New-York tribune., 1891-05-06
LABOR CRISIS APPROACHING.
EFFECTS OF THE HoUsEsMITHS' STRIKE.
MANY woRKMEN ALREADY LAID OFF AND MORE

MANY woRKMEN ALREADY LAID OFF AND MORE
WILL BE-TRADEs UNIONS IN SESSION.
The crisis in the present labor troubles in this city
is fast approaching and workmen will soon be forced
10 quit work many buildings because OF lack oi CO
operation OF the various trades. Each trade mas Ger
tain amount Of work 10 do building ana wheh one
trades stop work Others also forced 10 STOP
In consequence of the strike of housesmiths' many
workmen have already been laid OF, and IL IS expected
that work Will be stopped ON other buildings to-day.
over 500 housesmlths met in mass-meetlng IN
Clarendon Hall yesterday and received reports In re-
gard to the progress of the strike. 1t was announced
that Of the iron manufacturers had gwen IN huu
that 1900 mey still strike. George warner
president OF tee junior, made q long speech In OK
planation OF tie assertion that there was trouble DC
tween the Iosesmiths' Union and the Architectural
Iron-workers Union and on-Moulders Union NO %
He said that there was fight between these unions
COMMITTEES called on the firm OF Norcross Brothers
yesterday in 10 letter saying that they would
grant the demands OF the housesmlths. The members
of the firm told the committee that they never "roIe
such a letter and that It a forgery. Great ex-
element was caused by the report OF the committee
and an investigation ordered. which developer inc
fact that member Of the union had written the eter
because he wanted to return to work and hoped uht
the meeting of the committee would bring ABOUT d
settlement with NorcrOss Brothers.
Both the journcymen trainers and the master ram
ers held MEETINGS yesterday. The journeymen re
ported that two bosses had given n ana that t'
indications were that break would take place 10
day in the Master Framers' Association. 1t was also
ren,red that nonuniOn men were working on four
buildings but that the members OF BrcklaJers
Union No II would 20 ont sympathetic strike 10
dov on a budlng at Eleventhst. and Secondav ht
,b meeting OF The bosses it reported that 200 non
union men had applied for places heSoiut9nS VIZ
passed grant ther men eight nouT r az Of S Wslns
delegate TO examine their contracts for i '
tradesmcn 45 cents an hour W Ssore ON the
part of the union to extend the power OF the Walking
delegates. -, .,-, r-,tor ,vere granted their
demand for a wOrkday of eight hours yesefday Will wiz,
ont being forced to go strike Inc Journey io' -
IaIhers Union also won their strike lor an N ,yorIl
wages from SO to $4 day ana VIII return ~ "0''
h nre are $50 trainers in the Eastern District OF
Brooklyn who want their wages rdlseu T tbn American
Toderaon Of Labor and have representation on the
board of walking delegates. Inc men VEIL wem0 AZ "a The
strike but half OF them have returned 10 "orh O "'
There was practically change in the carpent1eIS 81
etrike for eight hours at Newark IL was reportu ~
the strikers headquarters ID tnc ang in
all. The bosses deny tLat any haNe sN0" III ~ w.
mems demands. , - - ,rudince in Long
leland CIV went on strike yesterday for egnt h0is
Thev saw they are forced to work nine honrs
while the bricklayers only WORK eghI. .ttr of the
building affected by the stlKe Is I'c l'o" S' " W
Long Island Railroad. NJ. - -.o,,roy po,
road in Long Island CITY was &eSte,[va, lonbiv No
* Knirhts OF Labor The committee nen Sol,'oa vi @
eDce win william Stenway az his New-1 Ork oco b
sn,' ,ora entirely wrong and upheld the acuon vi
SUPERINTENDENT Albert ID. Moulton IN % nr On
non The strikers, who went BACK 20 le t,rue their
Monday, pending settiemen' VIII "
"a usual.