The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-12
7HH BRIDGES BURNED.
The Carpenters Strike in Chi
cago on in Earnest Now.
POSITION OF THE STRIKERS.
They VIII Not Treat With tho losses
Until Their Right Of Orgnnizu.
,ion Is Recognized 10th
Sides Arc Determined.

CHICAGO, April ff.-lt is thought the
action OF tho Master Carpenters Associ.
alton last night in deciding not to con.
eede the strikers demands has done
away with all hope Of speedy settle.
ment OF tho great strike. Resolutions
adopted by the masters favor the eight.
hour day, but say Ms there are differ.
encea in tho abilities Of workmen, ani as
1t Is matter regulated greatly by supply
and demand, uniform rate Of wages is
out Of the question. AS to. recognition
Of the union, tue resolutions say: "As
the carpenters council is not the ruler
OF a majority Of the journeymen carpen.
ters OF Chicago, ana wholly composed OF
carpenters, but Of labor asita!ors, We can
enter into no agreement with them,
which from their nature they would be
unable TO fulfill their part"
The masters also issued long address
to the public, setting forth their side OF
the case. The strikers say tho resolu.
tions misrepresent some Of their lie.
mands. They say they haye not asked
for uniform rate OF wages, but for a
minimum rate Of forty cents an hour.
The masters resolutions ns mentioned,
do not bind the mombets by an agree.
ment by which the Association may
make in its corporate capacity and &C.
cording to Interpretation Of several OF
the bosses, leaves each employer free tn |
accede to the demands OF his employees,
il he sees Ut. The association viii! no,
give in. It is understood that several OF |
the bosses will endeavor to secure non.
union men at once.
TIE DIE Is CAST.
Secretary Howard. CT the Carpenters
Council, after reading the Association
resolutions, said: "We have been frank
to acknowledge the animus OF our fight
the desire 10 Sain recognition and lair
dealings as, an organization. The con.
tractors have been equally outspoken
in denunciation Of organized effort in
our part. 1t is now simply contest
between two organizations--the one
willing and the other unwilling to rec.
ognizs the other, and it remains to be
seen which Is the more powerful. We
have numbers on our side. We
have also capital to back US and system.
atlcal lines of procedure to follow. We
have sought arbitration, and now that
the die is cast We do not fear the issue"
"Will the action OF the Master Ca,pen.
ters induce a change OF policy on youl
part?"
That I cannot tell. Had they ap.
pointed an arbitration committee ours
would have met it on fair terms. Itnow
devolves upon the United Carpenters
Council to determine what further steps
shall bo taken. 1t may be that the
same general course will be followed.
namely: To draw of men who may be
induced to resume work aud proven;
others from coming to this city. How.
ever, it is more than likely that the
methods adopted by the bosses would
influence ours" la.
The small bosses not members OF the
will hold meeting this
evening to consider the adpisabilitv OF
forming union with view to arriving
at an understanding with the men,
These small bosses number several hun
!red and, it is said, employ about half
the journeymen in the city.
NEW EMPLOYERS ORGANIZATION.
About fifty employers who are not
members Of the Master Carpenters As.
sociation held meeting tonight, and
after forming an organization, appointed
an Arbitration Committee to meet a
similar committee from the journeymen.
The new organization is composed OF the
smaller bosses, each OF whom employs
from three to five workmen. The Jour
neymens' Executive Council tonight
issued another address to the public re-
iterating the demands for fixed mini.
mum rate Of wages and all eight.hour
day. Avigorous denial is entered to the
pleas that the Masters Association is a
purely social affair, and that the council |
could not enforce its side OF an agree
ment. .a- .-}f.y.l g.. f. -H-5Ig r. "