The sun., 1895-02-24
MORE STRIKES ORDERED.
THE TROUBLE IN THE BUILDING
Trades EITENDING.

aeusrsI STRIKES Ordered Yesterday o. sis
Large Buildings, and More Expected To-
morrow-Mnstsr workwsu Hossiey's
Defence or tho Attitude OF the U-ions.
The sympathetic strike Of the building trades
in support OF the electrical workers. who want
10 secure the eiRht-hour work day three months
sooner than tho electrical contractors who have
contracts to fulhi are willing to grant 1t, was
fairly launched yesterday. Judging from its
latest DEVELOPMENTS this strike may lead to a
war between labor and capital which will pro-
lone several months the hard times from which
wotkingmen in all callings are Just emerging.
Six new strikes were ordered yesterday, the
workingmen quitting reluctantly In obedience
to the orders OF the walking delegates. The
new strikes are ~ follows:
At St Lukos Hospital Morningsids Park
Heights, near 10th street, 400 men; at the
Casualty and Fidelity Companys building.
Cedar and Church streets, $50 men; at the
Prescott building. Nassau and John streets, 300
men; at the Wolf building, Liberty and william
streets. 800 men; at the Albemarle Hotel,
Twenty fourth street and Broadway 800 men.
and at the Coffee Exchange building on Han
over square.
Tho contractors for the st. Lukes Hospital
building arc Robertson a. Wallace, who arc also
contractors for tho Casualty and Fidelity build
ing and the Prescott building. The housesmiths
did not go out on any OF these buildings. They
were the last adheients Of tho union in the dis
sstrous housesmths strike two years ago, and
they say that they have bad enough of strikes.
1ley are now non-unlon men. Tho trades at-
fected are the elevator men, piasterors, carpcn-
rrs. tile layers and helpers, plumbers, mosaic
and encaustio tile layers, and marble workers.
Through the strikes in tho other trades tho
btickley crs are also forced to quit work.
Tho Electrical Contractors Association had
siuecting yesterday forenoon at the Building
Trades Club III East Twenty third street.
AZ its conclusion j. II. Strong, tho President
OF the association. made tho following state
msri: ,.o,,., % -
lievo that the Master Builders Association will
take our side OF the question and will probably
back us up i'll defeating this unnecessary strike
There will he meeting Of the United building
Trades on Tuesday afternoon to consider the
snikc In NIL its phases They have promised to
support us. and we will have representatives at
l.. A. Da Cunha, who represents tho owners of
Charles ". Hoadley. the Master Workmsn OF
OF there II the union is permitted 10 put fore.
man ON and supply the inen direct.
been ordered on James p. Kernochan's new resi-
dence at s2+ Fifth avenue. Tho walking dele
conference @ @ %as f Seid 1S yesterday t afternoon
between the strike Committee of the Board OF
tee OF the ELECTRICAL workers. 1t was announced
that tho walking delegates in various trades
OF new buildings to quit work Tomorrow. Tho
deiegates would not specify the buildings.
MF 1iDss S ,Ss Hsw asE aa
and Cancellation, has written u letter to Master
Workman Hoadlsy asking for detailed history
stated that tho electrical workers had broken All
agreement; thaU they had struck for an eight
ho 1T day, which they would have got by wait
Ing for three mouths. and that ali building
trades were I, 70 strike 70 support the electrical
ments seem to prove that organized labor in this
e,ty has neither honor nor intellgence. These
hAould prejudice public opinion against organ
itea i;:LGr , You should make public state
NJ Hoodley sent long statement In reply to
Mrs. Lowell last night. In part he said:
Of inc fact that we had changed our affiliations
with the national organization that
WINS drawn. differed with US, the employers
taking the position that the agreement had hocn
S ahS pe
vailed and ws got together again and
1s34 to Feb = isa5. with ths CLAUSE % that fSi il
either party desired any change IN the agree
wiling by tho party desiring the Change
Scarcely six months afterwa ard. in August, 1894.
faiied to arbtratc. the contractors as indivi-
duais being apparently unwilling to abide by the
decisions or the Arbitration Board
Finally the contractors asked US to send a
Committee comm OF seyen S TO- meet meet COMMITTEES OF
tie existing trouOles. We did so, and got to-
He'hrr. Our case was 50 clear that every cu-
1nt to discipline Charles q. Eidlitz, the arch
conSrirator and canso OF all our troubles. who
wa Secretary OF the Contractors Association.
We were asked TO give the contractors a |
guarantee after those decisions that we would
return 10 the union and endeavor to have the
asreement expire in regular order. The seven
men put their names to such bond and re- |
,r, turned The, The orGanization adopted is new
to District Assembly 253, Knights Of Labor. |
WHERE they were approved, and they also re.
this city and brooklyn.
Note now the fact that we have passed in |
the history OF events the time for n ninety-day |
notice The daily press, gave, notice that tho |
electrical workers would strike for eight !
no strike. We had determined and had given
our bond. that no matter what arose the agree
member. stated in the beginning that the
hoard OF Delegates had for harmony's sake per-
stand, preferring to be In a position through |
personal experience with them 10 retute them.
that lranspired between july q. 1903, and De.
,smher n T. so when the case as presented in
they decided that tho burden OF proof % had BEEN
shifted, and they no longer desired to deal with |
the, Contractors Association, and withdrew
Their guarantee to the agreement Can you
trace through this statement any desire for n !
change In that agreement? say no; -
three daNs before the expiration Of the agree
lnent. coples of our working rules, winch en-
tween Nov, 27, 1894. and Dec. /, 1894, OF our
Intended action. and we have placed our records |
IN the hands OF the Board of Delegates that |
are pushing the fight. The contractors, hoping
u keep up the old game OF the past
twenty months. notified MS that they had ap-
pointed committee OF five wit h power to settle, |
snd asked for n like committee. They, were.
srnt. and after arrival were informed that many |
ot the working rules We're objectionable. and
That at come future time they would consider u
PROPOSITION to give us eight hours. Our commit
zee returned and reported to the union. und II
insTn, ied al men to remain At work until
iergs,l 10 the week beginning Feb. ls. s95.
ThrrontTaclors evidently were determined to
lnrre tho hghtinR, and nOJted their employees
that as many as desired to work under old rules
An1 honra could return on Monday. We havs
LnuKeh lhe field over very closely and we cannot
ma menurr "f the union that went 20 work
uhltr the old rules. The master builders de-
eirous or having "A permanent Board Of Arbitra-
ION, approached our employers and sought TO
eNect "A settlement They succeeded in getting
Que employer. Ia agree 10 give the eight hour