Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-22
INF SHRINE OF MACHINIsTs.
Preparing TO Resist the
Demands or the Men.

New York. March * In anticipation |
s@f an extsilSi9ii 10 this CTS Of the
steke II maefltlists now ii progress in |
tshfcaeo, Columbus, Ok, and Paterson, |
y j inc local manufacturers OF ma |
aineiS are pushing forward the work
cf perleetlng an Organization 10 cope
with@it When il comes. The Plans for
such Y body were laid some time ago,
/ but the silrsats isss&sIitiH made bs the
| International Association OF Machiil-
1855 p ralie the 'llieago strike ma
lssianal ana eais cs,t The 100000 men IN
ADDITION 10 tine 5ap9 Gow olit IN c'hicago
1.alld 800 In Columbus and Paterson,
resulted ID Increased activity among
Istfe manufaetlire here. As nucleus
lfor this moStlatasi the NeM York and
4 Nssw jersey Ma Anery Manufactur-
Iels Association Yls organized March
1 II, With A II. Sses as president and @.
I * Erwin as ita8sgr@i. From the Of
1 fie@i,s Of the asss alton Urgent pleas.
4 Mere sent out Ia the manufacturers q
the city. Broak.gn Jersey CITY and
4 NeSailS. stating the demands made IN
4 Gni@ago bN the STRIKERS and the need o.
4 the employers Aere al once. / WAS
stated by an officer of the association
lthat Il woGid comprise in It's member
snip several hundred manufacturers,
Representing many millions of capital
4 Special stress was laid ON the demand
a of the nachinists that the present en-
ploges who are not union men be dis
81 charged and their places filled by union
men. They also demand. SAID the
officer, that a fixed minimum OF wages
ard q nine hour day be established.
AI.n can be discharged only With the
anncunence Of the local walking dele-
gates Aecortsitis To Delegate George
H Warner. Of the international Ma
lellinists' Associations The causes that
have led 10 In, strike of the inanhinists
: IN Chicago Mi. Il the men win. pre-
le8pitate strikes IN all the large cities Of
: 1.-The country New York included, If the
manufacturers 10 not accede 70 the de-
iaand for MIN, hours Working dry
&, which began In chicago and is 70 be
made everywhere THE machnists.
7 10 said may nor find it necessary Y
wait for orr movement TO succeed II
+ Chicago before Intending 1t 70 othsl
eiti.s. anG the u.ne hour day demanf
: may be mase II New York and else
where before many days,
Cleveland o. March 22.-Presidsn
James O'ronneil, Of the Internationa
c Machlnlsts ttaon, arrived nsfe IRON
h Chicago and subsequently, held Ions
e conference with tho officials Of the loca
: lilachinists' union in regard 10 the pro
( posed strike . this city. meetin
s viii be held which it is expected vii
/ be largely attended by both union an
y non-union msehinists. 1t Will then b
4 decided whether a strike Will TAX
n place. In an interview Mr.. O'Conne
a said No national strike is yet called
Z but arrangements are being made 70
II one. In Cleveland the men want 5
e little that ] cannot understand Why Tn
d employers should prefer 10 have
e strike on their hands" He said 2,5C
= machnists VIII 90 out in this city if
o strike is ordered
One hundred and fifty men, the ma
jority being maehinis,s, employed 9
the Hill Clutch works went on a strik
n for nine hour day with ten hour
81 pay.