The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-06
SILENCE REIGNS
Where Busy Hammer and Trow-
ell Ought to ResOund.
All the Building Trades in Chi
cagO Strike
At 8 O'Clock Today Against a
Cut in Wages.
UNLESS DIFFICULTY
Is Fixed Up Over the Coming
Sunday
$4,000 Skilled Men Will Be on
a Strike in Chicago.
PRES'T ED W.CARROLL
Says s'We See No Excuse for a
Cut In Wages
When All the Business World
Is Expecting a Revival"
Says s'We See No Excuse for 6
Cut In Wages
When All the Business World
Is Expecting a Revival.
90 CLOAKMAKERS
In New York Strike Because Of
Poor Pay
And Long Hours, and 10000
May Be Involved.

Chicago. March 6-Unless the build
ing trades council and the various asso-
Citations of building and contractors set
tie a serious difficulty within a few
hours, a general strike of all union men
employed in the building trades in Chi
cago Will be declared today at 5 p. m.
to take effect on Monday morning.
The managers of the proposed strike
declare no union man will drive nail
or lay a brick until the matter is set
tied They say that the strike will be
precipitated by the HGdcarriers' union
with a membership of over 1000; that
it will be supported by 81 unions afiliat-
ed with the building trades council, IN
a total membership of $4,000 skilled
wOrkmen in good standing.
The union men charge that a conspi-
racy exists among the bosses to enforce
a general reduction of wages by lock-
outs IN several of the trades. The Chi
cago Plasterers' association took the
initiative, it is asserted, by declaring a
reduction of 45 cents q day.
The officials of the Hodcarriers' union
were Informed OF the action by the fol-
lowing letter:
Chicago, March 2, 1897.-At a meeting
of the Chicago PIasterers' association
of Chicago, Ill, held today, it was re-
solved by majority vote of all mem
bers present that after Saturday, March
6, 1897, wages of hOdcarriers and plas-
terers' laborers would be $1.75 a day Of
fy you of the action taken. Respectful
ly OSCAR REMN,
Secretary.
Immediately upon receipt of the letter
q meeting of the executive board of the
HOdca rrferS' union was called at No. 1877
Washington street and by unanimous
vote Business Agents Herman Lillian
and Louis Segebarth were ordered to
declare a strike on every building in the
city, now in course OF construction
where hodcarriers and p1asterers' labor
erS are employed or where any mem
interested in the contract.
It is estimated that more than 100
contracts will be tied up. Wherever the
plasterers' labOrers strike all other un
quit work under the rules governing the
building trades council
The executive board also ordered no
tices issued that any contractor who
would agree to pay the old scale would
have his workmen returned at once.
that the union men had decided to treat
with the contractors as individuals and
ignore their organization.
It is announced that on Monday. in
absence of settlements, work will cease
on all buildings in course of cOnstruc-
ton There are more than 125 large
buildings under way in Chicago at pres
ent.
President Edward Carroll of the build
ing trades council said last night:
The council was organized for just
such emergencies as this. We are OPP
posed to strikes, but in extreme cases
like this we welcome the fight. We can
see no excuse for a cut in wages at this
time when the whole business world is
expecting revival in our branch of
trade The hodcarrierS have a good
case and the council will back them
TO the finish"