New-York tribune., 1903-04-09
TO HELP CONTRACTORS.
WILL FURNISH MEN.
Building Trades Board Stands by
.4malgomated Carpenters.

TIE general strike of the United Brotherhood
OF Carpenters against the ANA liza mated Car
penters Society was felt throughout the city
Yesterday In some buildings the strike OF the
carpenters made all the other trades idle In
other buildings only the carpenters were fdle
The strike order was so well observed that
strikes were in buildings where not a single
member Of the Amalgamated Carpenters So
clety was employed.
The question OF the strike was taken up At
yesterdays meeting OF the Board Of Building
Trades in Brevoort Hall. Fifty-fourth-st near
ThiT6-aye. James Morrison and William Fyfe
walking delegates Of the Amalgamated Society.
made q formal report Of the fight against their
organization, and stated that they could supply
enough men TO fill the strikers places. The
board decided TO stand by the Anlalgamated So
ciety. and VIII aid it in getting men TO supply
the places Of the Brotherhood men by drafting
members OF the amalgamated society from other
sawus where they are on strike. Fyfe. q walk
ing delegate Of the Amalgamated Society, made
The following statement:
r T e 361 S e 19 sy I'VE s baye al h6n 9Re
dred carpenters in this city. and fifteen thousand
canada and Mexico Though tnterna-
@ , - T te2 Ta 1 ne @ fS? IN 5 - me
Atlantic Regarding the statement Of :he brother
hood that our union ts composed of foreigners, !
csn say that we have more American citizens here
members here are American citizens.
When the meeting was over the following
statement was made by Secretary W. H. Farley
Of the board.
TIE board has indorsed the action of the Anal
+ al Jobs where strikes are ordered against them
hv the United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Join
tempting put the Amalgamated society out Of
rerher in Port Chester. Greenwich. Rye Mannsr-
oneck White Plains and other places not far from
New-York. and they won side by side strike in
Cnic2go and othe- places Though we viii not
+or5arTor On eTerv lob where there is a strike
Already the call has been sent out. and from this
conttruance Of work.
The striking members Of the Brotherhood met
Hu day in Bohemian National Hall. in East
seren- -y-third-st-. and appointed strike com
rrit1ees- Their leaders declared they would
te-d the strike TO other cities
Thomas J. McCracken, the principal walking
delegate. said:
% IS Gs T29 Is ess union G oP Phst oRf @ uP2R Paa o. 2 Ne
vii refuse 70 work with members of the ATnalga-
az not oitizens We viii carry the fight into other
ci-ies and viii either wipe the Arnalgamated So
cfety ouT u existence or he wiped out.
The contractors affected by the strike were
without q programme yesterday. but they will
meet today and discuss the situation.
Il is not thought they viii put non-union men
- york : il can be avoided The carpenters
strikes were caused by general strikes being or
dere5 % force recognition Of the Amalgamated
Carpenters Society. one Of the contracts where
trouble q this kind arose was an TWO buildings
q Sever-v-tflird-st-. near Eighth-ave.. which
are being erected for The wife OF Bishop Potter.
The executive committee Of the Arnalgamated
Carpenters Society met last night at Central
Hal. No ~ West Thirty-second-st-. and ac-
cepted z proposition from the George A Fuller
Company 70 employ Arnalganated Society car
rente-s OF their nine contracts affected by the
strike. From two hundred 70 three hundred men
VII 20 70 work on these contracts to-day.