Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-03-23
FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT
Manufacturers and Machin-
lists Are at War.
A GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED

A GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED
Will Affect 100000 Workmen and Ex-
tend Throughout the United States
and May Reach Other Countries.
Chicago, March 20.-After the con-
ference between representatives of the
international Association of Machinists
and the Administrative Council of the
Ma tional Metal Trades Association,
ended at 1920 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
100,0 900 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 fo1
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 &ho cfc3 TIpi0y, hoxrouor vro.
fused to call off 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 it's 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 call
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. go,
After meeting in seperate confer
ences, all the afternoon, the manufact-
urers and the labor leaders began
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-
ton 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
VI aA 1uU0Iudt1Oudl SbI1hO lHdNkO ny 1CS.
ident O'Connen 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 admins
tratiye 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 Associa.
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 70, 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
a general walk out before April /.
Terrorized by Regulators.
Atlanta, Ca, March ia special
to the Constitution from Colum bia, 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-
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 if needed.
New York, March 2O.-The United
States transport Burnside arrived today
from San Juan, Santiago and Gibara,
with 40 cabin passengers and So dis
charged and furloughed soldiers, etc.
Among the latter are IL prisoners and
15 guards. The Burnside brought nine
soldiers bodies.
Manila, March 20.-A military COM
mission at Bayambong has sentenced tc
be hanged, on March 80, two natives,
who have been found guilty of murder
ing their countrymen.
Montana Murderer Hanged.
Lewiston, Mo-, March 19.-Wiliiam
WaIlase Calder was hanged here today