The Washington herald., 1907-06-09

/ All plumbers members of Journeyman
/ Plumbers Union. No. 8, who were locked
/ out last year. and started the labor row
/ that has developed into the present situa-
/ tion, VIII be locked ont again tomorrow
/ morning Il is said that a motion TO this
/ effect was passed al the meeting of the
| Master Plumbers Association on Friday
q night Two master plumbers. il is said,
/ have already locked ont their men. This
/ decision was not unanimous, and it was
/ intimated that one. and possibly two or
/ three. Of the biggest plumbing contractors
/ dissented' and viii not enforce the lock
/ out No authoritative statement 20 this
/ effect could be obtained last night
This action will lend still another phase
/ to the much tangled status OF the pres
/ ent trouble, and WILL Il is thought, lead
/ 20 further complications one effect Will
/ be the making null and void of the re-
cent arbitration award, the basis of the
whole dispute.
/ Il is claimed by the trades that the
master builders have even now gone far
/ thor than the lockout ediCt Of the En-
/ ployeTs Association, and have locked out
/ some Of the trades which did not partlci-
pate In the strikes declared several weeks
ago. This, it is said viii lead 10 further
action on their part, and steps are being
taken toward declaring a strike on all
[ work controlled by members OF the En-
! ployors Association. OF the Master
/ Builders Associations, and the Master
/ Plumbers Association. who have been
F parties % the lockout The trades are. il
1 is declared, supported by their interna-
tional bodies, and it is said preparations
. are being made 20 meet the possible
/ bringing into the movement Of the out-of-
town firms. II is also possible the fight
may be carried 90 other cities. and this
viii be done If the out-of-town conuac-
tors enter the ring.
Only six Jobs Affected.
According 90 statistics gathered by the
executive committee Of the Building
. Trades Mechanics Alliance there are only
. six buildings in the city affected by the
lockout. They are. The American Uuiver-
s.ty. az Teuuallytown; the Adsth Israel
/ |Syusg sgogue. Sixth and 7 streets northwest;
"a house ~ Twcuty-third street and Mas
saohlsettg avenue northwest. the Acad-
I emy Thoater Ninth and D streets north
west, and the two jobs on which a strike
was declared several weeks ago. the Met
roro'itan Club and the row OF houses on
/ Park road
The total number NJ men ont Of work
on these six jobs, according 90 the reports
~ the executive committee. IS ssy-
eu-y-fye working az fifteen different
trades Most Of these men have been
given employment by other contractors iu
tho CIty.
r.. Edward Clark. dealer IN building sup
plies stated positively that the supply
men were taking no part In the lockout
and would not withhold supplies. Onlv
ono or two dealers. me stated. were par
ucipatlng
To was also stated last night that tho
/ work on tine ear barn, being constituted
ou Fourteenth street extended by Rich.
ards8u * Burgess. the firm that has the
contract for the Metropolitan Club or
which strike was declared. is sjHl ir
progress. and that only two men out of
the large number employed there Wer,
locked out These men are q timer an.
/ helper
Committee Issues statement
IN issuing a statement last night which
was said to contain the facts of the case
and the minutes NJ the meeting of th'
last conference. which were never print
3D. the building trades committee sal,
that the following resolution had beer
presented 90 the conference:
"Ea IL resolved by unanimous vote o.
the building trades that all trades with
drawn from the Metropolitan Club and
the work Of Middaugh & Shannon he an,
are hereby ready 10 return imm-dtatcI1
ON consideration that the nonunior
plumbers employed thereon be with
drawn and kent of until a final settle
ment is made"
Mr. Ryan stated that the above reso
uuou was offered under instruction.
from the Building Trades Mechanics
Council at full meeting. on May q. an,
that any action taken hr the joint con
/ ference committee. ot 1v decision by tht
chair that would u.. conform to II.
above resolution. WIZ not be binding OF
the building trades.
MIR. Richardson stated in the confer.
euca that the bricklayors. carpenters, and
steamftjers were working on the Metro.
politan Club. Mr.. Bryan replied that the
steamdtters had a contract with theii
bosses. and the only reason they re.
mained was because the building trade,
did not wish them to break their con.
tract.
A the last meeting OF the Employing
! Contractors Association Of the buildue
trades, on June =, the lockout was de
clared on all work being done by plas
tc-ers. metal lathers. tile layers, sheet.
metal workers. structural iron workers
and hosting engineers.
"On Thursday, June 6, an evening pa
per came ont with conspicuous headline.
saving there was 100000 worth of worF
involved and coo men out Of work, and
that the Employers Association con,
trolled 90 per cent of the work. Thess
statements are entirely false and errone-
Gus. ard we declare on this. the third
day Of the lockout the facts to be a'
stated above
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