The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-09-04
THE CHICAGO CARPENTERS.



CHICAGO, seyt a--The long contemplate
| carpenters strike has been declared ON II
| Chicago, but Ii has not had the effect o
/ tying ap the building trade Al the head
quarters OF tho new Boss Carpenters asso'
citation reports received during ths
FIRST day were 10 the effect that moi
I one half OF the men had failed 10 report
! 20 work and that the places Of the absentees
| had been immediately filled. The employ
ers expected no trouble and we're confident
of having all the help necessary To carry on
the contracts In hand. In point OF fact,
contracts were let up TO noon.
Congressman Frank Lawler and President
o'Connell, OF the Carpenters council, were
around at headquarters and made the state
ment that provided President Weeks would
submit 70 q conference tho strike would be
declared OF In twenty minutes. President
Weeks refused TO consider the matter with
them and resented the interference OF Mr..
Lawler, d politician 1t would be liberal
estimate 10 say that 1000 OF the 900 Chi
cago carpenters have gone out and the lead
ers are greatly disappointed at the result
The present fight ~ a sort Of triangular
combat-the Carpenters and Builders
association and the Boss Carpenters
association might be put as two sides Of the
sriangIe--the strike To be represented ny
diagram while the United Carpenters
council would have TO be designated by the
hypotennse. Whether the usual gemom-
efFicaI relation exists between the sides and
the hypotenuse remains 20 be- demonstrated
by the outcome Of the strike. just at present
she three lines do not agree In any way. The
carpeters' council people say that the strike
order has been generally obeyed with prompt
mess and unanimity by the men. Mr..
Goldie, representing the old bosses, said
that none OF his men had gone out and he
had heard 81 none OF the others having
quit. Secretary McDeFmot, OF the new
bosses, had heard of only one Job being
abandoned by the i0urneymen carpenters.
AS a matter OF fact, the jof~ OF the new
bosses have Jared worse than those OF the
rival association. ON che latter many of
the eafpenters employed are non-unlon
men and most OF these remain at work.
The box makers and sawyers at Hair 4
Ridgeway's factory struck because the COM
pany were employing hon-union men to
take the places of the striking carpenters,
A conlmlttee OF the strikers called at the
carpenters eouncll and assured them that
no box makers would work with non union
carpenters. Not many box makers are out,
however.
Nine union men, who were at work for
Phillips & HameIton at 81 I-2 cents an hour.
we're ordered on. The strike committee
looked into the matter and ascertained that
the men had been paid a2 f-2 cents since
Aug. 4. and they were ordered back 10 work.
At the same time the committee de-
cided that all carpenters who had heen paid
30 la cents since Aug. should continue TO
work. This is concession. as the original
program Of the strikers has heen 90 en-
tireiy tie up the building tradr by calling
out everybody.
There are less than 600 striking carpen-
ters, who refused to 40 to work Tuesday
morning. still out. There Is confusion and
chaos among the members of the earpen-
ters' council over the action of the strike
committee In authorizing the return to
work of carpenters who were receiving
~ I-7 cents per hour This action Is criti-
cised by strikers, who say the committee
exceeded its authority, President James
osConnell. OF the Carpenters council, has
resigned because OF discomfort among the
OF that organization. Employers
assert they have al the men they want