The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-21
THE STRIKERS FIRM
Believe They Will Win the
Fight With the Griffing
Iron Works.
WILL WAIT FOR THEIR PAY
Father Hennessy Advises the Mep
to Not Act in a Disorderly
Manner.

There is no change today in the trouble
between the Griffing Iron Company and its
employees. The works this morning were
shut down tight. The locked out employees
are sanguine that the officials of the COM
pany will accede to their demands for higher
wages within week or two. The employees
held another well attended meeting this
morning at Tanners Hall on Grand street
and received encouraging reports from the
committees which were appointed to enlist
the sympathy of the different branches OF
the building trades.
The first business transacted was the pass
ing of a resolution thanking THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS for the correct report of the
trouble which appeared in last evenings
edition.
One of the members of the association re-
ported that President Williams of the COM
pany had notified some of the men that the
pay envelopes would be ready this afternoon,
and that all the employees who presented
themselves at the office would receive their
wages.
WILL WAIT FOR THEIR PAY.
tsIf we accept our money today" said the
chairman of the meeting, sit will look as
though we cannot afford to remain idle for
few DAYS or week if necessary, and as We can
which is next day, hope that no member
of this association will apply for his pay to-
day." ...ou
member president Williams was never
known to pay us ahead or the regular time
before, and | move that this association or
ders every man to wait until next Satur-
day. The motion was carried unani-
mously.
One of the members of the committee
which was appointed to visit the Steam Fit
ters' Union reported that the union had
promised to consider the matter at a special
meeting, and that in all probability it would
refuse to handle Grifing goods until the
company arrives at settlement with its
employees. Another member reported
that President Williams had offered to
re-employ a number of machine hands
but that his efforts in this direction were un-
successful. The machinists refused to re-
return to work and told President Williams
that they would not consider his offer until
he gives evidence that all the locked out en-
ployes will be re-employed at the schedule of
wages asked for. The machinists also told
him that they considered that if he acted
honorably with the men they would have re-
turned to work.
FATHER HENNEssY ADVISES THE MEN
The Rev Father Hennessy of st. PatFicks
R. c. Church met a number of the en-
ployes this morning and sympathized with
them in their troubles A large number
are members of his parish, and on this ac-
count he is taking interest in the trouble
Father Hernessy advised the men to remain
orderly, and not to lounge about the street
corners This advice was acted upon
at the meeting, and a motion that
permanent meeting room be engaged
was unanimously passed. A COMMITTEES was
appointed to secure, if possible, the Lafay-
ette Wigwam If the building is secured it
will be fitted up so that the members OF the
association can spend their time profitably
The chairman advised the members to keep
away from the saloons, as it was the desire
of the leaders of the association to conduct
| the fight against the company in as orderly
manner as possible.
So far the locked out men have been or
derly, and Captain McKaig this morning
ordered the special policemen who were on
duty at the works to return TO their posts
| The captain has no fear that the employees
will in any way make themselves objection
able.