Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-10
NO COMPROMISE IN SIGHT
Union Mechanics Ordered Off All the
Buildings Under Ban.
EMPLOYERS REMAIN OBDURATE
Secretary De Nedry Replies to Mr..
William F. Downey-Electrician
Join the Strikers.

| A most strenuous week in the building
! trades came to an end at noon today with
| the two sides Of the strike controversy con-
fronting each other and no compromise
\ in sight.
We are merely carrying on emergency
work today" said an officer of the En-
! ployers' Association. but beginning bright
ana early Monday morning we shall take
prompt steps for resumption of activity
on all the buildings being erected by mem
bers of our organization on which strikes
have been ordered by the unions
The building trades are Tightening their
lines today and ordering mechanics off all
the buildings that under the ban Of
organized labor explained labor leader.
by Monday we expect that the strike will
be in full swing throughout the District"
These expressions by representative men
on both sides Of the contest give the situa-
| ton as it is presented today. Employers
and employees seem determined not to yield
| peg, and the present outlook is for
| long and stubborn fight for and against
the open shop in the District of Columbia.
| Whether the miscellaneous trades affil-
| lated with the Central Labor Union will
| be drawn INTO the vortex is yet prob
lematical. but several of the workingmen
To-Day expressed themselves as faVOrlng a
general sympathetic strike for the purpose,
| as they expressed it, of settling the open
| shop matter once for all time 1t was
their opinion that the matter of a general
sympathetic strike will be preached at the
weekly meeting of the Central Labor
Union to be held Monday evening.
Would Welcome General Strik..
One of the employers declared that they
would welcome general strike such as
was indicated, as 1t would tend to give
added strength to the employers side of the
fight"
A telegram was received at the head
quarters of the Employers Association,
1891 and 1888 G street. this morning from
the employers of Baltimore. 1t was ad-
dressed to the president Of the local as
sociation, Mr.. E C.. Graham, and was as
follows:
Baltimore Building Exchange in session
last night. unanimously and enthusiastically
passed resolution indorsing the position
taken by your association on the question of
the open shop, rendering your association it's
support as far as possible
Mr.. Graham explained that the Baltimore
| building Exchange covers the entire build
| ing industry of that city and is one of the
| largest associations of the kind in the
| United States.
The executive strike committee of the
building trades unions met this forenoon
| at Typographical Temple, and is again in
session this afternoon. While no official in
| formation was given out, the statement was
made by prominent mechanics that the COM
| mittee is completing arrangements to make
| the strike complete throughout the Dis
| trict Monday. They also said steps were
| being taken to intercept strikebreakers and
| non union workmen they arrive at the
railroad depots and steamboat wharves,
| and establish thorough system of pickets.
| 1t was reported this afternoon that sew
| eral non~uniOn carpenters, plasterers and
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union men and the situation here explained
| TO them. After hearing the eXplanat ton, 1t
| is said. some of the out-of-town workmen
| consented to return to their homes
Busy Time at Headquarters.
| There were busy times this morning at
| the headquarters of the Employers Asso-
| citation on G street. When Secretary Hall
reached his office he found a number Of non
union mechanics waiting to register in the
| books of the free employment agency. A
number of them were given working cards
| and sent to jobs at once. Others were
| slated for employment Monday morning
| when the employers will make determined
| efforts, they say. to resume much Of the
work that was shut down yesterday and
! today.
Mr.. f. c. Graham, president of the EN-
| ployers' Association, said today:
Good workmen with splendid recon-
| mendations are coming to our headQuar-
| tiers ready and anxious to go to work
| Many of them are carpenters, painters and
| electricians. We do not expect to get many
! local non-union bricklayers, but brick
| LAYERS from other places will respond in
| sufficient numbers, We are satisfied to fill
| the places OF the men now on strike. If
! We cannot carry all the work we have
| been doing at first, then we will DO all we
| can. And we determined to retain in
| our employ all non-union men who 60 to
| Work Tor us at this time when their services
are needed"
Union Wages Guaranteed.
Mr.. Graham also said the men who are
put 10 WORK IN the place of the strikers will
| receive the same pay as is prescribed bv
| the union scale, and only be REQUIRED to
| work the same number OF hours 1t will
| be the policy of the Employers Association.
he further explained, ito help the master
workmen to conduct their business and not
| to dictate TO them" He added that the rea-
son there appears to be a dearth OF brick
LAYERS at this time Is because the Employ
ers' Association has not yet made any eff
| fort to procure non-unionists OF that craft,
as II was believed to the last that the
| bricklayers would stick to their work.
| I'VE Will, however, begin to import brick
layers from other cities on Monday con-
| cluded Mr. Graham. 1t is reported that
| agents of the employers are even now
| abroad securing non-union bricklayers.
| 1t is said an important conference between
International President Bowen. Vice Presi-
| dent Preece and Mr.. Thornton of the local
| bricklayers union was held last night the
result of which was not made public.
Condition Unchanged
The statement that about go mechanics
are out on strike was denied at the head
quarters of the Employers Association this
afternoon. According to the compilation nv
Secretary Hall there are but 14S mechanics
out. and the value of the buildings affect
ed-when comp!eted-wil be about $1,000
COO. 1t also stated that no strikes ha We
| been called on buildings other than those
enumerated in The Star yesterday.
| A full force of non-union workmen was
said to be Employed on the Academy OF
Music today, and according to the employ
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