The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-22
AN IRON LEAGUE LOCKOUT.
1T MAY INVOLVE MANY JHoustyD
MEN IN THE BUILDING TRADER
II Begins with the X. or l.. Hou.e.m,th..
Who Are All to he Discharged To.mor.
row Unless tho Kninht- Discontinue III.
Strike Against the .Jncs son Work.

Strikc Against the JncNsOn works
Between 200 and 300 housesmiths belonging
to tho Knights Of Labor were notified by their
employers last night that unless their organl.
cation discontnues tho strike against tho Jack.
son Architectural Iron Works by Tomorrow
morning, they will he discharged
Between 1000 and 5000 moro will receive
this same notification when they reach their
shops this morning. Unless the leaders OF the
order OF the Knights OF Labor comprehend the
gravity OF the situation and mako other terms
10000 men. tho employers say. will DO idle
within two weeks.
The Knights OF Labor have lost pretty much
all power in this city snvo in the building
trades. Here they have had things their own
way, and the employers say that tho knight,
have harasscd them past endurance. Their
latest strike is against the Jackson Arch,cc-
tural Iron Works After weeks OF dclihcration
tho members Of tho Iron League. which in.
cludcs tho owners OF all the largo iron works
in this city. Brooklyn, and Jersey city, with tho
announcement and promised support OF ON.
ploycrs in all tho other branches Of tho build.
ing trades. have decided to stand by tho Jack.
son Architectural Iron Works At n meeting
OF tho Executive Committee OF tho Iron
League. held at the Office OF j. b. 4 j. NJ
Cornell. 14l Centre street, on Monday thi,
resolution was PASSED:
Whereas. Tho Jackson Architectural Iron Works. one
Of tho members of tho Iron League having had certain
demands made on its employees by the Ilousesmith.'
Union, demanding heavy fines. which ands having
been refuse they being annoyed on building. ON
which they employed by preventing other mechau.
les from working with them stopping the delivery Of
material &c. the Iron League has determined that Al.
the ilousesmiths' Union is responsible for sucn an
noyance;
R..o'r~L That unless the same is discontinued by
Thursday morning June 30 lsV, all members belong.
ing to tho Housesmiths Union employed by the Iron
League will be discharged.
1t was decided to hold this In allegiance until
the Executive Committee could consult with
tho Executive Committee Of the United Build.
ing Trades. an organization Of all the mechan-
ical constructors Of New York. The two COM
mitces met at the rooms of the Builders Club.
III East Twenty-third street. yesterday after
noon. The conference was secret and lasted
long time. Mr. John Cooper. the secretary Of
the Jackson Architectural Iron Works. said
We have decided that unless the strike
day morning every Knight. OF Labor house.
smith will be DISCHARGED. The builders have
ppomis.d to stnnd by us all through We viii
to do in all the shors tomorrow. Somo OF tho
members of the Iron League are SO eager to
notices this afternoon. II, 10 4 very unfor.
tp rn NECESSITY but it was inevitable and we
The housesmiths in their Great strike last
year were defeated 1t wns during this strike
that the Iron League was formed for tho pro:
Labor I,ai, had some, trouble with Gcniractoyr
Fifth avenue and Thirty.t third street. " Xii the
men employed there were ordered on strike.
noer nnmch Paul Chandler who claimed that
Chandler, was subsequently denounced as a
"a nf In nal nI frnr
k said g Scsts s sS:As0n
one year We have the contract for f the
iron work on the new Criminal Court House.
nna @ him at k sa Gsrs All the ns hs
fused to go ahead unless he paid the fine OF
$40 S which the union had imposed upon him;
against the rules Of the knights Of Labor, AS
to go on strike to force the foreman. who had
been ut work gathering ar. tho mons tools
durinG :; strl ki to ray similar ne He re-
discharge him. We told them that such an
idea WIS GrepoS;terous and thereupon they de-
They stopped work on the, Criminal Court
building. tho metropolitan Insurance Com
and N!adis"n avenue. and T Kranich B sefss
new factory at Twenty third street and Sec
iron worf We put n m men u in h eli.
PLACES and We have steadily been going ahead
with our work. Hnt the other uni on men re-
trouble grew serious. The builders came to
US and asked US i we COULDN'T. do something
they were willing to do ANYTHING to end tho
trouble and he able ogo on with their work.
We tried arbitration Tho men sud they were
willing. and sent II committee to Mr. j. B. Cor
nell who acted in our behalf.
The biration. as far as the committee was
concerned, developed into 4 scrios OF demands.
They wanted only union men to be employed
inside tho shops and on outside Jobs. Walk
in Il fnC
shops at the noon hourto see that this rule
WAS VA ADHERED to; men WHO refused to go on.
had left our employ during the strlke were to
T. !" rcinstatea: Mr. tornrLl couldn't agree to
party. He suggested two men whom they
refused to accept, and they named two men
whom he could not accept. That. Of course.
ended the arbitration. Since then the masons
hay have l been tTyinG to g go on with the work on
smiths have been prevent inc thom Tnis
strk Ike began on May "a. and one month of it
is ahout as mush HIS nf ratrnG" can endure
ing to do with the whole strike. 1t was ordered
by tho building Constructors Assembly Of
hands. Ne have n" AMI animosity against The
order but we are going to make the grentG,.t
Sn 1nnf ERIN % "ar 10
are only going To- discharge the momhcrs u
the lious"smiths' Union. aud shall try TO nh
their places. Th"s" Of our employees who be-
long to other labor, organizations. or even
other assemblies of the knights OF Labor. will
not be affected by this unless they chooseto
strike
Tho Jackson Architectural Iron Works en-
ploy TOO men. j. j.. 4 j. NJ. Cornell employ
over, LOCO men. These two firms together
HOiI-c~mlths fuion. As this is the busiest
season of tn" year in tho building trad" tho
lookout viii throw moro men out IL work than
it would havs done during the winter or
II is impossible to say what the builders will
do in "a" the lockout affects them. as none ot
thcm vii talk ON the subject. But. accorIingto
the members Of the Iron League. they wiIltaEa
side. with the iron mon against the knights
Tho knights Of Labor practically control thu
budding ira les Of this city; Ever since their
defeat in tho surface railroad strik"- they
hay" boon slowly but steadily developing their
strength in this one line. There is yrry to
likelihood Of their disseminating the .s'uks
against tho Jackson Architectural Iron Works
Tomorrow The men will probably TAX" up
their tools, tonight and 60 HON" and then
await 'l,,Se.lonments. The Iron mnnulaG'ur"rs
smiths for every union one in their cmIloy.,
II az the building trades assemble ~ the
ni.hts Of Labor take up this ilrh, fni ''n,
locked. Mt men. thousands upon thpIsHu,>o II