The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-28
THE MCCORMICK STRIKE.
THE WORKS TO START UP To.
MORROW.
A Difference OF Opinion as TO the
Final Settlement Of the
Difficulty.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, February %. - Mr..
Mccormick said this morning that
the trouble at the harvester works
was practically settled. lie had pre-
pared the following, which, he said,
stated the position the company had
taken and would stand by: "0ur
works viii resume operations on Mon
day morning next. In announcing
this we wish to say that we propose
70 stand by our proposition of the
10Th instant, on the question OF
wages, TO such OF our men as We can
put to work Monday morning. We
shall not be able TO furnish employ
ment to all the men who were en-
gagged at the time the works we're
closed, but will provide for as many
as we can. We hold firmly to our
position taken that we have at all
times the right TO employ or discharge
whom and as many as we please.
81 don't see how we can have any
trouble when the works open" he
said. Men who bave been here as
sure us that at least nine-tenths Of our
men are anxious to get 10 work again,
and we are just as anxious TO have
them. We shall set as many Of these
to work on Monday as We can. Those
who dOn't want to work will OF course
not expect to be employed, and will
have nothing to do but keep away.
We shall not try 10 compel anybody
ID work who don't want to"
About 100 men stood around the
vicinity cf the Mccormick works this
morning. Some OF them claimed that
not over 200. and prot ably not over
fifty, will be on hand 10 20 t. work
when the works reopen Monday
morning, and tina. there will not be
enough men TO start the works. The
more stubborn ones say they will not
go 10 work under the eyes and clubs
Of the police, while those who are
aDx'ous to return to their former situa.
tions want police protection. The
Socialists and outsiders are not dis
posed to give up the fight, but all say
they wilt return, forgive and forget,
provided all former employees are re-
instated. A number OF cars are stand
ing on the tracks. These will have to
be moved Monday. The switth men
will have a meeting tomorrow, when
they will probably decide what action
they will take.
A committee OF twelve, representing
the Molders and Iron Workers
Unions and knights OF Labor, met to-
day, and they debated the situation
for some time, and unanimously
agreed that they would not 90 to work
Monday. They claim to represent
nine-tenths Of the employees. Thew
say all the molders except five "scabs"
will stay out, and don't see how Nc
Cormick is going TO run his work =
without also running the foundry, and
that the five "scab" men cannos begin
to do all the work. The committee
also agreed to have force Of men to
"spot" all employees who report for
work before the difficulty is satisia,-
torily settled
Superintendent Averill says the
company are assured that a sufficient
number of men are willing to go to
work to enable them to open up the
shops. They would begin with few
men, as is the custom when opening
up alter dull season shut down. The
men, he said further, who were
willing to go ID work demanded DO
lice protection, and it would be given
them il necessary, but he was not in
favor Of having very lsrgs number
of officers present. Such course
he thought, would tend to create
rather than prevent trouble. The
men, however, who were willing to &c
to work need have no fears.