Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-13
STRIKE COMMITTEE MEETS
INQUIRE INTO IMPORTATION OF
NoN-UNIoN MECHANICS.
Little Change in Conditions Affecting
the Neutrality-suspicious. Fill
ing Places Of Strikers.

The executive committee of the building
trades held a meeting this morning for the
first time since Saturday. They were In SEES
sion from o'clock until nearly noon, but 1t
was announced they considered little of i'm
portance except to investigate the proposed
importation into the city of a number of
non-union men Of the various trades.
At the headquarters of the Employers
Association the statement was made that
the places of all striking carpenters plas-
terers and other craftsmen were being filled
rapidly. The plan to bring stone masons
and bricklayers to the city to All the posi-
tons Of the men who went on strike will be
considered in detail today or tomorrow, and
1t is likely the first parties of non-union
bricklayers will be here later in the week.
Really, there Is very little we can say
and less we can do" said one of the Off
GERS Of the Employers Association this aft
ernoon. I'VE are hearing continually that
more of our buildings will be pulled but
for some reason or other the men fail to
come out, and We have been able up to the
present time to hire men as rapidly as we
have wanted them
The Master Bricklayers' Association held
a meeting last night. and it is reported they
voted in favor of a plan of action COM
pletely in harmony with the program of the
Employers Association.
Strife of Rival Factions.
The first police Intervention in the conflict
between the union and the n-union work
men in the present strike in the building
trades of this city came yesterday, when
one union man and two non-union men
were taken into custody and charged with
fighting on a public street. The men ar
rested gave their names as George Baker,
John Ferguson and Edward Carter; and
oh 10 for h;
pearance in the Police Court today to an
swer a charge of ARRAY. All Of them ap-
peared today, and by arrangement with
Assistant United States Attorney James
M. Proctor the trial of the case was con-
tinued until Thursday. August 10.
Baker is a prominent representative of
the plasterers' union, and Ferguson and
Garter are both non-union plasterers. Since
the walkout of the plasterers last week
the union men have not worked on a build
ing which is under construction on G
street between 18th and 18th streets north
west. Many of the places have been filled
by non-union men.
According to the police Raker went To
the building about 4:3O o'clock yesterday
afternoon. when he expected the non-union
men would be through work for the day.
ana When ferguson and Carter came out
OF the building he accosted them. He made
himself known at once as a member of the
union, and said he wanted to talk with the
two non-union men. They did not want to
have the conference and walked away from
the union delegate. Some words were
passed that were not complimentary to
either side, and in a short time more ag-
gressive hostilities opened.
Policeman's Version.
Policeman ]. w. Jones of the fourth pre-
oinct saw the three men, he says, mixing
1t up strenuously in the middle of the
street, each using his fists to advantage
He ran to the trio, and after separating
them requested all to accompany him to
the station house. Each protested that he
was not to blame. but the policeman was
unable to fix the responsibility for the
fight. and therefore charged the men mutu-
any with engaging in a combat on the
street.
Il simply went up there to have a talk
with the men when they quit work, and
they jumped me-" Baker told the police in
exclamation of his part in the ALLEGED Enht