The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-20
STRIKE is ON.
Hilles and Jones Company and American Die and Tool
Company Agree Nine Hour Day.

something to which they have no valid
claim.
More than Il quarter of Il century ago
our brother craftSmer in Great Britain
secured il nine hour day, and il il coli-
ceded by all manufacturing machnistS
who have given the question the least
study that the American machlnistS pro
,luces mere per diem, even on ar eight
hour day basiAs than does his brother
craftsman in that country. Such being
the east, it is eminently proper, ANA
strictly ia accord with the spirit of the
times, that the machlnists Of the United
States. Canada and Mexico should make
II concerted movement in the same dircc
tion.
The time has come, the movement is
ripe and the demand is now made.
STRIKE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, May l9.-Business Agent
keegan and Organizer Tracy, who arr
managing the cause Of the machinists in
their demand for IL nine-hour day, with 10
hours pay, expressed themselves as con
iidcnt of winning the battle which will
be nnugurated tomorrow. 1t is csti-
mated that the firms which have signed
employ 1.200 men. who will continue at
work. \ meeting of the District Coun-
cil was held at No. 1923 Girard avenue
Saturday morning. ut which time ar
rangemcnts were made for II gathering
! of the striking workmen tomorrow.
At Il conference yesterday the com
mittee which waited upon Bement. Miles
X Co., agreed to wait until June 3. when
l-l convention Of the tool concerns of til,
! country is to be held. The firm will then
| give a definite response. 1t was reported
that Il workman who presented the dc.
mands to Israel II. Johnson, .Ir., X Co.
was discharged and that six other mel
quit.
Cramps shipyarl, Baldwin's Loco
motive Works and the Midvale Strc
Works will not br affected by the trk"
us the companies will not, it is said
knowingly employ union workmcn. 1t i
claimed. however. that there are som'
union men ut work in the plants. Th'
average pay for machinistS is $2.25 t
$2.75 Il day Of 10 hours, with some few
getting SO.
The Cramp Ship and Engine Building
the movement to be made by the inter
national Association of Alachinists for
nne-hour work day The strike calle,
in Cramps Yards last year has neve
been called off by the Unions, consequent
ly there are no members Of the Machln
lists Union employed there. However. ;
committee of three was appointed yes
trr,lay by the Union machiniSts en-
ployed to confer with the firm.
This committee waited upon the prope
officials Saturday afternoon to dcman,
Il nine-hour day in support of the genera
movement. After stating their position
thoroughly tn the Company the men wer
promptly told that il they We're not salts
fed with present conditions they coul,
demand their money. As the member
of the committee left the office they wcr
paid off for the time they had worked
which meant their services We're n,
longer required ami further that the,
were discharged for making the demand
LATER several other men known to he fa
vorahlc to the nine-hour movement wer
also discharged.
FIRMS WHO AGREE WITH MEN
|
Of Neafie X Levy. who employ about 10
machinists; the ScarchMnt Motto
Company. Of Orkney street, near Girar
avenue. employing about 100: Philadcl
phia Machine Tool Company, Of Galdc
street, employing about 60: ii. Il. Under
wood. of Tenth and Hamilton streets
employed about go; j. $. Parsons n Sons
Twenty-frSt and Callowhill streets. en-
fploying about so. In addition: there al
il number of firms who have requeste
conferences today with the oilicinl'
Business Agent Kcegan and Organize
, Tracy. of the American Federation q
Labor. will see most Of these firms toda
and all of them before Monday mornn:
. Among those to he seen late this after
noon are the Pennsylvania Tool Work
and the Barr Pump Company. both en-
ploving large plumbers Of men. Btmon
Miles & CO., have not vet gone in, hl
the employees held n meeting this aftc
: noon which Is nXpct ted 10 lace d'
. ci,lca phase on the question in that shol