Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-21
$4,000 MACH|A|SIS our
FOR N|NE-HOJR VORKDAY.
THAT is A ROUGH ESTIMATE MADE
BY PRESIDENT 0,CON-
NELL. BASED ON
HIS TELEGRApHIc ADvIcEs.
A STATEMENT OF THE THINGS DE.
MANDED BY THE MACHIN-
lists UNION.

Wv N001 49, DUIQAl~
mately $4,000 machinists throughout the
country struck to-day for a nine-hou r
day; a scale of wages equal Il the pres
ent ten hours per day scale, and other
demands. This is the rough estimate
of President O'Connell of the National
Association of Machinists, based on the
Geographic advices that have reached
him to-day from the ~machinists' head
quarters in the various cities. The strike
thus far has not extended to the allied
trades, save in one or two instances. as
at Scranton, Pa, where men in a part
of the allied trades are out. No machin-
lists engaged in government work are
affected. This is due to the fact that
on ship work an eight-hour a day scale
already prevails. Railroad machinists
as a rule. are not involved in the strike,
though the men on several roads are
out. The Central Vermont shop ma
chinists at st. Adams, numbering prob
ably 200, have struck. The Lehigh VAL
ley railroad machinists at Buffalo,
Scranton. Wilkesbarre and intermedi-
ate points are out. The Gulf. Colorado
& Santa Fe men are also out. The strike
order, however, does not apply to the
railroads generally.
1t is explained at headquarters that
there is no competition between the
railroads and the private work, and
that work among the private establish
ments is to be adjusted first.
The situation this afternoon was sum-
married. by President O'Connell In the
following statement to the Associated
Press:
We are demanding a nine hour day
universally throughout the trade, with
an increase of wages sufficient TO over
come the loss of the hour in time; reg
ulation OF the apprenticeship system
and the number that shall be employed.
in accordance with the number OF
journeymen machinists employed
agreements as to arbitration OF all dis
putes that may arise in the future; the
right OF the maehinists to be repre-
scented by a committee; and agreements
that there shall be absolutely no dis
elimination against machiplsts because
OF their membership in the union.
From the present indications and the
statements issuing from headquarters at
the various points the orders are be-
ing generally obeyed and in larger
numbers than was anticipated. In GER
tain cases where only a few hundred
were expected to be involved, the indica-
tions are that the number will be in
creased fifty per cent. The number of
firms signing Indicates that in loeali-
ties where the agreements are being
made the strike will not last over a
few days. In other localities where a
larger number OF men are being in
volved I look forward to an adjustment
being reached within the present week.
Following Is a statement OF the num-
Der OF men out at important points:
Hartford. Conn. coo; Ansopia and
Derby. Conn. 500; Hamilton. Ohio. II
600: Buffalo. 300; Scranton $500;
Cincinnati completely tied up and 1000
men out: Connorsville. Ind. 200; Pal
estine. Texas, 200: York, Pa. 800; East
Orange, N. J., 300: Oswego. n. Y. 300;
Norfolk. Va. all shops out 800 men.
Word from other large cities Is tardy
in reaching here. T~elegraphic reports
to Mr. O'ConnelI show the following as
the number Of firms which signed the
agreement to-day:
Kenosha Wis, all; Milwaukee. Wis.
Ave; Wilmington. Del, tao; Toledo, o..
one; Auburn. n. Y. all; Anaconda.
Mont, ali; Denver. Colo, all; ST. Louis
all; New Orleans, ali: Danbury. Conn.
all; Pittsburg, Pa, 80 per cent; Frank
lin. Pa. all; Youngstown, o.. all; cleve-
land. O.. Is. Rochester, n. r.. 30 per
cent; Buffalo. 50 per cent; Niagara
Falls, all; Tonawanda. all. Trenton. NJ.
j.. rs per cent: Baltimore. II. New Ha-
ven, 8: Philadelphia, y. These estah-
lishments having conceded the demands
their men are at work as usual.