The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-09
CARPENTERS TO FIGHT IT OUT,
AND HOW THE BUILDERS WILL
FARE THEY CAN'T TELL YET.
Amalgamated Society says II Can FIJI
the strikers' Places and VIII. and
Non.Union Help Won't BE Necessary
Building Trades Board VIII Back IL.

Building Trades Board WIN Back II.
The orders Of the United Brotherhood
OF Carpenters, calling for a strike OF its
members throughout this city to crush its
rival. the Amalgamated Carpenters So
ciety, were thoroughly carried out yester-
day The men who did not quit work at
noon on Tuesday did not report yesterday
morning. The strikers made their head
quarters at Bohemian National Hall in
East Seventy -third street, where they filed
several assembly rooms. Thomas j.
McCracken, the principal agent OF the
union, said he believed the strike would
extend beyond this city.
"The Amalgamated Carpenters Society
Is foreign institution with only 2 100 menu
bers in this country he said. The
Brotherhood Is an American institution
with a membership Of $4,000 There IL
only room for one carpenters union and
that is ours. The fight will be carried
outside of New York and We will either wipe
out the Amalgamated society or swallow
II up
gainated Society. James Morrison and
William Fyfe. speaking for the society,
told the board that they were able 10 sup.
ply all the men needed. They asserted
that their organization has 1900 or 1900
members in the United States. Canada
and Mexico. and 200 in New York. After
the meeting. Secretary Farley, speaking
for the board, said:
THE building contractors realize tnat
this strike Ia an outrageous one. Many
of them have told our delegates that II
the Amalgamated Society can only supply
one-half OF the number of men who have
gone on strike building can 60 on. The
society has put men on all jobs where strikes
have been ordered by the Brotherhood,
and this board has Endorsed their action.
This trouble is all made by the Brother
hood to crush the Amalgamated Society,
but IL cannot do that. The society has
treasury of 81 10000 and $1,000 members
throughout the world. II established the
first Brotherhood lodge here.
we will not work with non-union men,
but work on every contract where there ls
a strike against the society will be resumed
tomorrow, and everything will be running
in a week A call has been sent out already
for enough men from the vicinity to cope
with the situation
President Donovan Of the board was asked
later what the board would do If a contractor
who had employed Brotherhood men, fall
ing TO get enough Amalgamated carpenters
to fill the strikers places, should put nom
union carpenters at work.
we are not crossing bridges until we
come to them.' said he. THAT may never
II was stated yesterday the the Anal,
gamated Wood Workers Society will stand
BY the Amalgamated Carpenters Society;
The strike tied up most Of the other build
ing workers to a greater or less extent,
From the time the scaffolding is erected
until building is finished there IL more or
less carpenter work going on IL the wood
trim is not put in. plasterers, paper hangers
painters and many others cannot work.
The contractors could not tell yet whether
they could get enough union men TO carry
on their work. One of them said:
THE strike is very serious matter,
but we will let trouble come to us before
we hunt for it..
The large contractors will get together
to-day and consider the situation. This
had promised to he for them an unusually
busy season.
At a meeting OF the executive committee
OF the Amalgamated Carpenters Society
held last night at Central Hall IN west
Thirty-second street proposition sub
mtted by the George A. Fuller Company
10 employ Amalgamated Society men
on the nine buildings for which 1t has con-
tracted. as long a. the society would prom
lac to find sufficient men, was accepted
About $50 or 800 Amalgamated Society
Carpenters will go to work on these con-
tracts to-day.
George Morrison. who presided, said he
expected that all the places of the strikers
would Toe filled in about a week.