The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-23
NO CHANGE
IN STRIKE
Il. SITUATION
MachInlsts still Out Employ
ers Have Given no Indication
Of Granting Their Demands

The situation of the machinists' strike
has not changed since last Monday, when
A50 workmen went out to compel compli-
ance with their demand for nine-hour
day.
The Providence Engineering company
has received the ultimstum from the
strikers committee and no reply other
than acauiescence or rejection is expected.
The Corliss representatives, however,
have not been seen by q. v. Moore. the
business Manager of the strikers. or his
eeaa4aittae. -hlt as they -eXinced desire TO
listen to the unions side of the question
on the opening day, IL is fair TO assume
they will take advantage or the earliest
opportunityEto 10 hold conference.
Today Mr. Morse Is 10 make another
ATTEMPT 20 hold meeting with the s,9,I SSrI
some interesting Developments may iol,
low. The organization OF the North tlu
branch and the Rhode Island orsnh ,bs Sa
uuiet and orderly manner OF tie strikers
has caused no end OF comment ana has
gained them many sympathizers; an Iny
pickets are performing their duty Well
| and not an Incident has occurred that
would cause any complaint or cast any
reflection ON the union.
The relief committees also stick 10 their
monotonos duties with enthusiastic at
| tention. and it has been learned that m
] several instances the men have remained
| at the desks from . o'clock in the morn
| ing until the same hour al night without
| food
The men gather around the hesdquar-
ters i'm the Labor temple ana az the
| North End every morning promptly at
/ O'Clock and listen to the report OF the
| committees. IL they are disappointed al
| the silence of their erstwhile employers
| they do not show any evidences of II, and
| encourage each other with the hope that
another day will bring forth success
I They spend most of the time In the rooms
4 at the temple and at odd Fellows hsH.
STRUCK IN A BODY.
Boston. MAY 25.-The machinists of tn,
/ United Shoe Machinery Co. employed or
! the Goodyear works. $50 I'm number, STRUCK
| i'm a body this forenoon. and about 80 9th
er employees OF the factory struck I'm sym
| pathV with them. The strike was due e
! a failure OF the managers, after series
/ OF conferences with the men, 10 accep
| the schedule demanded by IN Nationa
Macffiftst- ttffion. These conferences he
| gan last week, and resulted In post
| ponement of action on the part OF tn
| union until yesterday.
| Yesterdays conference lasted for NOR
| than seven hours. but IL closed withou
| any concession having been granted b
the company. and the men announce
that they would stop WORK AT w y cloC
this foreoon. This. the machinists di
unanimously ar>-srompuy at 10 O'CLOCK
starting at the top floor of the factory
they marched through the different dc
partments, each employe leaving his pos
! TO ojint the line as IL passed.
For some time the Goodyear men hav
been working 50 schedule, receivin
3 shours pay. This schedule was adopte
I when the agitation among the machinis'
| first began. A compromise was Offered
the men accepting a willingness TO az
cept 5s hours pay for "a hours work
though the National Union demand wa
"a hours work for so hours pay. The con
pany refused to grant the compromis
and the men are now acting under u
provision OF the National Unions stip'
lation, so hours pay for 81 hours work.
, POPE FACTORY SHUTS DOWN.
Hartford, Conn. May 23.-A develo
| ment OF the machlnists' strike situate
I today was the shutting down for an ind
finite period of all departments OF Il
Pope factory of the American Bicyc
. company Most OF the machinists en-
, ployed there struck Monday. There
no other change I'm local strike condition