Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-23
PAID UNDER PROTEST.
Union Carpenters Who Are Fined Will
Appeal Their Cases to
THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD.
A Huge Labor Demonstration at Steuben-
vile for July 6.
MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIAL ITEMS

The carpenters unions are not making
very rapid progress in the work of filming
such members as return to work at nine
hours. Last nights meeting of the West
End Union was held for the purpose of in,
vestigating the charges against the men who
have gone to work for Murphy u Diebold.
The investigation was long-drawn out
proceeding, which will not result disas-
trously for the men implicated. There are
five of the men charged with disloyalty to
the union, and the penalty consists
of a fine. They. offered no defense,
but on the contrary admitted they had gone
to work Final action was postponed and
it is not known what disposition will be
made of the cases. Similar action was
taken by Local Union 23O, which has nine
men at work in Schultz & Co. s mill
viii Pay the Fines Under Protest.
C. G. Ross, one of the men, said last
night: cit will avail the union nothing to
fine us. We will simply pay the fines un-
der protest and appeal 10 the General
Executive Board, which once decided this
strike to be illegal and consequently cannot
go contrary to its own action"
The first move on the part of the con-
tractors to fill up the places of the strikers
with men from other towns has proven
futile. Yesterday - bricklayers came to
the city. They said they had come to work
for McKinzer & McCandless, the brick con-
tractors on the Alvin Joslyn theater. Be-
fore they had reached the job they fell into
the hands of Agent O'Brien, who called
upon them for an explanation. The men
said thay bod haor daaai uaH that thpu
not union men, and that they had been told
there was no trouble in Pittsburg with
the building trades. Agent O'Brien pro-
posed that the men should be sent back
home again, which was done last night.
Considerable complaint was made on all
sides yesterday by men who have not yet
received any strike benefits. The strike has
been ON three weeks, and according to Mr..
Swartz's own statement, 81 900 has been dis
tributed among from 400 to 1000 men.
Think They Have Funds Enough.
Mr. Swartz said yesterday that they had
all the funds they need to make the present
fight. They have received $500 from the
General Executive Board, and more is ex-
pected when the proper time comes.
At the meeting of the Building Trades
Council tonight an effort will be made to
organize a stock company for the purpose OF
furnishing all kinds of material 1t is said
the capital stock is to be $1,000
Frank Guckert, the planning mill man,
said Yesterday that he intended to start
Monday with from 10 to % men.
The plumbers strike is still on, and the
boys are not now allowed to work. They
held meeting yesterday and nearly all the
in the two cities were present.
They decided to stay out until the demands
of the men should be granted.
McKeesport Builders Organize.
The builders and material men of Nc
Keesport, have organized and adopted
working rules similar to the ones adopted
by the local exchange. Their officers are:
D. NJ. White President; E. A. Richards
and o. L. Edmundson, Vice Presidents; r.
B. Blame, Secretary, and j. Smith, Treas
urer.
Resolutions have been passed binding the
to put all men to work who will
go back at last years wages; to support the,
various trades associations and to protect
the men from fines imposed on them by
their unions. The exchange comprises 46
of the largest and most prominent contfac-
tors of McKeesport. A meeting will be
held next Monday night, when the perma-
nent organization will be effected and by
laws adopted.
The union carpenters of McKeesport held
a meeting yesterday and adopted the fol-
lowing:
WHEREAs, We have made what we believe
a just demand of our former employers, and
they have had three weeks to consider it
and have not granted the demand; there
fore be it
Resolved, That in order that the business
interests of the city may not suffer, Local
Union, III, Carpenters and Joiners of
on and after May 25 will receive
applications for all work.
Headquarters have been established and
a committee of IA journeymen have been
selected to act as contractors.