Show STRIKING BRICKLAYERS WILLIE REPLACED BY OTHER MEN Washington July Jut at the Bricklayers at the Washington barracks j has been brought to the attention of the war department IB in a report submitted by Captain Sewell the officer in charge ot Of the work The report is not made public but an official said that it was a recital of facts already known After a conference with Acting Secretary Oliver tOday General Mckenzie chief of the engineers of the army issued the fol following followIng lowing statement concerning the trouble at th the barracks The matter of the strike of bricklayers at Washington barracks is being given a prominence in my opinion not justified by the tho facts AH AlI th the yes ta mechanical trades and skilled labor are secured by the government under civil s service i ce rules and ana regulations and when vacanCies occur such vacancies are to be he filled under civil service rules In the present Instance it is under understood stood bricklayers have quit nUit work The only thing to oe Do dote dor in th the matter is for the officer h in chars charge to s a cure substitutes as required by civil ice law la as in the case of i v other U r vacancy and if such can not be he heto to report the facts to hi his superior and aDd await Instructions Of course If workmen car cn not be obtained in the th manner provided by law the work leave to suspended |