The evening times., 1902-07-09
BALTIMORE STRIKERS
Fighting Each OTHER
Carpenters Union Said to
Lack Harmony of Action.
JOINT COMMITTEE SEPARATE
New District Council May Result From
Division-Eighteen Contractors Held
ing Out Against Demands Of Hen.
Arbitration Conference 70 Be Held.

! BALTIMORE. July 9.-Not oHy are
the carpenters OF BaltiTore-many OF
WI ON went out on strike Monday, de-
mauding a -doUar-day wage stale
at loggerheads with their employers.
the contractors. but they are at war
among themselves This state OF affairs.
which lends a decidedly complicated tone
to the present strike. developed yester-
day morning.
For several months there has been a
lack Of harmony between members Of
Union No %, whieh is by far the larger
local, ard Unions Nos. $50 and IL
The latter two, whose combined
strength in the city does not exceed 200
men, are united In the present rupture,
and much bitter feeling is prevalent
among the men.
The causes leading to the break arc
said to be, first. the refusal OF No. %
to unite with the two smaller uDfcns il
the district council Of Baltimore and
vicinity, and. secondly, the issuing Of a
circular distributed among tho builders.
contractors. and architects, signed By
the council
This circular. which contained a state
ment Of the demands Of the men for 50
per day OF nine hours with eight hours
on Saturday, is said 10y the members Of
Unions Nos. a and $50 10 have been IS
sued entirely Without their knowledge,
and they say that No. % is responsible
for the circular, although without iuris-
dictIon TO act.
May Form New District Council.
Owing to the present strained reIa-
tions between the locals, the carpenters
say that It IS more than proba-
bic that new district council viii be
formed in the immediate future
At strike headquarters Of No. $50 it
was stated yesterday that several men
from that union and No. II had returned
to work. or would return this morning
Among No. % men this is not the case,
and the 2J0 OF that body who. with $50
ot the other two, were withdrawn by or
der Of the union on Monday are still
out, and, 1t is said, viii remain out
until further Developments
Yesterday afternoon letters we're
written to those contractors who have
not accedeG to the strikers demands
asking for a joint meeting between the
unio1's representatives and the con
trac. .ors on Thursday afternoon at
Builders Exchange, Charles and Lexing-
ton Streets.
Most CT the builders have expressed a
willingness to meet the carpenters rep
TeseRtatives and discuss the situation.
Eighteen contractors are said to be
holding out against the demand. and n
almost every instance are continuing
their work with n0n-union men.
District Council Meets.
At meeting held last night at Labor
Lyceum ot~tts~ district council OF B Vi
more and vicinity Of the United Broth
erhood OF Carpenters and Joiners. the
arbitration committee from local unions
Nos. a and $50 reported that they will
wait upon the builders Thursday after
noon ct the Builders Exchange meeting.
The council will meet again next Tues
day night at~s=S0 o'clock at Labor Ly-
ceum- =S
Building Inspector Preston is watch
ing with much interest to see If the
carpenters strike viii have any effect
on the school buildings now in process
Of construction. So far he has received