Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-19
Union Men Reject the UItimatum
Issued by Manufacturers
NAY COME BY APRIL FIRST
National strike VIII Involve 10000
Men Plan Of Procedure In
Calling Them Out
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ence between representatives, Of the In
ternatlonal Association OF Maehlnists
and the administrative council Of the
National Metal Trades association end
ed at 1880 this morning President
James O'Connell Of the union declared
that strikes would be called immodi-
ately in all parts Of the United States
and Canada. Such strikes would in
yolve 10000 men, and cause 10 be
shut down for an indefinite time plants
having an aggregate capacity OF mill
lions Of dollars. Chicago labor trou-
bles are responsible for the disagree
mcnt which is expected TO precipltate
the general machinists' strike.
Were II not for the fact that leaders
OF the machinlsts union refused to call
of the strikes that now exist IN Chi
cage, Columbus o., and Patterson, y.
j.. the manufacturers and leaders IL
Is believed would have come TO an ami
cable agreement and arbitration would
have been permanently established be-
tween The NduUnal Metal Traces assO-
citation and the International Associa-
tion Of Machinists
The members Of the executive board
Of the machlnists' union, however, re-
fused TO call of the Chicago strike, as
they declared that If they did the Chi
cago local would secede from the inter-
national association.
When the refusal OF the machlnists
to end the strike was presented TO the
manufacturers they Issued an ultima
tum to the labor leaders. and on their
refusal to agree TO its provisions, all
negotiations were broken of.
Before leaving the rooms IN which
the joint conference was held, President
James O'Connell Of the international
union declared that the union would
begin Immediately to call strikes In all
parts Of the country. The first Of these
strikes viii 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 coun-
try.
Representatives OF the following firms
were present at the conference: Erie
iron works. Erie, Pa; Watson-Stillman
company. Indianapolis Dunne-Gordon
company Cincinnati; Gates iron works,
Chicago, American Tool and Machine
company Boston; Watts-Campbell
company. Boston, Leland & Falkner.
Detroit Gardiner rosyenor company,
Quincy, H.; Fred Wolfe company, Chi
eago; Edward l.. Ellis company, Mil
waukee; Wagner Electric Manufacture
ing company, st. Louis; Frazer & Chal-
mers, Chicago and England Lidger-
wood Manufacturing company, Brook
lyni pump trust, New Jersey.
After meeting In separate conferences
all the afternoon the manufacturers
representatives and the labor leaders
began a Joint meeting at p. m, at
which the manufacturers submitted to
the machinists proposal for arbitra-
ton. They asked that all strikes and
lockouts be called of pending the ar
bitration Of the difficulties by a COM
mlttee consisting Of the presidents OF
the two organizations and two mem
beers from each association whose de-
cislon shall be accepted as final.
On the second proposition the two
associations We're 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 10
ratify. and the conference broke up,
both sides making what amounted TO a
formal declaration Of war. The decla-
ration Of the machinists took the form
Of threats OF an International strike
made by President OConnell and Or
ganizer Reed
The manufacturers then presented
their side Of the question In q 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 eXecu-
tive committee 10 the International
Association Of Machnists, and requests
them to accept the same by afilxing
their official signatures and notify |
them that this association is ready 20
sign the agreement jointly with them" |
In view OF the failure OF all efforts for |
a settlement for a machinists' strike |
President James O'Connell an. |
nounced tonight that the last details OF |
plans for calling a national strike this |
week OF 10000 union machinists were !
being perfected Mr.. O'Connell has put |
himself In communication during the !
day with the local unions, of several |
Of the big cities east and west. He
declares that all Is in readiness for a
general walk-out before April LIST.
The union Of the International Asso-
citation Of Machinsts met today and in
lorsed the action OF the officers.