The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-08
STRIKERS OFFER
TO ARBITRATE
All Points But Wages and
Hours.
FAV0RS BOARD OF SEVEN
Twelve Contractors Accede to
Union Demands.

The striking carpenters last night sent
a committee 10 wait on the contractors
with the proposition that the Union ap-
point three men and the contractors ap-
point three and these six to chose dis
interested party. and these seven 10 form
an arbitration committee to settle the
strike. The carpenters are willing and
want 10 arbitrate and get the strike set
tied, but there are two OF their PROPOSE
tons that they VIII not leave IN the hands
OF the arbitration committee, and these
are the matter OF hours and the amount
of ages. The Union has adopted a scale
OF wages and set the number OF hours
a member shall work. and it viii stand
firm on these propositions but IS willing
TO arbitrate anything else.
The strike has narrowed down to q
fight between Union carpenters and non
Union contractors. The decision Of the
contractors AZ Tuesday night meeting
hit the carpenters pretty hard. but they
are going TO work TO win just the same
ard their Efforts have been rewarded
somewhat by the signatures Of twelve
contractors TO the agreemnt as published
in Tuesdays Eagle. These contractors
did not sign the agreement OF the con
tractors at their meeting the same even
ing. The follwing contractors have agreed
to employ none but Union men ana pay
the scale 5 adopted by the Union and also
70 grant the eight-hour clause:
James hahn. q. B. Jones. J. c. White,
H. NJ. Peckham, startzman Bros, r.
F. Wilson, -Monasmith & Son, Clark &
McClernan. j. NJ Stansberry, J. W. Wal
ters. J. H. Florence and W c. Gale.
The strikers have established head
quarters at 126 East Second STREET and
all day yesterday there was a considera-
bic crowd gathered in the room, talking
over the situation. The men gathered IN
little groups and talked over the strike.
the agreement Of the contractors and
their own agreement. When the an
nouncement Of the contractors action OF
the night before was made, the men
talked excitedly Soon some of the men
working to get the contractors 10 sign
their agreement came in and announced
success, and then the outlook frightened
All day Tuesday the strikers had com
mittee out talking over the agreement
with the contractors and the same COM
rnittee and several others went to work
Yesterday. Whenever a member of these
committees came in the others gathered
around him and listened intently WINE
he told his story OF the conversation WIFE
the contractors and their success or Iall-
ure.
There has been a great deal of talk
about some of the other building trades
unions going out on a sympathy strike
brt with the exception Of one or two IN
stances this has not been done. On the
Smvthe building. the United Sash ana
Door cOmpany's building and the eOla
storage building the bricklayers and stone
masons went out and no work Is beng
done there. In other places the stone
and brick masons are laying foundations
where they know non-Gnion. carpenter
win put up the framework
If was given out yesterday by the car
renters that only about one hundred meT
we're ont. \ large number of the meF
were working. as they were getting th'
Union scale Of wages and only WORKED
eight hours.
There has been a considerable number
of non-Union men imported, ana a lev
81 these have refused 10 go 10 WORK Gh
I'll after the strike is settled. some o
these men have Joined the Union q
have handed in their applications
There viii be an open meeting ol III
Carpenters Union this evening az ~ y
earned hall. Senator James TaPp' y
. c'rewson John Davis and seveTa
others familiar with the workings
the Union win make addresses
charles Rochelle president of the IN
ion Yesterday made the following state
ment: There is very little change Il
tba situation today We have signe'
twelve contractors and I think il viii no
he long before we have several others
OF course. the action Of the contractor
last night will hurt Us for awhile, 5uf
40 not believe all the contractors WI
stav hv their agreement. They knoF
that such policy would be detrimental
10 them We viii make a proposition q
the contractors tonight 70 arbitrate IN
differences. and we viii stand by the deci
sions Of this committee so far the or
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