Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-12
LABOR'S CAUSE.
No settlement Yet of the Carpenters
Lockout-Sympathy Extended.


There is still no change in the stu
alton of the Iocked-out carpenters.
The members of Union No. 100 held
meeting on Saturday night. which
lasted until late hour, the contrac-
tors association also having a meet
ing. which was not adjourned until
well into the night. Nothing, how
ever, has come of either OF the meet
ings in the way of a settlement of the
difficulties. Other unions have be-
gun to take hand in the affair. the
Tri-Citv Stonemasons being the first
to set the pace. AT their meeting on
Saturday night 800 was appropriated
for the use of the carpenters, and the
following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas. Union No. 8. of Stone
masons' International union. have
observed the attempt on the part of
| the carpenter bosses to demoralize
l.. L. 166, United Brotherhood
of Carpenters. it is therefore
Resolved. That we stand ready to
assist Union 1876 as far as lies in our
power. both morally and financially;
| and it is further
Resolved. That this union Will not
permit its members to work with
non-union carpneters pending the
| settlement of the present difficulty.
The Painters Also Sympathi<e.
| Union Isl OF the Brotherhood of
| Painters and Decorators of America
| also held a meeting and adopted the
| following:
| Whereas. 1t has come to the no
tice of l.. u. lS1. brotherhood of
| Painters and Decorators of America.
| that the Carpenters Contractors as
| ISOLATION of Rock Island, have taken
stand detrimental to the principles
| of organized labor in their attitude
| toward L. L. 100. L. Is. of Carpen-
| tiers; be ii therefore
| Resolved. That this union pledge
its moral and financial support to l..
| L. l66. L. b. carpenters; be it fur
Their
| Resolved. That a committee he APP
| pointed to confer with the carpenters
| strike committee a to the best means
TO be taken to sustain them.
cTri-City Labor Congress:
The Tri-Citv Labor congress held
its regular meeting al Hillier'S hall
| Yesterday. a particularly large num-
| Der being in attendance. Delegates
| from the following unions reported
and were duly Obligated: Socialistic
| Labor party. of Davenport; Saw Mill
men No. / Tailors' union No. "a,
| Rock Island. Carpenters union No.
| loo. Rock Island; Painters and Deco
rators union. of Davenport; Cigar
Makers union, Davenport, and
| Davenport Typographical union.
NJ. j. kramer, of Davenport. made a
verbal report of the proceedings of
the Iowa Federation of Labor in ses-
| sion at Des Moines. The committee
on organization of the saw mill men
on this side of the river, asked for
| further time and were instructed to
| push the work with greater vigor-
| A communication from Mayor Noll-
| mer. of Davenport. was received IN
| relation to the discharge of a man on
| city work there, in which the mayor
| gave as his reasons that the man in
| question was Sinking his duty and
| laying around saloons A wreath to
| the memory of the late Thomas Gray,
| eN-treasurer of the congress. was re-
| ceived from +. j. O'Mara, o. q.
| Murray and Harry Bostock. and APP
| propriate resolutions were also
| adopted. An address was made by
Representative Mccormick. of the
| Brotherhood of Carpenters, on the
| situation. A motion was then made
| and adopted, that the congress give
| the carpenters its moral and, if
necessary, its financial support in
| the present lockout. Mr.. Knasis. of
| Davenport, then spoke on the land
| question after which a grievance
| from the Davenport Hold carriers was
read to the effect that an effort was
| being made to shut them out by the
Brick carriers, of Davenport. COM
| mittee was appointed to investigate
| the matter. after which the congress
| al iOurned.
Investigating Committees Report.
At the regular meeting of Tri-City
Labor congress yesterday. the fol-
| lowing resolutions were unanimous
" adoped:
That Il committee of three be APP
pointed to investigate the trouble eN-
| istiup between the contracting car
renters. of Rock Island. and the La
| Dor union No. 166. of carpenters of
! the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
! tiers and Joiners of America. We.
| the committee. submit the following
as the result of our investigations:
| That we have carefully investi-
rated said trouble. and find that the
| contractors have very obnoxious
| section in their bylaws. viz: ART
| Gle 6. section !. employing hands
with a view to mental benefit and u
inst regard for the rights of those we
employ. the members shall not en-
gage the employees of another mem
her (either iournevmen or Iaborers)