Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27

Chicago find it impossible to come to an
agreement and discussion is off until Mon.
day. The gas men of Chicago struck yes
terdsy, but the packing house employees,
warned by former experience, decline to
60 into the swim, The tailors in Youngs-
town are out and Pittsburg and Allegheny
tailors are helping them out The indus
trial outlook is BAD.
CHICAGO, April ga settlement of the
carpenters strike is still thing of the fu-
ture not soon to be expected. To-day was
thought to be full of promises. The eyes Of
all interested in the struggle turned
expectantly to the Builders Exchange,
where conferences of citizens of the new
employers association and journeymen
with the master carpenters were announced
to be held. Disappointment was the result,
all the participants in such meetings as
were convened leaving the Exchange dis
gusted.
The members of the Master Carpenters
Association were apparently placed in ILL
humor at the outset. About IS of them had
assembled at the appointed hour
Committee, but it soon became
apparent that there was hitch. The Citi-
zens' Committee did not put in an appear
ance at all, and the time intended for dis
cussion with them was spent in chatting
over their non-appearance and the
gloomy outlook generally. On the other
hand published card from the members of
the Citizens Committee explained in effect
that they did not feel called upon to act in
the absence of encouragement from the
officers of the Masters Association.
WILL NOT REcEDE.
Coupled with this was reiteration during
the morning by President Goldie, of the
Master Carpenters, of his refusal to recede
from the position taken by him yesterday
and meet the three committees together in
stead of separately. Prior to receiving the
deputations from the new bosses association
and the journeymen the assembled master
carpenters alter much hot talk arrived at
the conclusion to a man that they were op-
posed to treating with the iournevmen as a
union. 1t was further decided to complain
to the Mayor that the protection afforded 10
non-unionists was utterly inadequate, and
that unless more active measures were en-
ployed an appeal to Governor Fifer would
follow.
THEIR POSlTlON.
A statement to the public was then drawn
up that the master carpenters, while not
abridging the rights of any member from
making any agreement he pleased, would
not as an association be a party to any
agreement that would deprive any employer
or employe of the right to earn his bread
whether or not he belongs to their union or
ours.
The committee of the New Bosses Asso-
citation was closely questioned as to their
relations with the journeymen. The new
bosses devoted themselves to futile efforts to
argue the old employers out of their posi-
tion. When the committee of journeymen
entered the Master Carpenters Committee
with two questions:
TWO LEADING QUESTIONS.
Would the journeymen consent to leave
aside the discharge of non-unionists and
arbitrate all other issues, and would the
union if none but the members were given
work bind itself not to take employ
ment from anybody but members of the
Masters Association. Both questions we're
answered in the negative. This ended the
much looked for effort at agreement, and
representatives of all parties showed no
hesitancy tonight in proclaiming that the
fight was now TO the bitter end.
The journeymen deny the report that they
answered the first question in the negative, |
and say that to the second question no an
swer was returned. According to the work |
men, they were willing that the question of |
employing union and non-union men should |
be settled, like all other issues, BY arbitra- |
ton. The strikers committee tonight re- |
ported to their executive council, but no |
action was taken on the report. Whether |
the strike would now be declared |
of as to the new Bosses As |
ISOLATION, President O'Connell declined |
to say further than that the subject would |
ne considered at a meeting to be held Mon |
day. Full authority to make binding |
agreement with the journeymen was given |
tonight by the new bosses to their Arbitra- |
tion Committee.
PORK PACKERS WON'T STRIKE.
1t is now stated that there will be no |
strike of the packing house employees at the |
stockyards as was at one time feared, |
a strike which would have involved |
about $1,000 men. There was a strong |
sentiment in favor OF it, but the older and |
cooler heads who had passed through the |
the disastrous strike of 1886, counselled |
against it as hopeless, and their counsel |
finally prevailed.
The gas filters went out on strike this |
morning, as had been threatened. The |
prospect is not very flattering for the strik- |
ers, and considerable dissatisfaction is |
already being felt among them.