Show CHICAGO P t IRU CHICAGO March 25 Eight Eight thousand painters and decor decorators i in Chicago are are preparing for foi a strike on April pin 1 1 when their present agreement with the contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors expires The local unions affiliated with the Martin B Skinny Maddens Madden's district council have V repudiated repudiated- the agreement which their officers signed with the employers employers employers em em- and will join the the revolutionists in the strike for an Increase of 5 cents an hour In wages Se Several eral months ago three of ot the largest local unions of ot rebelled against Maddens Madden's dictation and withdrew their delegates from the painters' painters district coun coun- cil An appeal was waa taken to the painters' painters International l convention and the rebellions rebellious rebel rebel- lions lious locals were ere ordered back When hen they refused their charters were revoked The rebels procured an injunction restrainIng restraining restraining restrain restrain- ing the other locals from tram Interfering with them and an Internal fight light has been In progress two months The offices of at the unions which re remained remained ye- ye loyal to Madden and his c council made an agreement with the employers for two years at the present scale of 55 55 cents an hour f S When the rank and file of ot the unions discovered they had been been- bound hound for or another another another an an- other two twe years at the old wages they charged their officers with bad faith and they have since gone over to the seceding faction |