The Washington herald., 1907-08-10
ELECTRICIANS GO OUT
Building Trades Strike Is
Further Complicated.
FIGHT AGAINST BIG CONCERN
business Agent of Union Finds Two
Men Working Overtime and In
VestigHtion Proves Them Not Mem-
bers of the Union-Company stands
Firm and Union Men Leave Work.

All the union electricians in the employ
Of the National Electrical Supply Com
pany laid down their tools yesterday, thus
swelling the ranks Of the strikers in the
local building trades situation.
This action viii undoubtedly compli-
cate matters. as the National Electrical
Supply Company is a subcontractor. and
has contracts on buildings being erected
by four firms whom the trades desire
to leave untouched in the prosecution Of
their building operations. 1t was i'm
possible to obtain list Of the work
affected.
Although Z, c. Graham. president Of
the Natonal'Elecricd Supply Company.
is president of the Employers Association.
until the present time there has been no
trouble on his work None of the elec.
tricians in the employ Of the company
were included in the lockout declared sew
eral months ago, and the men, believing
the company fair, its work was not inter
fered with It developed Thursday after
noon, however that there were some new
nonunion men In the employ OF the com
pany. thus constituting an open shop. and
the rest Of the men, thirty-eight or forty
in number, laid down their tools yes
terday.
Finds Two Men Working.
Business Agent Oliver, of the Electrical
Workers Union, was one Of the commit
tee that visited the Y NJ. c. A. building
late Thursday afternoon. It was discov-
cred that there We're two electricians on
the job, and an inquiry was started. IT.
developed that they were nonunion men.
and Alr. Oliver inquired Of them who they
were working for
For the National Electrical Supply
Company was the response.
This was astonishing news for Mr. Oil
yer, and he sought % verify IT, Further
investigation proved the statement true
and Business Agent Oliver, at a loss as to
what to do, reported the matter to the
regular meeting Of his union Thursday
night. II was then decided that If these
men were not taken of by the company
the union men would quit. Yesterday
morning the shop steward and several of
the men waited on the officials OF the
company, who, it is said. stated frankly
that these nonunion men were IN their
employ and that they would not discharge
them As Q result the union men walked
out
Mr.. Graham was out Of the city yester-
day and last night, and his representa-
tives refused 10 make any statement as
did the men involved. BUSINESS Agent
Oliver stated last night that he was NOT
empowered 10 give out anything. as did
also Shop Steward Besner and the other
men involved.
Big Complications Feared.
It was learned, however, that serious
complications may follow, one of the men
stating that several big buildings under
construction by fair builders were being
wired by electricians in the employ of the
National Supply Company. Consequently.
It was thought last night several addi-
uonal strikes may follow, although every
endeav0r viii be made 10 protect men
who have been friendly to the unions.
Jupiter PluviUs seriously hampered the
work of the strike committees yesterday.
but during the lull in the rain the man
into effect on several additional buildings
running the total number of men out on
strike TO approximately 80 II is esti-
mated that the amount Of work affected
viii run In the neighbOrhOod OF 60 a0QG0
Among the buildings affected YESTERDAY
according to statements from. both sides
were st. Cyprian's Church St Ann's
Academy, building of the Church Of the
Sacred Heart and fINn Povss- Tyofo,..
School
Buildings Now Affected.
The following compilation was made at
the headquarters Of the Employers Asso-
citation.
W. =. sDier q Co. buildings at First and r
streets and 1925 street, sixteen crpenters ordered
out; G. j. Cassidy & Co. EIks' Home. serenteen /
earpenters and brickiayers ordered out, GoDzqy7 /
Ccuege nine carpenters and one brieklayer. Sr /
tlIHan s. eight carpenters; St AIMS Academy /
-No '9rpenters aud one bTicklayer: Sacred Heart 1
structure. i've carpenter
Richardson & Burgess. Ms+rorrli+an Clrh civ
carpenters and two hrirslavers. American gaDb I
budmg one carpenter end three bricklayers. Re- I
lcim school icrrieeu hriczlayers. two apprentices
and six carpenters
5 j. Pre-co't Academy Of Music thirty-are ear
IeuteTs ana bTlaslayers; Y. NJ C. 4 Building fo7,r
carpenters and two bricslayers. oFce b,,ii5ir, -
SIS seventh street two carpenters
Both sides are determined the inferno
tional officers OF the unions. pracricauv /
all OF whom have remained In fba of+,.
guaranteeing their heartiest support ar,5 I
finances sufficient TO cope with aDv si+us-
ton, and the Employers Asso.iarfor, /
maintaining that it is fully Dreparad =, /
stand ITS ground, and can fin the nIaoes /
ot an the men who go out on STRIKE