New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-19
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I'LL. ,,o.vvoen Walter Da,nroscn. leader OF
A. svmnhony Orchestra, and his musiclaila "l'e.
u. =. ,be hreek king up Of Sunday nights concert
" carnegie Music Hall. is by no means se''Icu'
Dot, sides are ArIn. and the probabilities are '."'
,bs symphony concerts are al d" -en' 10
mis- winter. And IL Is All o""'s ~
80 ,h,. Mr. Damrosch employed non
80, musician 10 perform on SUNDAY his"'. Inc
hsr. NJ the Musical Mutual Protective Inloh
"a o., IN .tanding by ,he article in their cohSl'u-
'' which prov.lcs that no non-In'nb'r HAaii
,,v with Them and Mr.. Danro>ch IS eQ"'Il' All"
g. b,s determination not TO be Dictated 10 DF any
=. 4 meeting OF the union VIII be neiu
49,, -oor,in- nj II o'clock. and the Eft'er VIII pe
discussed John Hunt. president Oh ''e ""' W
Yesterday to Tribune reporter
..r,o ,.ears ago Ir. Damrosch brought over 20
At, oo,,.~v q concert-naster, who was aiso "'i
Inert sololst on the violin. lie said ne cou'u "p'
-. . concer:-lnasier here WHO was Sood e''""t'Ii'
A, the same time he imported Vioioh'e'i'S'' "e
ga ,be rnion ther that ne did not wish 10 an
.ri-e +, ~ any way Tic asked us in what way
'o could hem him and was told that the only way
as for him 10 have these men in TINS country
civ months before they began their engagement,
lie also brought Jules Conus ana man 'i''
Elonfel both experts Ccnus made MS apPie"-
,,o, 70 oin the union the second day ne So' mere
This was in May The concerts hogan III Oc'opeL
81 mn neither man under six-months law. coGn,
appear at the symphony Concerts. lheS seo"ieu
We tried to make of these men This name
Brodsky an honorary %mrSlch came Before
NJ hoard before he hired Brodsky, ana esken
that he be permitted 10 play IN the sy ba roSpled
viii But in Hegners case 1t was giiierS 1, az
Damrosch told his men tha; the lioa r neetng 50
~ navel 81 the first concert. This was IN NO
ye0eh las! Saturday in had inp' tod o hs men,
sent our sergcant-at-arms to can me III Wben
su The members to the six months RUE; Wh h
Mr. Hegner on the stage last night ttiel
ali refused to Play HegneT waN la hayc no eens
sganst Hegner and when he has been IN TINS ,,,s
Country FOR six months we VIII go rcs,v ough,
him into the union MT qor we introduced his
faer 10 the public in 1879 and started , me sorr
nat we offered Hegnec 5000 TO throw up MS con
%if Mr.. Damrosch will not agree to abide py .n r
rules Of the union his resignation vii! not De &C
cepted he Will DE expelled 49,, ,,,rs,oiors ar,
bringing forward now as prSSS Of far the from lae' dn
Mr in his claim to be lighting merely ioi
en- aSs;rac principle. was thus stated yss1eruaa4
Mr. Daroseh it is san he u orcFes 20 apic
which Would enable him TO cartel the CONF conf,
o,,. Of Th;ch was threatening TO become nurnei
These contracts were to be cancelled oy me
or s STRIKE The called for 100 concerts; Alter IN
controversy over Hegner arose ~ IS ss1, h ,s
rU ;sns hat Owing to the hard times. It wo9id Il
impraccabe TO give the whole rum n%o 81 the con
10 therefore
oer,s he cancelled and agreed. II this We're done, .
% on without Hegner. The men ana nor acIuaeS a.
x he nroposed rnoiifica ton. and the tegneT II
cchdent thus became an agency by which theY ~er
compelled bring about the con9ingenS. contrac,
late last nigh. Tribune reporter called az NJ.
Damrosch's house and read him the uitima'ui" Il
reply he said: .,-,. 49, l., ,ra l,ae, IT
,o,oro m Tho union is not vital to me, nee1 heNt
Rave 3oined H. pay my men full union rates; man
ns ,heyn FAR in advance. / shall fight this nght
the hitter end / am determined 10 have tle men ]
nv orchestra l want. union or non-unlon. an
Encouraged also In the stand have taken Dy scoIs
am nnw standing ] have nothing 10 add TO VIA
havss .,readv stated. ] have been most cour e
nay -a.tf1 nv. the president of the union. but IN
sec Ary has done all in his power to battle agais
me AND hardly in the spirit of a gentleman nay
heen HACKED up. too In the most magnifcent wa
by the press. 80. 20 .ou, Ubera
c,nnot tell YOU for | want few days or perleo
rest after all this trouble But my g0ins d d"y
~ Tho union ] have lots OF outside promises Una
car build up again a splendid orchestra