The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-24
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Flying Brickbats
Greet Carpenters
Arriving for Work

Those succeeding In getting through
the lines were carpenters and brick
layers.
Men deputized as special sheriffs
were Sam Helvig, F. A. Erickson and
Arthur Erickson, all Of Bismarck. B.
D. Wetmore assisted city police in
their operations.
On Capitol Hill during the trouble
Wednesday morning were Deputy
Sheriffs Helgeson, George Hedrix and
Fred Anstrom, the three special
deputies and Wetmore.
With the few workers who were
able to break through the lines. work
on the job was resumed on a small
scale.
Ten National Guardsmen and one
officer had been assigned to guard
the project at night several days ago.
Strikers Deny Reports
In statement signed by two Of
ficials of the local common laborers
union, Harold Hanson and Joseph M.
Chaser, the strikers denied that a
resolution attacking two state officials
and demanding that all laborers en-
ployed by the state be paid just as
high wages as the capitol common
laborers demand was adopted by skill
ed laborers in mass meeting Monday
night.
The statement declares that the
resolution merely was read before the
mass meeting.
The strikers further deny that a.
common laborer, in a speech at the
mass meeting, declared that Governor
LANCER had told the common laborers
to stay off the job and that he was
with them to the finish.
The statement, signed by Hanson
and Chaser follows:
I'm order to correct the few mis-
takes which have been reported by
various parties interested in the
strike on the capital Job and printed
In this paper we, the Local 443 of the
International Hold Carriers, Builders
and Common Laborers, wish to submit
the following corrections and expla-
nations to the public who are at all
times entitled to the facts.
I'm the first place the resolution
stated In the issue Of May 23rd, 1898,
was not adopted by the meeting OF
the skilled crafts on May 22nd, 1893.
This resolution was brought into the
meeting and read before 1t. It is sup
posed to have originated from the Re-
construction Finance Corporation and
was submitted to this meeting merely
as a matter Of form. Secondly, the
statement that one of the two COM
mon laborers was supposed to have
said that Governor LANCER had TOLD
the common laborers to stay off the
Job and that he was with them to the
finish IS an absolute lie.
No Authorized Delegates
"There were no authorized delegates
from the common laborers at that
meeting, as the meeting was adver-
tised as being composed of skilled
crafts and no authorized delegates
were present. In explanation of the
situation we wish to say that this job
can not be called state job, for the
undeniable reason that the state is
paying the corporation specified sum
Of money to put up the capitol and
the men employed to build that cap
itol are being hired by and paid by the
company that receives the money.
AT a meeting held at noon Tues
day between delegates Of skilled
crafts and authorized delegates from
the common laborers, a resolution was
passed resenting the head lines of the
article in this paper published May
22nd. They denied that they were
|condemning the action Of the COM
mon laborers and also denied that
they were trying to break up the
strike. Their main idea in calling the
original meeting held a. the, Memorial
Hall was to formulate some plan of
action whereby the controversy could
be settled. We feel that we are fight
ing In just cause and we think that
as long as the public are acquainted
with the true facts they will realize
that this is So"
Harold Hanson, Pres.
joseph NJ. Chaser.