The Washington times., 1925-04-17
ST RIkERS
OPE:NOA|N
SHOP
Paperhangers and Decorators
Agree With Painters to
Start Price War

Union painters today instituted
tabor and material at cost,
policy to help win the city-wide
strike, which now has involved
practically every organization Of
building tradesmen. in the Dis
trict.
With the names Of forty-three
union painting shops on list.
broadcast today, the Painters
Union, Local, No. 36s, informed
the public that it was out to de-
feat its opponents in price war.
International Organizer Viii
liam J. Gallagher, after con-
ference with local leaders, an
nounced the intention of the union
today. It was learned that his
trip through other cities recently
was made to build up the ranlifI-
cations Of trade which surround
the general union shop estab-
lished by the painters.
Three Crafts Agreed
The membership of the union
agreed to do work at actual cost
and to make only absolute cost de-
auctions for materials This rule
applies likewise to labor and mate
rails in union paperhanging Hnc
interior decorating.
This step is the most drastic
taken by either Of the opposing
forces in the painters strike.
While other elements in the strike
were maneuvering for positions OF
advantage, the Painters Union lined
up forty-three employing painters,
decorators and paperhangers and
today advertised their names and
places Of business, with q public
request that these preferred offices
be patronized.
Fred w. Quinter, representing
the Master Plumbers Association
walked into the office of Rufus s.
Lusk, secretary OF the Operatives
Builders Association, today, and
asked an extension OF time Tor ms
ORGANIZATIONS reply on whether the
boss plumbers would or would not
grant the increase asked by the
plumbers union.
Plumbers Given Time.
Mr.. Ouinter explained to Mr..
Lusk. who also serves as secretary
Of the fair wage committee, thac
the employers conference commit
tee desired to talk. to the union
representatives before reply
should be made to the business
and financial men who are backing
opposition to any increase in build
ing trade wages.
After comforting with other Of
ficials, the employing plumbers were
given until 1.-The middle Of next
week" to answer.
A letter over Mr.. Lusk'S sigma
ture was sent to the employers as
ISOLATION late yesterday, demanding
on the associations
stand, regarding the union demand
before 1 o'clock today.
A meeting of leading builders is
to be held later in the day for the
purpose Of formulating a policy
in accordance with the latest de-
velopments.
New Sympathy Strike.
A general building trades walk
out, the latest Of steadily growing
list, occurred at 2l2l l street north
west today, when electricians,
plumbers, elevator constructors and
other tradesmen walked out In
sympathy with union painters.
Morris Simon, general counsel for
Meyer Davis, local amusement mag
nate, today took steps to remove
non-union workers from the new
Chateau LIE Paradis, which is being
at Ammendale, Nd, on
the Baltimore Washington pike,
twelve miles from this city.
Union painters and upholsterers
walked out on the job yesterday
after w. A. Thomas, the contractor,
had introduced nonunion painters
on the work.
1T was my understanding that
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