The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-25

"All employees of the machine shop out
NJ reason Of existing labor troubles ana
Who 10 not return to work on MONDAY
mnrnng next mt Z Il. m. Will cohsiuer
themselves no longer in the companys
employ and will secure their pay SIPS
from their foreman and call nj the otiice
and receive the back change. ny ofaef
nf The Harlan 4 Hollngsworth Com
pany."
May gath, 1901.
Nv the above bulletin the Harlan y
Hollngsworth Company has NJ iaS.
shown its hand III regard TO the deiiiiha
III the maclinsts for a nine-hour uas
with ten hours puy. OHicials o. VIA.
company during several lrecent confer
rnres with n coumittee tf the machih-
lists absolutely refused to grant the ue-
mand. The only reason when tilt! sN'
for refusing the request Is thll me
company is working on contracts "hs'h
were taken pn tile ten holir WORK uaN
basis. That state of affairs hhachihiS,S
think would exist and the same excuse
would probably he given If the nihe-houl
lay was asked for year hence.
lhe Harlan 4 Hollingsworth COMPANY
now declares its intention of locking hs
machnists ont. The bulletin was posted
shortly after noon yesterday on u" h'i-
lctn board ut the west gate. IL was
read by all Of the shop employees as th's
passed in ana ont Of the gate.
Many Of them wore smile wiiil'
rcading the order, which would mean
lots ii expressed in words. The genera
opinion is that the bulletin is blum as Il
last rrSourt to get the machiniStS back
to work without giving in. Its machine
shop is crowded with work winch th'
company would like very much to nave
finished.
The indications are that not one OF tilt
striking machinists will return TO tha'
shop On Monday morning unless the DC
nland is granted. The men are ont tol
J: niuc-honr day with ten hours pay mn
will not return ia work under any othel
conditions. 1t is not expected that IN!
Of the machinistS will 90 to the oiiic'
f"r their change today. None Of the mei
have as much MS Il dollar coming u
them. The company on pay day ON!
pays ont even money. Any odd chang
which the machinists have for the weel
is kept by the company. When IN
change accumulatcs to dollar II
then paid.
The fact that the company declare'
its intention Of locking the machinlst
mt became n standing joke yeStefd;i
afternoon. sGoing down tomorrow Z
get your change" could he heard ON a
sides. This latest move on the part Q
the Harlan x IIollingsworth Compan
leads many to believe that an effort wi
10 made to secure scab labor. IN
company is trying TO get workmen frol
other cities.
H. l.. Beck, who for some time has bee
general foreman Of the Harlan Y 10
lingsworth Company machine shop ma
been appointed to what is said to =
M inferior position. His new positio
is assistant 10 Charles Wood in the mi
department. Mr.. Beck was good MI
chanic and was popular with the en-
ployes of that department. Isaac Mooi
who was formally his assistant succeed
him rs general foreman. Mr.. Moore
not SO well liked by the machlnlsts
his predecessor. 1t was rumored ye
tcrday that Henry II. Cause, president
the company had retired and was Su
crrded by Horace w. Cause vice pres
dent. The rnmor was denied.
As matter of fact the company ca
not get men to come here to take Y
strikers places and the officials ms W.
rs the strikers know it.
Outside of the Harlan & Hollingswor
sompany's bulletin there We're no ne
or startling developments in the loc
situation yesterday. The regular ronti
work was done at the meeting in Tu
Hall in the morning A committee "
appointed to confer with the II. i. Sh'
Company. The Company employs thr
machnists.
When the committee appointed call
mpon the Company il was told by N
Shaw that since the firm had been
business it had worked on scale OF NJ
honrs, with ton hours pay. The men
parted. much pleased at Mr.. SHAW
statement, and have no grievance agar
the firm.
About 100 members of Wllmlngt
Lodge Of Machinists No. 1874 viewed t
nody Of Harry Swentzel at his late ho'