Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-10
WARNING TO STRIKERS
THE CARRIAGE MAKERS ISSUE
AN ULTIMATUM.
Journeymen Required to Report for
Work Mohday-Men Say They
Will Continue the Fight.

The employing carriage makers have is
| sued an ultimatum to the striking journey
| men to the-ameGt that If the men do not re-
| turn to work. Monday morning, April IA,
! their places will be filled with other en-
| ployes This action of the Carriage Makers
Association was decided upon last night at
the meeting held in the office of the presi
dent, Thomas +. .Trazzare, at 456 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. 1t had been hoped
| by the strikers it is stated, that the en-
| ployers would yield to their demands, and
| the action of the carriage makers in re-
| fusing to increase the wages and grant
shorter hours is said to have been some
thing of a surprise to the men,
President Trazzare said this morning that
the employers were determined in their
purpose to fight against the strikers propo-
sition, and that unless the men return to
work next Monday morning their places
Will be filled with workmen either from the
city or outside. Some of the shops, he said.
have taken on non-union men to complete
work that would not admit of delay.
The members Of the association are stand
Ing firm, he said, and only one of their
number has acceded to the demands of the
strikers - re
The Strikers Confident.
At the union headquarters it was learned
this morning-that the strikers had called
out all apprentices who in an emergency
were able to do journeymen's work. Some
of these refused to quit work, and the
strikers say they will be remembered. An
open meeting was held by them this after
noon when the action of the employers
was made known, and the members of the
union were urged to keep up the fight. The
officers said the strikers were enthusiastic
and were confident of victory in the end.
The journeymen, they say, are not discour-
aged, and they, do not fear that any of the
journeymen will prove disloyal to the action
of the union.
Should the employers persist in their
fusal to yield to the contention of the union,
il is likely that a cooperative shop will
he started within a few days The officers
said the organization has engaged a build
irg and the necessary money, tools and
stock to equip the business hand.
They stated, however, that they did not in
tend to rush into this matter mpulsively,
but proposed giving the employers sufficient
time in which to consider their course.
When asked as to what would be done 10
TIE event the employers imported journey
men to fill the vacant positions, the strik-
ers said they did not fear an importation
of men, but If Sny were brought in the
union would take care of them.
The meeting of the Carriage Makers AS
ISOLATION last night was executive III char
acter and the full membership was repre-
sented. All present seemed to be strength
ened in their determination to fight cut
the Issue, and the officers of the assoca-
ton said there was no sign of weakening
on the partoof ANY of the members.
Action of Joint Committee.
The joint Committee of the Central La
Dor Union and the Carriage and Wagon
Workers Local Union continued to carry
out the plan ordered by the two organ.za-
tions by interviewing the bakers, brewers
and other business firms with view of
getting them to refuse to patronize shops
that have n9t tsu9ceded the demands of the
Carriage Makers Union, The assurances
that were received were hugely gratifying
to the strikers. At the next meeting of
the central body. Monday next. action of
a decisive nature will be taken, provided
there is no, settlement prior to that time.
The commptess, VIII continue it's iabors
along these fihss until every firm in The
city is seem. wlten a report will re made
to the Genital Labor Union, that every
trade union may be appraised of the status
of affairs. -