The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-04
M4NUFACTURER WILL NOT YIELD.
Won't Give In to the Walking Delegates, n
the EIght Tnkes All summer.

II has now become question OF VINO viii be
able TO hold out longest In the fight between
the Board OF Walking Delegates and the
Building Material Dealers Association. the
cause Of the latter Icing espoused by tho
Brick Manufacturers Association.
The Executive Committee OF the Brick Man
ufacturor's Association held meeting yes.
terday in tho Niagara Building. Cedar street
and Broadway at which they perfected their
organization and passed resolutions to con-
tinue their opposition to tho demands OF the
walking delegates.
The brick manufacturers say that they are
getting their barges unloaded in spite OF the
strike. and that many Of the union men are
coming back. One OF the brick manufacturers
said TO Il SuS reporter:
This miserable strike is on its last legs The
manufacturers were never more united than
they are now. We will not yield to the demands
Of the Board Of Walking Delegates IL 1t takes
all summer and winter to fight the matter out
y! course we have great deal OF trouble now
and then in unloading the barRes. but that Is
This nianufacturer said that in the yards Of
II. :. Burroughes& Co.. Brooklyn. number of
non-unIon, men were followed by strikers who
threatened them. some OF the non union men
were afraid to unload for fear they would be
killed; A number Of the boats. 1t is reported.
containing bricks for firms In this city are
being unloudei by Italians under police pro-
lection.
Another member OF mo Executive commit
tee Of the Brick manufacturers Association
said that nearly one-hnlf OF tho yards In the
city had fun complements of men The del
egutcs. however were trying every device to
blun tho manufacturers.
Il have been told by one Of the largest brick
, IL er.ey Hy o n" ,wt
hcrs OF the Public Cartmon's Union went to
his yard and told him they wanted to negotiate
for tho purchaseo of l5.OUUOuO brick for coop
erativo supply concern which they were going
to start through the walking delegates and the
unions. The brick was to DO paid for on de-
livery. He refused reconsider the proposition.
saving he would likcsomo guarantee that tho
1t was stated yesterday That for, some mystic:
riuus reason the Ialtnins oi tho barGes could
not get the brick unloaded. though non.union
men were detailed to do tho unloading 1t was
found that tho Captains We're in league with
the strikers. SO the manufacturers discharged
he ma new G an ,6s snss
unlonded by non union men and the few union
men who went back to work undeterred by the
No new strikes were reported at the meot-
ing of the Board OF Wal king Delegates yester-
day The desgatss claim that there are , i.W
tho men are returning to work in any groat
numbers or that the employers can get enough
Why" he continued. out of 300 trucks
which were thrown idle at the first only twelve
or thirteen, are being used to cart material to
The delegates said gleefuly that the specu-
latiye builders were suffering most from the
Stflkcs. lncy hau thken cohtThctS, on tlme
limits. and the building material dealers were
unwilling to let them have the materials on
credit even il they could have them carted. rs
the strikers would not allow any one to build.
organization. visited the hai-nnished build
ing ut l'jS Iarick street on Tuesday afternoon
and ordered lot of non-union men at work
there quit. They refused. whereupon Tor
ner began TO remove n number OF ladders from
tn" front OF the building. Herman Brock.
meyer. the boss mason. ran out and ordered
him to desist. Tornor grabbed Brockmeycr
by the hair and rough and-tumble fight en-
sued. A policeman ran up. and arrested Tor
Market yesterday Justice White ent tho walk
ing delegate o the island for month.
The Sun has received SO Tor the wife and
child of stephen White. who was struck with n
brick at Avenue ID and Fourteenth street,
whom he was about to apply for work at Cnnda
& kanes brickyard.