The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-21
MACH NESTS ON STRIKE Approximately 5O,0OOMen
 Are Affected. SHORTER DAY DEMANDED O'connell Expects Early Set tlement of Trouble. In Only . Few of the Towns Has the Strike So Far Been Extend
 ed to the Allied t
 Trades.
SHORTER DAY DEMANDED

Washington. May 2o.--Approximate- ly 5000 machinists throughout the country struck today for a nine hour day. a scale of wages equal to the present ten hour per day scale, and other demands. This is the rough esti- mate by President O'Connell of the In- ternational Association of Machinists based on the telegraphic advices that have reached him today from the ma chinists' headquarters in the various cities.
 The strike thus far has not extended to the allied trades. save in one or two instances, as at Scranton, Pa.. where men in a part of the allied trades are out. No machinists engaged in Gov ernment work are effected. This is due to the fact that on such work an eight hour per day scale already prevails. Railroad machinists. as a rule, are not involved in the strike. though the men on several roads are out. The Central Vermont shop machinists at St. AL bans. numbering probably 200. have struck. The LeEigh Valley Railroad rnachinists at Buffalo. Sayre. Wilkes barre and Elmira are out, aggregat- ing about 800 men, all told. The Del aware, Lackawanna and Western men at Buffalo, Scranton, Wilkesbarre and intermediate points are out. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe men also are out. The strike order, however, does not apply to the railroads generally. Summary by o'Connell. The situation this evening was sum- marized by President OConnell in the following statement: We are de- manding a nine hour day universally throughout the trade, with an in- crease of wages sufficient to overcome the loss of the hour in time; regulation of the apprenticeship system and the number that. shall be employed. in ao- cordance with the number of> journey men machinists employed; agreements as to arbitration of all disputes that may arise in the future; the right of the machinists to be represented by a committee and agreements that there shall be absolutely no discrimination against machinists because of their membership in the Union.
 From the present indications and the statements issned from headquarters ct the various points the orders are being generally obeyed and in larger num- bers than was anticipated. In certain cases where only a few hundred were expected to be involved, the indica- tions are that the number will be in- creased 50 per cent. The number of firms signing indicate that in locali- ties where the agreements are being made the strike will not last over a few days. In other localities where a larger number of men are being in- volved. I look forward to an adjust ment being reached within the present week."
 The Towns Affected.
 Following Is a statement of the num- bev of men out at important points:
 Hartford. Conn.,, 1000; Anson and Derby, Conn.,. 500; Hamilton, O.. 500; Buffalo, 1,200; Scranton. 2,500; Cincin- natl completely tied up and 5000 men out; Connorsville, Ind, 200; Palestine, Texas, 200; York, Pa., 300; East Orange, N. J., 300; Oswego, N. Y., 300; Nor Iclk. Va, all shops out. 800 men.
 Word from other large cities is tardy in reaching here.
 Telegraph reports to Mir. O'Connell show the following as the number of firms which signed the agreements to- day:
 Kenosha, Wis. all; Milwaukee. five; Wilmington, Del, two; Toledo, one; Auburn. N. Y., all; Anaconda all; Denver. ali: St. Louis. all; New Or leans, all; Danbury. Conn, afl: Pitts- burg, Pa, 90 per cent; Franklin, Pa., all; Youngstown, O.. all;' Cleveland, fifteen; Rochester, N. Y., 90 per cent; Buffalo, 50 per cent; Niagara Falls. all; Tonawanda, all; Trenton, N. J., 75 per cent; Baltimore, eleven: Philadel- phia, twenty-five; New Haven. eight.
 These establishments having con- ceded the demands. their men are at . yunrL oa usuaI