New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-26
THE BIG FIGHT IS on.
HI-u.DING TRADES WILL SUPPORT The
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
Each SIDE WATCHING THE oTHER-JosEPHlNh
SHAW LOWELL APP EAr.s FOR ARBITEAIl"N-

r,cts SIDE WATCHING THE OTHER-JOsEPhlNE
SHAW LOWELL APP EArs FOR ARBITRATION
MORE MEN Likely TO BE
CALLED OFT TO-DAY.
THE fight is nov on for fair!' said man prom'-
nent in labor affairs last night. Both Sues I'D,
been shilly- shalIyng aong for more than weeh'
| waiting like Mica wber for something to turn up
That is" ne continued, each side has been Walt
ing for the other side 20 give In. but nothing ap.
parently has OF 1t. OF course. the boaru VI
Walking Delegates ordered few strikes, bu' II
vas more to show that the trades-union@ were III
sympathy with the electrical workers III the iat'e'S
demand for an eight hour workday than anythns
else"
About all the organizations interested in the strike
hold meetings Yesterday The electrical men were
In session all day at their headquarters. NO 81
Clinton Place. anxousy awaiting the news OF w"a'
their opponents doing. They also heard re-
ports from the pickets at the buildings on ""cn
the men had been called out 1t was repor'e"
that NOT a single man had gone back to work ana
no non-union men had been hired to take the piase
OF the strikers.
Master Workman Hoadlcy. Of the Electrical work
ers Association. yesterday received the loiio"ihs
letter from Josephine Shaw Lowell;
Dear Sir: | am relieved to hear that the cleo
trical workers consider that they have kept me
promise made In their name, by deierfihI aS,.o 40,
until the expiration OF the agreement; ! mus,
however say that think they were very unwise
proposal Of the tors 10 Ra du fb
p rro WAS the result Of the efforts Of the
Master Builders Association to bring anout seq
Element showed that 1t was a concession. ana q, IL
should have been accepted az great ''o'o'' '''
I wish you had felt enough confidence In the
Boa ri Of Mediati to have asked s advice ara IT.,
for issl sure s"s % 10" ae can
Won not persuade the brOtherhocd 10 ask N" hoarn
" JOSEPHINE SHAW LOWELL.
The board the writer refers is that OF the
New-York Council OF Mediation and Arbitration
Of which she is member Seth Low, president
OF Columbia College. and the Rev. Or. Ra'hsioru
also members.
After receiving the letter. Master workman
UoadIey said the electrical workers were stu Will
ing to arbitrate and that they would welcome me
help OF Mrs Lowell and her colleagues 10 prlhs
such arbitration about. Mrs Lowell also caiied
during the day AT the strikers headquarters she
also sent a .ttcr Of the tenor as the FORE
coiry IN President Strong OF the Electrical. Con
tractors Association. President strong said the
association could take action the letter at It's
meeting to-day.
7 l. Baker architect OF the Presbyterian Mis-
slons' new building. now under construction also
called at the strikers headquarters yesterday
Richard j. Anslo.. chairman OF the strike ON
mlttee OF the Board OF Walking Delegates sain
that Mr. Baker examined the records o. the hie'-
tricai Workers Association In reference 70 the 'e'
ter OF notification sent TO Secretary Ediitz OF 'he
Ela.trlcal Contractors' Association. and aierward
said that he thought the strikers were In the right
and that the contractors had misrcpresented the
matter 10 him.
The most important meeting OF The day vas that
Of the Association OF building Trades at the ciuh-
house No III East Twenty third-st. The assoo'a-
lion II u.s conceded could have practically com
pell.d the electrical contractors 20 give way anu
IFS action yesterday necessarily prolonss the strike
President Strong oi the Electrical contractors
no following the result OF
tn" meeting
The electrical contractors had left every thing
IA the hands OF the Association OF Building Traies
which. It, meeting Just concluded; passed +"
resolution stating that II fconsideiei the pioposl-
ton OF the electrical contractors 10 grant the men
the cghf-hour day on May - a very liberal one
There are twenty building trades In the assoca-
cen Cd IN the meeting d. NJ Cornell. the IRON man
u,acturer presided NJ. Baker. or the Prcsbyt'rlhn
Missions b"Iiaht, Vas also prese",' hi IT. go mmcb
the letter % nouncaNoh over "hlcn 30 i inuoi
trouble had occurred seemed 10 be matter between
The electrical workers. the electrical contractors
AMI Uncle sam.
when asked hat action the electrical contractors
would take to end the strike. President strong
said ,hai they would not hire non-unon men. but
would await the course OF affairs. ~ to what
action the ASSOCIATION o, Buili,x Irades "o"a
The Strikc Committee % ne BOARD or Malklhe
Delegates held meeting yefterday at 40. lS' East
Ti,f,-nlnth-sf Chairman Ansow said that no more
strk.s were ordered yesterday because the com
nlitre thought enough had been ordered 10 win the
nsht The committee MAS evidently waiung 'ot
M. result ~ the Association % Building Trades
meeting ~ the latter in lOrsed the action ~ the
contractors 1t was said last night that the strike
committee would order tho men out on twenty
N.tropolifnn Life INSURANCE" structure. salvation
Army Hall. the 9Th Regiment Armory. the New
a and the now Wool Exchange In West Broad
way.