Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-24
STRIKE At THE FAIR
Union csrpsatsn VIII Go o.,
This Mosn;ne.
BLOW TO the EXPOSITION
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CaicAco. April N-Anolhse miaeos
tune y in store fos The vos,d's faie on
cialA Last week IL ~ Old bossas che
brought grief 70 the denissns q tn
White City; thu week u istO b striks
Of csrpsntesa
When the easpsntsrs employed Al
Jscksoa Park 90 10 work tomorrow
morning they viii lind the gates Of the
sxposittoo grounds guarded BY coesiou
o( union delegateA These delegates
have strict orders 20 allow no union car.
psnter. working for the Exposition com.
pany or those contractors Who have NOT
signed tho agreement OF tho Carpenters
Council. TO enter within the grounds.
The scenes Of two weeks ago are to be
repeated.
Not only will the union carpenter
strike at the worlds fair grounds. but
sll over the city. BY order Of President
j. b. CogSwell all union carpenters work.
ing for contractors Who have not signed
the agreement must quit work, This
order will throw over 1000 men out Of
employment 10 uphold the unions de-
mand. that its mcmben shsll not be
compelled to labor With non union work.
men.
The strike was resolved upon at q
mass meeting Of carpcnters held ut Bat
terry ID armory this afternoon. Fifteen
hundred men were present and tho vote
TO strike was unanimous
What Csused she Strike.
A strike ct the worlds fair grounds,
even one o( small proportions. will be q
serious matter ct this particular time,
when every moment 10 precious OF the
3UO carpenters now at work in jackson
park, it is estimated that 400 to 45O men
will bc affected by the present order.
This compriscs tho men working for
the exposition company and those in
the employ Of lees than half dozen
contractors. tho great majority Of the
contractors having complied with the
unions demands. While the number OF
men affected 10 comparatively small. it
Will DO blow to the exposition CON-
pany. inssmuch "a it will be impossible
to secure men 10 take the strikers
plases on short notice.
The present strike u due to tho dis
satisfaction Of the carpenteh with the
outcome Of tho strike o( two ussks ago.
At that time al the union men in the
building trades employed at the grounds
struck to sustain the demands OF the
carpenters, but after being out ono day
the officers Of the building trades made
. settlement with the worlds fair mana.
gefs without consulting the carpeuterv,.
and although the name OF President
Cogswell Of the carpenters union was
signed to the agreement. that gentle
man was not present when the paper
was signed and nov denies that he
authorized the affixing Of his signature
TO the document.
Davis Condemns the Men.
Director General Davis said this even
ing that the strike would be a serious
matter for the fair. a. the slightest de-
lay at this time could not fail to inter
fere WIN the plans Of the managers
While the number Of men who would
quit was small. yet the loes OF their ser
vices would be felt He did not know
what course the fair officials would
adopt. but he had no doubt the diff.
Guilty would be surmounted a. many
more serious had been. He thought the
course OF the union carpenters was en-
tirely unreasonable and indefensible.
The worlds fair could not discriminate
against any kind Of workmen. The
union men had worked with non union
men for two years. and to complain at
this late day the director generaIthought
" an showing q disposition to be unfair.