The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-03
STRIKES IN MANY PLACES
THOUSANDS OF MEN QUIT WORK
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS OF
THE COUNTRY
MACHINISTs RETURN TO WORK
ChicngO's Big Strike Practically
Terminaded-St. Louis, Indian
npOlis, Toledo and Other
Cities Involved.

NEW YORK, April 2-The strike of the
building trades and a few other trades
went into effect in New York and vicinity
today. 1t has not as yet assumed great
proportions, and the men out are per-
1ectly orderly.
In New York, early today, groups Of
carpenters met at the different buildings
where they had been working, but none
of them went to work. About 800 men
went on a strike throughout the burrough
OF Bronx and issued a circular to the
bosses The circular recites the demands
OF the men, which are as follows: Three
dollars and fifty cents shall be paid for
eight hours work in the Bronx and $325
for the same length of time in Mount
Vernon. The men also demand that Sat
urday afternoon shall be considered q
half holiday, and that no work of any
character shall be done by them.
Some of the strikers went around to the
bosses TO see if they would not accede
to the demand. They were successful
Fffty-one bosses signed an agreement
to pay the men what they demanded and
also give them half holiday. About 800
strikers then went back to work 1t is
expected that many more will return
when the bosses sign.
At Orange. N. j., 1000 mechanics,
about equally divided among thte
painters, masons and carpenters. struck
have an eight-hour day, but they demand
an increase in wages. The painters now
receive $3.50 a day. They ask that this
be increased to 1915. The masons de-
mand 40 cents an hour; they are now get
ting 40 cents The carpenters demand
s2.I5 for an eight-hour day. Their present
rates are $3.50 TO $3.50 for a working day
of nine hours.
The strike of the masons will probably
De settled tomorrow, as 1t is expected
that the employers will agree to the
mems terms. The employers, in fact
have promised to accede to the mems de-
mand's on May l, but the men insisted
that the new rates begin today.
The strike Of the painters and carpen-
ters will be a prolonged contest, as both
ssoes are determined not to give IN.
CHICAGO MACHINIsTs.
CHICAGO, April with the blowing
of the whistles in the machine shops Of
Chicago for the beginning of work to-
day, thousands Of machinists resumed the
work interrupted some weeks ago by a
strike About half the $500 men who
went out resumed their labors this
morning, and the manufacturers said
that, as the differences had either been
settled or put on basis to be arbltrated
the remainder Of the machinists would
undoubtedly return in struggling lots
during the next two or three days The
agreement entered into recently by rep
resentatiVes of the manufacturers and
the men was ratified yesterday at a mass
meeting, the vote being 3O2S in favor of
ratification Of the modified agreement
and 396 against it,
The strike has cost the men $500,O0O
while the loss to the manufacturers
through inability to complete contracts
cannot be readily calculated. The men
nave been granted a nine-hour day with
ten hours pay.
Fifty thousand members of the Build
Ing Trades council learned that their
fellow Worl1men in another trade had
gone back to work with feelings Of envy
BY reason Of strikes and lockouts they
have been out for over a month vet
the settlement of the troubles between
them and the contractors seems as far
away as ever.
Later in the day matters pertaining TO
the resumption of work in the factories
became muddled and some radicals
among the men clamored for the calling
Of general strike forthwith Presi-
dent OConnell, of the national organiza-
ton, begged the men to be calm, and
said it would doubtless develop that mat
ters were not serious.
The men alleged that some OF them
had been refused their old positions in
direct violation Of the modified agree
ment providing that all CID employees
should, without exception, have back
their old jobs. The Frazier & Chalmers
plant ordered that all the old men should
be hired whether or not there was any
work for the men 20 do At several
other places, where the men had re-
turned to work they walled out again
because at each place the foremen had
refused to take back certain Individuals
who, they said, had been active in at
tacks in non-union Tlen and other dis
turbances.
President O'Connen expresses the opin-
ion that all the men will be back at
their old places within a week
THOUSANDS OF MINERS OUT.
PITTSBURG. Pa, April 2.--From u 900
20 $4,000 coal miners in the Pittsblrg dis
trict and 5000 in the Irwin district are