Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-03-22
BIG STRIKE. ORDERED
Manufacturers and Macn1n'
lists Cannot Agree.
WILL AFFECT 100000 WORKMEN
Will Extend Throughout w"
states aud May Reach other N"
tries-H Begins ut Once

Chicago. March 2O.-After the con-
ference between representatives OF tne
International Association OF Macnin. 1.s
and the Administrative Councii VI NV
National Metal Trades Associa',on,
ended ut 1890 this morning, PRESIDENT
.yames O'Connell, of the union, declare"
that strikes would be called immedla'e.
" in all parts OF the United states anu
canada. Such strikes Wall lhvol|e
100. 600 men and cause to be smut "o"n
for an indefinite period plants havins
an aggregate capacity OF millions %
dollars Chicago labor troubles are re-
sponsible for the disagreement whlci,
is expected to precipate the genera
machinists' strike. Were II hot ~,
the fact that leaders of the Machlnlsts
Union refused to call off strikes tha'
now exist in Chicago, Columbus W.
and Paterson, n. j., the manufacturers
and leaders, it is believed, would nave
come to an amicable agreement ana
arbitration would have been permah.
emily established between the NATIONAL
Metal Trades Association and the lnter'
national Association of Machlnlsts.
The members OF the executive ooaro
Of the Machinists' Union, however. re-
fused to call off the Chicago strike, az
thew declared that if they did the
Chicago local union would secede IRON
the International Association. When
the refusal of the machinists to end the
str;ke was presented to the maufactur'
ers. they issued an ultimatum to the
labor leaders. and on their refusal to
agree to it's provisions. all negotiations
were broken Off.
Before leaving the rooms in when
the Joint conference was being helo'
PRESIDENT James O'Connell, OF the In
.ernational Union, declared that the
union would begin Immediately to call
strikes in all parts Of the country. Inc
first Of these strikes will be called IN
Cleveland. After all the large cities
shall have been tied mp, strikes will he
called in the machine shops OF all the
railroads in the country.
After meeting in separate confer
ences. all the afternoon, the manufact'
urers and the labor leaders began
Joint meeting at p. NJ, at which the
manufacturers submitted to the ma
chinists proposal for arbitration.
They asked that all strikes and lock
outs be called off pending the arbltra'
ton of the difficulties by committee
consisting OF the presidents OF the Two
each association, whose decision shall;
be accepted as final.
On the second proposition the two
associations were united. The labor
leaders refused to agree to the first
proposition. and submitted demand
for immediate and separate arbitration
of the Chicago difficulties. This the
manufacturers refused to ratify, and
the conference broke up, both sides
making what amounted to formal
declaration of war. The declaration
OF machinists took the form of threats
of an international strike made by Pres.
ident O'Connell and Organizer Reed.
The manufacturers then presented
their side of the question in set of
resolutions in which they declared that
1.-THE form of joint agreement this day
unanimously adopted by the admins.
trative 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 executive
committee to the international Associa.
ton OF Machinists, and requests them
to accept the same by atIixing their
official signatures and notify them that
this association is ready to sign the |
agreement jointly with Them"
The union OF the International Asso.
citation of Machinists met today and in.
dorsed the action of the officers.
In view OF the failure of all efforts
for settlement of the lnachinists'
strike. National President James O Con.
nell announced tonight that the last
details of plans for calling nations
strike this week of 20, 600 union machiI !.
lists were being perfected. MIR. O'Cor..
nell had put himself in communication
during the day with the local unions in
several OF the big cities East and West.
He declares that all is in readiness for
a general walk out before April l..
Terrorixe.i by Regulators.
Atlanta, Ga, March ia special
to the Constitution from Columbia. s.
G., says: The station agent and other
citizens OF Neeces, Orangeburg county.
telegraphed the governor ut midnight
begging for troops to protect them from
white regulators, who had twice visited
the town, beat the people, white and
black, and promised to return tomor.
row and kill them. Work on the sur.
rounding farms has been stopped and
people driven from their business The
governor telegraphed the sheriff to ride
across the country with posse and
give protection until troops could be
sent tomorrow if needed.
New York, March 2O.-The United
States transport Burnside arrived TO-DAY
from San Juan, Santiago and Gibara.
with 40 cabin passengers and So dis.
charged and furloughed soldiers. etc.
Among the latter are IL prisoners and
Is guards. The Burnside brought nine
soldiers bodies.
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