The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-28
BAD FOR THE STRIKERS
Contractors Gaining Ground in
the Great Struggle.
WON'T EMPLOY UNION MEN NOW

Many of the Laborers who Are Out in New
York Becoming Disheartened "A Gen.
eraI Movement TO Employ Non-Union
Men for PAYERS in Several Large Cities.
NEW York, May 2S.-The situation in
the street paving war indicates that the
contractors are steadily gaining ground
ia the struggle of the National Paving
Cutters Union against the New England
Contractors Association, which was be-
gun nearly two weeks ago because of a
proposition to change the date for sign
ing the yearly wage scale from May 1 to
Jan. l.
Contractor Kelly has largely increased
the geng of non-union men which he
put to work on Third avenue last Tues
day.
The work is being pushed rapidly,
and general satisfaction is expressed
with its quality. Several union men
have gone to Mr.. Kelly's foreman and
asked that they be allowed to take the
places of the non-union men in relaying
the old blocks. They were informed
that under no circumstances would they
be allowed tx return, This direct re-
fusal has greatly disheartened the
strikers.
The other contractors are also hurry
ing their work along. By next week, it
is stated, all the jobs which are now
stopped will be resumed with big gangs
of non-union men whom the contractors
will import into the city.
Much apprehension is entertained as
rararla tba vaurr1t 80 khsg r.nu, ,,.,o -,
the part of the contractors to the Ma
tional Paving Cutters Union. The paw
ers acknowledge that the contractors
have in this respect completely out
witted them. They say that they will
not abandon the fight, however, and are
confident they will win in the end.
The union granite cutters nave also re-
ceived a severe setback in that a great
many of the union quarrymen nave re.
turned to work, thereby giving in to
the New England Associations de
mands. The number of those who are
going back to work in the quarries is
also continually increasing. The strik-
ers declare that the quarrymeu's return
can nave but little effect on the situa-
tion of the strike, as theirs is not skilled
labor.
1t is the strike of the granite cutters
that really prevents the quarry work
from going on, they say. The contrac-
tors say, however, that this is q great
point for them, and that it is only a
question of time when all the men will
go back. Meanwhile, their places are
being rapidly filled up, the contractors
say, by non union men whose work is
fully as good as that of the union men.
Some of the men, it is said, will not
/ l.. Il. Iua1r ~ oil N1,a go rVn on ,
branch is the weakest branch of the Ma
tional Union. The other branches de-
clare they are still firm.
The granite strikers put much faith
in the secret meeting of the New Eng
land Association. They say that when
the members are unwilling to let the
public know what business was conduc,
ted it portends a gradual weakening or
their part. They are daily anticipa tins
some developments in their favor.
The District-Attorney was asked to-day
what had been dom coward prosecuting
the bosses for conspiracy. He said he
was investigating the matter carefully,
but that he had not yet sifted the evi,
dence sufficiently to enable him to make
q definite statement as to the action ht
would take.
1t is learned that there is a general
movement on foot among the contractors
to make the use of non-union men fol-
street paving general in all the largC
cities throughout the country. By do
ing this it is thought that they will
avoid much delay and difficulty in fu
ture contracts.
What helps to keep up the courage o
the strikers to a great extent is the re
port that paving in the other cities ii
still at a standstill.