New-York tribune., 1904-08-26
WAR OF STRIKES BEGINS.
MARBLE TRADES FIRST.
HUiarzce Orders $500 Men Out
Strikes on Buildings Also.

these strikes was a general one of the marble in
dustry, and IS the first strike 20 be organized
against e trade which has not been locked out.
The strike order was issued at noon and 1,6o0
,nenbers of the Reliance Labor Club or
6ered out at / 0. nl- when they came back from
luncheon Two thousand members OF the White
Stone Association Of Marble Polishers viii be Or
dered On strike this morning.
After the marble cutters were ordered out
general strikes were ordered by the alliance
pn the following buildings: Building at No.
East Sixty-second- ST.. John Downey. contractor;
new Tabernacle, Fifty-sixth-st. and Broadway.
Charles A Cowen & Co, contractors: new syn
asogue. Forty-third-st, and Fifth-ave.; building
ct Fifty-second-st- and Fffth-ave.. Francis NJ.
weeks contractor and Van Norden Trust Com
nany building, Sixtieth-st- and Fifth-ave-
To-day general strike will he ordered on the
Lstor Hotel. in Long Acre Square, John Downey.
contractor. These strikes are TO be followed by
others until the employers association declares
she lockout of and recognizes the Building
Trades Alliance. Some of the marble workers
had been employed the buildings where new
strikes were ordered. but the number of men
affected altogether on the buildings could not be
learned.
The Employing Plasterers Association started
yesterday to hire men at bureau, which had
shesn established as individuals under the arbi-
fration plan.
60 some Of the trades but. according 10 the
employers, g new union of electrical workers
las been started composed of individual cleo
srfcai workers formed under the arbitration
rlan. J. c. Batzel. of the press committee Of
ale Employers Association, who is member
OF the Electrical Contractors' Association, said
aast evening;
The Electrical Contractors Association will
xever recognize Electrical Workers Union No.
war n nFfNG ~F7nf fhnr-f or
tnembers of No. 3 or not, must join the new
union. We have already one hundred mem
oers and three hundred more electrical work
ers have been hired under the arbitration agree
1nent and viii join it The new uniOn has been
chartered under the laws of this State, and
sOin it
a meeting OF the Building Trades Alliance was
held late in the afternoon. at which the new
strikes were reported. James J. Daily. chairman
OF the press committee. made the following let
ger public at the close of the meeting. which
7had been sent TO the former employees OF Charles
Z. Eidhtz. president Of the Building Trades EN-
ployers' Association. who is electrical con-
tractor, by his superintendent, F. NJ. Dayton:
The Electrical Contractors Association has
sesolved not TO employ any members OF Electri-
gal Workers Union No 3. 1 believe II would
he for your best interests 10 see and get
slever be rescinded. feel sure that you have
nonfdence in my personal interest IN your well
caTe and realZs that l would not advise you
&gainst your best interests.
Thomas Scully. general organizer OF the In
lternational Plasterers' Association. this
su;ty yesterday, and expressed approval of the
fEourse OF the plasterers In striking He said:
The plasterers viii win. They receive So 90
u day for eight hours but their average for a
year does not exceed S11 a week. We have
ordered strikes against the contractors con- |
tracts in Philadelphia, Pittsburg. Washington. |
E-aaWtucket and Boston.
An open letter under the seal of Bricklayers'
fT-nion No. was issued yesterday, denying
statement that No. had voted down resolu-
ton not work with non-union men. on the
contrary. the letter said the union had resolved
Unanimously not to work with non-union men In
iany trade.
When Mr.. Harding, Of the Employers As
ssociation. told OF this letter yesterday he
isaid his source Of information was a reliable
member Of the union He told afterward.
however. that this man had gathered his in
;forTnation from newspaper.
sIr. Harding then made statement on behalf
of the Employers Association. in which he said:
! would like TO have it understood that the
fBuldtng Trades Employers Association will
never recognize the alliance. It stands for
honest dealing as opposed to graft. When the
arbitration agreement was promulgated we had
ipeen working under the closed shop system for
:aea-s- We based the agreement on employ
i1nent OF union men, and we stand by that agree
iznent-
We are rot IN restraint Of trade. and refused
20 admit the Stone Trade Association because
lit had an agreement with the Journeymen Stone
? Cutters Union which we did not consider a
.proper one We went out Of our way 10 break
ithat combination
Returning to the subject Of the building
Trades Alliance. lie said:
We VIII not recognize the alliance. we want
square, honest dealing with EMPLOYEES which o,Ir
association vas formed for We win have no
isonierences with the alliance. We receive let
ifhe waste basket. ~
As 70 the strikes. Dir. Harding said that some
'cf ths buildings on which gtrikes were ordered
were nearly finished. IN day or two the en-
D4oyeTs would PUT men TO work in a number of
f+'0oes- = NUMBER Of men who would be formed
I'hso % new ll-fons had been put TO work already
7---oe "elnseiners indictment other deals
fSesloes the Industrial Federation IN which
he Or other officers OF the sedsra,,o.
are alleged 70 be involved, are being nrohed
One deal is said to refer to the Pirriu Gas Ma
cnine Lighting Company An action has teen
ofooght by one Emil Strauss 20 set aside certain
srs eIs - -, :. 4 n AosLner and Edwin seeley look
ssg % me ousting Of Strauss from the positions
or secretary-trea surer and general manager ~
.as Flrrln Gas Machine Lighting Company
Sustlce C2lderEleeve turned the matter over n
rereree who has submitted his renor+ A
senpena has been issued for Joseph NJ MYERS
~, a. 10 oVo BroaaWay. counsel for Strauss order
Ahs hifn 10 produce the books and records
Strauss says that Seeley, who is an intimate
acquaintance OF Welnseiner and also busi-
esss associate. entered into en- agreement with
ct-auss 10 Increase the business of the com
pany by putting in additional capital Seeiev
Soid Strauss, the latter says that he co,,ld GET
5000 OF the money Of The Industrial Fedora
non, but that the profits would have to ne
divided among twenty-one men. SeeIey was to
plt Sio.cOo into the concern, and Strauss 90
.is ssallls @ ageAt Tor MS wife ana controlling the
lnents, II was stated Seeley got $50 ooo worth