Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-28
No. 17,O79.


will be carried forward. the unions to the
contrary notwithstanding.
1t was Appropriated this afternoon that
20B men of all branches of trade had been
ordered on strike today, and that the only
men at work are non-unon workmen and
carpenters of the Brotherhood
1t is said some of the master bricklayers
claim that the sympathetic strike of the
journeymen bricklayers is in violation OF
their contract with the bosses and that
they will meet this evening with the Mas
ter Builders and Employers Association
and decide what steps shall be taken In
the matter.
The journeyman carpenters will also
hold meeting this evening and de
eide whether they will continue at work
under the existing circumstances or join
with the bricklayers and others in the
strike.
Bricklayers' Decision.
At the meeting of the Bricklayers' Union
last night, 1t is said, that body voted to
throw its forces with the Building Trades
Mechanics Council, and instructed its
business agent to visit today every build
ing in the city which partial lockouts
have taken place and where non-union
men have been substituted for union men,
and withdraw all bricklayers.
The resolution adopted at last nights
meeting substantially the same as
that adopted by the Central Labor Union,
declaring no bricklayer would be permitted
to work on building on which the open
shop is in force. The council declares that
the bricklayers have been the key to the
situation and that since they have taken
the present stand nothing stands between
them and success.
Commissioner Macfarland's Comment.
When brought to his attention today Com
missioner Macfarland hal this to say in
regard to the municipal building strike:
Il regret exceedingly to learn that there
is to be any delay in the completion of the
District government building. l had hoped
that the general interest and pride in it
woul prevent any strike or other similar
trouble which might prevent it's completion
this year. The commission, composed of
the Secretary of the Treasury and the Com
mssioners. appointed for the purchase of
the site and the supervision of the plans
and construction of the building, awarGe
Parsons. and, of course, holds him respon-
sible and does not deal directly with sub
contractors employees.
Unless Maj. Oh. Harding, super:n-
tenGent of construction of the building,
should notify the District building commits
sion. We would not know officially that
there was any Strike the building. l
earnestly hope that the matter may be set
tied at once, so that the work which has
been so well carried on may go fSrward
to completion. 1 know nothing personally
or officially about the merits of the case at
present"
Work at Standstill.
Mr.. James l.. Parsons. the builder of
the municipal building, stated to a Star
reporter this afternoon that as yet he has
taken action in the matter of the strike
and did not expect to do anything today.
He said that all work on the building had
been suspended pending the strike, and
that the only mechanics who had not aban-
doned the job were three plumbers and five
helpers.
Particular attention was today directed
by the employers to sections 1 and = of
ticIe of the agreement between the Mas
ter Builders Association and the Brieklay-
ers' Union, No. i, which went into effect
May 1, this year, and Is to last until April
30 1908.
The sections are as follows:
Section /. 1t is hereby agreed that the
members of Bricklayers' Union, No. 1, of
Washington D. c. will not under any cir
cumstances, authorize or countenance a
strike against the Master Builders Asso-
citation of Washington, D. c.. until every
honorable means of settlement has been
exhausted nor shall there be any sympa-
thetic strikes for other trades.
Section 2. 1t is agreed that Brickayers
Union, No. 1, shall have the right to par
ticipate in any general strike against the
open shop when such a strike shall be or
dered by duly recognized central organ
ization of which Union No. l and Union
No are members; shall not take the in,
itiative in any such strike, nor strike until
said strike has become general.
1t is not known what action Mr.. James
Nolan, plumbing contractor for the Munich
pal building will take in the matter. Re-
peated inquiry at his office and about the
city today failed to locate him.