The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-08
TWO Big STRIKES
ON IN BALTIMORE
Carpenters and Pantsmakers
Begin Their Struggle
BUSY WITH MISSION WORK
The Former Claim That Thirty-fve
Contractors Have Already Acceded to
Demands for More Pay-President
Cohen Talks of "Sweatshop Abuses"

BALTIMORE, July S.-Two strikes be-
San yesterday-the carpenters and the
pantsmakers-to the number of about
500 in all quitting work according to
agreements previously reached.
The carpenters, who number about 400
out of ? total of 1900 in the city, claim
that pro spects of success are bright. and
they ars jubilant over the Roadway al
ready made in securing concessions from
thirty-ave contractors. who have, they
claim. agreed 20 the demand for 81 a day
OF nine hours, with eight hours or Sat
urdays. Many Of the contractors have
refused to accede to the mems demands.
and hundred or more other carpen-
ters are expected to be called out today
/ by the joint strike committee which We
appointed from Unions % 800, and A.
Committee Active.
Yesterday this committee was active.
Early in the morning it began a can
vass of buildings now in progress Of
erection and before o'clock in the aft
ernoon had visited fifteen At MANY CT
the buildings their presence was not
needed, as the men themselves had taken
the matter into their own hands and
either secured the promise of an in
creased wage scale OF walked out.
The thirty union men that were en-
p!oyed by E NJ Noel. on the Fifth
Regiment ATmory, appeared at the
armory yesterday morning at their regu-
lar time It was their intention 10 wait
upon the foreman, Mr. A H Maddox.
Mr.. Maddox was not there. and after
waiting while one of their number was
selected to wait upon Mr. Noel at his
ONCE. Eutaw and Madison Streets. Mr..
Noel reply, the men say, was that he
would not give in until compelled to.
Firms That Are in Opposition.
Mr. Henry s RippeI, Il Clay Street. is
another Of the large contractors who.
the carpenters say, is stanch in his op-
position to their demands. At the F. J.
Murphy storage warehouse. which Mr.
RipPel is also a contractor FOR, carpenter
work was suspended.
Contractor Henry Smith. who HIS an
der construction the new custom house.
the Lloyd L Jackson Company building
and the building for NJ. L. Day & Son at
Pratt and PoppIeton Streets, will. If the
strike continues, probably be seriously
interfered with
Yesterday Mr. Smith said that work
OF tie Jackson building vas going along
as usual At the Day building four
union men we're called out by local No.
%, and four non-union men struck in
sympathy.
The builders who were said by the
strike committee last night to have ac
ceded to the strikers demands yester-
day Touor
han, Walters & Brady. William Puesley.
Stansviile & Son, and s. K. Partlett
This. It Is said. sweiis the number Of
! those who have decided to pay the extra
/ 80 cents and grant the eight-hour Sat
urday system to thirty-1ve.
Last night z spirited meeting was held
I by Union No % at Pythian Hall, Gay
and Lexington Streets. President Viii
liam Phillips. OF No q. pTeEided- The
strike committee made its report After
a heated discussion Business Agent Will
/ liam higgins. who is chairman OF the
strike committee. rendered his resigna-
tion IS agent. A ballot IVES taken among
/ the 7G0 men present and Mr.. Daniel Will
( helm was elected business agent of No.
%. Eir higgins said in explanation OF
his resignation that his term had ex-
pired three weeks ago and that he had
only continued in the capacity Of agent
pending the election Of another.
The Pantsmalzers' Union.
The strike of the Pentsmakers' Union
began yesterday morning. According to
a statement made at The headquarters
about 400 members of Local Union No
! Ia. Of the Garment Workers OF Ameri-
CO, refused 10 90 10 work in the morn
ing. This number was augmented from
/ time TO time during the day through
( the active work Of committees detailed
in the sweatshop districts, and last
/ night + was claimed that there were
I GOO operators and pressers out The re-
: cruits we're made members Of the local
I lodge.
At a meeting OF the pantsmakers yes
terday morning committees were ap-
pointed 10 visit the different sweatshops
and collect all the machines possible.
They net with success. and four eX-
press wagons were kept busy during the
: day bringing machines 10 headquarters.
At night the strikers claimed that 343
machines had been stored. As each is
brought IN il is tagged with the name
and address OF the owner Most Of the
machines belong to one manufacturing
company, which had a representative at
headquarters.