The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-03-03
STRIKE SPREADS
Breach Between Chicago Machin.
lists and Their Employers
Widens. n
President O'COnnell Now Saws
1t Is a Life and Death
Struggle.
Meeting Of Metal Workers De.
eides to Stand by Striking
Brethren.

CHICAGO, March 3.-War is now on
between the International Association
of Machinsts and the Chicago Associa-
tion Of Machinery Manufacturers. AS
result of the failure TO reach an agree
ment mt a meeting between representa-
tives of the two bOdios to discuss the
question in dispute. the executive com.
mittee of the machinists' association
decided to call general strike of ma
chinists in Chicago, and by evening
practically every union and many non
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 sympathetic
strike discussed 1t is understood that
the sentiment among the men strongly
favors such action in case it is found
necessary to help the machinists win
their fight. Members Of the executive
council Of the International Association
Of Machinists were also started for other
cities to investigate prevailing condi.
tiOns, and IL necessary call out the ina
chinists. No strike. however. has been
as yet reported outside Of Chicago. ex
cept in Columbus, o., where, according
to telegram received by President
Jones of Connell, union men have qui'
work in obedience 10 orders from tn.
union. Stuart Reid has gone to Mil
waukcc. Wis: International Vice Presi
dent d. d. Wilson to Columbus, O: p
j. Conlon to Kansas City; ]. d. Fergu
sen to Cleveland, o.: ]. c. Daglish {,
Buffalo, and \. II. Holmes to Toronto
Ont.
Life aud Death struggle.
President O'Connell said it had nov
developed itself into life and deaf
struggle, the possibilities Of the strik
including not only the machinists, bu
extending 10 all the metal working ol
ganizations in the country which woul
affect nearly 100000 men. The ms
chinists III Canada are also under tn
control Of the international associatio
and a strike. according to Presider
O'Connell may also be ordered in ths
territory.
At present no trouble is anticipate
between the union machinists and tn
various roads terminating III Chicago
as on many Of the lines grievances haS
already been settled.
VIII support the Machinists.
The meeting Of the representatives
the metal working organizations. calle
to decide the question of sympathet
strike, took on broader scope than ",
at first contemplated. 1t WAS PRACTICAL
meeting of the Building Matters
Trades council, which includes IL
unions in every metal working line
Chicago. The meeting resulted III
determination upon the part Of the rel
rcsentatives to support the machinis
in MI respects and to order sympathet
strikes mt once whenever that actic
was found necessary. This may II
yolve nearly $4,000 men III this CT
alone. The business agents expresst
themselves confident that their actie
would he followed by the Building Nj
terial Trades council III other cities.