New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-20
HOUSESMITHS STILL IDLE.
A STATEMENT By THE IRON LEAGUES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
ASSERTIONS THAT THE STRIKE is INTENDED ~
INIT rprrpoM OF EMpLoYMENT-FAlL-
IRE OF ATTEMPTS TO WORK WITH

IRE OF ATTEMPTS TO WORK WITH
NoN-UNIoN MEN.
Thor. was slight extension of the strike OF me
Housesmiths and Bridgemakers Union IN 'hiS e''
YESTERDAY and 1t gave further indication oi PC
sbIe sympathetic movement among 'he e'"P'V'
in the building trades generally Al t"o VI ''N'
buildings where attempts were made to employ non
union housesmths to take the places OF s"h'''
tho hostlng engineers and the derrickmen were
ordered by the walking delegates 10 quit worh' anu
they obeyed thus compelling the sionecu''ers anu
brickayers TO leave WORK ,,
The walking delegates declared that "he"e'e,
and wherever attempts were made by the hrms oi
7 r. G. J. NJ Cornell. OF this city. and Miiiiheh
Bros OF Brooklyn. 70 employ noh-u''o" ''.''
In the places OF the strikers, sympalheuc SIM
among other union workmen at the ou""'"e'
would be ordered Such sympathetic s'ihe'' NV
declared would call out nearly 2oVc men III '''e
two cities Acting Chief Conlin had policemen SKI
,,o,ed a, every building IN this city where there
had been a number OF the strikers empio!eu' Jul
there was violence at any place
M Cornell Of the iron firm. declined yesterday
70 make any personal statement ABOUT the s"iN''
hut as chairman OF a committee OF the iron Leae"e
bs signed a statement. which was furnsheu 10
representatives or newspapers ''''
in par, as follows: ,..
The Iron League by It's Executive COMMITTEE;
begs 10 state that for many years previous 10 @
the iron manufacturers OF TINS CIV any IT., Ind
had agreements with the Housesmitns Mon ana
were practically in the hands OF SAM union T ,Seir
Of the mercy OF the whims and caprices OF men men
Te,reseniatlve-the walking delegate II was oi my
after long suffering and continued aDu5e Via, is
iron manufa cturers. in 1881. orgahlzed VIVA, 10
known AS the Iron League. one of whose OBJECTS Is
70 encourage, the ~, SS0V vcious and indoient
The present strike Of the United Housesrens an ~
1.sges bnt in reality is TO force our members To
employ only members of their union ms 49, We
&c orr men refuse 10 become members of any union
and are very well satisfied as they are We are
CSC reliably Informed that the majority or our
men men are not in sympathy with the present move-
ment. and in many cases acIIs . .na ~ Iron
w wish II distinctly understood that the IRON
league has and viii always reserve the right 20
employ whom it pleases. and VIII not discriminate
1Regsrdng the statement made in the public press
ina current lg wages The Executive Committee VIII
state that they nave lhVes"sa'eu ''''' N'e
find that 1t is not true
~ s,a,ement IS signed by j. NJ. Cornell of j. B.
GIN Cornell; W II. McCord. of Post & McCord;
y = l. ELS. of Poulson & Eyer Thomas Dmohu,
-, r D,nond John Cooper. of Jackson Architectural
IRON rS6ss HcsIey Of the Healey Iron Works who
form the Executive Committee Of the Iron League;
nea HG at Clarendon Hall in Thirteenth-st
early yesterday morning ana reia, az ff,en an
noin,eS ~ direct the strike was in continuous ses
sion receiving reports irom the pckebs %"ntracts
for work siege Cooper Co. 1ares x Ghrs,s
at Eighteenth and Nineteenth s'S, ann men to
work there Yesterday. The stone masons ana por, port
obi
immediatelv Joined the strikers. WORK was plaVd
really subscribed on the immense structure. di,n
tha onnortilntv was taken to rerlg the uer !icns
and hoisting apparatus. few non-unl0n men "eae
also sent TO work on Lords Court Buidins, a.
Wilam-st and Exchange Place. but inns Ple0ipi-
rated A strike of the union men al NoIh n.y.. a..
SECRETARY Lenahsn, of the union, salu tndt tiIt
s,rike was going on favorably from the men pom.
~ view He said further that tWenty-seVSil
smiths and bridgemen came here from otHeI 0ie,eS
waterway but that they were met by Pickets hiI
immediaiey Joined the strikers. According 10 nm
The men are in A position to continue the stiihe Ao
six months, II necessary. ,.., 49,. IN sosson
The state Board OF Arbitration was IN SESSION
Yesterday at the Murray Hill Hotel Comnlsslo'ies
Eeeney said that he had conference WIN one W!
The Arm of Milliken Bros. who informed MN wa.
the Arm had decided 10 wait and see what dcuoi'
Tho Iron League would take before II entered ii'o
any agreement with the strikers g
After waiting all day and sendlng nuiIpel ~
communications the firm of j. r. & ). NJ corner;
the State Board Of Arbitration last night receiVeo
notice from ]. NJ. Cornell that he would use us
good influences with the Iron League 10 secure inc
annointment OF a committee to meet the Board OF
Arbitration to-day The meeting is expected 10 take
Mace in the office of the Cornells.
II appears that Mr. Cornell at first misunderstood
The object of the Board of Arbitration, ana was
under the impression that the Board desired CON
ference with his firm for the purpose OF arpltratns
the differences between It's members ana the srlk-
ers Secretary Madden. of the Board. IN Ietter,
then explained that the duty Of the Board was nor
TO arbrate unless both sides requested H. pu that
mediation imperativey required by the law