The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-22
NACANISTS STRIKE GROWS
cAE'tL4xDNnEs vorr TO 60 OUT
RIyHOUA FURTHER DELAY.
President O'Conneil Tries to Hold Them in
Check Uhti Apritb. but Fails to DO 80
lie Talks About n General strike

President O'Copnell Tries to Hold Them in
Check Uhtii Aprikt, but Fails to DO 80
lie Talks Abont n General strike
Nine-Hour ns.y \ rf.tsst for striking.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. March q -Cleveland ma
chlnists met to-nighttn derIhnia Hall in what
bids fair to be an ,sll- nighS session. At
IL o'clock they took q Vote on the
question Of striking xsnd& unanimously
decided to strike. The majority arc for
an immediate strike. \ bW President
James U'Connell wants Y ths "nAn to
wait until after no has I,anotteM talk
with President seldcn OF the NAtidAal Netal
Traders Association at Erie to- narrow. But
at this hour 1t appears AZ though, he will be-
unable to hold them back. and it is probable
that before the meeting adJourns a vote to
strike Immediately will be taken.
President OConnsll wants the machinists
not to declare the strike until April l.
or at least to postpone their strike until Mon
day. O'Connell arrived here from Chicago this
morning, He spent the forenoon in confcr-
ence with Business Agent Ferguson
and representatives Of local unions.
No business was transacted at the con-
ference. O'Connel receiving reports
on ,he situation and acquainting himself with
local conditions, This afternoon. he said. from
the attitude OF the manufacturers in Cleveland
Y seemed that a strike was almost certain.
He added:
They are anxious and willing to have a CON
be absolutely fair in the matter and
S salsik.l es snt we A consider L ou We ss a9 nGs to s' ss
lust and will insist on them The nine-hour
day Is recognized in many cities. and ! cannot
see why Cleveland manufacturers should com
O'Connell said that a strike would tie up
every, concern in the, city. Every machini7t
would obey the order he said Speaking Of a
possibility OF a national strike. V'Connell said
1t all depends on developments. but one
thing IL sure, We have uur urgani2aton IN such
Q SHAPE that a general order TO strike would
The National Metal -Traies Association
Is a strong or ani2ation; I think about seven
teen ClevrIa and manufacturers are members.
other cities are pledged to furnish men
This we viii no, permit, and We may nnt It
necessary 70 tie up everything in til" country.
| do not want a general strike and will do all
IN my power for a settlement. but II It comes
We are ready for IT,"
One hundred and nfty men,. the majority
being machinists employed by tho Hill Clutch
Company, did not wait for the unions to act
hut struck a. noon today b%ecouse they did not
get a nine-hour day. $ 5, Leopard. Secretary
II the lin clutch Company. said this after
noon:
The only reason we know for the strike IL
because We refused TO grant the demand made
by the machinists for the nine hour day with
ten hours pay. The men asked Va for ap answer
In regard to the matter, and we told. them
mand 1 know OF no minor grievances y
A. the meeting tonight President
O'Connell addressed the mNchinists for
two and one.hal' hours, after which
the machIni-ts went into executive session.
In his address President OCOnnell declared
that the steel and iron business were yielding
many millions In profits an that it was the
money,