New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-23
WARNING TO THE STRIKERS
rHEY MUST RETURN TO WORK OR OTHER
MEN WILL BE HIRED.
EMPLOYING FIRMS GIVE NOTICE TO THE hoO'E
SMITHS AND BRIDGEMEN WHEN

EMPLOYING FIRMS GIVE NOTICE TO THE HOUSE
SMITHS AND BRIDGEMEN WHEN
THEY ARE PAID.
Tho conditions of the strike Of the Housesmlths
and Bridgemen's Union against the Iron League
firms in this city and In Brooklyn remained prac-
tcaIiy unchanged yesterday. No trouble was
made at any place by the strikers. but the IRON
work on eighteen large buildings was at stand
still The leaders Of the strikers declared tha'
the union would be able to prevent the iron firms
from securing men TO go on with the work. "h'ie
representatives of the firms said that plenty of
new men would be obtained to take the places OF
the strikers early next week. 1t Is probaoie
that the strike will extend to other building
trades as soon the iron firms begin 10 employ
non-union men at the buildings.
Yesterday afternoon j. II. & J. Nj. Cornen anu
NIuliken Brothers paid their former employees In
each mans pay envelope was slip readihs DIS
follows:
Nov. %. 1ss5.-An men formerly employed by us
who are now on strike hereby notified thaI d IN
less they return TO Their WORK on or n other men
in their places.
The frst-named firm paid off about 500 men al
their ronworks at Twenty-sxth-st. and EieVehtn-
ave A large crowd gathered and there was coh-
siderable excitement. but policemen kept the men
in line and there was no disturbance
NJ. Cornell said yesterday: Il am not opposed
10 trades unions but will not sign an agreement
preventing non-union men from working.
when asked whether. in case the demand made
by the men that his firm hire only union men
were waived. he would pay the scale OF wages
asked. Mr. Cornell replied:
''No: we voluntarily deducted one hour from the
mems working day last May. which was equal 10
an increase Of eleven per cent in their wages
When asked if the Iron League was going to
order lockout Mr.. Cornell replied: IF raised
my hand the Iron League would stand by me-
but | will not speak of a lockout
Milliken Brothers paid their former employees at
their offices on the twelfth floor of the building,
No 80 Cortlandt-st There no trouble.
Mr. Mlliken said that he was in hopes that
many Of his men would return to Work before
Monday. and by doing so make ii unnecessary 10
hire nOn-unOn men in their places. he SAID that
q large number OF the men had told him they dld
not want to strike. because when he voluntarily
reduced their hours of labor one hour last May
It was mutually agreed that the men should not
demand any increase in wages FOR year AT least.
IAN our contracts for work this year" concluded
Mr. Millken. were taken on this basis. and we
cannot afford 10 pay more.
Ouietness regned about Clarendon Hall, the
strikers HEADQUARTERS The Board Of Walking
delegates held a meeting in the afternoon and
reported that one small sympathetic strike mao
been ordered on a building at Wooster and
Blocker SITS. where few non-union housesmlths
had been found at work
The Council of the Stone Industry held meet
ing Yesterday and indCrsed the strike OF the
Housesmths and Bridgemens Union. This
means the calling out Of some fifteen or twenty
thousand workmen in the stone industry alone
if II be deemed necessary. The Portable En-
gineers Union has also Endorsed the strike.
j. W. Allen. the experimenting architect at
Segel Cooper & Co.'S building. at Nneteenth-st.
and Sixth-ave said that IT had been concluded to
start up next week with 400 800 men, If the
old men don't come back by Monday non-union
men will be hired.