The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-09
SET LEMENT OF
STRIKE URGED
At Meeting of Carpenters,
Contractors and Outsiders
IN GARFIELD HALL
Contractors Refuse to Treat
With Union.
HALL

/ The Carpenters Union had 4 very en-
thusiastic meeting in Garfield hell last
night and the house vas not flied alto
! gether by carsenters either There werc
! some OF the best business men OF thu city
present.. and members of other labor or
1 gan.zations; ana besides these there were
d number OF Tire lighting cnnhactcrs and
a few people who capis ont CT curiosity.
The hall was n;ed ions scICre the :nfet-
ing was ~alled TO o-d=r. every seat III the
big haI was taken, and a large number
deeply interested in the speeches made by
the men who were asked 10 address the
+ carpenters on the situation ana how the
strike miglH be caded, stood along the
wall
/ Charles Rochelle, president Of the In
/ ion, was chairman and introduced the
first speaker George Cubbon. Mr.. Cubbop
heartily recommended arbitration OF the
strike. lie wanted committee from the
F., carpenters and one from the contractors,
and these te choose one man wholly dis
/ interested in the matter and these to set
tie the differences. Adr. Cubbon sounded
the keynote OF the meeting. and every
( speaker touched on the same line.
John Davis. was next called on. lie told
the strikers that they could not hope 70
win everything in day, and that the
strike was hurting them. the contractors
and the general business interests Of
Wichita. His advice to the strikers wsa
that they have the arbitration commit
tee settle all the differences as far as
possible and the carpenters so back to
work. He told them that some Of their
demands seemed unreasonable to the con-
tractors at the present time and they did
not understand them. 1T is far better
that you give in in some Of your de-
mands, he said, and IL a few months
the contractors VIII understand you and
what is wanted. and they viii be more
than willing 10 grant your requests and
perhaps they VIII do 50 voluntarily
Senator Tapp followed and callSed along
the same lines, but was stronger In favor
of organization. we must have capital
for capital pays the contractor to con-
struct buildings. and the contractors pay
US But if You will make an examination
you viii ind that capital is organized Ike
a machine That is the reason il is 50
effective Ii is only through orGaniza-
ton that you can make yourselves felt
and the better organized the more elect
i've you will be Now, 1 know hat there
is some poor timber among the carpen-
in the lumber you work ~ith. These poIr
sticks are the ones tle contractors are
fighting After you perfect your crsitni-
cation cut out this io1r t-noer. aid
your organize ton will be perfect, AMI
when it does move it Will be felt
Capital organizes itself and you
should do the same. Capital organizes
for definite purpose, and if you should
do likewise it is in your power to &C
complish your ends
Senator Tapp referred to the coming of
Christ as an organizer and showed clearly
the effect Of His coming and work, and
stated that it was through the thorough
ness Of his organization tRat He was able
10 do so much good.
r. 5. Brown. president of the retail
clerks, was the last speaker. He review
ed the former speeches and emphasized
the matter of arbitration.
As soon as the speakers were, finished
the carpenters adjourned TO their hall.
where they proceeded to name their com
mittee to confer with like committee
from the contractors.
So far the contractors who signed the
agreement last Tuesday evening have re-
fused 10 treat with the carpenters. Most
Of them have been able 10 secure a few
men. and their small jobs are going on
just the same. None of them are working
their regular quota of men. They are
standing firm on their demands and their
decision not TO recognize the Union OF 10
treat with it
They are beginning to realize the effect
OF the strike. and so are the business
men: and all want it settled. In the last
day or two some of the contractors have
refused contracts for buildings and in a
number OF Instances people who wanted
10 build h,>Ls his summer have put II
of a year because they 90 not want the
work hanging on for three or tour mouths
before It is finished They are afraid
that the contractors cannot secure enough
mon and when the building is half On
ished it VIII be LETT for weeks.
The business men know that the strike
is demoralizing the building Industry
of this city. and that their receipts are
cut Off with Tie men not working. and
they are urging both strikers and con-
tractors TO 10 eli they can 70 end the
trouble at m early date
The contra ctors have organized Mas
ter Builders association. with ". N Pr
tie president J y. Howard secretary and
Joe Brandt treasurer; a1d tt-s evening
tle committee appointed 20 draft q con-
st:tutfcn ard bylaws VIII meet and next
week VIII present IFS report 20 the asso-
ciation-
The contractors whose names we're CIV
en- ii Yesterdays Eagle are working
their fan quota Of men and some are TAX
inc on rev hands. There are less than
tuc-fhiras CT tho % iginal number ~
strikers out of employment 80 present.
and number az these gill Sc f. work
to7s,- THE strikers ha7e thct ~ the
FIRST If Che wsek they win be ahle 70
como 10 an understandings with the hos
rife contractors and that the matter VIII
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