The evening world., 1894-04-26
LOCKOUT IMMINENT.
Brooklyn Brewers Give Their En-
ployees an Ultimatum,
Must Decide by Saturday on
"Work or War"
Workmen's Demands Entirely IR-
nored by the Bosses.

"A lockout of brewery employees will
take place In Brooklyn Saturday. unless
Brewery Employees Union No go with
draws certain demands which have been
r ,jected by the brewers.
The employees threatened to strike,
and declared a boycott against all brew
ers who refused to sign the agreement.
The brewers have now turned the ables
and decided to lockout all employees
who insisted on the terms of the brew
cry employees ultimatum.
The brewers do not say they will lock
their men out. They use mlder Ian
guage. but 1t means freeze-out Just
the same. They say all those who do
not wish to remain in their employ
without an agreement can CO.
only the brewers who are not in the
Brewers Pool arc concerned in this fight.
They are j. George Grauer, Leibnger
Oehm Frank Ibert and Paul Weld
mann; The war which they have de-
cared against the union is the outcome
OF the boycott by the Union against
Grauers brewery The Union has been
endeavoring for some time to compel
the brewers outside of the pool to give
oiilcial recognition to the Union. They
nave never dine so. although they EN-
wages.
II is alleged by. the brewers. AID de-
men resorted to violence when their de-
inands were refused by Grauer. and
broke all the windows in his brewery.
me brewers say they then determined
not recede from their position one lot
Tfese are the concessions the work
men ask for, which the brewers will not
grant:
l.. With the exception of foremen
assistant foremen and apprentices
union men must be employed, and fore
men shall not be permitted to perform
the !aboIs OF journeymen.
z. Workmen recommended by saloon
Keepers shall not be employed, under
any circumstances.
8. Workmen shall not be discharged
except for cause. Sickness is no cause
| for dismissal.
4. To avoid reduction in the ofrce
during the, Winter season every EN-
week between Oct. 15 and March i5
.. No member of the Union shall be
permitted to perform the labors OF a
driver. machinist or stoker
6. There snail be one apprentice for
every twenty-five workmen.
4 Ten consecutive hours shall consti-
e toss days ga work R, and a, week shall
than two hours labor shall be per
formed Sunday, such work to be bald
for extra and at double rates. Three
nun WOTh sIldl constitute Il day 8
labor Labor Day and May /. no work
to lie performed after 4. III. on the
former day and after noon on the latter
DAY wages to be paid In full for both
days.
s. Wages must be paid weekly, as fol-
lows: To workmen OF the first class
IN nth, the wash house SIS, to all others SIS.
TO all others in other departments, $ls.
During working hours beer shall be
free to all workmen, and where beer
tickets are In use they shall be dis
tributed in unrestricted numbers.
9. This agreement to be in force from
April IL, 1874. until April IG, 1885,.
The brewers concerned yesterday noti-
fled their employees that they could
continue In their employ at union wages,
but that the unoon would not be recog-
niZed. They have until Saturday noon
to decide whether it Is to be work or
war"
The brewers object principally TO de-
| mand No. 4 In the Unions ultimatum
| They We're willing at first TO sign the
| contract If the Union had consented to
! modification OF that clause, as sug-
gested by them, by substituting the fol-
| lowing:
IAN workmen shall be employed as
| long as there is work for them. II bust
| ness should decrease during the Winter
| season then there shall be n correspond
| ing reduction In the working force EN-
| ployees to be laid off alternately for a
day or week. according to the condition
| of business"
The substitute was not accepted by
the Union, and the break followed.