Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-04
ORDERED OUT ON STRIKE
WORKMEN LEAVE THREE APART
MKNT HOUSES
Differences Between Local Union and
the Architect and Builder-The
Latter's Statement.

A strike was ordered this morning as the
result of the controversy between the Coun-
Gil Of Allied Building Trades of the Central
Labor Union and Architect T. f. Schneider
and Contractor Francis Duehay, growing
out of the alleged employment of non-union
tile settlers in the construction of the WOOL
ley apartment house on Columbia road
The strike order affected three other struc-
lures which are being erected IN which the
architect and contractor are Interested, ana
involves about $50 mechanics of every call
ing affiliated with the council. and several
trades in sympathy with the purposes or
the organization.
In the opinion of Contractor Duehay, the
labor union has brought on the strained re-
lations between it and himself and Archl-
tect Schneider. The strike, 1t is said, Is the
result of a peculiar state of affairs, Tor
which the rnion, he said. is wholly re-
sponsible. lille the labor leaders maintain
that the W. of the four structures Is com
pletely tied UP, the employers assert that
the strike will retard operations but little.
The controversy originated September 26
last. when members of the labor council
employed on the Woodley apartment house
were ordered to quit work, owing to the
presence on the building of several nom
union tile settlers. This structure was plan
ned by Architect Schneider. and is being
erected by Mr.. Duehay. The labor union
contended that the employers have since
the institution of the strike at that struc-
ture last September refused to receive over
lures for peace. and have practically
ignored advances. The matter has been
pending before the council for the past few
weeks. and upon several occasions meetings
have been held to ascertain what action
should be taken.
The last of these meetings was held last
evening, when it was decided to extend the
strike to the Rochambeau apartment
apartment house, the Cecil apartment
house, at 18th and l. streets, and an apart
ment house on T street between 18th and
18th streets.
Refused to Work.
When it was learned this morning that
the non-union tile settlers had not been
dismissed from the Woodley apartment
house the union workmen refused to go to
work. The workmen left the building, go
ing to the headquarters of the council. The
stone cutters and stationery engineers, al
though not affiliated with the council, went
out in sympathy.
The bricklayers also stopped work. The
labor leaders claim that their action was
in sympathy with the order. The employ
ers say the suspension Of work was caused
by inability to get material to the brick
layers.
Contractor Duehay denied to a Star re-
porter this afternoon that he had ever
refused to receive the labor leaders in con-
ference. He declared that, speaking fol
himself, he had never received any COM
plant from the council. All he knew OF
| the trouble he had seen in the newspapers
The contractor stated that the present
| trouble in his opinion is directly due to
| the fight between the Amalgamated Society
of Carpenters, Joners, etc, and the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, for
supremacy in the carpenter trade.
The non-union tile settlers, Mr.. Duehay
stated, are not non-union workmen by
| choice. Many of them are foreigners, he
| said and have applied for admission to the
| labor unions. They have been fined $500
| for remaining non-union workmen. accord
| ing to Mr.. Duehay. The settlers, he said
are willing to pay this fine, providing that
| they will not be prosecuted further by the
| unions. They are afraid, Mr.. Duehay stat
| ed that as soon as they join a union 1t will
dissolve, and that they will lose theiI
money.
The tile settlers, Mr.. Duehay said, were
not employed by him. but by Mr.. Schnei,
| der. @ :.. .....-.-