Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-12
TROUBLES OF THE BUILDERS.
Masters Association Takes Issue With
the Carpenters

The latest action on the part of the Mas
ter Builders Association with reference to
the difficulties in the building trades of
this city, which involve Locals No 1870 and
No. Ssh Of the International Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners, Carpenters Local
Union No. /. Local Assembly of Carpen-
tiers No. 1I4S of Knights of Labor and the
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and
Joiners, was the PRONUNCIATION last even
ing of a set of resolutions, framed and
adopted at meeting of the builders aso-
citation.
The resolutions are to the effect that the
members Of the Brotherhood Of Carpen-
tiers have refused to work on any building
or job with any carpenter or stairbuilder
not in possession of a building trade sec
ton card and have refused to work for
any architect, builder or contractor who
mas In his employ any carpenter or stair
builder not having in his possession a
building trade section working card: which
action. 1t is evident, has been taken with
view of either forcing architects build
ers and contractors to employ the mem
bers OF the Brotherhood of Carpenters to
the exclusion of the members of the Anal
gamated Society of Carpenters and Join
ers. Local Assembly of Carpenters 174S, K
of L. and the Carpenters Local Union
No. i, or of using architects, builders and
contractors as means Of forcing the mem
bers of the Amalgamated Society Of Car
pent"rs Local Assembly 174S K. Of L., and
Local Union, No. /, to disband and ioin the
Brotherhood of Carpenters or become am
lated with the Central Labor Union and
whereas the principles and purposes Of this
corporate body of master builders, who are
organized to promote fair and euuita BILE
dealings between all men, therefore we
the Master Builders Association of the
District of Columbia. object to becoming
the party to force certain organizations to
become affiliated with some one body, be-
HeElnS we would not he
consistent with our principles.
Further, that. recognizing the fact that
the cost of living has increased, we will
on and after June Is. 1902. increase the
wages of carpenters employed by us to the
rate of s3.2o per day Of eight hours"
Ihese resolutions were signed by Presi-
dent Joseph Richardson and Secretary W.
f. Speir of the Builders Association.
Neither the members Of the Master
Builders Association nor the carpenters
affiliated with the brotherhood would saw
anything in regard to the resolutions today
| for publication. Up to late hour this a.
ternoon the carpenters had received no
official copy of the resolutions and thew
stated that they will not say anything
bearing upon the matter until official
copies at hand. Local No $50 Of the
brotherhood held meeting last evening
at its headquarters on Sth street. but the
matter was not discussed $500
When seen today the business agent OF
the carpenters executive board said tho
resolutions of the Builders Association
were very gratifying to him. and that the
| members of his organization were very
thankful for the increase in pay.
1t was stated today by the foreman Of the
A. s. Reavis Fireproof and Partition Com
pany. which mas the contract Of doing all
the metal lathing at the public library
building. that there had been no strike
among the metal fathers employed on Lat
building and that all the men were at work.
He said his firm had no intention of re-
ducing the wages paid to its men.