Telegram-herald., 1890-04-26
SEEKING PEACE.
ossrs.zres Made for SetElsmenr Or
tas Chicsso Carpenters SrTIks
gEoCEST Elbg FOB 4 CONFERENCE
Tas sEriks xsssr Breaks o1t AnAsns
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tor a eonfsgence. sith slew 10
settling the strike. Ar. Goldie sais
that meeting Of the Exchange would
have To Do held before the request
eoald be complied with. aBd nothing
aoald be done az present From Mr.
Gioldie's manner it xas inferred that
ths request might be denied. de
vas outsPoken in his statement
that as far as he could
see the result OF the two com
Enunicztis,ns from the United Carpenters
Council aud from the Boss Carpenters
and Builders Association. unless modi-
fed, would not be considered by the
Builders and Traders Exchange, The
unicn would positively never be recog-
nired by them. They were willing 70
pay good men good wages, bat would
NOT, be said. be coerced into recogniz-
ing wood butchers and labor agita-
tors for the simple reason that they be-
longed 10 the union.
President 0Connell, OF the Carpen-
ters' Council. speaking Of the prospects
Of peace in the matter OF the strike, said
that, IS far as be knew, there was no
more chance Of settlement now than
when the strike started. He did not be-
lieve that next Monday would see re-
sumption Of work.
The waters who serve the hungry
popalace have caught the strike fever,
and at high noon on May 5, so they say,
will take of their aprons and walk out
unless the employers shall coneede their
demands - that the minimum wages
paid shall be $40 a week, six and one
half days TO constitute weeks work,
and twelve hours days work. Another
demand is that walters shall have the
privilege of replacing broken articles or
paying charges thereof. instead of be-
ing subject to an arbitrary fine. The
union numbers 100.
CHICAGO, April 25. The strike fe-
yer is spreading like wildfre on
the prairie. All. or nearly all, of
the defunct Knights Of Labor as
semblies are calling their old members
together, initiating new ones, and pre-
pairing TO plunge into the fight for
the eight-hour movement. Every eSi-
tion of the daily papers con-
tains announcements calling on
the members OF the different trades
to turn out 10 some meeting or other
There were no less than eighteen such
notices from as many different trades,
representing nearly 50.00 men, pub
lished Thursday. The machinists who
have never worked less than ten hours.
published call headed: "More wages;
less hours. Organizer The cornice-
makers will meet Sunday to array them
selves on the side of the eight-hour
movement. They number about 700
men. The coal beavers have *. of L.
assembly Of 800 members, every one of
whom is ready TO join any move
ment in the interest Of laboringmen.
The timers are out with their call for
organization. They have had no union
since the Knights of Labor assembly
went to pieces. They number anywhere
between i, 500 and 9, 600 hands, and have
always worked ten hours. The sash, door
and blind workers, the box-makers,
the lathers, the coopers, the gravel.
roofers and the wood-carvers are all
busy organizing themselves. The gen.
eral trend of all these societies is 10
follow the example of the carpenters.
All are imbued with spirit of success,
and claim that they can stand strike
better now than ever before in the his
tory OF labor struggles.
1t is understood that the lathers,
shoemakers, cutters and shoe-machine
girls will all unite and demand a new
schedule of wages as well as shorter
hours This trade is said to be much
better organized than has been popu-
larly supposed. The shoe-machine girls
are heart and hand with the men and
will abide by any action taken by the
union.
The probabilities are strongly in IA
vor OF an extensive strike at the Stock
Yanis among the packing-house en-
ployes May 1. Between $4,000 and Is, 600
men are employed in the various pack
ing establishments, and il Is generally
understood that at least half that
number are ready TO go out May 1
on demand for tho eight-hour day.
Many of the others are anxious to re-
main, and Just how affairs will ter
inmate is largely matter Of conjecture.
The system in vogue at the yards requir-
ing that deposit OF two weeks wages
be made by each employe is very dis
tasteful and many Of them are making
demand that the deposit money be
returned 70 them. This is taken
as sn indication Of their intention 20
strike. One OF the managers at Swifs's
establishment said that they were hhr-
ing all the rev men they could get and
discharging every man who made de-
mand FOR his deposit money. 1t is IN
derstood that this course viii be gcn-
rally pursued.
THE MINERS
SPRINGFIELD. III. April 2s-A call
has been made for Joint conference Of
miners and mine operators 20 be held At
the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago
May ~
ST. LoUTs. April 2s.--A convention
Of delegates representing the coal
miners Of Southern Illinois IL in
session in Fast Sc Louis under
the auspices Of the United Mins-work-
ers' Association 81 America a new
scale Of prices FOR day workers in the
Southern Illinois mlnAs, being an Id
vance of y per cent over present
wages, has been adopted. ard
scale Tor riece workers Of .
lire eharaet~r vii be agreed -.
Arrsngeuaents vii also be made
for The es-ahiishnsent ~ ths eixhthsas
svsssus. Tesrr Il 10 t.lk ~ sfrlRs
tbe Sslegsses o@ing % sae ovsnion thas
the rine orerstsrs w.li rraat their De-
n snas without hesltatlon-
scoTrntfa Pa. Aprl ~ EiFhs