The sun., 1901-07-23
STRIKE SETTLEMENT REPU-
DATED.

nv lpt'Hl SlEliNN SltNilihl 'N'' ''''N
ions again yesterday morning. For
time Il renewal Of the STRIKE conditions
ut the Harlan 4 l1nllngSworth Com
pany's works appeared to be Inevitable.
Fortunately wise counsels prevailed ana
the new strike was avoided
The grievance Of the men yesterday
was that two men who had made them
selves obnoxious to the mnchniStS who
were Oh strike, hy deserving them dur
mg the strike for nine hours, We're pro
noted to positions of foremen i'll viola
tiun uf the agreement reached before the
men returned TO work week ago. Th"
men who have been promoted joined ~
the strike eight weeks ago. They pledged
themselves to remain ont until the Sirik
Crs won or voted To return 10 work
Thry accepted the strike hcnrtits with
the uniou mon. After MI this they lc
serted their striking colleagues, AMI
went 10 work, aiding the II. \ H. Conn
pany in its attempt 10 fill its shops
with nou-uninn men. Under these CIR
cumstuncrs il was very reasonable that
when the men accepted the terms pro
posed by the company that they should
object to recognizing these men aS fore
incn. That objection was made, and u
respect for il the newly appointed for'-
men were drpns"d. Tie men wcr" led to
believe the deposition was TO he pcrfa.
,l. Iti f.,it
When they returned 10 work yesterday
morning il wits 10 find that The ac'osca
forcmcn were again in authority, aud
That tho agreement upon which the Oh
strike had been called off, had boon
broken by the company. or lis rcprsrn
tatives. This looked like adding insult
to injury. The men resented it. II
would bu difficult 10 assign tcasnns why
they shouldn't resent IT, With part II
The agreement rcpudiatca. hr question
is will any nf it be respected? Until
they could think ana talk about it, th,
men We're ali III sea \ conference, aud
discussion Of the matter resulted III
conclusion nor q violate thrir side ~
the compact.
In walking out of the shop yesterday
morning and in entering protest against
the appointment u the men who had
betrayed them, the machuiSts did not
desire to or propose to interfere With
the firm in the direction Of its business.
The question with them was, could they
afford to work under the. direction "
such men as they felt these forcmctr Ia
be- j was a question ~ self respect
1t is not difficult 10 understand why
Ii" mcn should regard this breach W.
contract ~ insulting 'rlesr men hal
conducted themselves most admirably,
had maiitainrd reputation above II
prmrch. Iii thril' settlement nr thr >trika
lhl hnl conceded t. this ln arIrr
hayilg Won IN ninrtrrn Shops on IL
twenyau". What they lE,d struck tut
aud accepted the iirii'S own propo~itiun.
'l'hry h,l cyrrl rrn~oii and r-hl n
sllrfmSe thai all the conditions NJ that
settlement were binding upou lhc firm
uS Uuuu themselves rhry wcrr krrp
ing lheir agreements. Tile H. 4 II
Company Violated IDS agreement Witn
that the whole compact appeared ID raij
" pieces, 4 WAS necessary a ii sons
way adjust themselves d thrsr cou,I
lieus lIalpiy rhr =ura Sense " tl.
men prevailed Thoy hlvr decided Il
NJ mok III going hact hey 10 uel
wrLillrIw trir protest ugain-t thr ID.
sal alcrcl thon th injury dour lhem
lhA haNo drcit;d that thry can hot,l
atiari lear lp. Inconvenience aul lii
initiation uf thi- situation Than ~ furroit
th, rap"r ana roulilcur uf Tie publb
bg ate Mi apparent breach ~ the con
tIa, ~ thrr part.
N.r bayr i" dnuIt Uut what thr pr"ph
will mlain them u thoir position Il
natrst ana rIc II, x r. Compnl mu5
lnpI II Convenient 10 amlnl ii. action
and arbnowlcd=p lie binding qntaty
ar agreement ,Nuu # il happra, Il d
o,a' with it. uwn employees.