New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-25
ON THEEDGE OLA LABOR WAR
A FARREACHING STRIKE IMMINENT.
TIE IRON LEAGUE TAKES FIRM STAND AM

TIE IRON LEAGUE TAKES FIRM STAND AND
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR TALK BACK.
According TO the statements Of members Of the
Iron Leage and OF the lIOusesmlths Union made yes
terday there appears 10 be prospect Of peaceabe
settlement The differences between those organiza-
tons. The situation Is even more serious than 10
seemed to he on Wednesday, when the Iron League
announced its decision 70 discharge all members OF
the ousesmhs Union because the union had placed
n bovcott on the jackson Architectural Iron Works,
which Is member Of The Iron League. II now ap'
pears that before week has passed more than $4,000
workers In this city, Brooklyn and Jersey City may
be Idle although only about 900 are directly
concerned in the struggle. The Leaguc has decided to
lock out men In a wholesale manner. and the unions
threaten to meet the manufacturers halfway by order
Ing wholesale strikes all buildings where members
OF the League have contracts for work
An entirely new aspect given to the situation
yesterday by the statements Of j. NJ Cornell. Of tho
executive committee OF the Iron League, and Henry
A. Hicks. Of Building Constructors District Assembly
No. o53 Knights Of Labor. Mr. Cornell, when seen in
his Office Mt NO 14l Centre ST. by Tribune reporter.
said "TOmOTow night the members OF
the Iron League In this city, Brooklyn ana
jersey City win discharge every housesmhh employed
BY them. NonuIion and union men alike VIII DO
discharged On Monday they will employ such mon
us they know are not hostile to the interests Of Their
employers. more Ul1H l,ooO HoHoeo"ie'' "'' W
discharged tomorrow night. The members Of the Iron
Leagne are thoroughly tired OF the actions of the
Housesmith's Union. The housesmiths undertake 10
tell certain members Of the eagne that they must
discharge certain men and employ others that m1t,ral
made By certain firms must not be handled when any
Arm refuses to acccde TO their outrageous demands
these unions declare boycott against the firm ana
do everything in their power to ruin tho business Oh
that firm The business Of the Jackson Architectural
iron Works has been nterfcrcd with In this mnnDcr
and now the Iron League has decided to put a stop
once for all TO such tactics
The decision 70 discharge both union and non union
men tonight was reached late Thursday afternoon
after the adjournment Of the meeting OF the executive
committee Of the Iron League. which was held In Mr.
Cornclps Office. Henry a. Hicks, when he learned
yesterday OF the latest decision OF MI CORNELL
took prompt action to colntcract as lar rs
possible the threatened action OF TIE league
Mr. Hicks said that If there no change favorable
10 the housesmiths before noon on Monday, strikes OF
all tho building trades represented In District AS
sembly 30. 253, would BE- ordered On every building IN
this cty where work is being done by members OF
the Iron League. These strikes will be directed with
greater vigor against J. VI. Cornell than against any
other member OF the league. II this plnn Il carried
out by Mr.. Hicks, binding operations In this city VIII
BIO brought IN a standstil for there Is scarcely
building In process Of erection In the city In which no
member Of the Iron League has contracts for Iron
work. The magnitude Of such strike can hardly be
estimated for when great strike involving several
different trndes Is ordered, the fever IS frequently
contagious and many small organizations get into the
thickest part Of the fight before they know Il.
The Public Cartmcn's Union will play an important
part In the fight. J. Taylor the walking delegate for
that union, said yesterday that he was only waiting
for the wori from Mr.. Hicks to prevent the delivery
OF all building materials to buildings where members OF
the Iron League contracts for work. Such action
b,pd ~ l,rir md III
who would probably refuse TO join the strikers ont OF
employment. The Bnckaycrs Union Is an indie
prudent organization md never voluntarily enters
into sympathetic strike. II can only
be reached by stopping The delivery OF
building materials. The strike alone, II Is vnrlously
estimated. will throw out of employment from 10000
to 10000 men MIR. Cornell believes that the lockout
Of the iyousesmiths will Affect from $1,000 to 10000
men IN all the trades that deprd upon the activity
OF the hoisesmiths. Thus n win be Seen that New
York threatened with greater strike In the build
ing trndes than has occurred here before.
peculiar feature OF the struggle Is the fnrt that
the t,vo Interested parties the Jackson A:chtcc turai
from Works and the Houscsmiths' Union win have
next to nothing to say nbont the conduct OF the
aeht. The former Will be represented and governed
By the Iron League, and the latter Will he represented
by District Assembly NO. BOB. Knights OF Labor. IL u
probable ti the troubles between the American FEEDER
ntion of Labor and the knights OF Labor VIII be revived
In the course OF the stf1igyc TN tiF ne" ,r'h''"i
Court House IN Centre st. there carpenters
working who arc members u the United brotherhood
Of rarpntes and Ioinrrs OF America, which Is F"i-
Grafton union. These men have taken the places OF
the me who left II 10 supIrrt the fight against the
Jackson Architectural Iron Works. James Nc KIM
who ts the walng delegate Tor the United brotherhood
Of Carpenter justified his acton yesterday 10y saying
that thr DOnN OF Walking Delegates OF which no
il a member had official notice OF strike on the
court nOuse The houscsmths lavo no representative
In tho board. 80 - ,,. -,
Whether the strikes viii extend to Jersey City has
not been decided. Il IS safe To assume, howcver. thai
Tho budding Trades Council OF Brooklyri VIII take
up the fight there The Executive Board 81 tn tn
as Will also the Master Nasons' Association When
he iourncymcn learned last evening Tint the
master na.ons would support the Iron League they
Threatened 10 Join the B,nri Of Walking Delegate6
and throw their influence With the other building
trades The jourleysn"n mhsonS are extremely con
s,rvatlve They have an agreement with the Master
Ms~ns' Ass ,cation not TO enter into any s'nNe'
They saw however that X their employers support
lockout they will supper. The striker. Every build
Ing trade anXously waits for tho action OF the Iron
I.cay this