The evening times., 1900-03-02

CHICAGO. March 2.-The conference be
tween President O'Ccnnell ari National
Organizer Reid. of the International Asso-
citation of Machinists. and the Executive
Committee of the Miners Association. has
adjourned without having reached an
agreement looking to settlement Of the
Chicago strike President o Cornell said Ii
was the intention OF the labor leaders to
nut the strike ca a practical business basis
and have all the reserve forces and allies
of the Machinfsts Union in accord before
the entire strength of the union is called
out. Great reliance is placed on the Metal
Workers Union in the trouble as il is eN-
pected the organization cen muster 10000
men throughout the country. II may hap-
pen. il is asserted. that this union will call
out its members before all the machinists
are ordered to quit work
Notwithstanding the denial that the ma
chipists in Milwaukee viii be affected by
the strike here, delegation Of labor lead
ers from that city called on President o.
.Connel yesterday and held conference
with him regarding the proposed calllns
out of the men. Organizer Reid returned
returned 10 Milwaukee with them and will
look over the situation. All the union men
in Columbus. according TO President O'Con-
nell, were called out yesterday, and st.
Louis. Kansas City and other cities have
telegraphed for information as 10 when the
men in those cities are expected - join the
strike The Chicago machirisJs in three
large plants were called out Yesterday, out
President O'CoRneH could not ascertain the
number Of men included.
When asked Why the union should keep
calling out the men when its leaders were
negotiating for a settlement President
O'Connell said. This general movement
was decided ct the convention held IN Buf-
falu last May and all plans and dates Tor
the calling out OF the men were perfected
since that time / cannot stop Ii now, and
the different business agents are only
carrying out their orders. Much depends
on the conference. and as the manufac-
turers recognize other unions ! have hopes
they viii do the same with our Crganiza-
tion as soon as possible"
There is a general fear that if the ma
chinists in the railroad shops go out. and
President O'COnneH declares they viii II
necessary they viii carry the trainmcn
with them. The latter assert that they
have in novise benefited by the wave of
=
More men are at work, they admit. bGc
wages nave remained stationary while the
prices of nearly everything they buy haye
advanced
Contractor Pierce dill not attempt to re-
sumo work on the Federal Building. Mr..
Pierce is not member of the Contractors
Council. nor has he been on friendly terms
with that organization hGt Ij is said since
tho present labor troubles began the diff
aside and the council Viii lend its support
In the fight between Mr. Pierce and the
Stone Cutters Union.
President James O'CouGel. OF the Inter
national Association Of NachDis'S- ne d a
conference last night with the officials Of
the Chicago Machine Manufacturers AzSo-
tiou. No agreement was arrived at and
both machinists and manufacturers regard
The struggle for supremacy as begun IN
earnest The particular rock upon Ui2th
the manufacturers and naChinists rep
reseutatives split was a demand which TIE
men had made that all shops be unionlzed.
The manufacturers refused 10 recognize
the union although not discriminating
against union men. while President O'Con-
nell insisted on this provision. The ma
chinists' strike now includes every large
shop in Chicago.
President O'Ccnneil viii remain here to
direct matters. He said this morning: 4
do not think there is any immediate prob
ability Of the railroad machine shops being
tied up, although we could do il in ten
minutes il we wished to-
There is no use Disgusting the fact thai
the situation is serious, said President T.
W Gates. Of the Machine Manufacturers
Association. We are in for long strike.
but machine manufacturers are standing
together as one man and we have every
confidence that we shall win.