The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16

l Ciueu u OOHtlnue heeplnS well
from the Shops.
| The notices posted by Master Car
Builder l.. Z. Garfield and Superin-
tendent of Motive Power and Machin-
cry L. S. Lloyd, announcing that all the
striking employees of the car and ma
chine shops departments who did not
return to work yesterday morning
would be discharged and efforts made
to fill the mems places. failed to have
any effect, as not a man reported for
duty yesterday morning.
| No work is being done at the car
shops, save that performed by the few
foremen who have been there since the
beginning of the trouble. At the ma
chine shops the men imported Tuesday
| morning We're busted during the day,
but the strikers reported sending a
| number of them back to New York,
| together with the others who came in
| Tuesday night and members of a party
| of about eighteen men who arrived
| yesterday afternoon.
| Yesterday was the day upon which
superintendent Slade, of the Dunmore
| Iron and Steel company, was expected
I" give his answer to the men, in re-
| G'Hf {" m" nine-hour day petition, ac-
! 'A"ii"% To statement made at local
F., r"adVua"tcrs during the early part Of
| 'iIo week. Mr.. Slade, however, when
| !nterrogated by a Tribune man. denied
that he had fixed any date for giving
the committee his reply, and declared
mat work was going on as usual at
the shops. He declined to discuss the
situation. or to make any statement
regarding the possible course OF action
of the Dunmore employers.
MORE MEN ARRIVE
Eighteen men arrived in the city
from Hoboken on the 155 o'clock train
yesterday afternoon, but when they
learned of the existing conditions re-
fused to go to work. Two of them ap
peared at the car builders headuuar-
ters and stated they We're employed at
Hoboken. being offered 81 a day and
board. One of the men said he was a
street car employe by occupation. and
the other claimed to be a gold beater
Twelve of these left during the after
noon. and about twenty We're sent back
to New York during the morning, both
machinists and car builders defraying
the expenses. Some of the men sent
away in the morning belonged to the
crowd brought in Tuesday morning and
quartered in the paint shops. Chair
man Campbell yesterday stated that
the outside help imported evidently
We're in awe of the strikers, as one of
their number reported at the machin-
lists headquarters yesterday morning
and asked if they would be harmed if
they left the shops.
The messenger was assured of proper
treatment, and then left to join his
companions The Lackawanna strikers
met yesterday afternoon in Hulbert's
hall and discussed matters generally,
and tomorrow night the Machinists'
union will meet. The Federal Labor
union was in session Tuesday night,
and adopted the recommendation of the
council of affiliated employees. regard
ing the course of action to be adopted
Monday in case of a negative answer
from the different companies.
EIGHT HUNDRED HELPERS.
This union takes in over eight hun
dred helpers in the city, all of whom
will so out Monday unless the nine
hour day is granted. Saturday night the
council will meet at 7.3O o'clock and
hear the reports of the delegates from
the different unions regarding the ac-
ton taken by them on the matter. The
machinists' delegates will act for them
selves, as empowered by the local.
Chairman Campbell in q conversa-
ton with a Tribune man declared that
it would be the policy of the strikers
to keep away from the shops and in
there. From now on it will be wait
ing game, and the employees think that
this sort of manouevring will eventu-
ally win out. While the outside help
brought in will not be interfered with,
the strikers declare that they will take
pains to acquaint them with the vari-
Gus phases of the local situation, as
they claim that all the men brought
here so far have been secured by false
representations.
At the machine shops yesterday work
was reported to be going along most
satisfactorily. The men brought from
New York We're said to be performing
their duties in excellent style and to
be sufficient in number for all present
needs. They are still quartered in the
paint shop and the force of deputies
at the yard is waxing in number daily.
Between one hundred and twenty-five
and fifty men are said to be now en-
ployed in guarding the company's
property.
The notices posted in this city by
Master Car Builder Garfield and Su-
perintendent Lloyd We're also posted
at Kingston. Buffalo and the other
places where the men went out. with
practically the same effects as in this
city.
THE NEW COMERS.
1t was stated at the Lackawanna
station yesterday that men came in
on every train in small numbers and
that at o'clock last night there We're
fully one hundred and fifty men quar-
tered about the shops. During the day
meetings We're held of the fire pullers
of the company, but no statement was
given out regarding the locals action,
its members refusing even to give the
strikers any account of the transac-
tions of the meeting.
The night shift of fire pullers met
in the morning at Hulbert's s hall, and
the day SHIFT at car builders head
quarters during the night. a general
meeting of the car builders union was
held last night at Economy hail. which
was Well attended, and of business
like nafupa National Committaaman