New-York tribune., 1900-03-27
SETTLING STRIKES IN CHICAGO.
NEW FORM OF AGREEMENT WITH SHOP COM
MITTEE WORKING WELL.

NEW FORM OF AGREEMENT WITH SHOP COM
MITTEE WORKING WELL.
Chicago, March 26.-Over a hundred striking ma
chinists, formerly employed by the siemens &
Halske Company. to-day returned to work for that
corporation, their demands for a nine hour work.
day and a minimum scale OF wages having been
granted. The firm however. refused to recognize
the business agent otherwise the walking delegate
and negotiations were conducted through a shop
committee which will hereafter negotiate with the
management. in place OF the business agent AL
difficulties that may hereafter arise will be referred
10 arbitration for settlement. The settlement OF
the strike is looked upon in the nature Of a
chiniss at other shops under similar conditions is
expected Efforts OF several other machinery man
ufacturers TO open their shops to-day met with
failure as no men appeared for work in response
The Times Herald" says that the Machinists'
settlement Of It's differences with Individual frms
as 70 have. practically broken the backbone of the
maChlnlsts' strike in Chicago The new form OF
agreement adopted by the machinists, which does
has been signed by twenty-five firms and 1t is ex-
pected that seven hundred of the six thousand
work under the new agreements =.
e ne Ch!Cago Assocla5loh OF aachll9Fy manu-
eight prominent manufacturers belonging 10 the
the manufacturing Concerns Of Chicago have Signed
with the International Association Of Machinists
and the right Of the union 10 control their shops
The card says:
This statement, far the members OF this
Gardner Company. through its general manager
Mr.. Ryan has denied this charge and dscaims all
gan-Gardner agreement is with twenty-seven Of
swenson Company has denied that any agreement
exists between IL and the union, and says that IT'S
of men who were Instrumental in fomenting
trouble whom Il refused 70 re-employ. The
with committee from its own shop, representing
its workmen only. Other names than the
three stated above published having signed the
agreement are unknown 10 this association.
GENERAL STRIKE NOT YET DECIDED ON
Cleveland, Ohio. March 2s.-James O'Connen
president of the Machinists' International Union
returned TO Cleveland to-day He stated that he
them President O'Conneu said that the question
as TO Whether a general strike OF the machlnists
would take place on April was still undecided.
He added:
In Chicago the situation Is very encouraging for
us number OF big manufacturers nave indicated
they do without forfeiting the $1,000 de-
posted by each party TO the manufacturers agree
granting the demands made by US.
We have. however worked out a plan whereby
mands and al the same time save their 1000.
clare OFF the several strikes now on before they
will arbtrate the differences. II they would con-
sent to have the matter settled by arbitration ar
once we would consider the proposition This I
understand. however, they will not do.
The manufacturers in Cleveland. l told.
points. : provided for in the Natioral Metal AS
sociation's bylaws. II men are sent here or 10
machinists will be Immediately declared wherever
the men are sent from.
Mr.. OConnen refused TO discuss the proposed
strike OF machinists in the New-York district fur
tner than say that he would New-York in
a few days TO look over the ground He added
that conditions there pointed strongly TO strike
III the near future,