The evening world., 1894-03-30
BIG STRIKE BEGUN.
Mon Ordered Not to Work with
Brotherhood Carpenters.
Many Quit from Buildings Now
Being Erected.
Echo Of the Trouble Between Help
ers and Steam Filters.

More than a thousand members Of va
rious building trade organizations went
on strike to-day. This strike Is the
f%orerunner of a serious Interference with
construction Of buildings in the city. as
every trade IL concerned.
The fight is between the Brotherhood
of Carpenters. which is assisted by the
steamftters n neutrality-suspicious.
on one side, and the entire building trade
organization on the other.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters has
things It's W way in some Of the large
buildings now in course Of construction,
while in others a Brotherhood man can
not be found.
The trouble was caused by the Board
Of Walking Delegates suspending John
n. Halkett, delegate from the Brother
hood. for refusing to order his men out
when instructed by the Board. The
Board followed this by ordering dele
gates from other unions to withdraw
their men II the Brotherhood men were
retained. AS the Brotherhood comprises
the majority Of carpenters, and Is the
strongest individual order among trades
unions. the task became a difficult one.
fhe building Of the Home Life Insurance
Company. on Broadway, near Murray
otreet. this morning, when all the car
Renters belonging to the, brotherhood
khe Progressive, United and Amalga-
mated Unions took their places.
The new building Of the Postal Tele-
Braph Company came next. AS the con-
tractors are ahead of time in their work
pm that building they concluded that the
easiest way out of the difficulty was to
What unions they animated With, Which
was done: There were about Us OF
Mem In all.
At the Manhattan Life Building the
Brotherhood refused to call it's men out,
4nd as a consequence over 200 men laid
down their tools and marched out. They
Electrical Wire, Painters, T~iIeIayers',.
Marble,Cutters and Ornamental Plaster
ers' Unions.
The brotherhood carpenters also re-
Insurance Company's Building, at the
corner of Broadway and Duane street,
and $50 men of other unions quit work.
The night has been going on within the
unions for two orr three months, but it
was hoped that matters would be salts
factorily adjusted. Some time ago the
new Postal Telegraph Building were the
cause of trouble. As many of the help
ers were about finishing their time as
helpers. the steamttters demanded that
they. join their union. which they re-
fused to do. The steamiitters then re-
fused to recognize them as n union.
"HlC TeSuIlcu III Il SlTlhe Oh the ncll-
ers.
The Board of Walking Delegates or
dered n strike of the various unions, but
Delegate Halkett refused to call his
men out.
Mr.. Halkett explained to the Board
that his organization had n compact OF
some three years standing, which COM
PEELED him 20 sustain the steam.ittcrs
and machinery constructors to the ex-
clusion of all other unions. The Board
refused to recognize n such compact
as binding. and suspended the delegate.
The Brotherhood oil Carpenters has d
membership OF 200 in the city, and the
Steamfitters and Machinery Contractors,
who sympathize with them, about 1000
more.
The other side, which comprises all
the unions, number 25,0O. but the claim
is made they are not as well organized.
At the New Home Life Building many
carpenters from Brooklyn and suburban
towns were put TO work In fact. they
engaged all who came along providing
they were member OF some union other
than the Brotherhood.
Members OF the Brotherhood secured
quarters during the day Mt 81 Murray
street, where Delegate Hackett spoke 10
the men this afternoon. The addresses
Of the men were then AIKEN. The Execu-
tive Committee of the Brotherhood will
meet tonight. So far no action has been
taken with a view of a settlement OF
the affair.