The evening times., 1901-05-20
NUMBER 1911.
THE MACHINISIS STRIKE
Nearly $4,000 Men Fighting for 4
Nine-H0ur Day.


the Unions Demandls-EaTIy set
tIement of the Trouble Expected.
NEW YORK. May 20--Between 30
600 and $4,000 rnachinsists, 1t is esti-
mated. went on strike in different parts
of the country this morning, as result
of the refusal Of employers to grant
their demands for a nine-hour working
day with ten hours pay Reports from
all over the country show that men
have quit work, although there have
been many concessions on the part of
individual employers
In New York and vicinity between p
500 and 5000 men We're called out this
morning. The men here look for a
speedy settlement of the trouble. The
total number OF men in the New York
district, which IS known as District 10,
is about 10000. and Of these between
5000 and 1000 have already made salts
factory agreements with their employ
ers- The men who are out hope,
in the event Of the strike being prolCng-
ed. for a sympathetic strike on the part
of allied trades In some cases, the
strike of the machinists will necessitate
the stopping of work on the part of
other trades. but the number of men
thus affected is not as yet very large
Among the shops where the demands
of. the machinists were refused and the
men quit work this morning are the
Robert Hoe Printing Press Company,
the Garvin Machine Company, the Van
Allen and Boutcn Company, the Incan-
descent Arc Light Company, the Worth
ington Pump Company, the Mundey
Hosting Engine Company, Ball &
Wood. Babcock & Wilcox, the Davidson
Pump Company, Guild & Garrison,
Foote Pierson & Co, Fred Pierce. the
Gardam Company, and many others
The Hoe Printing Press Company was
willing to concede the demands Of the
men for a nine-hour day, but wished 10
abrogate an cid agreement which was
made three years ago, whereby the
company bound itself to employ o"ly
union men The men would not agree
to this and went on strike this morn
ing
Among the big firms that have con-
ceded the mems demands, or which had
already granted the men the nine-hour
day. are the Western Electric Company
and the Westinghouse Electric Com
pany. The General Electric Company
of Schenectady, has conceded its men
fifty-ffye hours work with sixty hours
pay per week This has been agreed to
for the present and until a final agree
ment is reached
The various lodges IN this district
held meetings yesterday and elected
delegates to the executive board, which
is to meet at % Duane Street, the head
quarters of the association, today They
will pass on all proposed agreements
The New York district extends from this
city to Tarrytown and Newburg and
embraces Long Island, Staten Island,
besides Elizabeth, Plainheld, Newark,
Paterson. Hoboken, and other smaller
Jersey towns.
a question has been raised as to the
effect which the strike of the electrical
workers may have on the telegrapheTs
with whom they are affiliated, but it
was said that this question would not
be agitated for the present at least
The Pacific Slope and New England
States are looked upon as being the
points where the greatest difficulty win
be experienced in reaching an agree
raent In New England nearly 5000
men went out this morning, but even
there many agreements are being
reached.
In san Francisco 2.500 men went out
this morning; in Philadelphia, 1850;
Cincinnati. $500, and in the following
cities about 1,00o each: Kansas City,
No; Milwaukee, Chicago, indianapolis,
Buffalo, Dunkirk, Schnectady, Detroit,
Baltimore. and Richmond. a number Of
other cities in the Southern States are
affected and from 500 to soc men in each
have gone out
Many OF the employers whose men
are now out seem determined to make
stand, and some Of them say that
the nachinsits have violated an express
agreement in regard to strikes made
between them a year ago, whereby al
questions IN dispute should be submit
ted to arbitraJion.
George Garvin, Of the Garvin Ma
chine Company, said this morning that
the strike had been a great surprise TO
him as his men had not notified him in
any way that they intended 10 take
part in the strike.
"Our firm belongs to the National
Metal TYades Association said Mr.
Garvin, and this association entered
into an agreement with the Information
al Machinists' Association year ago.
In this agreement it was specified that
If any dispute arose it should first be
discussed, and if it could not be settled
in this way it should be referred 10 d
board Of arbitration
He further stated that so far as he
knew only one firm was officially noti-
fed Of the intention to strike.
H. F Devens, Secretary of the Ma
tionaI Metal Trades Association, when
seen at his Office. s. Liberty Street,
this morning. said that the members Of
the association would take concerted
action on the strike question tomorrow
morning when the manufacturers il
The Second district would hold a meet
ing. An agreement had been reached
at the meeting held IN this city on Fri
day morning, he said, when the senu-
ment Of the manufacturers was voiced
IN q resolution which bound them 10
concerted action in the matter Mr. De
veus intimated that the twenty-odd
manufacturing firms represented at the