Telegram-herald., 1890-03-23
LABOR'S DEMAND.
Progress OF the Movement for ths
Eight-Honr Day.
TEE EFFORT 10 BE KlDE slY I.
Activity 10 Fr~as Ciroies froEn Ne~ ferk
- SAN FF@ncises ahs struSkls 90 Bt
Carrlsa ga a. fescessls
Methsdk.


CHloAeo, March -. se.-Every ineioatoa
poiAls 10 the Inauguration of su eight
hour d&y IN the building trades on May
J. There Is great activity IN tie orFau-
lzAtion ~ trades unions thr00g heat the
country with this end IN view. The
tragic events of lsSs viii not be repeat
Cd, as the movement Is quiet but ef-
fectlys preparation for a peaoeable
victory. III - claimed that employers.
realizing the strength 81 the trades
unions, are doing al in their power -
fscilita.e equitable settlements before
strikes can beceme necessary.
In Chicago tie feeling Is that the em-
ployers IN the building trades have a.
ready practically ooneeaed tbe eight
hour dEy. The BHsons and hrlc6lky-
ers having for years past been working
under the eighth0ur system lt Is easier
With their holp 20 bring the other trades
into line The osrpenters are nov en-
eaged IA 3 determined effort % reach
the same perfection of organ 'zas
ton as tbs mas0ns and brick
layers have long enjoyed. Durng The
last three weeks they have keld mGss-
4LEtAtAAo ~AA-AaN NNtAI A-A - aAlE
than 900 non-Cnlon men have been pre-
vailed upon 70 joan the union ouf of
the T. 600 carpenters IN Chicago more than
5000 now belong 10 The Brotherhood 81
Carpenters and 20. ners O. the AmalFs-
mated Association. Tao earprnters'
demands. which they insist shall 90
into effect on Monday. April 7, are.
Eight hours a dav. forty cents an hour
as = minimum fag ge, and . recognition
% the union c. no same terms as TIE
bricklsyers j. these demands are nol
granted there Nll undoublsGly be "a
strike. and the s. Aole power Of tie ha-
uonsl Brotherhood q Carpenters Au4
Joiners, 81 organization nam bering TO-
600 oarpenters, viii be called upon. and
Will earnestly respond. 70 back up
the carpenters Of Chicago. Ii IL IN
oerstoOd the American Federation OF
Labor will regard favorably propcsi-
tion that has been suggested 20 make
the carpenters struggle on April a
preliminary battle for the great contest
Of May !, in which case tie carpenters
would have behind them the moral and
financial support Of 100 Oo0 trade union
4tNcs t-Q NLAllk0 N0AAL bCACG4ts -
was in 1885, the battle-ground Of the
eight-hour movement
The plasterers, fathers. bod-carriers
and other branches OF the bUi ding
trades are al fairly well organised and
will be heard from when the time comes
20 inaugurate the eighthour day.
ORGANIZATION IN oTHrR cTTxh
Reports from other industrial centers
show great activity in the work Of
organizing the various trades. IA
Massachusetts. there is State labor
party. and an eight-hour bill il now be-
fore the Legislature in that comm
wealth. In Boston the various trades
are well organized
In New York the mAsons. brick
layers, carpenters and painters. aud
/ nearly all the memb Der. Of tie building
| trades have already gained the eight
/ hour day. The concession Was made 70
/ the painters a week ago FOR eight hours
at s. a day. The carpenters get forty
cents and the bricklsyers and masona
| City cents an hour The building trades
are nearly all well organized and are
now making an effort TO eniorce the rec
| ORUAblOI u N1N AAANHo &ralAA As-aN
all architects have inserted In their
contracts stipulation that only union
men bo employed on the ~or-- The
plasterers met st week a eommittoe of
/ boss builders at Cooper Union and
/ signed contracts for two years, whereby
eight hours shall constitute a days
work at the rate Of fifty cents an hour.
| The event was signali1ed bv . grand
| street parade and general iollincation.
! Twenty-Five hundred men come under
/ The arrangement.
In Philadelphia the labor movement
! displays bat little strength. IN Pitts
burgh the building trades viii soon fed
crate as q distinct body under the name
| OF the Building Trades Council This
is not intended to in terfere in any way
with their relation to other National
or local bodies All other trades IN and
around Pittsburgh are well organized.
In Cincinnati and ST. Louis the build
ing trades sre only fairly well organ
lied. in the latter city the carpenters
gained an eight-hour day and forty cen -
an hour a year ago and have main
tanned IL ever since.
~ nfiFtf NiAts-iANt ~ bff wv
lars for eight hours and carpenters four
dollars. A. Nllwsukee meetings are
being bold every night 10 sTitste the
question. and the demand for eiFbi
hours in the building trades is prscti.
cally conceded.
At Washington, Indianapolis, ST
Paul Minneapolis, Milwaukee. Omaha
Kansas City, Denver. ssn francisco
and other important points the lines
are being closed up and preparation
made 70 meet any suergtncy that ms
arise on Mar /. In the latter city TIE
Eight-hour League VIII have grand
parade on that day.
Local unions connected With TIE
Brothsrhoo5 o. Painters and Decorators
vsicb affiliated with the American
Federation of Ia Dor. have decided -
ask for sn increase of wages in tns foi'
loving places. Auburn, y. J; hicn'
rnoDd. Va Cleveland. o. rittsbureh
Pa: Toledo o New Hoehslls, y. Y
Denver. Col. salt Lake CITY. =. 7: IN
sisnapolis. Ind Merissn. Conn; E-is
Pa: Binghsr1ton. ,. Y. EstcbsS
Mss. BavsrhlIl and Lowell Mass.