Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
Walkout Occurred at Close of
Work Saturday.
BOSSES HAVE TO WORK
MEETING OF LOCAL UNION HELD
THIS MORNING.
President of Journeymen's Union Ex
plains Cause of Strike-Many
Apprentices Quit.

District, which was forecasted exclusively
by The Star several days ago. is in effer.
today. The walk out which is general, oc
Cured Saturday evening. when the men
put out the fires in their FORCES prepare
tory to enjoying their Sunday holiday. AS
the journeynen quit work Saturday in the
several shops they made the demand upon
the master horseshoers for the increase of
wages to $50 day and 10 cents an hour
for extra time
In but few instances the bosses who are
members of the Master Horseshoers' Asso-
cation, refused to grant the Increase and
President James F. Martin of Journeymen
Horseshoers' Local No. Il. declared the
strike was on" The men. with but few
exception failed to put on their aprons and
reiight their FORCES this morning. and near:y
all the bosses were required to do their
own smithing
An enthusiastic meeting of Horseshoe s.
Local. No. IL, was held this forenoon at
Costello's Hall. 9th and streets north
west. When President Martin called the
assemblage to ordei the hall was well filled
with brawny blacHSmiths and apprentices
When the announcement was made that
nearly all the boys had walked out with
the men II was greeted with cheers
Yes, said President Martin. land here
Is iad-an apprenticeship was working
Tor his father. and because his parent re-
FUSED TO grant the demand OF the union
TOT increased pay he walked out"
rms apprentice. who gave his name as
Garges, was called to the front and made
ST CEMENT He said his father did not
employ any tourneymen. and expressed the
oeief that when approached by commit
Tee OF the union his father would grant
the increase. The young man said he had
been an apprentice three years. After fur
Their discussion he nm SaI INV, mi
NOUS vote that young Garges should re-
main out until Thursday, and in the mean
time committee would wait upon his
father and make the demand officially for
an increase
Other members named boys who had
come out from their shops in support d
the striking journeymen.
1t was agreed that IL any master blackH
smith agrees to the demand of the union
he may have the privilege of drumming
up work 1t was also limited that a boy
colt may be applied to the bosses who do
not yield.
Causes Of Strike.
A bomb was exploded when Mr.. James P.
Martin, president of the journeymen's
union. took the floor to make statement
of the causes of the strike. He said he
wanted every one to know what No. IT is
and what ii stands for
1.-TWO years ago. he added Mr.. Gala
han of New York secretary and treasurer
of the Master Horseshoers of the United
States. came to Washington with a num-
Der of the masters association Of Balti-
more. They said they came here to drum
pad They asked me president Of
Local No. II. If the journeymen would OBJ
ject to the masters forming an association
in Washington. He offered me $500 for
the permission to organize here. / went be-
fore Local No. II and asked that body IL
1T would go behind the master horseshoers
of Washington and assist them to organ
foo ,y,,fft of ms m hpr n n
union went to every shop in the city and
organized the bosses.
Then we held a mass meeting with the
masters at Costello's Hall, and We appoint
ed a joint conference committee of masters
and journeymen."
President Martin then sprang a surprise
by stating that one of the masters who
was on the conference committee suggested
on a strike this spring.
Another boss" exclaimed President
Martin. stood in this very hall and de-
clared Let US go out next spring for nine
hours a day and a half day holiday on
Saturdays 1t was also proposed to
prefer charges against those men who
worked after 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
"Will Stick to IT."
President Martin declared he would stick
to .'cld No IT. If he had to go on one meal
a day He said the masters associations
is putting up a great scheme. but the jour-
neymen would thwart them. I'VE have
got the apprentice boys with US. They
walked out like men. One boy left shop
where the journeymen remained at work
The boys will come to this hall on Satur-
day and we will pay them their wages.
And no member of this union will be al
lowed to return to his job unless the APP
prentice who walked out of that shop on
this strike is taken back"
President Martin advised the men to go
fba phe their union cards
tackled up and Tin a mild and kindly way,
ask for your property ,s--sF
IF they refuse to give up your prop
erty" he said emphatically then get the
nearest policeman to go with you. but do
not resort to violence
At this juncture call was made to all
those present to ascertain how many shops
had yielded and how many Journeymen had
refused to walk out 1t was shown that
two shops had granted the demand and
others were expected to follow suit after
tomorrow evening, when the masters as
ISOLATION will hold meeting. II was SAID
1t was also shown that but few Of the
members of the local had remained at their
FORCES.
Impressions Of the Men.
The members were then called upon to
give their experiences when they walked
out on strike Saturday night. Laughter
was caused when a member told OF his
parting with his employer. who was said
to be venerable Irishman.
Now. me b'yes," he said. as he paid his
men their weekly wages. IF 1 wuz partfn
wild me own three darlint sons. could not
be more heartsore than I am at me partin'
wild yez." 49,,
Another boss told his journeyman to take
his apron and ''get OUT
Still another said: The bosses cannot
rule me-" and told his men to continue at
their work at the increase of pay demanded
An apprentice boy went out leaving two
journeymen at work at the present rate OF
pay.
One master is said to have seized tho
apron of his apprentice and then struck at
him with his fist.
A boss was declared to have stated when
he paid his men of Saturday night, This
will not last three days.
At the meeting today all the shops in the
District but six were said to be represented
and two Of these had been "unionized-"
A member stated that he passed shop
this morning and found the boss and a nom
unionist both intoxicated and engaged in
shoeing five government horses. 'ai-Fi -
There are about forty shops in the Dis
trict and the journeymen believe many Of
them will yield before the close OF the