The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-21
DESPERATE STRIKERS.
The Brieklayers Striving to In.
duce other Trades 10
Join Them.

There was a new development yester-
day in the troubles between the brick
layers and the boss masons. and the
bricklayers at the sugar house are out
again. When the strike began the men
at the sugar house were granted the In
crease demanded, but On Saturday last
they were notified that the new scale Of
fifty cents an hour would no longer be
paid, and that the men must accept
forty-ave cents If they wished to continue
at work.
the sugar house, and the men employed
are considered some Of the best in the
city, ana heretofore the best of feeling
has existed between the company and its
employees, but the latter refused TO accept
the reduction, aud notified their foreman
on Saturday that unless the company re-
ceded they would refuse TO 60 to work on
Monday. As the proprietors OF the big
concern declined to yield TO the men, the
latter therefore went out yesterday, and
today work Is suspended. This Is not on
the stable job but around the main build
in2s. where there Is always more or less
work.
Yesterday fourteen men left their jobs,
leaving only the foreman, who Is union
man, aud who is today overseeing the la
borers, but who says be will quit in case
"scap" bricklayers are employed
DoUGHERTY NOT FOUND.
Because OF the trouble at the sugar
house and the complaint against Presi-
dent Dougherty, an afternoon session OF
the executive board Of the Bricklayers'
Union was held yesterday afternoon at
Humboldt Hall, and another session will
be held tonight.
When Contractors Condor and English
made their complaint against Dougherty
before Justice Weed the latter was ad-
yised to send number OF constables TO
Humboldt Hall, where the brickiayers
have their meetings. it being intimated
that the officers might have some trouble
about arresting the men,
THAT was all nonsense, though" Judge
Weed said to me this morning. 81 sent
Constable OGrady 10 the hall, as | was
In duty bound, Dut instead OF beng
abused he was treated In the most courte-
Gus manner by the men and shown all
through the hall to be convinced that Mr..
Dougherty was not present. This morn
ing a delegation Of brickiayers waited
upon me 10 learn the amount OF ball IL
would be necessary 10 furnish in Mr..
Dougherty's case, and on being informed,
said they would shortly produce him"
WILL OTHER TRADES sTRIKEi
President Dougherty has not lied from
the city, as has been reported, but has
been quietly attending to his duties, and
will probably present himself before
Justice Weed this afternoon. The sugar
house strikers, while speaking In the
highest terms of the company. say they
will leave Jersey City rather than put up
with the reduction to forty-fiye cents an
hour.
~ have worked winter aud summer for
the company" ope striking bricklayer
oafd 70 raa. this morning "and il 1s a
splendid job, but unless they pay the
union scale / shall never work in the
place again, aud / don't believe single
one Of the other men will"
at the meeting tonight In Humboldt
Hall representatives from New YORK are
expected 10 be present. aud IL Is possible
that steps may be taken 10 carry the
strike into other trades.
POLICE PROTECTION.
At the meeting OF the boss masons last
evening, a committee was appointed 10
see Chief OF Police Murphy In regard 70
police protection for the new men who
are at work upon the several new build
ines throughout the city. Tne bosses
fear that the strikers will resort 10 violent
methods, and attack the new men.
Mr.. f. Edwards was visited BY JER-
sEY CITY NEWS reporter this morning. He
said, Chief Murphy has promised US po-
lice protection. and do not think tnat as
long as we nave LDlS plOScCttOA AACA = " AA@
be any trouble. Several strikers tried to
cause troubie at the new school
building on Virginia avenue yesterday
by threatening to club the new men. The
strikers did not accomplish their pur-
pose, however, and the policemen on duty
arrested them. We do not think there
will De any further trouble, as the strikers
now see that we won't stand any fooling,
but will hustle them of 10 jail as soon as
they begin to make trouble. We ask for
additional protection only because We
want to show our new men that we are
looking after their interests. As for the
strikers, think they at least realize that
they are not in IL.