New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21
STRIKING CARPENTERS HOLD OUT
THE TROUBLE is SPREADING INSTEAD OF Ar
PREACHING SETTLEMENT.

TILE TROUBLE IS SPREADING INSTEAD OF Ar
PREACHING SETTLEMENT.
The strike OF carpenters and allied workers spread
Yesterday assuming proportions which gave evidence
of the beginning OF one OF the most stuooo'h "
bitterly fought strikes in the building u1des III many
years in this city. The Board OF WANING Deieka'ee
decided at its meeting Friday afternoon thai every
trade represented in the Board should sTke Oh III
buildings where John Downey Is dong 'ne "orh
or no expeued The carpenters insist that all t@
cabinet makers working for Mr.. Do"ney snail ei'no
tc discharged receive the same wages rs ~"
carponters receive The cabnet-makers "orh n"o
hours q dav for 49, and carpenters work eight hours
dav for SO 80. Mr. Downey denies that ne ha9 gwen
CARPENTERS work to the cabinet-makeTs lie saSS ZINC
ono trade s not qualified to do the Work OF tle oc''
Al IFS meeting on Friday the Board OF NaIhlhs
Delegates ordered the delegate for Eccentric hhE"eoH
Union No. /, owen Carroll, To go 10 INC wv ''.
Astor hotels In Fifthaye, at Tiirtytihiu anu ~
ninth STE and the new power honse OF the h'''"""'
Cable road at Fifty frstst, and order al inc
-, strike In obedience to this order the hoisuhs
engineers on these buildings did not begin "o'A 'o'
terday morning. This prevented the or'oMh'' 80,
e..eral other trades nom continuing "o
Th number Of men now idle. as estimated ~
the delegates yesterday, Is l,1Oo 1ho Sui"' -
In charge Of Delegates McKim. Icnne'sy Rogers anu
yCrocten They are assisted by John Tasker' prtel
don, ~ tie Board Of Walking Delegates Dcics""
cKim who has during his short career a. ""'"'
,.,oa,a acouircd considerable nOtorcty BY MS nc
,t,, g., looking ont for violations Of the rules Of his
,,,ion Is y candidate for Chief Factory Inspector
The strike is becoming more comphcat u' Inv
calJnetmakers refuse 10 stop WORK. Inc W."
carore NJ ,rbDrn there are ninety working for Mr.
rr,.v have also refused 10 lend their aid To the
s,rkerS In consequence OF the hcuoh oi 'n''c
unions their representatives None ana boihes' nave
| boon expelled from the Board Of Walking Dcee"'es
| #, DoImes wss treasurer Of the board
Mr. BOVINE when seen at his once yeaeru"S' "'
No AIO West Thirty fourth ST., said TO Iflou"c 10
nortcr sevcra, OF the striking carpenters nave 'oo
~ mo and assured me that they have been ur""h NV"
! fine strike most unwngly by their UNIONS nv,
| have no grievance against NE. II IS SIMPLY "t"'
| t,,rooo ,,vo trndes unions These carpenters are
| o,l rcd 10 strike when their delegates ask theih 10
~ they refused TO strike they would be 'bhcK hs'ed
Lv their unions and it would be extremely dmcuit oi
! them 10 get work in any part of tie country IL ]
= pecu.iar form ot tyranny, 10 which they must 10"
or I,se their means Of making living Mt. Do"hc>
nrofcs,ed 10 be ignorant Of the number OF men WIG
| had slammed work 1t was his opinion, however, thi
| NOT more than 200 had struck. He did rot hio"
whether the engineers had struck. lie admitted ma
if they had struck work the new buildings "ouiu ~
paralyzcd for the time being ,.,.ao ~ ,h. ,ril,
There was no change In the attitude Oh llc ,i,n
ing cloakmakr' yGserday; ,,,,i' tIir,,cd t
,ih,pv without making any further attempts 10 se'
the strike, saying that me clohI"t,I j,,tion h,
urctudiced against the state Board "i MDl''"'o" ny
| Knight, of Labor ana Otucr -
wv" .trhc of steamnteTs was ordered ycscIdhN III
huiIdIng in Wal-st., near Willian-st. liz" , 'toj
Gttcr also have grievance against lne "VH
cighth ST. from Eighth 10 MINI ave. ""oic '"o!
thTrraien to order u general strike