Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-03-03
STRIKE s ! BADS
Breach Between Chicago Maehin-
lists and Their Emp oyers
Videns. |s'
President @ ConneH Vow Says
tt Is d Life and Death
Struggle.
Meeting Of Metal Workers De-
cides to Stand by Striking
Brethren.

CHICAGO, March 8 - ar is now on
between the Internal ational Association
of Machinists and the Chicago Associa-
ton Of Machinery Ma nufacturers. As a
resultso Of the failure to reach an agree
ment alta meeting between representa-
tiyes of the two bodios to discuss the
question in dispute, the executive com
mittee of the naaehinists' association
decided to call a general strike of ma
ehinists in Chicago, and by evening
practically every union and many nom
union machinists in this city will have
laid down his tools, the only exception \
being at the shops which have signed
the agreement.
May Invole Many Others.
The strike may take on much wider
range than at first anticipated. a meet
ing of the executive Of all the metal
working organization in the city was
held and the question Of a sympathetic
strike discussed. 1t is understood that
the sentiment among the men strongly |
fayors such action in case it is found
necessary to help the machinists win
their ght. Members Of the executive
council Of the international Association
of Machinists were also started for other
cities to investigate prevailing condi-
tions, and if necessary call out the ma
chinists. No strike, however, has been
as yet reported outside Of Chicago, ex-
cept in Columbus, o., where, according
to a telegram received by President
Jones of Conneu, union men have quit
work in obedience to orders from the
union. Stuart Reid has gone to Mil
waukee, Wis; International Vice Presi-
dent D. d. Wilson to Columbus, o P.
J. Conlon to Kansas City; I'D. Fergu-
sen to Cleveland, o.; ]. o. Daglish to
Buffalo, and A. Ell. Holmes to Ternnto,
Ont.
Life and Death Struggle.
President O 'Connen said it had ncsT
developed itself into a life and death
struggle, the possibilities Of the strike
including not only the machinists, bu5
extending to all the metal working or
CARNATIONS in the country which would
affect nearly 800, 900 men. The ma
chinists in Canada are also under the
control of the international association
and q strike. according to President
'Connen may also be ordered in that
territory.
At present no trouble is anticipated
between the union machinists and the
various roads terminating in Chicago,
as on many of the lines grievances have
already been settled.
VIII support the Machinists.
The meeting Of the representatives Of
the metal working organizations, called
to decide the question of a sympathetic
strike, took on broader scope than was
at first contempl plated. 1t was practically
a meeting of the Building Material
Trades council which includes the
unions in every metal working line in
Chicago. The meeting resulted in a
determine alton upon the part Of the rep
resentatiYes to support the maehinists
in all respects and to order sympathetic
strikes at once whenever that action
was found necessary. This may in
Yolye nearly 90, 900 men IN this city
salone. The business agents expressed
themselves confident that their action
would be followed by the Building Ma
teriai Trades council in other cities.