The Washington times., 1901-09-08
WORKERS CLAIM VICTORY
Paperhangers Say They Have Vir-
tually Won Their Fight.
Delegates Tell of Visits to Other
Cities to Prevent Men From BE-
ing Induced to Come Here
brotherhood to Support the Strike.

| 1t was stated at the headquarters of
| Paperhangers' Assembly No 81, X OIL
| L.. last night that the fight the members
| of that organization had inaugurated for
| an increase of wages on Wednesday last
| is practically won This statement, it is
| said. is based upon the fact that the
members of the organization have been
strengthened in the stand they nave
taken by the Brotherhood of Paper
hangers. Decorators, and Painters or
| America, No. 42O, and also because the
employers are not able to import skilled
| panerhangers from other cities to supply
| the places of the strikers. Ihe last
named organization held meeting last
night at Heares Hall, and by unanimous
! vote determined to stand by the STRIKING
| members of Assembly No. 81, adopt their
scale of wages, and refuse to work IN
| any local shop where non-union paper
hangers are employed. A committee
vas also appointed to confer with a simi-
lar one from Assembly No. 81 in refer
ence to all matters relative to the better
ment of the members Of both organiza-
| tions.
A largely attended meeting of Assembly
No 67 was held Yesterday afternoon at
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| master workman OF the assembly. and
William Hoyberger, who had been ap-
pointed to visit Baltimore, Wilmington,
Camden, New York. and Philadelphia TO
prevent if possible members of their craft
| coming from those cities to Washington
to work were present and made state
ments of the result of their work since
last Thursday Mr.. Wells said he had
found that agents of the Master Paper
hangers Association of this city had
been been to Philadelphia and advertised
for forty workmen To counteract this
action on the part of the employers MI
Wells stated that he visited the princi-
pal paperhangers' places or business anu
was given permission by the bosses 10
state to their workmen the condition ot
affairs in Washington. This he dld. ana
he stated that as the result not a single
paperhanger was induced to leave fnii-
adelphia and come here IN answer TO tne
advertisement for workn'en- He said that
he was also given an audience by the
Philadelphia PaperhanSerS Union, ana
there again stated the conditions mere
and the differences which LED to the
strike. AS a result of the representations
made by him, the Philadelphians prom
ised to use their best efforts TO prevent
any of their members from going to
Washington toy fill the places OF the
strikers.
In speaking of his visits to the other
cities named, Mr.. Wells stated that he
met with similar success and that he Is
confident that the local employers will
find great difficulty in getting workmen
from any of the places named TO come TO
Washington to work until the strike is
settled Aside from the feeling in the
matter Mr.. Wells states that the paper
hangers in the cities named would be
loath to leave home just now, except for
great inducements, as they are very busy
and the prospects are that they VIII have
work to keep them so for several months.
1t was reported at the meeting of As
sembly No. 81 that the agents of the To-
cal Master PaperhanSers Association
have gone to Boston to endeavor 10 Sc
cure Workmen to fill the places of the
strikers. Upon this being stated, MIR.
Wells was instructed by the assembly 10
leave as soon as practicable for that city
and do what he can TO obstruct the plans
of the employers in regard to bringing
men here from Boston. 1t was also stat
ed that several of the local employers
attended the meeting of the assembly 10
secure extra help. This was furnlsheu
them 1t was also said that no one OF
what are known as the IF Street stores
are "a Inflated with the Master PaperhanS-
ers' Association. Besides these the paper
hangers say that there are several otner
large stores in different parts OF the city
which are supporting them IN their HSht
for an Increase OF wages
The few men who have come here from
other cities returned. ii is stated. when
the situation Washington WAS explain
cd to them. Those who did come. II was
also said, had their transportation paid by
agents of the local employers and were
offered a contract for d years work at
the rate of $2.Se per day, and week
board in advance
Mr.. Wells stated last night that he will
in all probability leave for Boston tonight
or tomorrow morning. \ meeting of the
local assembly will be held today.