New-York tribune., 1905-12-01
CHOOSE STRIKE BREAKERS
F4RLEY CAMPAIGN PL4N.
Damage By Derrick VIII Delay
.*. WOrE SeUeraJ Ddys. ...

The ATTEMPT on Tuesday night, supposed to be
under the supervision of the entertainment COM
mittee of the housesmiths to wreck the 16th-st-
extension TO the American Can Company's building
14t-st. and 1Oth-ave it ascertatned yesterday.
will delay work the building for several days
The derrick which fell into the cellar as result OF
the work Of the would-be wreckers, whose plans to
bring down two derricks miscarried. caused
damage which will require several days to remedy.
The removal of the debris viii start to-day.
1t was decided by the employers yesterday, on ac-
count of the incident OF Tuesday night, not to de-
pend altogether watchmen for protection, A.
arrangements were made by Captain Burfeind, of the
West 2]th-st- station, to have four policemen, be-
sides the watchmen. guarding the building every
night The I5th-st entrance where the perpetrators
of the outrage gained entrance win be specially
guarded. Extra precautions viii also be taken to
guard the two other buildings of Post & McCord
where an effort is being made to fill the places of
the strikers. .-.-...-
Yesterday being a holiday. no work was done on
any of the buildings The selection of men TO
man the other contracts of Post e McCord will be
slower than was first intended, as special precau-
tions viii have to be taken to keep out members
Of the old "wrecking crew Of the housesmiths, who
may apply for work strike breakers.
Wedell, the right bower of James Farley, the
boss strike breaker was instructed by Farley who
is now out of town. TO exert special care IN Sc
lecting the new men. The repeated assertion Of
the Housesmiths and Bridgemens Union, that the
trade is a skilled one, was denied yesterday. Good
eyes a good constitution and willingness TO work.
il was stated are the main essentials. Twenty
eieh men were selected out Of eighty who applied
FOR work at the American Car Company's build
ing This it was stated was not because the others
we're unfit but because only twenty-eight men were
needed. Superintendent OF Construction Horgan
for this building said:
Most of the housesmths come from the ranks
o the sailors and !ongshoremen. Mr.. Farley is
getting nearly all his from these sources. In
factory and other buildings where cast iron pillars
parts being bolted together. This work be done
steel skeletons used skilled rivetters are neces
sary, hat these are few. compared to the actual
force Of unshlled men at work.
President Ryan Of the international Bridge AMI
Structural Iron Workers Union said last night
that the union had taken no new action. He could
order local or national strike. he said, and the
IIousesmiths and Bridgem4ns Union could order q
local sympathetic strike. He regarded the attempts
Of the employers to fill the places of the strikers
as a bluff. lie said. It had not yet gone far enough
10 warrant action OF the local or national
union.
The decision of the Court of Appeals this week
declaring closed shop agreement between Morris
& Lewis Cohen contracting tailors, and a union of
tailors legal was commented by some of the
builders In this the Cohens were under
bonds to keep the closed shop agreement bat vio-
lated the agreement themselves. The employing
builders were yesterday unanimous in saying that
this did not apply in the case Of the Iron League
and the housesmiths Charles L. Eidlitz, former
president of the Building Trades Employers AS
socation, said:
The decision in the Cohen case does not touch us
8 III thiS case the employers were under bonds to
keep closed shop agreement and violated IL them
selves In the case of the housesmiths the union
violates an agreement which the unions including
that Of the housesmiths forced down the throats
OF the employers II IS useless TO a union. and
the places OF the strikers must be filed that
work can 70 on.