Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-03
MANY MEN QUIT WORK
EFFORT TO SECURE SHORTER DAY
AND MORE PAY.
Building Trades in Nearly All the
Leading Cities Involved
in Strikes.

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all the building trades in indianapolis are
now affected by strikes. Carpenters.
plumbers, hodcarriers and bricklayers
were out today, but an accurate estimate
of the number of men out is as yet inn
possible. The trouble was precipitated by
the going into effect of the 1900 wage
scale.
Employers and employees appear anxious
to settle the difficulties that have arisen.
and it is believed that the men will be at
work in a few days
All the union hodca in the city.
about 400 in number went on strike today.
and as Consequence all the bricklayers
belonging to tie local union were obliged
to quit work. Building is almost at a
standstiH.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, April 3.-The en-
ploying plasterers have locked out their
men pending the settlement of their dispute
as to hours.
The carpenters have asked an advance
from % to 32la cents an hour, but though
this has been refused, they are still at
work The contractors have made an offer
of arbitration. This will be taken up by
the union Friday night. This is bound up
in general offer TO establish board of
arbitration to act in all the building trades
If the unions decline this general strike
Is predicted.
VANCOUVER, B. c., April 3.-Ar of the
this city went on strike yesterday. The
masons and brcklayers, who have been
getting $3.50 for a nine-hour day, demand
3315 cents, with half holiday on Saturday.
The painters ask for an increase of pay
from $3.50 to 50 day.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April 3.-The
5ourneymen plumbers have struck, demand
ing an increase in pay. The plumbers ex-
change, composed of master plumbers, is
unwilling to accede to the demand. They
want $3.50 day.
LINTON. Ind. April 3.-All the coal mines
here have been closed and L. 100 miners are
idle. The failure Of the operators and min
pay and powder questions caused the tie
up.
Strikes Inaugurated Yesterday.
The strike of the building trades and
few other trades went into effect In New
York and vicinity yesterday. About 1,6oO
men went on strike throughout the borough
of Bronx, and issued a circular to the
bosses. The circular recites the demands
Of the men. which are follows:
Three dollars and fifty cents shall be paid
for eight hours work in the Bronx and
1925 for the same length of time in Mt
Vernon. The men also demand that Sat
urday afternoon shall be considered a half
holiday. and that no work of any char
acter shall be done then
Some of the strikers went around to the
bosses to see il they would not accede to
The demands. They were very successful.
F'ifty-one bosses signed agreement
agreeing to pay the men what they de-
manded, and also give them the half holt
day. About 600 strikers then went back to
work. 1t is expected that many more will
return when the bosses sign.
In Newark, N J., about 200 carpenters
and 700 painters, decorators and paper
hangers went out on strike. The carpen-
tiers demand Sd a day and eight hours
work. The strike has stopped all work on
frame buildings in the city.
AT Mount Vernon 800 carpenters and
800 plumbers and gasftters went out on
strike. Subsequently 300 of the carpenters
resumed work, two or three of the employ
ers having conceded the mems demands.
At Orange, N. j., 1000 mechanics about
sons and carpenters, struck. They demand
an increase in wages.
The carpenters at New Rochelle and
Larchmont are on strike for an increase of
wages from S2.I5 a day to So. %. Three
hundred men are out at New Rochelle
At Long Branch 200 carpenters went out
demanding working day of eight hours.
-Four hundred members of the Builders
Trades Union in Greenwich and Port Ches-
ter Conn.,, did not go to work as a result
of the failure of contractors to accede to a
demand for nine-hour day made by the
workmen early last January.
Two thousand journeymen painters and
1900 carpenters refused to go to work in
st. Louis yesterday, pending adjustment
of differences with their bosses over their
demands for an increase of wages The car
penterS asked for an increase from b to IL
cents an hour. 1t is estimated that there
are 1000 union carpenters in the city, and
of these 800 are still at work, the new
scale having been granted by their bosses.
The demand of the painters is for an in
crease from s.. 30 to 81 DAY.