Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-01
THE GREAT STRIKE
Serious Condition of A1alrs la Chicago The
Great strike Extending and An Glasses
Afected- d-Getting Iseyond tho Centroi Of
the Leaders.

Serious Condition of A1alrs la Chicago The
Great strike Extending and An Glasses
Anscted-Gettlng Iseyond tho Centroi OF
the Leaders.
CHICAGO, April 25.--It Is the opinion
OF capitalists as well as labor leaders
that May will find Chicago in the
midst Of one Of the greatest strikes ever
experienced here. The demand for
eight hours will be almost universal
while the employers In the different
trades are all seemingly determined not
To grant the demand.
The carpenters strike seems as far
from termination as on the day the
men went out; the gas filters and har-
ness makers will go out Monday, the
brick makers are now out with no as
surance OF speedy termination OF their
strike; and these, with the $1,000 stock
yards employees who are determined to
get eight hours or quit, makes total Of
about ~, 900 men who will, from present
indications be striking on May 1.
Should such a general movement be
made, innnmerable branches of trades
and industries OF less proportion will
follow In the wake OF the great outbreak
and business in Chicago will be all but
paralyzed, while fully $4,000 men will be
idle.
Joseph Gruenhut who has long held
prominent place among the sociaiistic
labor agitators Of this city. and who is
now tenement house inspector and stat
istician of the health department, has
compiled a table OF figures of the num-
Ter of laboring people in this city who
will either strike for eight hours on
May or be made idle by strikes in col
lateral industries on which they de-
pend. According 10 this table the
number OF wage workers, male and
female, who will not be at work at that
time reaches the surprising aggregate OF
about 223, 900. This covers only the city
as it was previous TO last years annexa-
tion OF the Town OF Lake, Hyde Park,
Lake View, Cicero and jefferson. The
Importance of this statement will be aT
parent when It is stated that the Town
OF Lake alone contains $4,000 people
directly affected by tho strikes now con-
templated.
The Stairbuilders' Union held a meet
ing at which it was decided TO strike for
eight hours as a days work on May 1.
The union has about 800 members.
According to current reports the mon
ster demonstration which has been ar
ranged for May / as an expression OF
sentiment only may, it is now feared,
turn into the beginning OF strike
which the leaders will be. powarless to
direct much less control Certainly
many thousand strikers will be added TO
the carpenters.
The stockyards and packing house
employees, the stair builders. mill car
penters, gas filters, iron moders and
harness makers, have already announced
their intention of striking Besides
these the tailors, shoemakers, plasterers,
lathers cornice makers, metal workers
and many other lines Of labor seem de-
termined TO join the ranks.
The idlencss among the building
trades consequent on the carpenters
strike is increasing. The president OF
the Bricklayers' Union called at tho
strikers headquarters and said that
less than 800 of the $500 bricklayers in
the city were at work. The same state
Of affairs prevails in most Of the build
ing trades.