Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-24
LABOR RIOTS.
Striking Chicago Carpenters At
tack NOn-UniOn Men.
Squads Of Police Soon QuelI
the Disturbances.

About Fifty of the Rioters Arrested.
Other Trades Preparing to Strike.
Address of President Gompers, of the
Federation of acknowledgements Car
penters Compromise and win Return
to- WOrk-Labor News.
CHICAGO, April 24.-Some non-union
carpenters were put to work on Wallace
street, near Fifty-third. The strikers
pickets reported the fact, and commit
tee of union men was sent to persuade
them TO quit work. Idle carpenters to
the number of about 100 joined the
committee, and when arguments failed
to induce the non-unionlsJs to quit the
crowd began ieering them, and riot
followed.
Police Sergeant Begley interfered,
when he was set upon and beaten by
the strikers. An alarm was sent to the
nearest police station and detachment
of police was sent out and succeeded in
arresting about fifty of the rioters. The
rest escaped, but the police are hunting
for them. Sergeant Begley was taken
to his home and medical assistance sum-
moned. The nUn-union men in the
meantime dropped their tools and fled
A crowd of strikers attacked George
and William Johnson, who were at work
on a new building at 3l9 Armitage ave-
nue.. Both men received slight scalp
wounds. The North avenue patrol was
called, but the strikers had fled.
At the Brotherhood base ball grounds
500 strikers assembled and attempted to
intimldate the workmen. An alarm was
turned in and a platoon of police came
to the scene, when the strikers with
drew.
At building in the northwest section
of the city delegation of strikers Or
dered several non-union carpenters to
quit. but were met with refusal The
strikers armed themselves with sticks
and brickbats and attacked the men.
The owner of the building called the
patrol wagon, but before it arrived the
strikers had knocked Foreman Hanson
down and severely beat him with a
scantling The strikers were placed un-
der arrest.
More Strikes Probable.
1t is announced that the gasfitters
have decided to go out Monday next.
Their demands are for an eight-hour day
and an increase of pay from 1925 to
So. 80 day.
The sash, door and blind mon are
making rapid progress toward perfecting
a large and powerful organization. They
expect to be in a position to demand
eight hours by May I.
Pre- .ident Gompers' Address.
President Samuel Gompers, Of the
Federation of Labor, after inquiry into
the status of the preliminary strikes at
indianapolis and Chicago, has issued
formal statement touching the wide
spread eight-hour struggle to be inaugu-
rated by the carpenters May |. The cir
cular is addressed ''To the Wage Work
ers and Sympathizers with Progress of
America" 1t says:
"Those of our fellow -toilers who con-
template taking action to secure conces-
sions in their several trades and calling,
we ask to defer action until this great
first struggle has been won, If we are
successful in this contest--which we
shall be, with your aid and cooperation
concessions will he easier attained by
all. Should you, on the other hand,
ditfuse your efforts upon various move
ments, it will but mean defeat for all;
even though an advantage be gained by
you, it will but be temporary. 1t will
surely be taken from you and leave the
wage workers of the whole country in
demoralized and hopeless condition for
quite a time"
The address concludes with an appeal
for contributions to be sent to Secretary
Evans, 81 Clinton place, New York.
Tuesday evening Mr.. Gompers ad-
dressed mass meeting at Battery d
armory, under the auspices of the Cen
trail Labor union and the trades assem-
bly,.
President Gompers held a number of
conferences with prominent Chicago
trades unionists and others. Rumors
were current that men in other building
trades were to be called out, but this was
denied.
Brickmakers Strike.
All the brickmakers in the northern