Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-03
SETTLED DOWN TO TEST
HoRSESHoERs' STRIKE ONE OF
ENDURANCE.
So It Appears From Developments of
the Day-What Contending
Parties Say.

The strike of the journeymen horseshoers,
which went into effect Monday morning
appears TO have settled down to test of
nerve and endurance between tie Master
Horseshoers Protective Association and the
Journeymen's Local, No. IL. AS indicated
in The Star yesterday. the bosses at their
meeting last night decided by vote to stand
out against the union and Ito run open
shops when the strike is over"
The journeymen are equally determined
not to yield until their demands are ac-
ceded to. President James P. Martin of
Local No. II today opened headquarters
or street, and said it is his intention to
hold his men we'll in hand in order to
prevent any of them from yielding.
I'VE will not resort to violence he SAID,
for our strike is just and we want the
sympathy of the public
President B. J. Lynch of the Master
HorseshoerS Association, when seen today
by a Star reporter, reiterated the decision
of the organization he represents to stand
firm against the demands of the workmen.
And he added. I'VE are getting all the
journeymen need. Several came In this
morning and more are expected.
An Open Shop.
President Lynch also stated that one en-
ployer in Georgetown, who had granted
the increase and retained his old hands.
open shop and the union men would walk
out their places to be taken by four strike
breakers According to Mr.. Lynch. there
is only one other employing boss who has
granted the demand of the union for an
advance and committee from the Mas
ter Horseshoers' Association will wait up
on him today to request him to restore his
loyalty to the masters society.
Two of our men, members of the union
added Mr. Lynch. will return to our serV-
r. IL Of yNoI
President Martin of Local No. II. when
seen by a Star reporter, denied that only
one shop had agreed to give tie advance
asked for
Brewing Company granted the d. land one
week before the walk-out was ordered.
The other shops that are paying the ad-
vance those of John Lynch, in George
town: Tim. Shugrue, in the sane place;
Clark & Lurby. on c street: Patrick Red
dngton on G street: John Gpher tein, on
New York avenue. and Mr. Burbach, on
North Capitol street
tain of the bosses have publicly denied that
Treasurer Callahan of the NatiCnal Master
Horseshoers Protective Assocla : or came
to Washington and said he Id $500 to
spend for the organization of tie masters
association, and that he wanted Local No.
II to assist him. l can prove by reputable
witnesses that he did make this state
ment. And we assisted the masters to
ganization meeting. This was two years
ago, and after they had made four pre-
vious attempts to form a masters assocl.
alton. Then conference committee OF
masters and journeymen was formed, Its
purpose being to secure the full support
of Local No. II in the bosses efforts TO
have the prices of horseshoeing for the
District and general government increased.
A member of the conference committee
representing the masters even proposed
that the journeymen go out on a blum
strike in order that the masters could
bring about general advance in the price
of horseshoeing in this city. This member
said when the men went out the bosses
could close their shops for several days In
order to show the horse owners that they
were compelled to make an advance In the
price of shoeing so they could meet the
demands of the workngmen.
after the bosses secured the increase
from the District and general government
they declined thereafter to meet the con-
ferees of Local No. II They secured this
increase through the union, and then cut
US off from securing the raise we wanted
Cause a Just One.
"Our cause Is a just one" said President
Martin in conclusion, land are going
to appeal to the public to patronize union
shops and those we may establish. Our
men are all skilled mechanics and cannot
support their families properly on the
wages they were receiving
1t is stated that forty-one shops We're
represented at the meeting of the Master
Horseshoers' Protective Association at 1877
7th street northwest last night.
After discussing for more than three
hours the strike of the tourneyman horse
shoers they voted to stand out against the
union. 1t was decided to run open shops"
when the strike is over and to deal here
after with the men as individuals, and not
with their organization.
1t was announced that not one of the
bosses present has acceded to the demands
of the union for higher wages. Spirited
addresses were made by b. j. Lynch presi-
dent OF the association; j. II. Mitchell, sec
rotary; D. c. Hartley, ]. p. Collins and
others. all of whom declared that the mas
tiers had been perfectly willing to treat
with the men reasonable terms. The
keynote of the discussion was that the men
had been unfair, and that hereafter they
could do as they pleased and the bosses
would conduct their establishments with
out regard to their wishes.
A round of applause provoked by
Mr.. Hartley when he declared that to
morrow the backbone of the greatest strike
the world ever saw will be broken" He
delivered a scathing arrangement of the
methods of the journeymans union, saying
that ''if the wise men - the journeyman's
union are listened to you must conclude
that President Roosevelt had no right to
take his hunting trip without consulting
on, he is returning week ahead of sched-
ule time"
number of kilograms We're read from
workmen out of town Offering to come
here, and ii Is expected that by tomorrow
the bosses will have more men than they
need.