Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-08
HAVE RETURNED TO WORK
MANY BRICKLAYERS SAID TO
HAVE oBEYED ORDER.
Others Await Action by the Union at
Meeting to Be Held
Tonight.

Many of the bricklayers who went out on
strike several days ago in sympathy with
the locked-out members of other building
trades are said to have obeyed the order
of the international officers and returned to
work this morning. Some of the men who
are said to be rekellng against the order
remained out, and declare they will make
their contention on the floor of their union
at the special meeting called for tonight
and fight it out there.
At the headquarters of the master build
ers the statement was made this afternoon
that practically all the men who were en-
ployed by Mr.. Charles j.. Cassidy. the con-
tractor, are at work today on the several
buildings he has in course of construction.
also that nine union bricklayers are at
work today on the jobs of Prescott & Co. :.
Brcklayers are said to be at work on all
the contracts of Messrs. Richardson & Bur-
CESS, except the work at the Reform School
for Boys on the Bladensburg road, and Mr.
Richardson said it was not desired to re-
sumo this work today. Building operations
were progressing all day on the Academy Of
Music, the Eik's building. the structure be-
ing erected at 18th and v streets and else
where, 1t was reported this afternoon.
49,, Await Outcome of Meeting.
The master builders are understood to be
awaiting with much interest the outcome Of
the special meeting of Bricklayers' Union,
No. l. at Costello's Hall, and the regular
weekly meeting of the Central Labor Union
at Typographical Temple, both to be held
this evening. Reports were current today
to the effect that unless the bricklayers.
carpenters of the brotherhood and the
steamfitters consent to support the
other locked-out buildings trades by going
out on sympathetic strike, steps will be
taken to eXpel them from the Central La
Dor Union at the meeting this evening.
1t is also reported that other steps will
be taken by the miscellaneous trades of the
central body in support of the locked-out
workmen. Or, as a delegate expressed it:
I'VE propose to enter upon a finish fight
against the open-shop tendency in the Dis
trict.''
1t is the expectation of some Of the labor
leaders that there will be some lively hap
penings at the meeting of the bricklayers'
union tonight over the 'return-t o-work"
order from international headquarters, and
1t was limited that steps may be taken to
form dual union Of the craft.
1t was said that resolutions will be pre-
Union censuring the bricklayers, carpen-
tiers and steamfitters for working on build
ings with non-union workmen and for
countenancing the open-shop movement
these resolutions It was added that mo-
ton to expel the offending trades unions
will be made.
Open Shop in This City.
A representative of the miscellaneous
trades said today that 1t is generally ac-
cepted that the open-shop fight is now on
IN this city, and that all the force of the
central body will be directed against the
movement of the masters in that direction.
One of the leading master builders, re-
1errlng TO the meeting of the bricklayers'
union to be held this evening, said 1t is the
nope or the employers that the "conserva-
1--WE element of the bricklayers will pre-
vail against the Explosives" and as a re-
suit that the men will decide by substan-
tlal majority to abide by the order of the
international headquarters and return to
work without delay 1t was his opinion
that neither the carpenters nor the brick
layers would seriously object to being ex-
pelled from the Central Labor Union" but
the steamfitters. in his opinion would pre-
Ter to remain In that organization
- believe the conservative bricklayers
WIZ dominate the meeting of their union
this evening" the master builder added,
and prevent the others from throwing the
edlct OF headquarters overheard"
IN connection with the trouble in the
building trades it was reported TODAY that
the butcher workmen have entered into a
hight with what they term the "Parryites
and that hereafter the local union Of
butcher workmen will decline to enter into
any contracts, as an organization. with
employers. 1t was added, however. that
the men will be permitted to make individ
ual contracts with the employing COM
panies under certain regulations and re-
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