Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-03-28
FOR A NINE HOUR DAY.
Thousand Men Involved
in the Boston Strike.
A DETERMINED STRUGGLE.
Work Of Manufacturing and Repairing
Work Of Manufacturing and Repairing
Practically at y Stsndstiil.

BosToS, March 2s.-The first day Of the
gigantic strike of the carriagemakers is
over and the strikers left their headquar-
ters at midnight last night with the vision
of victory within few days in their
minds
Early in the morning 9s5 men left their
positions and responded to the call OF
local union No. o, which body has prom
ised nine hours for a days work, eight
hours on Saturday and an increase OF 10
per cent on all piecework.
The strikers were not all union men, for
1t Is estimated that fully 200 non-union
carriagemakers responded to the call Of
the union. The men went at once to 45
Eliot street, where headquarters had been
established, to attend the early morning
meeting.
The meeting was addressed by promi-
nent members Of the union, who called
upon the men TO fight the battle to the
end, and In unison they replied I'VE will"
The executive board Of the union have
entire charge of the strike, and while the
men were In Little hall, this committee
held an all-day session in Professor
Little's private Office.
The arrangements for the battle had all
been made. Men to do picket duty were
selected. Every striker was ready and
willing, and every plan was carried out to
the letter.
The manufacture or repairing Of car
riages In this city was practically sus-
pended yesterday The 100 workshops pre-
sented a quietness only seen on Sundays.
There was no one TO do the work, but tho
firms who gave In and had met the de-
mands Of the strikers were flooded with
work. In fact many Of them doubled their
force Of workmen by taking in strikers,
and then even they We're unable to care for
the enormous business they had.
Firms Affected.
Among some of the large firms who are
left without help, excepting what few
''scabs," as the strikers call them, have
been employed, are: ID. b. Nichols, men
out; John T. Smith, all the men, % In
number, out 4. p. Palmer of Maiden, all
men out, Pillsbury Bros, men out; DAN
ielson g. Sons employees, all out; John A.
Scott g. Son Of Roxbury, all out; men In
the Hall Carriage company's factory;
Nash's factory on Chester Park, % men
out and 12 remaining; Hugh Stewart Of
Cambridge, all men, 10 In number, out;
Stewart Brothers e. Co. Of Cambridge, %
men out, Is working; Strangeman 81 Son
of Milton are minus 81 of their employees;
John A Scott, men all out, 25 in number,
II. +. French g. Co., all out; John p.
Smiths men all out; c. A. Waugh, secre-
tary of the Carriage Manufacturers asso-
citation, all out; Chauncy Thomas shop
all out; 10 men out at j. p. & w. II. Ed
mond's; Andrew j. Jones. all out.
All of Judkin's employees, 10 in number,
have quit. Donaldson g. Co. had 10 men
leave Saturday night, while none of David
l.. Linborn's help quit work.
Every man employed by Teale & Hill,
A. S. Symmes a. Son and at p. Healey's,
East Boston, struck. The factories of
Cameron, Vincent e. Mcdonald, Keene %
Galashaw, have shut down, all the en-
ployes having gone out.
The strike has reached such gigantic
proportions that 1t has been thought best
to have Secretary Tonsing of the Inter
national union come on and take charge
1t Is probable that he will arrive here by
the last Of the week. He
Understsnds Handling . Strike,
and the fact that he il coming has already
given the strikers much encouragement.
President jacobson and Secretary NJ. j.
Dewitt Of the executive board were seen by
a reporter last evening. Said Mr. Jacob.
son: AT the present time it looks very
much rs though we were sure of succeed.
ing In getting the manufacturers to grant
our just demands The men are as a unit
tonight, and If we can keep them so vic
tory will be ours"
Said Secretary Dewitt: I'VE are in this
matter to win, and we shall not be salts
fed till we are given nine hours as days
work. No compromise for local Union Q,
and honestly think that from the present
outlook we are sure Of getting IL. We can
hold out for long time and pay the men
strike money too, for our treasury Is in
good shape, and besides, other unions will
help u.s."
The heat of the battle was, of course In
the city proper, yet in the outside districts
several firms were tied up