The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-21
THE OFFER
DECLINED.

of days had been urging the machinists
to make an advance toward ending the
strike. After much urging by the bust.
ness men the machinists on Wednesday
decided to submit proposition to the
company and agreed to return to tho
works at once IL 1t should he accepted.
The proposition was considered to be
very reasonable by all who knew of It.
conference between an official of the
AAarlan a. Hollingsworth Company and
a committee of the strikers was arranged
at once. The conference was held at the
office of William Lawton, president of
the Board Of Trade, on Wednesday
evening. w. d. w. A,mock represented
the company and the strikers committee
consisted of Colonel William II. Blake,
James A. Campbell and Arthur Jennings.
The proposition submitted to Mr.. Dim
ock was that the machinists would re-
turn to work for the present on nine
hour day schedule, (fifty-four hours
week with 6R per cent. increase in
wages. This was an exceedingly fair
offer as the nine hour day with ten hours
pay is equivalent to 12h per cent. in
crease in pay. The proposition was that
the machinists would work on that sched-
ule until September with the under
standing that on that date they would
start on the nine hour day schedule with
ten hours pay. The matter was dis
cussed for some time. Mr.. Dimock said
he would submit the proposition to the
board of directors and then let the COM
mittee know the boards decision in the
matter.
The committee met Mr.. Dimock yester-
DAY morning to get the boards decision.
Mr.. Dimock stated that the board abso-
lItely refused TO grant the proposition.
The question was not argued any further.
The committee told Mr.. Dimock that
they now fully realized what they were
up against and left him.. At recent |
meeting Mr.. Dmock Is alleged to have |
stated that the company would not
recognize the union. He also said that |
when an agreement was reached each
and every man on the strike would
have to apply at the Office for his job.
The men say that when the agreement
is reached the union will be recognized
and none Of the men will apply for their
positions.
a short meeting was held at the Smith
Building at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. Nearly every machinist employed
by the Harlan " Hollingsworth Com.
pany attended the meeting. The commit
zee made its report of the conference
with Mr.. Dimock. The meeting unani-
molsly sanctioned the committees ac-
ton in the matter The strikers are
StaIhlhg together to man. They say
mat under no condition will more
liberal proposition be offered The men
are getting along well financially.
"hcn 1t became known yesterday that
me proposition made by the machinists
lad been refused merchants and business
men all over the city became highly in
llghant. The action of the company was
condemned on all sides. Merchants saw
NAT 1t VIII lnjnre their business and that
heS can see no cause for such an obsti-
lHle stand on the part of the company.
5usiness men who before this have been
III Inc fence in regard to the strike. now
p"nly express themselves in sympathv
with the strikers and condemn tho com
ANY for its stubbornness. It is also said
hat oi1iclals of other shops where tho
'mand has been granted have openly
xpressed their opinions against such
ae'hods as has been resorted to by the
inrlan n Hollingsworth Company.
business Agent James A. Campbell
M col. William H. Blake will 20 to ,
aslilngton today. While in Washing
'h ,hey VIII secure employment for n /
"mb'r of the striking machinists in /
ne navy yard situated in that civ, i
my VIII also transact other importont \
usiEeSS relating to the local situoriop n
-, BENEFIT CONCERT,
The machinists are arranging far n
pneft concert to he held in the Grand
perh House on Tuesday evening, INV
ne performance will be by the hest ,
e"' Talent That can be secured in the
~. Inc entertainment will be good
ie and elaborate arrangements ore no..
made for the occasion. The commit. j.
e IN charge of the affair is Col vii. A
I'm IL. Blake, James A. Campbell and II
rthur Jennings. ""' W
hobrrt Lee presided at the nicotine Z
'id in Turn Hall yesterday morning Oh
aohard Hamann, who was marriod m 81
'dn'sday evening, is one of the Hor. pt
q iioIlngsworth Company's strik- tn
marhlnIsts. At the meeting vestnr- III
y morning two boxes of cigars woro &C
.'iV'h from Mr.. Hamann, and the ma. ST.
'ilsts gave him a rising vote of thonks III
r the gift @i""Ns re
'rVing Whiting Of Ansonia, Conn. v,s
wilmington last night in the intorost an
thc strike. Mr.. Whiting stated tbat nj
~" s"'c'ss has been made in the WI
u ,h non' movement IN Ansona. All of =
"pS !" mat city have conceded ex st'
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