not the
bosses propose 10 recognize the Brother
hood as such, or whether they intend to
continue treating with Us as individuals.
That is, We want the boss carpenters to
sign contract with US each year, tixin.
the number OF hours we shall work each
day and tho amount to BE- received an
hour. AS for the 10 cents an hour prop.
osition, We are willing to arbitrate that
with the boss carpenters committee at
any time"
William Golde, President OF the
Builders and Trades Exchange, said
that in bis opinion many Of The men had
been intitnidated by threats and struck
today because OF fear, but that they
would be back again ia few days and
would receive So cents an hour. l think
1t will be ut most week before the strike
is settled, aud by that time all building
trades will be blocked, which means that
there will be between forty and fifty
thousand idle laborers on the streets Of
Chicago.
The carpenters claim that before the
middle of the week nearly every carpen-
ter in Cook county will have joined the
Brotherhood, and that not n carpenter
will be found working on any other con-
ditions than those proposed by the
Strike Committee. ; 80