The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-30
A GLOOMY 7OUFhOOE.
Fruitless Efforts to Settle Labor
Troubles In Chicago.
Carpenters Threaten to Extend the
Strike Into All Trades by
May 1. y-'.

Detroit Builders Refuse to Aooodo 70 tno
Demand for an Eight Hour Day--GigAn-
tio Labor Dcmonstration In Montreal.
CHfcA GO, April 2s. = The Boss Carpen-
ters' Association and the committee from
the Carpenters Council failed in their
efforts 70 reach . settlement with the
master carpenters at the meeting Satur-
day and the strike will be continued in
definitely against the master carpen-
ters. The committee from the new boss
carpenters association held brief con-
ference with the directors Of the old as
sociation. The old association absolute
ly refused TO arbitrate with the commit
toe from the new association and the
conference ended. Then began the
meeting with the Carpenters Council.
The conference was stormy one and
terminated In considerable disorder
when member OF the Master Carpen-
ters' Association moved that the associ-
alton should not recognize the union.
The resolution was carried with una
nimity that was ominous and the Car
penters' Council left, yowing that the
strike would be extended into all trades,
so far as the master carpenters are con-
cerned.
The new boss carpenters association
has offered to put between four and five
thousand men OF work and the PROPOSE
tion is being considered by the council.
President Goldie, OF the Carpenters
and Builders Association, says: i"We
shall insist on our right to employ
whom we please and We will never con-
sent to have an agent Of the union on
each job who will run our business, FIX
wages, etc., and through whom we must
apply to the union every time we want
carpenter" A representative OF the
Carpenters Union said; eve can not
concede the right OF the employers TO
force us to work with non-union men,"
Fully 1000 packing house men, by 0
unanimous vote, decided at meeting
Sunday afternoon TO 60 out on strike
May unless their requst for an eight
hour day was complied with.
PHILADELPHIA, April ss.-At . meet
ing Of carpenters Saturday night dele
gates representing 1900 union carpen-
ters out Of a total in this city Of about
5000 were present, Resolutions were
adopted pledging themselves "severally
and collectively, to maintain the demand
for thirty-nve cents an hour, and In
slst upon the payment OF that sum on
and after May l."
In addition 10 the Official action taken
by the carpenters as an organization,
nearly every employing master earpen-
ter In the city was on Saturday served
with notice from his own men, asking
for the increase from thirty TO thirty
hve cents an hour for nine hours work.
Some Of the most prominent builders
said yesterday that they believed
compromise would be effected by which
the men would be given an increase Of
three cents an hour, instead OF five.
Some Of the men prominent in the move
ment said they expected compromise.
and others said they would insist upon
the full increase asked for being paid.
DETROIT, April 9s. Committees from
the Builders Exchange and the Broth
erhood OF Carpenters ndsJoiners met
Saturday TO consult on demands Of the
carpenters for thirty cents an hour and
eight hours day. The builders agreed
TO increase wages, but declined 70
shorten hours. This aid not satisfy the
carpenters and the conference ended
without results Both sides seem deter
mined.
MoNrREAL, April ss.-A gigantic
labor demonstrsHon took plsos here
Saturday night In favor OF the eight
hour movement Between 5000 aad
1000 representatives OF several labor
organisation assembled in ChAboillese
Square and were addressed BY their
leaders. They were advised to combine
TO combat capital, which was daily driv-
ing the workingmen 70 starvation.
Resolutions in favor d eight hours were
passed. A strong police force main
tanned order.
BUFpALo, N. Y. April sat- . rsgu-
lar meeting Of the Central Labor Union
Sunday afternoon delegate Wade, Of the
organization committee. denied that the
Buffalo carpenters were going on strike
May l. Their contracts, he said, con-
tinue until juno I at nine hours, and
they wished 10 continue their contracts.
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