Evening journal., 1901-05-25
COMPLICATIONS
LIKELY TO ARISE
Harlan and HOllingSWOrth
Notice Creates Comment
THE SHOP MAY Be CRIPPLED
Ii Scab Labor Il Employed It Is
Probable All Classes OF Work
men Will Quit

Day by day the strike situation i'm VIII
mineton is growing more serious. and
businosa men in general are much cXer-
cised over the situation as the working
man is their main support. The Harlan
and Hollngsworth Company has posted
notices tina; unless the striking machin-
lists come in TO work ON Monday morning.
an may consider themselves discharged.
This order has created much comment
among the men and It IS probable that a
sympathetic strike may follow.
MAY ALL co OUT.
It was reported thls morning that II The
company persisted Tn its decentralization
10 discharge the striking machinists that
ON Monday morning an boiler makers,
moulaers, carpenters and apprentice boys
would refuse to work, thus crippiing the
works SO badly that the firm would DE
unable 10 DO any business. The only |
workmon that would be left IN the shops |
would be the riggers and laborors. With |
out nachinists. boiler makers, carpenters |
and moulders. M would be almost impos- |
sihie To- carry on work of any description.
The steamer san Marcus OF The Mallory
line is expected in In a few days for a
thorough ovcrhauling. II is said that the
firm claims that II the strike continues
he work of repairs can be donn in New
] York This IS denied by the workmen OF
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company,
as they say that there are iSl tons of
!ron lying upon the wharves OF the COM
puny 90 be used IN reconstruC1ng the
vessel and that already seven boilers have
been constructed TO be placed in her
They also say that the men in the New
York shipyards are working under an
eish hour system with ten hours pay.
and viii accept no work from shops that
do ONT adopt the same schedule
GIVEN UP TO EMBARRASSMENT
a meeting of the strikers was held I'm
Turn Hall this morning but no business
was transacted beyond the appointing of
pickets for guard duty at the various
shops that have moi given IN.
The morning was devoted TO amusement
and an interesting program was given by
p members of the union. IL. B. Harrison,
rendered several solos. e. l.. Kurtz gave
selections upon the piano Richard Smith
sang several solos, as dld Robert
Brown. William Rothrock, gave piano
solo, Harry Rothrock did a jig dance and
Edward Green gave a recitation.
MET IN PHILADELPHIA
Yesterday a delegation OF the local pat
b, tern makers called upon Taylor Heald.
{ business agent of the Pattern Makers
p Union, in Philadelphia, regarding the sit
uation. but has not reported TO the local
union the result of the conference.
Tomorrow morning c.. o. Josephs and
James A. Campbell, Of the local lodge OF
machnists, No l. will meet representa-
/ fn1. III
Girarl avenue. Philadelphia and discuss
/ the situation.
The strike situation has not changed to-
F. day. ana no committees TO await on the
different firms that have refused to give
in were appointed. Important develop
mdnts are expected on Monday.
1t was reported that an machinists I'm
- the shops "a. Newport News, Va, went
ont az 10 o'clock to-day, but the rumor
could not be verified.
So far the Belts Machine Company and
the J. Morton Poole Company. have taken
no action regarding shutting out employees
who fail TO go to work on Monday No
notices have been posted and IT the men
are willing to return to work on the old
scale they can do So
This is the Notice posted by the Har-
| Aull anu IAOllAlAEEMO MOAA III Company yes
n terday afternoon:
All employees of machine shop. now
out by reason of existing labor trOu-
bles, who do not return to work on
Monday morning at Z a. m. may con.
slider themselves no longer in the com
pany's employ, and may secure theil
pay slips from their foreman and cal
at the Office and receive their bacl
y change.
), BELTS COMPANY'S STATEMENT r.
? The following statement was giveI
= out yesterday by the Belts Machin,
Company:
e What the other firms in this city
q do does ncs bear on our case. because
our competition is not here Our com
petitors arc the Niles TCol Works
Hamilton Ohio; Pond Machine Too
Company. Plainfeld n. j.; Bement
Miles & CO. and William Sellers & Co.
Philadelphia. These concerns Will no
decide the wage question until the Sd o
June.
IF. We are obliged to raise gu
wages. and our competitors are not
we fear IL viii be but a few months
y before we are out Of business, for onl,
IF 4 few weeks ago we had to reduce on.
l. price-list considerably to meet them.
Il IF cur competitors raise the wage
be OF their machinists we will do so, bu
g It will be ten days or more before thi
is decided In the meanwhile we havi
IS made our men a very fair proposition
viz: II they would go 10 work, now vi
would agree 10 pay them at whateve
advance our competitors agreed 70 al
low their men, which is the arrange
Is ment some Of the shops in Philadei
IN phia and elsewhere are now wCrklni
under The committee CT our shop EN-
n pioyes submitted this 10 Mr.. OCon
nell. Of Washington. who would no
permit il to be accepted.
n "Our machinists are paid goo
wages-we work on bonus piece wor