New-York tribune., 1901-05-19
SAY LOCKOUT is A FAILURE.
BRICKLAYERS' STATEMENT DENIED Ry
THE MASON BUILDERS AS
ISOLATION.

Conflicting statements to the extent of the
lockout OF bricklayers by the Mason Builders As
| sociation were made yesterday by the leaders on
both sides. J. P Hanlon and William Klein. dele
gates of the bricklayers' unions declared that a
majority of the members of the Mason Builders
Association had refused to obey the order to lock
| their men out, and that only about six hundred
| idle.
1T is all gigantic bluff" Klein said. "and will
be forgotten in a week"
Otto NJ. Edlitz, president of the Mason Builders
Association. laughed at Klen's statement He de-
clared that sS per cent of the members OF the
sociation had obeyed the order. He added
AT the lowest estimate four thousand brick
layers are idle" ,
Trouble is threatened for the employers from
another quarter. w. E. D. Stokes. whose apart
meht building at seventy-fourth-st. and Broadway.
the trouble originated. has threatened that if work
is not resumed at once he Will appeal to the
for relief, will finish the building himself. No
effort has been made yet TO engage non-union men.
and the bricklayers declare none can be obtained
At the Carnegie house, at Ninety-third-st and
Fifth-ave.. about twenty-five masoIis working
yesterday morning. The men employed by C.
T. Wills. a member of the Mason Builders As
soca ton. Mr.. Wills undoubtedly received orders
to stop work Friday noon but he has not
obeycd them The foreman of the men said he
knew of no orders having been received. but could
not tell what would happen by Monday
Harry Turner. contractor for three houses at
Ninety-third-st. and Fifth-ave.. has received or
ders not to work his tomorrow.
Work on Senator William II. Clark's home.
at Seventy-seventh-st and Fifth-ave.. ceased Fri
day afternoon. The contractor. Thomas j. Reilly.
also has charge of the construction the Stokes
apartment house.
Mr. Snyder. superintendent OF buildings OF the
Board OF Education said that six buildings were
being put up by the board Four of them must
be ready for occupancy at the opening of the fall
school term For each day contract time
there is fine of from $25 500 each structure.
Superintendent Snyder said that he could tell
what effect the lockout would have these build
ings. 1t is understood that cases where strikes
affected the completion Of buildings a resort is
usually had to the prevent the imposition
of fines.
AS far could be learned. no meetings were
held yesterday by the locked bricklayers There
few of the trade about the meeting
places OF the various local unions At the Labor
Emporium, No. 81 East Fourth-st.. the meeting
place of Bricklayers' Union No. II. an officer of
that organization sal1 that all the locked out
brickayers would meet the Emporium
morrow morning 10 take the first step toward be-
ginning a strike against the Mason Builders AS
sociation for 60 cents an hour. He added that the
men now at work on structures being erected by
others than members of the association
ceivlng that rate. which is in accordance with the
agreement for the present working year. He con-
tinued:
We will refuse TO work unless
paid the rate provided for in the new agreement
which . per cent OF the bricklayers in this city
for year. II need be. but it is my opinion that
Ne will win in a week
George r. Coddington the president of the Build
ing Trades Council. said last evening Central
Hall: The strike of the bricklayeIs is to
win. Mason builders. engineers and mechanics
soCiated with the brcklayers' union will step in
before Monday by the middle OF next week. and
this little troutl" VIII be adjusted. We have not
met here to-nis. or the purpose OF helping out
the bricklayers. aut simply for the purpose OF
seeing how the lines lay