Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-24
ONCE MORE
Carpenters at the Worlds Fair
Grounds Walk Out.
THE OLD ISSUE AT THE FRONT.

Prescription of Non-Union Men the De-
mand-The Movement General Through
out Chicago-Other Windy City News
Kidnapped the Street-Protest Against
the Russian Extradition Treaty-Meet-
ing of the Clan-na-Gae'.
CHICAGO. April 2-Another misfortune
is in store for the Worlds fair officials.
Last week it was old Boreas who brought
grief to the managers of the White City.
This week it is strike of carpenters.
When the carpenters employed at jackson
park went to work this morning they
found the gates of the exposition grounds
guarded by a Gordon of union delegates.
These delegates had strict orders to allow
no union carpenter working for the exposi-
Son company or those contractors who
nave not signed the agreement of the car
penters' council to enter within the grounds.
The scenes Of two weeks ago were re-
peated.
Struck All Over the City.
Not only did the union carpenters strike
at the Worlds fair grounds. but all over
the city BY order of President j. b. Cogs-
well all union carpenters working for con-
tractors who had not signed the agree
ment quit work. This order threw over
4. 900 men out of employment to uphold
the unions demand that non-union labor
shall be prescribed and thereby forced to
Join the uDia1s. The strike was resolved
npon at a mass meeting of carpenters held
at Battery ID. Fifteen hundred men were
present and the vote to strike was unan-
imous OF the 5000 carpenters now at
work in jackson park, it is estimated that
400 to 40 men were affected by the walk
out order. This comprises the men work
ing for the exposition company and those
in the employ of less than half dozen
contractors. the great majority of con-
tractors having complied with the unions
demands.
The Carpenters Are Alone.
1t is only the carpenters of this city who
make this demand for prescription, and it
is said that this time they will have no help
from the other trades. When they struck
two weeks ago the Building Trades Coun-
Gil went in with them and called out every
member of any union at work on the
Worlds fair. Tne demand for proscrip-
tion of noa-union men was made then, but
the fair directory showed that such de-
mand was a repudiation of the agreement
entered into at the commencement of the
work on the fair two years ago. It was de-
manded at that time that only union la
Dor should be employed. but the demand
was waived after the directory had taken
firm stand against it.
Facts About the Recent Settlement.
When the affair was discussed by the
committee of the Building Trades Council
and the Worlds fair committee
the carpenters had representative there
but he left Gt was CogswelD before the con
clusion was reached. One of the Other
members of the building trades
committee said that Cogswell was
taken ill and told the committee that
whatever they agreed upon would be al
right He denied this as soon as his at
tention was called to it, and now the
| claim is made that the settlement was
| reached without consulting the carpenters
| The Director General Still Hopeful.
| Director General Davis says that the
| strike will be serious matter for the fair
as the slightest delay at this time coult
| could not fail to interfere with the plans o
the managers. He had no doubt that the
difficulty would be surmounted, as many
more serious ones had been. He thought
! the course of the union carpenters was en-
tirely unwarrantable and indefensible
| The Worlds fair could not discriminat,
| against any class of workmen.