The Washington times., 1907-08-04
Action Follows Rebuff
of Employers ASSO=
CiatiOn.
Walk-Out, Affecting
500 Men, Will Be-
gin Tomorrow.

Organized labor, employed on
buildings, has decided 10 strike to-
morrow in order to force the En-
ployers' Association 10 meet them
half way in a settlement Of the long
drawn-out lockout.
This decision was reached at
meeting last night when they accept
ed as final the refusal of the asso-
ciatiOn TO meet a committee from
the convention Of the international
and national officers here attending
a convention Of the building trades.
Result Of Conference.
The action was the result of a
long conference Of the convention
held in Typographical Temple yes
terday afternoon. After the con
vention had received the letter Of
the Employers Association declin-
ing to treat with the committee Of
the building trades convention, and
after the latter has addressed a let
ter TO the public explaining the
position Of organized labor the cor
vention. after a lunch recess. reas-
sembled at 2 o'clock
Each International delegate and
national delegate, together with the
members of the committee of ten
from Central Labor Union, and the
local representatives present from
the various building trades unions.
gave a brief expression Of opinion
as to what action was best to take
since there was no hope of a con-
ference.
Think Strike Necessary.
The consensus OF opinion was that.
believing 1t 10 be the purpose Of the
master builders 70 refuse 10 deal with
labor on peace basis and a deternina-
ton 10 carry out their open-shop policy.
there was nothing left for organized
labor 10 do but accept the def and or
der. as q last resort, a strike.
A set OF resolutions providing for the
unanimous vote. referred to the com
mittee on resolutions. The resolutions
provide that the International and na-
tiOnal officers OF the several building
trades in convention assembled shall
order a general strike Of their members
engaged on all work Of buildings under
construction IN the District Of Columbia
by members OF the Employers AssOCia-
ton, Master Builders associations, or
any other organization whatsoever that
is now or may hereafter employ nom
union labor in the several building
trades II the work OF construction.
To Be Called on Monday.
That the strike shall be called tomor-
row morning. or as soon thereafter as
it is possible 70 do so and leave build
ings safe, and that buildings where non
union labor is engaged shall be struck
as soon as 1t can be done. no building
trades mechanic 10 remain at work for
any cause later than August 10.
The convention then adjourned after
a special committee Of local representa-
tives on emergency and conference had
been appointed. This committee viii
meet tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock TO
take charge OF the strike details or put
ting the strike order in operation
A numDer OF Lnt OuA-OA-NOMn QEAL-
gates left last night. others Will leave
today, and tomorrow morning viii see
only such Of them here as viii remain
over TO participate in the meeting Of the
special committee TO put the strike or
der in force. One of those viii be Vice
President Preece Of the bricklayers-
VIII Affect 500 Men
There are probably 500 men in the
building trades who viii be affected by
the strike order and who viii be forced
to walk out Of the buildings under con-
struction by the master builders. These
men will come from every one OF the
seventeen building trades that have 70
do with the erection and completion OF
buildings of all classes.
The bricklayers and carpenters. who
at one time were thought not TO be 10
sympathy with their brother union men
II. the building trades. were just as en-
thusiastjc last night st labor headQuar-
ters as the other members OF the trades
were. Organized labor generally viii
hail with delight the announcement Of
the strike order. and Will aid in every
way 70 make the organized labor move
ment against the open shop a success.
c. g. O.-Week-End Tickets.