The Washington herald., 1907-08-16
WARRANTS ARE NOT SERVED
George Bacon, Wanted in Strike
Fight, Is Not Yet Arrested.
Both sides Claim Gain I'm Local
Labor TroubIe-"Unfafr'' List
Now Under Way.

| George Bacon, a member OF the strike
| committee OF the Plasterers Union, has
not yet been arrested. although two war
rants charging him with assault We're is
sued yesterday.
| The two assault warrants are an after
math Of the arrest Monday afternoon of
Bacon and John Ferguson and Edward
Carter, two nonunion strike-breakers. on
the charge Of engaging IN an ARRAY on
g street northwest, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth. It is stated that there
was a lively encounter when the nonunion
men started leaving the building being
remodeled by the Spier Company with
nonunion labor
The warrants are the result OF an in
vestigation Of the charges OF ARRAY
against all three men in the police court
Tuesday morning. Prosecuting Attorney
Proctor ordered the ARRAY charges nolle
pressed, and that two warrants be issued
for Bacon, one charging him with as
sault with a dangerous weapon on John
Ferguson, and simple assault on Edward
Carter. II is alleged that Bacon used a
club during the scrlmmage, but Bacon
says that it was in self-defense. as the
two men would undoubtedly have pun
ished him.
1t is probable, from statements made
last night, that the present building
trades situation will again assume an
acute angle to-day. when II Is expected
the strike will be generally extended. Il
is said that the list of unfair contract
orS was completed at yesterdays meeting
Of the committee. and that all the indi-
vidual unions have been informed. and
that this morning. or possibly tomorrow.
the work of every unfair" subcontractor
will be struck. The strike will, it was de-
clared be generally extended, until there
is not a single union man working with a
nonuniOn man, except in one or two
special cases, where ii is desired not to
interfere with the work of contract
who have been manifestly fair" through
the fact that one of the subcontractors
is running an open shop. Il is under
stood that the unions have the promise of
these men not 10 give another contract
to the unfair men.
II is claimed by the Employers AssOcia-
ton and by the Prescott Company, con-
structing the Academy Of Music, that the
work on that structure is IS per cent COM
pleted and will be turned over to the own
eTs before the time limit expires. It is
claimed that the brick work is entirely
finished, and that with the nOnunion me-
chanics. who they claim are first-class
men, working in three shifts the entire
twenty-four hours, the interior will be en-
tirely finished in little over a week.
Several Of the local unions held meet
ings last night and went carefully over
the situation. It was claimed that the
work being done by the nOnunion me-
chanics is Of an inferior character,
member Of the Bricklayers' Union stating
that it was unsatisfactory, and in several
instances had 10 be torn out and done
over several times.
Word has been sent the building trades
in other cities notifying them of the build
ers against whom a strike was declared. |
and II is said a strike on all building be-
ing done by local builders in other cities
VIII be tied up to-day. Two Of the firms
In the Employers Association, It is said.
have large interests out Of town which |
will be affected.