The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-16
VOTE FOR WALKOUT
Bricklayers and StonemasOns
Take Drastic Action.
WOULD TIE UP ALL BUILDING
Supplying Material for
Buildings on which the NOnuniOn
Men Are Employed Also tn BE
struck Against IL Plan Is Car
ried Gut as First Outlined.

r8cd Gut as FIRST outlined.
Local Union No. ?. OF the International
Bricklayers and Stonemasons' Union,
voted at its meeting last night to declare
a strike on every building on which non
union bricklayers or stonemasOns We're
employed and 70 declare a strike in the
stoneyard OF every dealer supplying stone
for any building on which nonunion men
are employed
This action Will be far-Teaching in its
effects; just how many men, and what
construction work viii be affected, Il is
impossible to state. 1t is said, however,
that all work being done by Harry Ward
man. one Of the largest builders Of dwell
ings in the city. one of the firms that
locked out its men, would be affected. as
would the Philip Smith Stone Works,
First and 3 streets southwest, and the
stone works of William II. BairstOw. The
BairstOw plant is furnishing stone for
some Of the biggest buildings in town.
including the new structure OF the Union
Trust Company. at Fifteenth and II
streets northwest.
Meeting stormy One.
There was d full attendance Of mem
bers st the meeting In CostellO's Hall,
and it was a stormy one. Only after an
hour or more of heated debate was the
motion to strike carried
Il was stated that action was confined
10 stonemasons and bricklayers for the
reason that they could no. yet make IT
general against any nonunion man in
any Of the building trades. for the rea-
son that II is not yet definitely settled
whether the bricklayers and stonema-
sons. who carry the same card and are
both I'm the same international OrganiZa-
ton. can, without breaking their con-
tract. participate in the fight of the
Building Trades Mechanics Council
against the Open shop.
Members Of the council were elated last
night over the news Of the action taken.
and the report from headquarters 10 the
effect that Rudolph, West * Co, one OF
the supply firms participating in the
lockout in withholding supplies and dis
charging the union men working in their
shop had Strengthened out and pat It's
union lo0f and metal workers back 10
work and announced the intention OF
selling hardware supplies TO whomsoever
might want them.
strike on Marine Hospital.
All the bricklayers and stonemasons
employed on the new Marine Hospital.
being erected at Brightwood by Pavirini
* Gray, went out on strike yesterday. it
IS said. owing to a misunderstanding over
the open-shop situation
The resolution introduced at the meeting
week ago. to the effect that all news
paper reporters. not members OF a duly
organized body, be excluded from the
meetings was killed last night by a big
majority. II was reported from the reso-
buttons committee, but Delegates Feeuey.
Rodier. Brnkman. Purcell. Roberts, and
others violently opposed it, Rodier said
that the Central Labor Union courted
publicity, that it had nothing 70 conceal
from the public and held 10 star chamber
sessions.
AIexandrians Air Troubles.
a delegation from the Alexandria
Trades Council and Division No. +G5, OF
the Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees. asked the
Endorsement OF their action IN placing the
Washington Alexandria and Mount Yer
non road on the unfair list until such time
as il reinstated all its employees dis
charged for joining the union.
This met with favor. and a motion was
made looking to its immediate adoption.
but Delegate Brinkham and several others
advocated careful consideration. Brink
ham, as chairman Of the adjustment COM
mittee. stating that it should be first con
sidered by bis committee, as he did not
wish to be the chairman Of clay. or
straw committee; that the committee was
appointed for the consideration of such
matters. and II the c. L. L. saw lit to act
before 1t had reported, the committee
might as well be discharged. The debate
along this line took up practically the
remainder Of the session, and the matter
was finally referred TO the committee,
with instructions to report not later than
the next meeting.
z. c. Graham. of the board Of govern
ors of the Employers Association, stated
last night that the letter of the Brick
layers Union asking a conference had
been received early in the week. but
owing to the fact that it was sent 10 his
home and he was out Of town, il was not
known. Secretary Elliott sent a second
letter by special delivery Sunday, con-
tanning a copy of the previous letter,
which he was willing to swear TO. The
nonreceipt of the letter was made the
matter of an investigation by the brick
layers. who claim that it was a policy
of delay which they intended bringing TO
q suldpn halt