Evening journal., 1907-05-13
FINLEY Makes
A STATEMENT
Carpenters Secretary Takes
Exception to Articles
Rejecting on Strikers

At this mornings meeting Of the
Carpenters Union. W. J. Finley. cor
responding secretary made the follow
ing statement relative to articles
which have been published recently
concerning the carpenters:
THE union carpenters take excep-
tion to some of the statements publish
ed in the Sunday Star.
First The master builders say they
have very little work ON hand at this
time. Now il YOU will take the build
ing inspectors report from the first OF
the year up until the present time YOU
will readily see that The master build
ers' or the building inspectors report
is wrong. Which one it it?
Second We do not base our demand
on the wages Of the bricklayer. nor
do we wish our brother bricSlayers or
the public To think we are Jealous Of
the wages they receive for we know
they are not getting any more than
living wages. We are basing our de-
mand on business principles the in
crease Of commodities ard the advance
of rents Commodities have advanced
30 10 40 per cent; rents have advanced
from 81 TO $3.50 per month; our wages
have increased Is 10 20 per cent So
you can readily see our demand is not
jealousy, and the committee is ready
and willing and have been for one year
(at the suggestion of the master build
ers)) to meet the master builders and
talk over this matter, and will
further state that If any of our bust
ness men, other than builders. think
our demand unjust. we win meet them
in an open meeting or any committee
they appoint. We cannot see how we
can offer anything fa'rer than this.
We wish the public 10 know that We
have been fair in our dealings and
stil intend to be, but we cannot per
NIT the master builders TO he both
judge and jury.
In regards TO loss to the mechanic
il may inconvenience them for short
time, but if there is nothing 10 do here
they will do now, the same as at any
other time, go elsewhere. and the
harvest loosers are the merchants and
builders. Anyone doubling my state
ment may call on me and l will gladly
show them what I say is true.
"I also wish to state that none OF
cur carpenters are worlsing in Phila-
delphia. as stated in the Sunday Star
but I win say ninety.eight of our
members have secured employment
elsewhere at 45 and 50 cents per hour
l make these statements for the gen.
eral public.
Certain members say they have
twelve men working FOR them. Prob
ably they have. ! tried TO locate
some one from their shops but I find
all the union men that worked foi
! these firms are out Of town or goinf
/ out.
"As some of the master builders say
IL is the inferior class that is going
| out Of the city we make public the
| following names of those who wen
away: NJ. j. Dougherry. c. c. Pyle
! C. ]. Dougherty. Ralph Connor, Johr
! Welch, NJ. Joyce, Edward Glenn
Charles Bradley. John A. Noon, L. II
! Beauchamp. II. L. Long, l.. J. Thoml
son, J. Wood, Edward McCaulley
! Frederick Vansant. Harry Reed, A
! Commegees, ]. wainwright, ]. D. Finley
A. r. Coalgrove, Stanley Grant
George v Masser, J. J. Carrigan, JOIN
Hamilton, f. NJ Harris, A. Dennie IT
| Cough. c. Gibhart, q. w. Davis
Frank wooley. j. Z. O'Connor Georg,
! Blackway. J. L. Millman, G. +. Thorr
Walter Lowden, Walter Moore, Rob
ert Authers. Samuel Pleasanton. A
johnson. William Windsor. ]. T
Greenley w. F. Schaffer. ]. A. Cham
hers, James o. Hanlon, ID. d. Ferree
| William Stidham, L. Hanna, J. p
Young. J. II. Desmond, George Aut
! man, w. p Casey.
Yours with respect.
''W. Finley,