Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-03-22
BIG STRIKE ORDERED
Manufacturers and Machin.
lists Cannot Agree.
WILL AFFECT 100000 woRKMEN
Will Extend Throughout the United
states aud May Reach Other Coun-
tries-Begins at Once.

Chicago, March 20.-After the con.
ference between representatives OF the
International Association OF Machinists
and the Administrative Council OF the
National Metal Trades Association,
ended at 1890 this morning, President
James O'Connell, of the union, declared
that strikes would be called Immediate
ly in all parts of the United States and
Canada. Such strikes will involve
100, 900 men and cause to be shut down
for an indefinite period plants having
an aggregate capacity of millions OF
dollars. Chicago labor troubles are re-
sponsible for the disagreement, which
Is expected to precipate the general
machinists' strike. Were it not for
the fact that leaders OF the Machinists'
Union refused to call off strikes that
now exist in Chicago, Columbus, O.,
and Paterson, N. j., the manufacturers
and leaders, it is believed, would have
come to an amicable agreement and
arbitration would have been perman-
emily established between the National
Metal Trades Association and the Inter
national Association Of Machinists.
The members OF the executive board
Of the Machinists' Union, however. re-
fused to call of the Chicago strike, as
they declared that If they did, the
Chicago local union would secede from
the international Association. When
the refusal of the machinists to end the
strike was presented to the maufactur-
ers. they issued an ultimatum to the
labor leaders, and on their refusal to
agree to its provisions, all negotiations
were broken off.
Before leaving the rooms in which
the joint conference was being held,
President James O'Connell, OF the In
ternational Union, declared that the
union would begin Immediately to caE
strikes in all parts of the country. The
first of these strikes will be called in
Cleveland. After all the large cities
shall have been tied mp, strikes will be
called in the machine shops of all the
railroads in the country.
After meeting in seperate confer
ences, all the afternoon, the manufact-
urers and the labor leaders began a
joint meeting at P. NJ, at which the
manufacturers submitted to the ma
chinists proposal for arbitration.
They asked that all strikes and lock
outs be called off pending the arbitra-
tion of the difficulties by committee
consisting of the presidents OF the two
organizations and two members from
each association, whose decision shall
be accepted as final.
On the second proposition the two
associations were united. The labor
leaders refused to agree to the first
proposition. and submitted a demand
for immediate and separate arbitration
Of the Chicago difficulties. This the
manufacturers refused to ratify, and
the conference broke up, both sides
making what amounted TO a formal
declaration of war. The declaration
OF machinists took the form of threats
of an international strike made by Pres
ident O'Connell and Organizer Reed.
The manufacturers then presented
their side of the question in set Of
resolutions in which they declared that
"the form of joint agreement this day
unanimously adopted by the adminis-
trative council of the National Metal
Trades Association and presented to
the executive officers of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists is the
best and only proposition which the
National Metal Trades Association has
to make, and that the committee again
presents the agreement Of the executive
committee TO the International Assoeia-
tion OF Machinists, and requests them
| to accept the same by affixing their
official signatures and notify them that
this association is ready to sign the
agreement jointly with them"
The union OF the International Asso-
citation of Machinists met today and in
dorsed the action OF the officers.
In view OF the failure of all efforts
for "a settlement OF the machinists'
strike, National President James O'Con-
nell announced tonight that the last
details OF plans for calling national
strike this week of 10, 900 union machin-
lists were being perfected. Mr.. O'Con.
nell had put himself in communication
during the day with the local unions in
several Of the big cities East and West.
He declares that all is in readiness for
. general walk out before April l.
Terrorised by Regulators.
Atlanta, Ca, March ia special
to the Constitution from Columbia, s.
c., says: The station agent and other
citizens OF Neeces, Orangeburg county,
telegraphed the governor at midnight
begging for troops to protect them from
white regulators, who had twice visited
the town, beat the people, white and
black, and promised to return tomor-
row and kill them. Work ON the sur
rounding farms has been stopped and
people driven from their business. The
governor telegraphed the sheriff to ride
across the country with posse and
give protection until troops could be
sent tomorrow II needed.
New York, March 20.-The United
States transport Burnside arrived today
from San Juan, Santiago and Gibara,
with 40 cabin passengers and 81 dis
charged and furloughed soldiers, eto.
Among the latter are 10 prisoners and
l5 guards. The Burnside brought nine
soldiers bodies.