The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19

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ternational Association of Machinists and
the administrative council of the National
Metal Trades Association ended, at 1880
this morning. President James O'Connell,
of the union, declared that strikes would
be called Immediately In all parts OF the
United States and Canada Such strikes
would involve 10000 men. and cause to be
shut down for an indefinite time plants
having an aggregate capacity OF millions
of dollars.
Chicago Strikes Responsible.
Chicago labor troubles are responsible
for the disagreement, which is expected
to precipitate the general machlnists
strike
Were II not for the fact that leaders of
the machinists' union refused 10 call off
strikes that now exist in Chicago, Column
bus, o, and Paterson, n. j., the manu-
facturers and leaders II Is believed, would
have come TO an amicable agreement and
arbitration would have been permanently
established between the National Metal
Trades Association and the international
Association OF Machinists.
The members of the executive board of
the machinists union. however, refused TO
call of the Chicago strike, as they declared
that II they did the Chicago local would
seeede from the International association.
When the refusal of the machinists o end
the strike was presented to the manufac-
turers they issued an ultimatum 10 the
labor leaders and on their refusal to agree
to its provisions all negotiations were
broken of
Strikes to he Called.
Before leaving the rooms in which the
joint conference was being held President
James O'Connell 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.
Representatives Of the following firms
were present at the conference: Erie Iron
Works, Erie. Pa. Watson-Stillman Com
pany, Indianapolis; DunneGordon Com
pany, Cincinnati; Gates Iron Works, Chi
cago: American Tool and Machine Com
pany, Boston: wstts-Campbel Company,
Boston, Leland & F'alkener, Detroit. Gar
| diner Grosvenor Company, Quincy. i.l.:
| Fred Wolfe Company. Chicago Edward p.
| Allis Company. Milwaukee. Wagner Elec-
| trio Manufacturing Company, st Louis;
Fraser & Chalmers, Chicago ard England;
I.idgerwood Manufacturing Company,
Brooklyn; Pump trust, New Jersey.
Joint Meeting Held.
After meeting In separate conferences all
| the afternoon the manufacturers and the
| labor leaders began a Joint meeting AT
| D. m, at which the manufacturers submit
| ted to the machnists a proposal for aroi-
| tration. They asked that all strikes and
| lockouts be called off, pending the arbi-
| tration OF the difficulties, by a committee
consisting Of the presidents Of the two or
| PLANTATIONS and two members from each
association, whose decision shall be accept
| ed final.
would Not Agree to Arbitrnte.
| On the second proposition the two ASSOC
Citations were united The labor leaders re-
| fused to agree TO the hrst proposition, and
| submitted demand for Immediate ana
ssperate arbitration Of the Chicago difficult
ties 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 the
machnlsts took the form Of threats of an
| international strike. made by President
| O'Connell and Organizer Feed.
Manufacturers UItimatum.
The manufacturers then presented their
| side of the question In a set of resolutions
In which they declared that the form OF
toint agreement this day unanimously
| adopted by the administrative council Of
| the National Metal Trades Association and
presented TO the executive officers of the
| international Association of MachnistE,
| is the best and only proposition which the
| National Metal Trades Association has to
| make. ana that the committee again pre-
| Hents the agreement Of the executive COM
| mittec 60 the International Association OF
| Machinists. and requests them to accept
! the same by afdxng their official sigma
| lures and notify them that this associa-
| lion Is ready 10 sign the agreement Jointly
/ with them"
| In view OF tho failure Of all efforts for
| n settlement ~ the machinists strike
| National President James O'Conuel an
| nouuced tonight that the last details of
plans for calling national strike this
week Of 1890 union machiuists were be-
| ing perfected
Mr. OConnel had put himself IN com
munlcation during tho day with the local
| unions ~ several o. the big cities East
! and West. He declares that an is In
readiness for a general walkout before
| April l.
| Cleveland Naehtnists Await Orders.
| CLEVELAND March Is--Thc machin-
tsta - this city mot ms afternoon Jut
| took no action locking toward q strike.
| Another meeting is 20 ne held on Wednes-
Gas The men say iaey are waiting to
/ hear from Chicago.
| PRINTERS ARE THROWN OUT