New-York tribune., 1886-02-28
DISPUTES OF LABOR AND CAPITAL.
TO REOPEN MCORMICK'S REAPER WORKS.

TIE SOUTHERN PACIFIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PAY-A COOPERATIVE PLAN-LADOR NOTES.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27 Especial, 1t is settled that
the Mccormick Reaper Works will start next Monday
standing the threats uttered at mass-meeting
last night, when of the speakers declared there
would be trouble II any number Of men attempted
to go to work. These threats. however are
attributed largely Socialists It conceded that Mr..
Mccormick wins Is serious blow to tho Knights OF
Labor, the leaders in which fomented the strike Mr..
Mccormick said he expected nineeuths OF the to
go to work on Monday. 81 think there will be no
trouble" said he. "that IT, II the police Will protect
| have had several consultations with the Chief OF
Police. and he that his officers will
preserve the peace and assist nv men in the
attack being made We propose to stand by
our proposition OF the 18th inst. the question Of
wages to such OF our men can put to work. We
mold firmly the position have taken. that have
all the right to employ discharge whom and
many as we please"
Chief of Police Ebersold appeared he confident there
would ho no trouble. not wthstanding tho begcrent
tones assumed by the strikers "f tnrro Is any dis
We Will preserve peace at any hazard The have
perfect night to strike they choose but they must not
intimidate those OF their who wish to back to
work. hope there will he no trouble, but the force VIII
reuel any attack on the employees"
The workmen who have broken from the knights OF
Labor out In notice declaring that 1000 men VIII
report at the Mccormick Works on Monday The crcu-
lar says: The action takon by the committee OF
al-workcrs and moulders In regard to the labor
difficulty with tao Mccormick Harvesting
on" that was ever assumed in behalf OF labor After
having received concessions that were beyond their
expectation, they mako demand upon the company
which is an Infringement Of the rights o au American
citizen. They tell ms that can't go to work unless
We belong 10 their union Ihat demand We arc bound
resist Wo believe organizations. but they should
bo controlled by intelligence common sense aud re-
gard for the rights OF the public The statement made
In last nights meeting hat not nifty persons signed the
petition return work is untrue over two hundred
signed within few hours after The papers
were drawn Up AM the nunncr mas incTeaScu nc nonrE
GALVESTON, Feb PA dispatch to The Nors
from san Antonio says: "Divsion Superintendent
Vanvlcck. Of the Southern Pacific road arrived from
New Orleans to-day with Assistant General Manager
Kruttschmidt and held conference with tho striking
brakcmen on tho Dt Rio Division. No satisfactory ar
rangement wa. reached Wc-t bound freight accumu-
Iating rapidly here The brIkcmcn on the Eastern
Division refuse to take trains beyond this .pont sixty
cars Of freight tied mp I'm the Sunset yards
here tits thought increase OF wages Will he
given TO the strikers.
ComoEs Feb 27.-The manufacturers OF Cohoes posted
the following notice in their mills this morning: ON
Monday, March /, wages III the various departments o
this mill will be restored IL the scale paid before the
reduction made January !. l~-J.' THIS makes an III
crease Of about per cent an 1Iohld anu aledIS 10
give general satisfaction. In all probability 1t Will settle
the labor difficulty here Unless the help accept ms
oeG the manufacturers say that the mills VIII he closed
81. LoUIs. Mo, Feb 27Nr. j. X. Cummings, propvic
~ the - Louis Glass Work. has filed articles oi m
Cumming, says that he ueeyes tins Is tho only 'ruc
the labor question. Tn!s IS tho nrst ustaLcr on
record I'm tie West where capitalist has voluntarily al
United al OF his employees ~ partners In his nuSlh"'s
BmMINGH,N. Conn. Feb. 27.- WlkInson Bros ~ CO..
the Derby Paper Mills. Will raise the wages OF their
help on March !
CucAG,. Ill., Feb. "a meeting of the cmploycs Of
Mccormick Reaper Work, was held last night. Eve
hundred attended NOncmploycs were rgldly excluded
Notwithstanding decar tiou that the lockout AZ
end every In the hall cXcrpttwo or three voted
against returning work II Mr. Mccormick Insisted on
his right to hire nOu-uuun mer.
TROY, y. L. Feb 27All the moulder- Of the various
stove fOuudrcs 0f Troy are tale tp-ity IAry held
meeting last lIt and decided not To rrtUru to work
until their wages advanced IS per cent Tie mum
ber OF strikers u about 900.
FALL RIVER Feb. - t,prci1J.-The wcavcrs IN the
Barnphy Glucham MIL qut work this morning because
the agent Mr Ashley. did not accrdc 10 rir dcmaud
for al advance 81 10 Per cent on next MoudsE Inc
operatives claim that they do not share IN the iLcrcaro
decided upon by the PRINT cloth manufacturers sud
although the agent pretended 10 Increase the wages tho
allowance made hy hm equiv vacrt only To th" labor
o. weaving extra udmhrr Of yards to each cut OF
cloth.