The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

The first weel, Of the local building
trades strike closed yesterday afternoon
with nothing by way Of results accom-
plished by either side.
The Building Trades and the Employers
Association have. after months Of pre-
liminaries. locked horns and the fight viii
in all probability be TO q finish Both
sides are claiming victory. but the fight
is. from the present outlook, in its in
fancy, neither party obtaining a material
gain. Both parties are optimistic of ulti-
maze success and are determined TO make
a lard fight
The Employers Association maintains
that It VIII, by tomorrow. iii the places
Of the strikers. and that by next week.
work viii progress as If there had never
been any trouble On the other hand.
the building trades mainatin that by
Monday all work being done by unfair
builders viii be completely tied up: that
1t VIII be impossible TO obtain men
70 carry on the work. and that If It
comes to a waiting game, they can last
longer than the Employers Association.
Expect Out-of-town Men This Week.
The Employers Association claims that
it has secured practically enough me
chanics. not including bTiCklayeTs and
stonemasOns. 10 carry on all their work.
It was stated by Manager Richardson
last night that all the men who had been
given cards so far had COME TO the en-
ployers' offices unbidden, but that In the
future efforts will be made to corral
more he said that a number Of men
registered during the day. including car
penters. electricians. painters, plasterers.
and wood and metal fathers. He admits
that so far the association has obtained
no nonuui0n bricklayers but ascribes this
10 the fact that 1t has not endeavored
to DO so for the reason that il was be-
lieved until the last minute that the men
of this craft would stick to their jobs
He says that the employment bureau at
the headquarters on G street will be par
ticularly busy tomorrow, when the first
Of the oUt-Of-tOwn men viii begin TO ar
rive to take the places Of the union men.
Claim Union Men Got Cards.
It is a fact, however, that a number Of
the men who have registered at the en-
ployers headquarters and taken employ
ment cards from them are union men.
They have gone there under instructions
for purposes held secret by the leaders in
the strike movement It IS said that
when the employers expect to put these
men 10 work 10 ill the places Of the
strikers, they will find that they have
but few men who are really going 10
work. It was also stated last night that
this was done for the purpose of protect
ing those firms that were fair, and who
might be involved through subcontracts.
il was explained that the unions did not
wish 20 strike their friends, and that il
necessary they would even. in some In
stances, let the men work with nonunion
men 10 protect them.
Few More Men Taken OF.
Yesterdays rain prevented the prosecu-
ton of the strike order, but two addi-
tional jobs were pulled" They were the
paper mill IN Georgetown, on which six
six carpenters were employed, and the
Capital fractions substati0n. at Four
tenth and V streets northwest. on which
one union carpenter was working Both
Jobs are being done by the firm Of Rich
ardson & Burgess.
Association, stated that the number Of
electricians affected by the strike order
against the National Electric Supply
Company was but twenty-fOur. These and
the nine carpenters called out yesterday,
he says. makes a total Of Isl men out.
He stated that the work on the Academy
OF Music is progressing as rapidly as if
there had been no strike and that a full
force Of nOnunion men had been secured.
This is apparently the fact, but it was
stated by q member OF organized labor
last night that there was only a lot OF
laborers and painters there with hammers
making great deal Of noise.
Those buildings conceded to be complete
IS tied up are the Elks' Home. on which
carpenters, briCklayers, and stonemasons
went on strike; Gonzaga College. carpen-
tiers. bricklayeTs. and painters; ST. Cyp-
rian's Hall. carpenters; st. AIMS Acade-
my and the parish hall Of the Church or
the Sacred Heart. All this work Is being
done by the firm of c. J. Cassidy & Co.
There were number OF laborers working
on the Elks' building. but they were
forced TO quit when the carpenters and
6ricklayers laid down their tools, as there
was nothing for them 70 do.