Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-06
CARRIAGE MAKERS LOCKOUT,
Action Of the Federation Of Labor
Waiting for Today's Conference.

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Action Of the Federation Of Labor
Waiting for Today's Conference.
The carriage makers lockout Of the Messru.
Joyce's establishment seemed in good spirits
| today. They are still keeping watch Of the
depots for the purpose Of interviewing any
new men that may come into the city to take
places in Joyces establish ment. 1t was an
| nounced yesterday that Mr.. r E. Joyce had
gone to New York to secure additional men,
but the lockout men were Of the opinion today
that he had gone to Connections. The men
found much satisfaction in having induced two
Of the new men to withdraw from Joyces', q
stated in yesterdays STAR
HARD TO CONVINCE.
Members Of the persuasive" committee
made protracted effort last evening to con-
vince another OF the new men that il would be
better that he should quit work He met their
arguments with q statement that the members
Of the firm of Joyces had assured him that he was
not keeping the locked-out men from employ
mont; that If he left none Of the old men would
be reinstated. but another new man would be
brought in. The attempt to induce this M an
TO leave had not proved successful this morn
ing.
SAYS THEY WERE NOT HAsrY.
One OF the lockad-out men told q star re-
porter today that the representation that the
men had been hasty in their action at Joyces'
was not correct, He said the employers were
given at least two months to consider the mat
ter He himself had agreed TO remain if the
nrm would promise to give, at reasonable
distance III the future, the reduction of hours
asked for.
ACTION OF THE FEDERATION OF LABOR.
As stated in The STAR, several labor organ
izatlons have already passed resolutions ex-
pressing sympathy with and promising support
to the locked-out carriage makers. Last night
at meeting OF the Federation Of Labor, at
| tended by representatives of twenty-five
unions, resolutions were adopted setting forth
that as the Messrs. Joyce are alleged to have
determined to refuse further employment to
their old hands, many Of whom have been in
their service for years, because OF a strike for
the nine hours work day, which has been
adopted In all carriage-making shops in the
city," and as 1.-The Messrs Joyce are further al
legged to have declared their intention OF i'm
porting new hands from other cities and giving
them the nine-hour day." it is resolved that
we pledge the help of organized labor Of the
District OF Columbia to the locked-out car
rage makers" and that we hope the Messrs
Joyce will see the propriety OF an amicable
settlement with their old employees, and of Civ
ing to them the employment and hours of labor
they are willing to give to strangers from
other cities.
THE CONFERENCE TO-DAY.
The conference between Q committee of the
locked out men and the Messrs Joyce twill be
held at the Messrs. Joyce's Office at $50 O'Clock
this afternoon, and until the result of that con-
ference is known no definite plans can be an
nounced by the strikers. The result will be
announced at a meeting of carriage makers to
be held at Shea's Hall tonight
AT HEADQUARTERS TO-DAY.
"Forgive and forget is all we want" said Mr..
David Pagan of the Coach Makers Assembly,
| who was found in the room of the locked-out
men at No. 3O7 Missouri avenue today. "We
hope that the matter will be peaceably settled
this evening when the committee waits upon
Mr.. Joyce and we are building on nothing but
hope. We know nothing OF Mr.. Joyces inten-
tons"
Concerning the men who came here from
Philadelphia, Mr.. Pagan said that only one of
| them went to work in Mr.. Joycss shop. They
had only heard MIR. Joyce's side Of the affair,
and when the other side was explained to them
two OF them, as a matter of principle declined
to continue in Mr.. Joyce's employ D.
$50 far as Mr.. Joyce's old employees we're
| concerned" continued Mr.. Pagan, .oniy two of
them were union men. Had they belonged to
the union the affair would not have happened
so suddenly. In that event they would have
been educated to the rules of the labor
The men acted hasty. The men who quit work
| have no ill feeling toward Mr. Joyce, but on
the contrary, they are kindly disposed toward
him and would rather work in the Joyce
shops than in any other shops in the country.
They left the shop only on matter Of princi-
pie and today they are as kindly disposed to-
ward Mr.. Joyce as they were the dsy or a
month before the affair happened. 80
The Carriage Makers Assembly Of the
Knights Of Labor really had nothing to do with
| the Joyce affair but they will help the men out
financially, morally and otherwise to have the
matter arbitrated.
'The Joyce shop, and in fact all the Washing
ton shops, bear good name everywhere. II
| there is any disturbance of any kind it is
| against the wishes of the laboring men, and
will not be tolerated by them.
Il defy any man, he said, ito point out a
single case OF drunkenness disorder of any
kind among the locked out men"
THE PHELPS CASE.
Concerning the alleged hootng Of Mr. Phelps
Mr.. Pagan said he did not believe that there
was any truth in the report, as the men had
been very careful to avoid making use of any
language rejecting upon or which would prove
an annoyance to either the employers or the
men who are working for them.
AS to the men who take the place Of the
locked-out men he said they would not be mo-
| Tested or interfered with in any manner They
simply will not be recognized, and that is ali.
A Divided Organization.
The association known as the Malone vir-
Uip Rapublicap hos