The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-11
THE BROKEN STRIKE
Employers Refuse 10 Dis
charge the Men Who
Came to Their
Rescue.
THEY HAvETHE UPPER HAND
Little sympathy for the Idlers in
other TradeS-Rain Calls
a Truce.

The boss masons held another meeting
last evening, but nothing new turned up,
and the masons spent two hours in dis
cussing the situation. They say that
they now have the upper hand, and that
it is only question Of time when the
striking bricklyers will throw mp the
sponge.
Mr.. Joseph Edwards said this morning:
81 think the strikers are already weaken
ing and l believe that within another
week every one of them will apply for his
old position. Two of my old workmen
came to me last evening and
asked for their old places. They would
not work, however, with the new men
and refused TO give them employment.
expect that all my old workmen viii lie
asking for employment by Monday. II
they will work with the new men, Will
engage them. / will not discharge any
of the new men.
'They are here and as long as they do
their work properly they will have en-
ployment. So far l have found no
ground for dissatisfaction. and tney will
10 all probability remain with me. / had
the full force of men at work on the Zinc
Company's building yesterday. and | am
sure that toe building will be flashed on
time.h
THE BRIcKYARD IDEA.
The matter OF starting II corporation
brickyard was also brought up at the
meeting aud discussed. The majority OF
the bosses were in favor of starting the
yard. but Mr.. j. Edwards said that the
bricks could be procured cheap enough
for the brick firms in this city, and that
as long as the two firms who furnish
all the brick III this city would stand bv
the boss masons there would be no need
of starting the yard.
The rain today has stopped the
work on all the new buildings
was seen by reporter this morning. He
said: ''rhe new men are getting along
nicely, and as long us they are satisfied TO
work Tor As cents an hour ! will keep
them. They are doing better work
than the old force, and are perfectly
satisfied with their job. | do not fear
that any further hitches will occur, as the
bosses are as determined as ever TO hold
out. We staud united and the eighteen
firms are pulling and working together
as one man."
THE WORKERS VIEW OF IT.
The strike OF the Jersey City bricKlay-
ers is. of course, a leading subject of dis
cussion among the different trademen in
Hudson county and its merits are being
discussed at every gathering OF working
men.
It is generally conceded amcng other
trades that the strikers will fail & obtain
rs much moral support as they calculated
upon, yet the impression prevails that the
men will win in the long run and it Is
thought that majority OF those who
have taken the strikers places will be pre-
vailed upon to enter the union and desert
their jobs. The fact that the strikers are
prepared to compromise on the black
day' difficulty is looked upon by
many as sigu of weakening on
the part of the strikers. The
compromise only affects those contractors
who have big forces OF men scattered
about in different localities. and really
has nothing to do with the main DIM
Guilty, which is the demand for increase
of pay. Fifty cents an hour Is looked
upon Dy many as extraordinary pay for
the quality Of work performed by brick
LAYERS, but men working at that trade
point out that their labor is uncertain,
and does not continue all year, 50 tnae
practically IL does not amount 10 more
than half the sum realized at the end of
twelve months.
But" said carpenter. speaking of the
strike, lit should be remembered that
even if the 1ricklayers have not steady
work more than half the year, they have
the other six months TO themselves, and
ir is hard to conceive of man deliberate
ly loaGng half year. There Is always
some sort of work that practical brick
layer or plasterer can turn his hand to
when he is not busy for the contractors.
and as the men know in advance that
tney will be idle during the winter months
it certainly seems to me they might find
some way of adding in that time 10 their
incomes"
So tar the police have had little trouble
with the strikers, and the men declare
that only moral suasion will be used with
those who have taken their places.
Winfield 5. Wyman. the striking brick
layer who was arrested Yesterday ass dis
orderly person on complaint OF Contractor
John Wheelinan, was DISCHARGED this
morning by Justice Davis in the First
Police Court. Contractor Wheelihan in
terceded for him, and told the Judge that
Wyman had liquor in HIM and didn't
know what he was doing. Justice Davis
administered severe rebuke to Wyman
before discharging him.