Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-23
MANUFACTURERS ENGAGED IN
ALLIED BUILDING TRADES MAY
FORCE END TO STRIKE.
BRICK AND WOODWORKING
PLANTS TO CLOSE DOWN
Effort Planned to Force Striking Car
penters to Accept Arbitration Of Diff
ferenees With Employers = Thirty
Brick Yards May Quit and Great
Lockout in 1900 Will Be Rivaled.

| Chicago, June 23.--Drastic action
( to put a speedy end to the strike of
carpenters and other trades and the
consequent s;asnation Of business in
Chicago's building construction in
dus;ry was planned yesterday by the
{ employers.
Unless the carpenters agree to ar
bitrate ali OF their differences with the
general shut down in Chicago suburbs
of all brick yards, lumber yords, sash,
door, and inside trim material mills.
lime, stone. and cement works, and all
other sources OF building construction
supplies.
+, The employers declare they are de-
termined to force an end TO the present
intolerahie strike situation. A shut
down of the material supply industries
would mean throwing out of employ
inent more than 200. 900 men, including
all classes of teamsters.
May Rival 1900 Lockout.
The situation threatens 10 rival the
/ big lockout of 1900 Arbitration is
what the employers insist upon. Tney
.
district council in calling for referen-
dunn vote on the question of giving
General Presiden, James nnny FIJI
power 10 arbitrate as another attempt
Ito delay final settlement.
/ The Waukegan local of the carpen-
tiers union voted last night on the ref
erendum The Evanston loca! of the
/ carpenters, local No. 1907, voted last
nigh; unanimously against the propo-
sition OF giving President Kirby power
To arbitrate anything but the question
! of wages The vote was l3s against.
Ten Chicago unions vote tonight.
The result of the vote viii be re-
! ported to the district council next sat
urday for final action.
! The executive committee of the
Building Construction Employers As
ISOLATION met during the day and out
| lined plan of action with reference to
the proposed general shutdown. A sub
committee was appointed to visit the
several employing interests and enlist
their aid.
Brick Makers Halt Kiln Work.
/! They We're given assurances that
every association of material men. mill
men. and contractors viii support the
move to shut down. a meeting of the
/ Common Brick Manufacturers Asso-
citation was held in the office of the
! Illinois Brick Company in the Conway
building.
/ The brick manufacturers have is
sued orders TO turn no more brick.
Most of the city's lumber yards and
material mills are running only quar-
ter time
| Officials of the Hines Lumber Com
pany prepared during the day TO close
that companys seventeen yards in
! Chicago within a day or two. ~All the
! company's lumber boats have stopped.
I a meeting of the lumbermen's asso-
/ citation and the lime store and cement
1 mems association will be held today 10
| take action On the proposed shutdown.
Directors Of the Illinois Brick Com
! pany also viii meet today TO canvass
/ the situation.
/ Thirty erekyards May Quit.
/ Thirty brickyards will shut down
unless there IS change in the situa-
/ ton" said William Schlake, president
! of the Illinois Brick Company.
Business agents of large number
! Of teamsters' unions were notified that
the drivers would be laid off within
week on account Of general shut
down of plants.
| THE present situation is intoler-
f, able" said lumber yard official. The
material men are determined to put
an end to this condition. Just think
| OF it: this thing has been on since
| April Is and the end is not in sight. II
nearly ruined the years building in
| dustry.''
Insist on Arbitration.
4 al,
building Construction Employers as
ISOLATION, insisted that arbitration OF
the carpenters strike is the one and
only way to reach a settlement of the
dispute.
/ Then the arbitration board met a
week ago it was discovered suddenly
THAT President Kirby did not have full
power TO act The carpenters dis.ric!
council had limited his authority
That ended proceedings.
Employers insist that working condi-
/ tons and the question OF the restric-
ton of manufactured material are OF
more Importance than the matter Of
wages. tits understood that the con-
TRACTORS virtually have agreed to raise
the wage scale.
Men Out on Strike.
The trades on strike in addition tc
the carpenters and the number Of mer
affected are:
Sheet metal workers, 1,200.
Painters, 5000.
Electricians. 1900.
/ Lathers, 900.
Structural iron workers. 1900.
The real obstacle is the question o.
uniform agreements, sponsored 2.
President Simon O'Donnell Of thu
Building and Trades Council and thu
} Building Construction Employers AS
ISOLATION.
j AS result Of the refusal OF the iroI
workers to call off the strike non-unioI
iron workers were put to work durins
the day on city work. About fifty mel
were put to work on five different JOBS
including the crib at the foot OF LAX
street, the Lake street bridge. job
West Van Buren, and Rockwell streets
and two other jobs. The Ketler-E Ell
liott Erection Company are the con
. tractors.