Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22
MACHINISTS GO OUT
Force of the Cahill Company Struck
This Morning.
PRESIDENT O'CONNELL'S STATEMENT
What the Managers of the
Company Say.
STU ALTON ELL W II F r E

Thirty machinists In the employ of the
Cahill Electric Typewriter Company in
this city. went on strike at II o'clock today
for the Uine-hour day. This is the first
Indication of trouble growing out Of the
demand of the International Association OF
NaChinists for a nine-hour day. and an in
crease of 12i2 per cent in pay. The thirty
men Of the Cdhill works comprise the
whole force employed there. There are
about seventy other machinists employed IN
Washington outside of the government SER
vice. No trouble is anticipated regarding
any of these men.
Mr.. CahiH was called on this morning
by J. J. Connolly of Boston and P. j.
Colon Of Sioux City. Iowa. members of tire
general executive board OF the machinists
national organization. President O'Con-
nell ; account of the call is that Mr. Cahiil
refused either to read the general agree
ment on which the strike ordered, or
to permit either of the officers of the as
socatfon 20 read the agreement
He Informed the officers that his men
were all perfectly satisfied with their pres
ent hours and had no other grievance
However said Mr.. O'ConnelI the men went
that the n:ne-hour day would not be al
lowed them.
what President O'ConneII Says.
The agreement which Mr.. Cahill makes
his men sign" continued President O'Con-
nell. is worse than the restrictions IN
posed by the government in enlisting men
in the army He requires them to work
hfty-fOur hours for week, with the addi-
ton Of one and one-half hours extra at
regular pay. which makes a tifty-five and
our-haIf-hour week. Mr.. Cahill's attitude
toward our officers was anything but cour-
teOIIS.
Mr. O'ConnelI stated that the men would
Remain out until Mr. Cahll should see fit
to talk the matter over,
President O'Cuunell estimates that the
number of machiuists engaged in the strike
today is 41'T1 He claims to be satisfied
with the situation and has confidence in
the result BY next Monday morning,
he said probably ~ per cent of the men
who went ont will be back at work with
their Demands granted. The other 10 per
cent are mostly on the Pacific coast and
in several Obi" cities. San Francisco is
the only place where look for 4 pro-
tractcd strike. The situation there is I'M
changed and the strike may cover several
weeks No important developments are
reported At Cincinnati, though about fifteen
small firms have signed the agreements.
The situation also is unchanged at Hamil-
ton, Dayton and Alliance, Ohio and at
Tacoma and Seattle. Wash.
Reports from all other sections indicate
agreements are in sight" President Null
holland of the Allied Metal Trades Associa-
tlpn. comprising the Semi-Skilled men in
machine shops, has notified the machinists
headquarters here that he is ready to or
der out his men whenever the latter body
deems 1t necessary. The strike leaders,
however, do not care II involve any more
men in the movement than is necessary,
and the Indications are that there VIII he
no general augmentation of the force IF
the strikers by the allied men.
Kansas City advices indicate that ninS
firms there signed today, leaving approxt-
mately 800 men still out. All Of the four
teen firms in Hoboken, y. j.. have signed
In Buffalo twenty-five firms reported
as having made agreements with the
strikers. Sharon, Pa. the Continental Iron
Company has signed and the Hazeton iron
works and the GAINESVILLE iron works at
Hazleton, Pa. have made the concessions.
The Managers Statement.
The following statement was given out
by the managers of the Cahin Typewriter
Company:
We have written contracts with all our
men which provide for a week of fifty
four hours. and for one and one-half hour
over time to be worked at the same rate
per hour as regular time For all night
work We pay from - 10 % per cent i'd
ditiunal, according to circumstances.
or men are satisfied Most of them have
been imported from the north and get
got III the north for ten-hour day.
Tine union submitted a draft of con-
tract requiring US To give up the manage
ment Of our business; to employ only union
WOrkmrn; TO rest all grievances to a COM
mIttee Of walking delegates.
This company is owned 10y men who have
put their money into perf@cting and manu-
featuring q typewriter the main purpose of
which Is t. 90 more work for the smpl oyer
with less labor to the operator. They do
not See fit to turn over the anagemynt Of
their business TO persons who have no in
terest in il, and who have for two years
been working diligently 10 stir up trouble
between well-paid ana well-satistied work
men and their employers
The committee which called was treated
with due courtesy IL was shown
copies OF the regular contract between our
company and its employees. signed by the
latter before entering the service of the
company We understand that the dele
gates walked across the street to the OPP
posite corner after the conference was
over and held up their hands and the men
all walked out
A number of the conpany's most skillful
men remained with it. Others will be OBJ
tanned and the work carried on"
The shops of the Cahill Typewriter Com
pany occupy the fourth and fifth floors of
the Barber & Ross building, corner 18th
and q streets northwest.
Conference Tonight.
There is a conference to be held at the
Astor House in New York city tonight be-
tween the New York Manufacturers Asso-
citation and District No. IL of the Macnin-
lists Association. ION the result of this
conference said Mr.. OConnel, will de-
pend the future prolCngation of the strike
Should the result be agreement. the
backbone os the strike Will be broken
However. l do not think this conference will
affect the situation Oh the Pacific coast OF
perhaps not in Cincinnati l look for q
ffpff ar-fa ,1,li t,a oh,
this meeting tonight" President O'ConneI
Will not attend the conference tonight He
expects TO move the national headquarters
10 Toronto, to be opened there Monday He
VIII leave Washington Friday. The ninth
convention OF the association will begin fr
Toronto on June ?. and a meeting of the
general officers will be called week before
this time
MAY AFFECT TIE GOVERNMENT.
Work on Warships and Transport
Being Done in Private Yards.
Both the Navy and War Department.