Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-09-09
THE PAPtRHANGERS' STRIKE
BOTH SIDES APPEAR SATISFIED
WITH THE SITUATION.


ton of the strike between the Master Pa
perhangers' Association and the members
of the Paperhangers' Assembly of the K.
of L. Both sides claim to have made gains.
The masters say tKSy are getting men to
fill the placessSf thesstrfkers and the union
men assert that seEral bosses have come
over to their side, Y
The master paperBangers are still conf
dent of being abIefo get enough outside
workmen to fill the places Of the strikers.
The members say that answers continue to
pour in to the advertising they have put In
the papers of the large cities OF the east,
ern states; Teiegrams were sent 70 gooo
many OF the writer's instructing them as to
where they should meet the representa-
uveS OF the associations
Upward of fifty men are expected oy to-
night Members Of the masters associa-
tion have complained about their men being
interrupted In their work by representa-
tives of the strikers. Through means un-
known to the employers these men, 50 1t Is
salo, nave gotten entrance TO tnelI en- a.
pioyes and have been endeavoring TO get
Them to go out They say but little en-
couraging results have rewarded these eff
forts. The association will hold meeting
In its quarters in the Bond building at $3.50
clock this afternoon.
announcement for the Strikers.
A meeting of the striking paperhangers
y, -
the trip made by several officers of the as
sembiy was made known. They state that
in every city which they visited, and where
the masters had advertised for help, every
opportunity was presented them to give
clear statement of the situation AT hrst
headWay was made by the bosses, who ex-
planned that there was but little trouble
IN one or the shops, and they wished to get
men to take the places made vacant by the
strikers.
However, when the representatives ex-
planned the real situation, the men refused
to come here's
The strikers are sanguine of success and
look for an early settlement of the strike.
Encouragement is given the men out by
the action of the Brotherhood of Paper
America, No. 420 who voted at a meeting
held Saturday night to stand by the strik-
ers. This action will affect about three
shops in this city which have not been
connected with the trouble.
Views of the Strikers.
In an interview this morning with an Of
fetal Of the Paperhangers' Assembly, No.
81. X. Of L., he said: "In justice to the
paperhangers Of Washington issue must be
taken with some of the statements made
by the Master Paperhangers' Association.
The members of. that association are re-
ported to have said that number Of the
with them, but our union did not embrace
all Of the stores of the city by any means.
There are possibly fifty stores In this city,
but out Of that number there are possibly
fifteen which employ strictly union men.
Now, since the strike was declared all
of the union stores have paid the wages
asked by the assembly with the exception
of four firms that we recognize as union
stores, and the majority of the stores in
the Master PaPkrhaBgers' Association have
nv
have never paid union wages. Their OBJ
ject was to get men as cheap as possible,
and, naturally, 1t follows that-the cheaper
the man workD thefiess competent a man
he isl ,d INA
Touching the, point as to the possibility
of the mastery ASSOCIATION being able to
get outside help to affll the places of those
now on strike, the efiicial said that it was
very strange that they have not procured
the men. Even if they had them. it was
stated, several large contracts held by
members of the masters association, form
erly employing UNION men, had been lost
and the CONTRACTS haEe been given to union
men. hr .,4
not firm in the city that can show by its
books that it has had more than two men in
through. He, himself, he stated. had lost
but half a day since the LIST of September
Of last year. with the exception of holidays
and possibly a day or two on account of
sickness His case, he, thought. was an
exception. and one that very likely did not
have parallel in this city.
Alleged Desertions.
In speaking of the assertions from the
ranks Of the union he said that that is the
case in every organization. That actions
Of the men throughout the strike has been
commendable, he said. OF course there
were several who had not so conducted
themselves. he added, but he pointed out
that the majority of these had broken from
the union and had gone back to work at
the old rate Of wages
The work of the agents In several of the
cities in which the masters association
has been endeavoring to get hands to fill
the places of the strikers is giving the
paperhangers the greatest satisfaction.
Without single exception, he said reports
have been received. showing the results Of
the counteracting policy adopted by the as
sembly. Men who had been signed to come
to this city, when approached by the rep
resentatives of the union, and having the
situation explained to Them decided to
stand by the strikers.
In one instance one of these men was
SEEM and when the situation was explained
to him he said he had walked four miles
with his tools to the place appointed by the
representative of the masters association
but that he would walk four miles back
again and would not accept the terms,
Calls 1t BlacklistinR.
This official claimed that the action of one
of the members Of the masters association
in refusing to accept those workmen who
had applied for work because they were
members Of the union and had left another
store in the association was practically a
case of blacklisting.
F. He said that some of the first-class paper
hanging stores which have been paying the
union scale We're requested to ally them
selves with the Master Paperhangers As
ISOLATION, but that they very promptly re-
fused to do SO.
The meeting Of the Paperhangers' As
sembly lasted over two hours and half
Another meeting OF the assembly was called
for 3 clock this afternoon.
NEW HAMPSHIRE MANUFACTURES,
Over 35 Per Cent Increase in Yearly
Output In Decade.
A statement giving the status of the
manufacturing interests Of New Hampshire