New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-11
MANY ACTS OF VIOLENCE
HOSPITAL CASES, 6S.
Strike Committee of Allied Iron As
ISOLATION Makes Statement.

All the employers IN The Building Trades
Employers Association are aroused the
number OF assaults on non-union men. the
wrecklng OF derricks. attempts TO dynamite
buildings and other outrages by the striking
housesmiths or their sympathizers since their
strike against Post & McCord began. On be-
half OF the strike committee Of the Allied Iron
Association. against the members OF which the
housesmiths are on strike for recognition Of the
union. independent Of the strike against Post
q McCord. a statement was made yesterday
giving the reasons why the Housesmiths and
Bridgmens Union can never be recognized by
the Allied Iron Association. A tabuated list
Of an the outrages by strikers or their sym
pathizers has been kept and Will be continued
as long as the acts Of violence last as one procf
among many that It is useless from the employ
ers point Of view 10 deal with union OF struct-
ural iron workers The statement says in part:
From November Is Of last year TO March of
TINS year there have been sixty hospital
cases through non-union men being attacked
starting shortly after the strike against Post &
McCord began This is Independent OF hundreds
or attacks on non-union men where the latter
were able 10 defend themselves. some Of these
cases being rough and tumble fights. Since the
general strike OF the housesmiths for So a DAY
was ordered men employed by Milliken Broth
eTs, the Henkel Iron Works. the Hecla Iron
Works J. B. & J. NJ Cornell. the George A
Fuller Company and other firms in the place Of
strikers have been attacked. There have been
10 wreck derrlcks. One non-Union man named
JarstofeT died several days ago from the effects
OF a blow with leadpipe on February last
While ne was employed by one OF the hrns
against which the housesmiths on strike.
The first Of these outrages which attracted
public attention the Wreckng OF derrick
at the American Can Companys building. Tenth
avenue and 14th street. November % The
lron work for this building is being put up by
Post & McCord. E H. Scott, a special police
employed by Post e. NcCord was attacked
at The same place by one two of the strikers
little later and shot, but not fatally. Among
the recent outTages was an attempt on January
10 dynamite the Bliss building East 23d
street. another Post G. McCOrd contract, when
a derrick was thrown down.
The apparent attempt 10 dynamite this build
ing made last week followed by arrest of Guth-
RE. Moran and Wier. is still fresh i'm the minds
of the public. on January II non-union house
smith employed by Post & McCord. named John
Krause. was thrown into the Hudson River at
18th street, but was rescued. One striker was
held iu 500 bail on the charge Of being con-
cerned I'm this assault. on January - two nom
union hcusesmiths were attacked in Little West
LIN street by strikers or thelr syhpaulZers'
snd TWO men were identified being among the
attacking party and were held in $1,000 bail by
the grand 5Gry. There have been many cases
where attempts have been made 10 wreck der
ricks in which the culpTits were never found out,
At one Of the Post & McCord contracts the ropes
Of derrick cut in such way that the
derrick would have fallen. which would have
caused great destruction Of property, and prob
ably loss Of sfe, if it had been used before the
cutting Of the ropes had been discovered An
aborriye attempt made TO wreck the Bureau
Of The Allied Iron Associations at No. East
18th street by means Of bomb but il proved
failure though some damage wRs done.
These are only few Of the outrages. There IS
p long list Of attacks non-union men which
have not come so prominently before the pub
JIG. They have been waylaid by thugs in going
10 and coming from work. and some have been
so frightened that they have remained at home
Tor seNerai days hey nave been threatened at
the places where they live and in some cases
where the threats were disregarded nothing
happened to them while in others the threats
were carried out. Non-union who lived
~ Brooklyn have been followed down as far
as the Brooklyn subway entrance by gangs
hon, on aftaclEing fbern In some cases where
they have chosen cirCuitOus routes to dodge
The gangs they have been persistently followed
and attacked in dark corners. Many of the
attacks on the non-union men are not reported
10 us until long after they have taken place.
In most Of these cases the parties who were
attacked have been able 70 protect themselves
The recent apparent attempt TO wreck the Bliss
building shows that the strikers have learned
nothing from the publicity given TO the outrages.
These outrages. the employers say. furnish
the best reason for their decision TO declare the
open shop I'm the trade Of the hoUsesniths. The
strike against Post & McCord ordered last
autumn on the ground that they We're sub
sldaTy concern Of the American Bridge Com
p.ny, against which national strike had been
declared by the Interna tional Associa ton of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. The To-
Csl union which was then under the arbitra-
ton agreement Of the Building Trades Employ
eTs' Association. and the unions refused to de-
clare the strike off pending arbitration. holding
that rs The strike was ordered by the inteTna-
uouai union the local union could not declare il
of member of the firm Of Post x McCord
MADE affidavit that the firm had no connec-
lion whatever at present with the American
Bridge Company The officers of the union
fused an offer 10 look ~ the books Of Post d Nc
Cord 10 ascertain for themselves the facts in the
case. Meanwhile general demand had been
made by The union for an increase in wages from
81 20 70 s. day. Under the arbitration agree
ment tho demand could not be arbitrated while
the members OF the union We're on strike gainst
Post & McCord, and the demand was refused.
Then general strike Of hOusesmths was or
dered 10 enforce the demand. This was followed
hy their expulsion from the general arbitration
board 81 the employers association and the
unions, and the declaration by the employers of
The open shop. both locally and nationally, in
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