New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-05
The ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE
ROTH SIDES CLAIM POINTS sCORED--FREE MA
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ROTH SIDES CLAIM POINTS sCoRED-FREE MA
soNRY AS FACTOR.
Both sides in the strike of the electrical workers
and their sympathiZers declared that they had
scored several points yesterday. The electrical con-
tractors said they had about 200 non-union men at
work but the statement was contradicted by their
former employees. Master Workman Hoadley said
that about fifty electricians whom the contractors
had brought from other cities had Joined the strK-
The Contractors Association held regular meet
ing Yesterday but nothing important was done Inc
contractors said they satisfied with the course
things were taking Among the buildings on which
the contractors said they had resumed work yester-
day was the one for Presbyterian missions. The
trades at work besides the electrical workers were
the iron-workers and masoHs. The men OF the last
! two named trades. however. have not been con-
cerned in the strike and have not been out The
Executive Committee of the strikers, which met
Yesterday at No. 81 Clinton Place. said that the
electrical contractors were meeting with poor sue
cess In getting non-union worknen.
The Board of Walking Delegates said yesterday
that as long as the fourteen OF fifteen buildings on
which they had ordered strikes remained Tied up
they would not order any more strikes.
According TO Master Workman Hoadley. rather
novel feature doomed up in the strike yesterday.
He said that four-ffths Of the Master Masons' As
ISOLATION were Free Masons and that 1t would also
be much easier for blind man 10 pick out Free
Masons in meeting OF the electrical workers than
it would for him 10 find men among them who
were not members of that order. zone OF the frs
principles" continued Mr. Hoadley, "inculcated In
the mind OF an entered apprentice into Free Ma
sonry is that he shall divide the day into three
equal parts, wherein he would find eight hours for
the service Of God and a distressed worthy brother
eight hours in which TO pursue his usual vocation
and eight hours for sleep and recreation; But the
master builders are undertaking to aooish II D!
breaking up the trade unions which are Trying 70
carry out the cardinal principles or Free Masonry
which demand that men shall Work only eght hours
a day , -,
MANY business men and investors deplore the
strike at this particular time much more than they
might have done several months ago. with the re-
tirement into oblivion of the Democratic Congress
they think that interference with the country
business interests has ended. They have been JOY.
fully preparing themselves for action for several
weeks and arranging their plans. contractor
said Yesterday that he knew OF plans Tor over q
dozen large buildings being under consideration.
Master Workman Hoadley said that the hrm oil
Lamb &, Rich. architects, OF No. S1 Broadway
called on the Executive Committee or the electrical
workers and examined the working rules or the
union for the three years. The architects said
they had signed contract for the erection OF
building to cost 10000. and that they were con
siderine the signing Of another calling for a build
ng to cost 81 10000. The architects had also. SAID
Mr. Hoalley, called on the Electrical Contractors
Association and obtained data of the present trouble
between them and their men, They had not ma1t
m their minds whether to give out the contracts
for the electrical work In the proposed buildings &c
enc of the firms in the Electrical Contractors AS
ISOLATION TO firm not in the association.