The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-04
THE STRIKING MACHINISTS.
From Present Appearances 1t Appears
that the Diamond State Iron Company
will not give In to the Machinists.

The trouble between the machinists and
tho Diamond State Iron Company WAS the
subject Of much debate at the meeting of
the Wilmington Lodge last night. The
men expect to gut the red ink mark on
their envelopes Tomorrow. There are
some machinists in the shops who do not
belong to tho Association. They do not
intend to do so, The machinists have
given out the following statement to u
paper that published IL statement.
''Sir: In your issue of the 2d instant ap-
pear letter signed by II. L. Wallace,
secretary Of the Diamond S ate Iron Com
pnny, i'll w hich ho overs that Il previous
article which appeared in your paper did
the company Of which he is secretary an
injustice and furCher states that it con-
tainod number of inaccuracies We will
quote from Mr. Wallace: 1T is u fact that
we have been paying an average wag }
scale higher then that of our most active
competitors.
This we do positively deny and arc
willing and anxious. as wal as able to
prove to Mr.. Todd, if he would bat give
us the opportunity by granting us an in
tcrvicw, that they are not paying rs much
rs their competitors
Oar pay at present to machinists runs
as high rs &l5psr week. There is but one
machnist in tho employ of the firm at
whose place cannot be filled by the COM
pany for less than SEQ per week.
"a few of the machinists in our employ
about ten in number, desired to luave,
and gave us the usual two weeks notice
The fact Is that whom the men received q
notice of the reduction in wages they
caused petition to be sent to the head Of
the firm. protesting against the threaten
cd reduction and the reply Chey received
IN fhn E,, hat
TO accept the cut in pay or work two
weeks notice and quit the employ Of the
company. The committee Of the machin-
lists did call on Mr.. A. w. Griffith who
said that the reductlonin wages was npces-
sary. He had bean ordered to put it into
effect and did so.
He alse adinittofto the comnittee,that
they (the trn) could not replacs the mon
by others rs competent at the reduced rate
OF pay, but they were going to cut wages.
10 was right th8y had and th1t settled it
When asked if he would accompany the
committee TO tho Office of Mr.. Todd he re-
fused. When asked by the committee 10
get an audience for them with Mr.. Todd
he also refused. Our committee called ut
the office of Mr.. Todd but were rsfu 1ed an
in ervlew. They actually begged for an
interview at any time that would be agree
able to Mr. Todd but were refused.
IL tlcre are any inaccuracies Ill tne pro-
vlous statement wo would like to have
them pointed out Mr.. Wallace seems to
take pleasure in drawing the attention of
,ho public to tho fact that the rate of
wages for maChinisis runs aS high Mt SO
per Week, but ho does not mention the
fact that they run as low rs $3.50 per week
and average less than $ll 80 per week for
skilled men who have been in the employ
of the firm on an average Of eight years"
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