Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-25
BUILDING TRADES STRIKE
At Pittsburg--The Master Builders Say
They VIII Never Yield.

PTTTsBURG, May 24.-Sensational de-
velopments are expected in the building
trades strike tomorrow. 1t was stated
last night, on the authority Of the
Builders Press Committee, that 100
plumbers had come to the city yester-
day to take the place of strikers
tomorrow, and that hundreds
of carpenters, stonemasons, brick
layers and electricians are
expected early in the week. Within the
next week enough men are expected to
be here from various points TO keep
things moving until the men here with
draw their demands for eight hours.
Builders will not say that they are di
rectly responsible for the other men
coming here to replace the strikers. A
number of them seen last night said
they knew the men were coming, but
did not know at whose order
Vice President Powell, of the Master
Builders Association, was seen yestcr
day afternoon and asked when con-
ference will be held.
"Whenever the men ask for it," was
his reply.
"Why, the men claim that as they
asked for the last conference, and you
did not accomplish anything, it is your
turn to ask for meeting" was suS-
geSted.
''It would be-" replied Mr.. Powell,
''but we are not anxious for conference.
If the men want to confer, we will con-
fer But what's the use in a conference;
there will never be any concessions on
either side"
''If there is never any concessions,
there will never be settlements re-
marked the reporter.
"Well, we will not concede our posi-
ton. We will not give in to the eight
hours and there is no use talking over
rules until the question of hours is set
tied"
During the conversation with Mr..
Powell, the question of conspiracy came
up and the gentleman remarked that
someone is liable to get into trouble
If the conspiracy agitation is kept up
much longer. ''If it is conspiracy to
refuse to sell material to contractors
who are working eight hours, it certain
ly is conspiracy for Mr.. Swartz to pre-
vent apprentices from working If they
choose" said he. II told my boys that
they must either go to work or get an
other job. In my presence they asked
the president of the union in which they
are registered, if they could work and
he told them they could. Then they
went to Mr.. Swar:z and told him they
could not. Now, here is something land
he drew from his pocket document)
which we have discovered. 1t will be
sent to all contractors. They will then
order their apprentices to go to work,
and we will be very careful to know
who prevents them"
The regular meeting Of the Building
Trades Council was held last night. A
communication was received from the
Carpenters Council, asking that all
trades refuse to work on jobs where
nine-hOur carpenters are employed, and
a resolution was passed unanimously in
accordance with the request. The
plumbers sent request that the marble
cutters refuse all cards except the GER
| tificates issued since the commencement
Of the strike. Resolutions were adopted
endorsing the new Union Supply Com
pany.
A meeting was held in Saller's Ha II
last night for the purpose of making
further arrangements for establishing
the proposed cooperative concern for
supplying building materials. The pro-
ceedng of the meeting were not given
out, but it was stated that the new COM
pany will be ready in few days to do
business.
President Evans, of the Planning Mill
Association, says they will never yield
TO the demands OF the strikers.