The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-11
A STRIKE AT THE FAIR.
Between Three and Four Thou
sand Men Quit Work.
RESUMED THEIR LABoRs TODAY.

The Men Acknowledge That the Strike
Was Ill Advised, and Resume Work
without Making Demands Upon tho
). seSs ss Control.
CHICAGO, April 11.-Thirty-five hundred
Workmen employed on the Worlds fair
suildinGs yesterday quit work in obedien CO
borders from the building trades council
u was the elimination of much cortro-
versy over what is claimed to be an agree
nent between the Worlds fair officials
md the representatives of union labor, by
which all disputes between employers and
employees on exposition work were to be
esttled by arbitration. The men contend
Mat some of the exposition officials have
ssoently shown q disposition. now that the
mir is nearly completed, to deny point
A1ank anything. asked, and that this has
Dctably been the case in the carpenters
Goubles which have been pending for some
en,e.
President A. B. Russell, of the building
trades council, subsequently appeared be-
esrs thu Worlds fair council with com.
Dunioation which he said the strikers
Wished him to make. In this the men
Hated that they did not wish to retard the
work Of the exposition and would conse-
Nuently be glad to leave the settlement of
sAe trouble TO arbitration. They asked that
ne fair officials appoint one man, while
Aey would do the same, the two to select
. third and all three to act ms a board Of
eabhration. The proposition was rejected
1he strike was amicably settled last
ndght at meeting of the council of ad-
dnnBtration with the executive COMMITTEES
. = the building trades council. The whole
Aouble is settled so far as the exposition
smnmpany is concerned, but there are, how
Sxer. several contractors on the grounds
gao must sign the agreement before their
nan will return to work. There were
800 men who did not return to work this
orning. A committee is at work en-
NnAvoring to get these contractors TO sign
~ agreement, which will put these men
p work and enable the great enterprise TO
m pushed to an early completion.
1 The session of the two committees was a
1mg one, and both sides of the trouble
Sysre thoroughly discussed. Director of
Works Burnham proved to President Rus
"a, of the building trades council, that
ehs building trades had agreed when work
IN the fair was commenced that union and
om-union men should work together
Nahout discrimination. It was this ques-
safn OF hiring non-union men that was the
eeal cause of the strike. President Russell
uIally acknowledged that in that one par
s1rular the building trades were in the
Naong. The strike was then declared OFF.
Ise meeting broke up in very friendly
Wanner.
The following agreement was drawn up
bsGeorgeV. Massey and 81 gnedby the strik-
G7' representatives:
Resolved, That in the employment of
Trkmen or artisans in the several trad IS
nesresented by the executive commits.
6s the performance of work under the
Street charge and supervision of the
worlds Columbian exposition representa-
lses of union or organized labor shall be
tEtitled. to equal consideration with those
fnon-union labor; and that the wor,.-
ensn heretofore employed by said exposi-
tan company who have this day gone out
Snstrike shall not be refused employment
~ that account
Walking delegates will be provided with
ezsses to visit the men at work so long AS
saeir nsseApne does .r,ai, tllsEt sa with iitli
~ no further trouble on any account be-
Swsen this time and the close OF the fair.
Hse result is considered decided victory
AW the fair officials