The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-04
ARREST
R|NCLEADERS.
Governor Voorhees,, Sheriff
RuempIer and Prosecutor
Erwin Say That Will
End Strike.
If NOT, THE STATE TROOPS
Order and Safety Will Be
Preserved in Bayonne
Whatever Happens.
THOMPSON SEES COMMITTEE
Agrees to Increase of Pay
But Will Only Employ
English Speaking
Men.
THOMPSON SEES COMMITTEE

Governor VOORHEES,, to whom Cololei
Thompson appealed to keep order among
the strikers at the Orford Copper WORKS.
sent for Sheriff Ruempler and prosecutor
Erwin today and conferred with them III
the rooms of the Riparian Board. AS
the rooms of the RiparianBoard. Inc GoF-
ernor has been asked to call out the stare
troaps for the reason that it IS nara 10
find anyone in the vicinity of the af1ecteo
works who is not in sympathy with the
strikers. The owners OF the WORKS say
that the situation IS extremely SERIOUS.
governor oorhees hopes II will not De
necessary to cali out the State troops lie
d,ss not wish TO take this step unless IL IS
absolutely necessary For that reason he
consulted with the sheriff in order to de-
wise some means of stopping the rlot.
The result of the conference Decaiiie
Known Al 2:So. By the advice OF the GOV
ar,or Sheriff Ruempler will arrest Tue
rineyIeaders. 1 that does not MAKE an e,-N
n inc serious condition OF anaiis ',le
(-avernor saws drastic measures VIII Nc
Immediately taken.
connraittee of six of the strikers caleo
npon Colonel r. M. Thompson, superiA,
+anden+ Of the works, this afternoon aiia-
f,rn,allv demanded an increase IN WAGES
- +an ner cent. Mr. Thompson reeeiVeu
5+ba men eordially and after talking over
tho situation he said he would give tlle
str;l-ars the desired increase he saiu'
however. that he would give his consent
,,nder certain conditions. He SAID thal as
work was slack in the works ne couiu eLii.
7lov only 80 of the total number OF 49o
who went out He also stated that ne
would employ only men who coula speah
and understand the English language. me
attributed the present trouble chleny 70
tho fact that more than one-half OF the
men could not speak English ana aloWeu
themselves to be led by agitators.
The committee asked that no preJudlce
10 entertained against those who mad
+sl,an mart in the strike and Superinten-
dan+ THOMPSON consented. All the con-
oossions asked by Mr.. Thompson were ac-
soraoa bv the committee, but whether the
other men will stand by the agreement IS
not known. It is said that those wno w
NOT speak English may be dissausheo anu
more trouble may follow. In ms request
that all the men learn English supelin-
tendent Thompson did not intend tnat
thew should learn it Immediately. he
said he would give them sufficlent Time
,,,,t he said that they must learn it.
AZ soon a the agreement between the
committee and Superintendent Thompson
was announced Sheriff Ruempler's depu-
Ties withdrew from the works. Ine
strikers we're all paid off. 1t is SAID tnat
the number Mr. Thompson said he would
emn1ov will be re-employed tmorrow
In speaking of the trouble to a re-
aorter of "The News Superintendent
Thompson said that he believed that a
man who made life miserable for the
workingmen was an enemy of the public
Far that reason he said he acceded to
their demands.
The sympathizing strikers in the barrel
factory of Standard Oil Company are Sill
out. Two hundred boiler makers wen'
ont with them at noon today, making
about 500 in all in that factory. The boiier
makers want shorter hours and more pay.
1t is said that the. intention OF the OH
company is to discharge all non-union men
who are working for $3.50 day and en-
gage only union men at $2.75 per day.
Jnless the shorter hours are allowed y
is not believed that the men will go pacK
to work.