Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-04

broken away from the union and are back
CT work Agent Swartz was seen, but
he declined to say what plan had
been adopted. "Tnat is an internal
matter belonging TO ourselves. 1 will say,
however, that our union viii not 6e injured
we know Just who have gone to work and
We know how we are going to get them
back. But that is our business"
Agent Adams said the men who had re-
turned TO work through force of circum-
stances would be dealt with very leniently
and the chances are they will not be asked
TO pay any fines at all
Agenf Snyder said the cause had been
hurt most by men returning to work
who were able to stay out. With this class
of deserters the unions propose to be more
severe.
Agent Swartz said: 'NIr Irwin was
largely responsible for our defeat, and
saw three weeks ago that we were losing
But the Strike Committee had not the
power TO declare the strike off until the
District Council said so. 1t has not
authorized Us to do so and we are relieved
of the responsibility.
Immense Losses on Both Sides.
The losses to both sides were fully out
lined in Thursdays DISPATCH. They were
very heavy, amounting to over half mil
lion dollars in wages TO the men, which can
not be made up in many years to come
The bosses lose heavily through work not
done, but they claim they have an oppor-
tunitv to regain portion Of their lost time.
1t Will be difficult for the community in
general to regain its loss. There is scarcely
an industry that has not felt the effects of
the prolonged strike and none Will be more
pleased that the difficulty is at an end than
the merchants.
The architects have been figuring all
week on work that can be finished this sea-
son, and the prospects are, that If all the
trades get TO work fair amount of
busSSess would be done. Among the bust
es. architects are S. T. McClarren, Thomas
Bovd. T. D. Evans and W. Ross Proctor.
There are some contracts, however, whose
execution would extend into next year, that
have been cancelled.
Now that the carpenters will return at
the old rates, q comparison of their wages
with those paid other trades is interesting.
Stonemasons receive A. cents an hour;
bricklayers, 50 cents; painters, 50 a day;
skaters, IS 20; plasterers, 81 50; plumbers,
So 30: tile LAYERS, 50 50, and carpenters,
So a..
Might Have Had an Increase
The carpenters receive the lowest wages
paid anv of these trades, and it is admitted
on all sides thai # they had made a demand
for All increase in pay the merits
Of their case would never have
been disputed. But the men relied
on the promise of their leaders and the tele-
gram of P. J. Mcclure, of May 4, in which
he denied the reports that the strike was
not authorized, and in which he promised
aid, telling the men to ''hold firm, =" had
much to do with their staying out so long.
The painters difficulty promises to result
in q complete division of the district. Agent
Jewell saws he will positively contest the
right of the five unions who have deposed
him without authority, and as they took
part in the election he will compel them to
take part in paying his salary.
Fresco Painters Union No. SS held a
meeting at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon in
which il was resolved to take a decided
stand against all shops in which the new
rules Of the master painters were posted
and re-declare all such shops non-union
until they are withdrawn.