Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-17
LOO MEN LOCKED our.
The MoCOrmick Reaper works s"o-
deniy Cease Operations.

mick Reaper WORKS closed down AT .
O'Clock this morning. Not a wheel is
turning and 400 employees nave begun
To undergo a siege Of enforced idlencss.
The threat ofcertain employees to precip-
Iate a strike unless hve non-union men,
working in the molding department were
dismissed, appears to be the cause OF the
SUSPENSION, as every other demand Of tho
men was granted. At meeting OF the
/ dissatisfied employees last night a com
/ mittee was appointed to wait on Nj, Nc
Cnrmick aud insist upon this de-
mqnd. MIR. Mccormick had hint
Z ed at Yesterdays conference
IL this condition were insisted upon that
he would shut down the works indefinite
/ ly. To-day ne declined 10 meet the labor
committee, saying that his time was
Otherwise fully occupied and be ordered a
Suspension OF Operations. The employ
es were dumhtOunded when informed at
9 o'clock this morning that their services
were no longer required. Very tew OF
the employees are IN good circumstances,
and g. the lockout is long maintained
many families VIII suffer for the bare
necessaries Of life.
Mr.. MCoRMCK's EXPLANATION.
In an interview to-day Mr.. Mccormick
said: ~ esterday had an agreement, as
every body knows, with the committee or
the wOrkmen. They asked several un-
reasonable things. One was that all
common labOrer5 receive 81 30 per day.
! granted it. granted everything asked
tor but one. | told them that the right TO
hire any man, white or black, union or
n0a.uniOn, Protestant or Catholic,
was something / would not sur
render. Where we disagreed on
a matter OF dollars and cents
Yielded. Where we disagreed on a mat
ter that involved principle 4 would not
yield. | also wished not to have trouble
about the matter. TO avoid any trouble
and sustain the principle. the works
closed this morning. Whyf Simply be-
cause at their meeting last night the men
resolved that four or five so-called nom
union men employed in the mOlders' room
must be discharged by me or they would
strike and create a disturbance. / have
saved them that trouble. There Is no ill
feeling toward a sin-le workman on my
part, nor against tie union. think the
great bulk of the men are melted by
few"
''lf a majority Of the men should get
together aud reconsider the matter of last
night. would your works open and admit
themT'
That is a matter OF speculation" said
Mr.. Mccormick" but we are ready 10
continue business whenever it can be
done without disturbance, and when the
wOrkmen are ready to accept wages they
themselves have fixed without question
ing our right to employ whom we wish"
THE CAR TROUBLES.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16 Though the new
arrangement made between the car drivers
and the Fourth avenue street car line
went into effect Yesterday, the men toward
OF nd hot ha eaft.a
not acting in COON faith, and this morning
they struck for an enforcement of the
agreement. Not car left the depot, aud
as a result the Third avenue and Broad
way lines were crowded. The men com
planned that the company, though prom.
ising to pay them So a day for twelve
hours work, with one-half hour for
dinner, had violated their agreement by
paving only balfof the drivers and cOnduc-
tors that amount. the other halt receiving
only from 81 20 TO 81 so each. 1t was an
nOunced this evening that the company
had conceded the demands of the men,
and that travel on the road wOuldat once
be resumed.
THE MORGAN LINE STRIKE.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 16.-The freight
brakrmen's strike on the Morgan railroad
continues The company has given mo-
tice Of temporary suspension of freight
business and refuses to receive freight
for any point on their road. The strikers
to-day received dispatch from the brake
men OF three divisions. extending from
Lafayette, La, to GLADDEN.. Tex, saying
that they had asked about 90 days ago for
an increase OF salary, but that the off,
cials had not yet taken action. The gen.
eral manager Of the Morgan company says
1t is not possible for the MANAGEMENT 10
accede 10 the demands of the strikers.
A CONFERENCE.
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. ga conferences
of business men OF Richmond the knights
OF Labor and Typographical Union 40. 30
was held tonight. After some discussion
resolution was adopted to endeaYOT to
have an act passed by the General As
sembly 10 require all the differences be.
tween the employees and employers to be
submitted to arbitration.
THK AMosKEAG STRIKERS.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Feb. l6.-From
1000 TO 1900 Amoskeag strikers gathered
at the gate OF the armoTy mill this noon
and attempted To prevent the operatives
from going To work and greeted the over
seers with jeers. Some OF the women We're
a raid 70 enter the mill, but tae majority
went IN.
A CHANCE FOR PEACE.
PIrTsBURG, Feb. 16.-The striking
cOkers to-day favorably received the
proposition from the coke syndicate pre-.
scented by Rev. Father Landing agreeing
to pay an advance on Marco Is IL the men
would return 10 work al once. 1t was de-
cid TO call a general convention on
Tuesday next TO consider it.
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