Evening star., 1907-08-25
THE STRIKE SITUATION
Another Phase of the BuiIdinu
Trades Controversy.
STATEMENT BY Mr.. HUGHES
Denial on Behalf of Master Brick
layers Association.
NOT TO JOIN WITH THE UNION
Workmen Claim to Be Making Satis-
factory Progress-Results Accom-
plished by the Pickets

An important announcement was made
last night by Mr.. Thomas Hughes presl-
dent of the Master Bricklayers' Associa-
ton, which, members of the Employers
Association declare, puts another phase
on the strike situation of the building
trades in this city.
President Hughes authorized a positive
denial of the published statement that the
Master Bricklayers' Association at its re-
cent meeting decided to join forces with
the Journeymen Brlcklayers' Union in its
fight against the Employers Association
and the open shop
THE master bricklayers did nothing OF
the Sort" he said, but we passed resolu-
| tions that our conference committee should
do three things. First, go before the jour-
neymen bricklayers; secondly, go before the
Master Builders Association, and thirdly.
go before the Employers Association, and
all with the purpose of devisng some
means to end the existing troubles be-
tween the employers and the mechanics, IL
such thing is possible.
Efforts Toward Harmony.
I'VE have appeared before the Brick
layers Union and the Master Builders
Association" Mr.. Hughes concluded. and
will ge before the Employers Association
| at o'clock Monday afternoon; then we
| will report to the Master Bricklayers' AS
harmony"
The speaker intimated that thus EAR
these efforts had not met VITA any appre-
ciable degree of success, and he could not
say, of course, what would be the result
of the committees conference with the
employers tomorrow afternoon.
International Vice President Preece of the
bricklayers' union when seen last night
said the outlook for the building trades is
more encouraging than since the inaugura-
ti,, Of hn ofr riE En n ".
pected to be able to make the announce
ment tomorrow that one of the largest con-
tractors in the District has forsaken the
open-shop side and come out squarely with
the trades unions. He remarked further
that the grievance committee of the build
ing trades captured ten more of Con-
tractor Cassidy's non-union mechanics last
night in their boarding houses, and that
the captured ones had consented TO
''straghten themselves out with the sew
eral unions Of their crafts"
Making Satisfactory Progress.
I'VE are getting along fine" Mr.. Preece
concluded, land are preparing to pull the
union mechanics who are employed on the
out-of-town work OF the members of the
Employers Association fighting us here.
A representative of organized labor in New
Jersey is here now on that business and
will appear before our committee Nom
day."
AT the headquarters OF the Employers
Association the statement was made that
the officers Of the. organization had not
heard Of any member who contemplated
joining forces with the strikers.
An unusually large number of members
Of the unions of the building trades as
sembled last night at Costello's Hall and
discussed the outlook Nearly all of them
appeared to be optimistic as to the outcome
OF the controversy with the employers.
Some OF the union pickets are said to have
visited the boarding house of the strike
breakers for the purpose Of doing mis-
sionary work. as it was described. and
later in the night they reported that in
some instances their efforts had been sue
cessful as certain non-unionists had de-
clared they would not return to their Jobs
tomorrow morning, when, it is reported.
there will be some more pulling done.