Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-23
FROMNON-UN|ONJ JOBS
Action by Walking Delegates as
to Mechanics.
PULLED FROM THEIR WORK
Reports of the Pickets on Labor's Out
posts.
SOME OF THE JOBS AFFECTED
Effect of Action by Bricklayers-Hold
a Love Feast-To Attend
Mass Meeting.
PULLED FROM THEIR WORK
SOME OF THE JOBS AFFECTED

Inc waking oe.egates OF the building
trades were again busy today pulling
union mechanics from non union Jobs
The reports of the pickets on the outposts
of organized labor up to 1 o'clock this
afternoon were to the effect that about
thirty-fve union men were called out to-
day. They were mainly carpenters, II was
terers and workers of others of the building
trades.
The Struck" jobs were given as those of
Contractors Fissell Il Wagner and w. A.
kimmel. The structures being erected by
Messrs. Fissell and Wagner which were
placed under the ban of union labor today
was said to be the Church of the Epiphany
near the headquarters of the Employers
Association: buildings at 10Th and T streets
and the power house at Benning. Those OF
Contractor kimmel which are alleged TO
have been struck by trades union lightning
are located at 9th street and South Caro-
lima avenue southeast
At the headquarters of the executive
committee of the strikers the statement
was made that the mechanics feel very
much encouraged at the outlook today, as
the action of the master bricklayers had
given the union side of the fight added
stimulus"
Following the strikes on the jobs of Fis-
sell & Wagner and w. A. kimmel those
contractors made application to the head
quarters OF the employers for several car
penters, caid to be eight in all. 1t was also
intimated that another carload of nom
union mechanics may arrive in this city to-
night.
What an Employer Says.
A prominent member of the Employers
Association said this afternoon that eft is
evident from a close study of the situation
that the issue on the part of the trade
trnin &c oil ca1 oin hut tbaf hn
trades unions are using their men as pawns
in playing the game against certain en-
ployers for their own ends, and not con-
tending for closed shop and the universal
union card as was their declaration when
beginning the strike. This declaration is
wonderfully elastic, and exceptions such
as the municipal building seems to be the
order. Many instances of these 'excep-
tons are at hand, and it is especially no
tceable that the bricklayers In each in
stance are the least affected financially.
THE carpenters are used to pull the
chestnuts from the fire, but the bricklayers
burn their fingers just as little as possible.
For instance, on Mr.. Melons work, twen-
ty-three carpenters were pulled and four
bricklayers, and these bricklayers would
have finished their work in two days, while
the carpenters had much work to do; again
on Mr.. Langley's work. where thirty-fve
carpenters were pulled and four bricklayers
were taken Off Here, again, the bricklay-
ers would have been out of work in two
hours.
There are many other instances of the
same sort and l am credibly informed that
the delegates have connived at keeping the
bricklayers on certain jobs as long as they
can. Just how long before the sensible,
reasoning carpenters as a body VIII wake
UP to this situation l can't say, but | do
know that the individual carpenter is doing
a lot of thinking on his own hook and get
ting very FESTIVE at the unfair treatment
of the trades union.
To Attend Mass Meeting.
The strikers of the building trades have
been invited to attend the open meeting OF
the striking teegraphers at Columbia
Theater this evening, and many, 1t is said
have sgnified their intention of being
present.
Love Feast of Bricklayers.
The meeting of the Bricklayers Local
Union, No. 1. at Costello's Hall last night
was said to have been in the nature OF a
love feast. The members were enthusiastic
over the action of the master bricklayers'
organization in declining to join forces with
the Employers Association in its fight
for the open shop. Although all the jour
neymen had received unofficial information
before as to the course decided upon by
the master bricklayers, last night they re-
ceived formal official notification of that
action, and as a result they were jubilant.
During the meeting further arrangements
were made for continuing the strike against
me moers of the Employers Association.
Also details concerning the strike benefit
funds were placed in the hands of a spe-
cia committee. composed of the trustees
and the treasurer, who have power TO act
on all issues and to hanale all funds.
Business Agent Cronn reelected.
he having been appointed temporarily be-
fore, and given two assistants.
In view of the statement yesterday by
member of the Employers Association
to the effect that the action OF the Master
Bricklayers' Association in refusing to de-
clare for the open shop was but a tenn
porary provision, and would be changed
at future meeting, 1t was emphatically
stated by several members of the Brick
layers Association that the action by that
body was permanent and lasting; that 1t
did not propose to engage in the fight now
or at any time; that those members employ
ing union labor were perfectly satisfied and
would contine to do SO.