The Saint Paul globe., 1900-03-19
MACH|MSTS WILL STRIKE
STATES INCLUDED IN THE
ORDER
EFFORTS TO SETTLE IT FAILED
Joint Conference In Chicago Be-
tween Metal Trades Association
and International AssOcia-
tiOn of Machinists.

CHICAGO, March 1S.-After the con-
ference between representatives Of the
International Association Of Machinists
and the administrative council OF the
National Metal Trades association ended
at 1:SO this morning President James
OConnell, Of the union, declared that
strikes would be called Immediately in all
parts OF the United States and Canada.
Such strikes would involve 100000 men
and cause to be shut down for an indef-
mite period plants having an aggregate
capital of millions of dollars.
chicago labor troubles are responsible
for the disagreement which Is expected
to precipitate the general machinists'
strike. Were 1t not for the fact that lead
ers of the Machlnists union refused to
call off the strikes that now exist In
Chicago, Columbus, o., and Paterson,
N. j., the manufacturers and the lead
ers, 1t is believed, would have come to
an amicable agreement, and arbitration
would have been permanently established
between the National Metal Trades as
ISOLATION and the International Associa-
ton of Machinists
The members of the executive board of
the Machinists' union, however, have
REFUSED TO CALL OFF
the Chicago strike, as they declared that
IL they did the Chicago local would secede
from the International association. When
the refusal of the machlnists to end the
strike was presented to the manufactur-
ers, they issued an ult!matum 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 held, President
James O'COnnel, Of the international
union, declared that the union would be-
gin Immediately to call strikes IN all parts
of the country. The first of these strikes
will be called in Cleveland, o. After all
the large cities have been tied up strikes
will be called in the machine shops of
all the railroads in the country.
The joint conference, which commenced
at o'clock Saturday afternoon and did
not end until 130 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, was held at the Grand Pacific hotel
There were present, representing the Ma
chinists' union: President James O'Con-
nell, Washington; Organizer Stuart Reed,
Toledo; Hugh Doran, Chicago; A. w.
Holmes, Buffalo; P J. Conlin, Sioux City;
]. II. Connolly, Boston. The manufactur-
ers present at the conference were:
George D. Selden Erie Iron works, Erie,
Pa; F. H. Stillman, Watson-Stillman
company, New York; William Taylor
Chandler & Taylor company, Indianapolis,
Ind; Walter Laidlaw, Dunne-Gordon
company, Cincinnati, O.; H. w. Hoyt
Gates Iron works, Chicago; M. Fl. Bar
ker, American Tool and Machine COM
pany, Boston: George H. Watts, Watts
Campbell company, Boston; Fl. N Leland,
Leland & Falkener Detroit, Mich; j.
w Gardiner, Gardiner Grovenor COM
pany, Quincy, ILL.,. F. w. Pilsbury, Fred
Wolf company Chicago; Charles Allis
Edward P. Allis company, Milwaukee,
Wis; Fred Schweltmann, Wagner Elec-
trio Manufacturing company, st. Louis;
w J. Chalmers, Fraser & Chalmers, Chi
cago and England; H. F. Devans, New
York; p. w. Gates, Gates Iron works,
Chicago; Charles r. Newcombe, Erie Iron
works, Erie, Pa; H. N. Covell, Lidger-
wood Manufacturing company Brooklyn;
A. J. Caldwell pump trust New Jersey
After meeting in