St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-28
THE MCCORMICK LOCKOUT.
Varying Opinions a. TO the Opening
ON Monday Morning.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2T.-Mr. Mccormick said
this morning that the trouble at the har-
vester works was practically settled. lie
had prepared the following. which. he said,
stated the position the company had taken
and would stand by:
Our works will resume operations on Mon
day morning next. In announcing this we
wish 10 say that we propose 10 stand by our
proposition OF the 18th inst. 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 employment 20 all the men who
were engaged ut the time the works were
closed, but will provide for as many as we
can. We hold firmly to- our position taken,
that we have at ali times right TO employ or
discharge whomSoever and many as we
please.
II don't see how we can have any trouble
when the works open" he said. men who
have been here assure us that at least nine
tenths OF our men are anxious TO get 10 work
again, and we are just anxious TO have
them. We shall set many OF these to work
on Monday as we can Those who don't want
TO work will of course not expect TO be en-
plOyed. and will have nothing TO do but keep
away. We shall not try to compel anybody To
work who dOesntwant TO-"
About one hundred men stood around the
Mccormick works this morning. Some Of
them claimed that not over two hundred
and probably not over fifty will be on hand
10 go 10 work when the works reopen Mon
day morning. and that there will not be
enough men TO start the works. The more
stubborn ones say they will not 90 10 work
under clubs and police, while those who
are anxious to return to their former situa-
tons want police protection. Socialists
and outsiders are not disposed to give up
the fight, but all say they will return to the
fOTgiye-and-fO plan provided all former
employees are reinSIated. 4 number of cars
are standing on the tracks. These will
have 10 be moved Monday. Switchmen
will have meeting tomorrow, when they
will probably decide what action they will
take. A committee of twelve, representing
molders' and ironwOrkers' unions and
Knights of Labor. met to-day. They
debated the situation for some time.
and unanimously agreed they would
Monday. They claim TO represent nine
tenths of the employees They say all
mOlders except five ''scabs" will stay out,
and don't see how Mccormick is going to
run the works without also running the foun-
dry, and that hve ''scab" men can't be-
gin 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 satisfactorily settled.
Supt. Averill says the company is assured
a sufficient number Of men are willing to 20
TO work to enable 1t to open its shops. Ii
would begin with few men, as is the Gus
tom when opening up after a dull-season
shutdown. The men, he said further,
who were willing 10 go to work demanded
police protection, and it would be given
them if necessary, but he was not in favor
of having a very large number of officers
present. Such course, be thought, would
tend 10 create rather than prevent trouble.
The men, however. who were willing to 90
In work need have no fears