The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-28

MACH|N|STS
ON STRIKE
Thousands Of Men
Want Shorter
Hours.
MANY SHOPS MAKE
COMPROMISE EARLY.
Statement of the Situation From
One Side of the Country to
the Other.

WASHINGTON, May N.-The storm
centers of the general strike of machin-
lists throughout the country today are
in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio and
ON the Pacific. Coast The number of
firms that have signed agreements was
augmented today by about hundred,
which brings the aggregate of the esti-
mates making the concessions to 1000.
in round numbers, during the past three
or four days. Save in one or two in
stances as at Scranton, the allied trades
have not yet been affected. 1t is claim
ed at the general headquarters of the
however, that where agree
ments are not effected by this afternoon
or tomorrow morning, many men in the
allied trades will go out in the individ-
ual shops where the machinists already
are out. The estimate of President
o'Connen, of the. National Association
of Machinsts, as to the number of stri-
kers to day, reports approximately
the same figure given yesterday, $1,000
The executive board is in session here
watching the progress Oh TIE Slrihe-
President O'Connell said this morning:
THE reports from all sections are very
favorable The indications are that the
great majority of firms will have reach
morrow The dispatches coming in from
various cities indicate that conferences
will be held today with large number
of firms. Many men who were working
yesterday went out today. The addi-
lions made last night and this morning
to the list of strikers and the number
that will return to work this morning
with their demands granted will about
balance each other"
Today's reports show that only three
railroads in the United States are now
affected by the strike, namely, the Cen
trail Vermont, Lehigh Valley and Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western. The
situation according to reports received
today at headquarters is summarized as
follows:
Practically all the trouble between
Kansas City and the Pacific Coast has
been adjusted. At Kansas City about
600 men are out; but few small firms
have signed the agreements
San Francisco reports an almost COM
plete tie-up. About 5000 men have
struck. Agreements have been reached
there, however, with eleven firms out
side of the Union and Risdon iron plants
and the Fulton Shipbuilding Company.
At Seattle 700 men have struck. There
are 500 strikers at Tacoma. The trouble
has been adjusted at most of the other
Pacific Coast points.
At New York about $500 men have
strWk. A settlement has been reached
with the remainder which involves about
50 per cent of the firms. In Chicago all
but several of the small shops have adj
justed matters. About 1000 men are out
in Boston. Many men are out in the
cities of Cincinnati, Hamilton, Dayton
and Alliance. In Cincinnati a dozen
firms have made the concession since
Saturday and about 5000 men are out.
Alliance reports complete tie-up, with
500 men striking. Only a few men are
out in Cleveland. practically a general
settlement having been effected there
All the firms in Columbus, Ohio, and
Chicago Heights, ILL.,, have made agree
ments.
Favorable reports come from the
South. All the establishments employ
ing machinists in Norfolk, Va. have
signed agreements. Of the establish
ments in Wilmington, Del, four firms
nave sighted agreements, leaving ABOUT
half of the original strikers out. There
Is a complete tie-up reported at New
burgh, N. Y, all of the 300 machinists
being out, while all of the men at the
Brooks locomotive works at Dunkirk.
". Y, have struck. The Naugatuck VAL
ley in Connecticut is generally affected.
All are out at Bridgeport, Derby, An
sonia, Waterbury, Stamford and New
Britain, but all the firms in Danbury
have signed agreements. In New Haven
eleven firms signed yesterday, but 600
men still are out. About 500 are out at
Springfield, Mass. In Philadelphia about
half of the firms have reached agree
ments, leaving $500 men approximately
stu out All are striking at Elgin, Ill.
At Syracuse, II. Y, twelve establish
ments have conceded the demands.
NEW Yo-.K, May 21-At the head
quarters of District No. Is, International
Association of Machinists, it was said
today that only two firms of any inn
portance in this city have refused to
grant the request of the machinists for
a nine-hour day. The two firms are the
r. Hoe Printing Press Company, en-
ploying 700 machinists, anu the Garyin
Machine Company, where 500 men wen,
on strike yesterday.
| CINCINNATI, May 1.-About 200 ma.
1 Shiiioeo WIZ yesterday returned
| to work today In the smaller shops
which have agreed to the demands o.
the men. In a few of the shops which
signed the agreement, the men are still
out because the employers insisted or
conditions not recognized by the machin
| lists. fhere are now fifteen or sixteer
shope where machinists are at work ans
two more shops signed the agreemen
today. The machinists who have str1cl
are rapidly organizing their fellow
workers who struck with them into tn
various unions to which they are eli
glpie The leaders are well satisfied wifi
the outlook. A mass meeting was hal,
this morning and speeches of encourage
ment were made
DUNKIRK, N. Y, May 2-Seyen hun
dred machinists employed in the Rroolr
Locomotive Works struck TODAY for
nine-hour day and 1919 per cent increas
In pay. All other departments of FL
shop are running. but the STRIKE of th
machinists will close the works IL q,
agreement is not soon reached
CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 21.-Accor5