New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-23
THE IRON LEAGUE TO FIGHT
THREATENING WAR ON LABOR UNIONS.
IT DECLARES THAT IT WILL FORCE $1,000 MIN
OUT OF WORK, II NECESSARY. TO

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The Iron League. an organization of iron manu-
facturers of this city Brooklyn and Jersey City. has
declared war on the IOuscSmiths' Union. Tho league
has announced that unless the unicn rdnQuShcs It's
fight against the Jackson Architectural Iron Works Of
This city all members Of the Ion working for mHn
b.rs OF the League will be discharged to-day. Wmle
such action was not entirely unexpected the an
nonncement yesterday great surprise TO labor
men, The fight which will begin today Will he a
bitter ore for which the members OF the knGue say
they are fully prepared II will be q direct attack on
the Knights Of Labor. who were defeated a the time
OF the bousesmiths' strike year The action OF
TIA. league taken at meeting which the executive
committee held on Monday in the Office OF J. Z. q
s. NJ. Cornell az No. l41 Centrest Al that meeting
the following resolution una limouSly adopted;
Whereas The jackson Architectural lion Works. one
OF League having had certain de-
nand mode on It's employees by the Norse'ri,hs' Cnion
demanding heavy fines which demands having boon re-
fused they are being ANNOYED buildings on which they
employed by preventing other mechanics from work
ing with them stopping the delivery Of material etc.
the Iron League has determined that as tho Housesmths
Union IS responsible for such annoyance
Resolved Thot unless the is discontinued by
Thursday morHinc 90. 1902 all members belonging
70 the HouseSwilS' Union employed by the lion League
will be discharged
on the following day the Executive Committee Of
the Iron League met the Executive Committee OF tho
United Building Trades. organization Of mechan-
zeal constructors. in the rooms OF tho Building Trades
Club at No III Fast Twenty third ST. when 1t was
decided that the resolutions should be posted in the
manufacturing establishments Of The members Of the
Iron League yesterday. j. NJ. Cornell. member OF
the Executive Committee Of the Iron League, said yes
teriay that the committee would meet In his once
this morning at IL O'Clock and take final action ii"
said that the lockout woud directly affect about 1000
housesmiths In this city, Brooklyn and Jersey CITY,
and that probably between $4,000 and 10000 workers
In other trades depending largely on the activity OF
tie hOuseSmiths would bc thrown out Of employment
alt WILL" said M Cornell, take several days TO
get things into shape that we can carry out our
plans for We must learn first who are union ana
who are nOn-CniOn The knights II Labor Will
be discharged. In the three cities mentioned there
are forty large firms IN the Iron League, and we VIII
welcome any iron manufacturer who desires to JON
in fight. The men who have been carrying
things with such high hand have one chance LEFT 10
avoid tie lockout. They can avoid II BY coming
here before II o'clock tomorrow morning aud giving
I'D their fight against the Jackson Architectural Iron
Works, which they have carried on with such per
sstence7
The notices were posted in all the League Shops
yesterday morning. Copies Of it put on the
floors Of the shops under piece, Of iron. that every
worker would see item.
The leaders Of the h0useSmithS profes,ed 10 have
little confidence In the sincerity Of TIC action OF the
Iron League John KiloIaa delegate for the House
smiths Inicn said The action Of Mr.. Cornell and
followers
1t is no, likely that few manufacturers In this city,
Brooklyn and jersey CITY are willing TO close their
tabshments at this busy time Of TIE year ana give an
opportunity % rival manufacturers in other cities 10
make serious inroad, their business here. We have
20 confidence in such threats
Henry Hicks Of District Assembly 40. 253. Knights
Of Labor. Building Constructors said that nonu union
housesmths would probably be locked ont. as well as
unon men, The lockcut, he said, would greatly bcne
IL the IIousesmits' Union, as il wouN show tD' non
union that. IN order q protect themselves they
must all stand together in a union. Another promi
nent member Of the urion said "Thc clippers. foun-
drymcn moulders frislci, and pattern makers will be
The first ones 10 suffer they vii! all DC locked out
There arc 400 mon working in COrneil's shops now
Mr. Rcd, Corrcn's superintendent, went through the
shop today and asked cac. man n b" belonged
to the union. How many union men viii
he fud in that way? II the threat Of the
Iron League f. carried District Assembly
253, Knights Of labor. Will have something 70 saw
that Will make VIZ. Cornell very uncomfor'ahle' il
the smith, are discharged because they De.ons
10 a union (and that Is what Is Threatened IN the
notices we read today, it win be rank violation
az IN. Conspiracy law, which VIII promptly las
leorc the Grand jury, FOR the purPj,e II securing
Indictments against Corne! and all The other mem
hers Of the Exccu.lve Committee. 1t most serious
condition Of affair, when yet twenty four hours
notice that all union men viii be discharged simply
because they are union men,
The pr,~ont trolb.e began early last ,Prng. when
general strike, were ordered all bu.ldincs being
erected by John Dowuey. who, It was .ol1. cmpoyed
uon-unon mn. strikes wore ordered on lie new Astor
hotel, in Flnavc al Thirty third and Fifty ninth os.
At the Hotel Waldorf. at Thirty thlrd~t ana Ffh
ave all the men stIuc, exoop engineer named
Paul Chandler who WIS subsequently, expelled from
tie Ecoent-c Enrinccis Union. Chandler WAS after
in Ceutre-si. ~ tho Jackson Architectural Iron
Work; general ,,,tg Wa oag{h hgfr crc %A"' rc IT.
men refused - return 10 work ul'h Chand"r Piid