The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-21
THE MACHINISTS' STRIKE.
james O'Connen Predicts a victory
for the Association.


James o'ConneH, President of the Inter
national Association Of Machinists, today
returned to Washington after a three
weeks abseHce. While away Mr. O,Con-
neil attended the convention of the asso-
citation teId at Toronto and later visited
New YORK. Buffalo. Philadelphia. and 9TH
( er cities endeavoring to effect settlements
: in the machiHists strike which has been
( in progress for some time.
Mr. OConneH is highly elated over the
success OF his union and predicts . sweep
ing victory. He emphaticaIy denied to-
day that there was any truth in the story
that the machinists were discouraged and
were preparing to give up the strike. On
(, the other hand he states that the associa-
. ton is winning victories every day and
that il is the sense of the recent conven-
tion that the strike continue until every
corporation has acceded to the demands,
even though it take ten years TO accom-
plish this result
The firm stand taken at the convention
is said to have had almost immediate ef-
feet on d great number Of employers. as
settlements are being made every day.
Yesterday four big corporations. employ
ing 1880 machinisJs acceded to the de-
mands OF the association
The settlements adjusted yesterday were
with the tIint Pier and Marquette Rail
road. 800 machinists returning TO work
after being granted ali that they demand
ed; the Hoe Printing Press Company, Of
New York, where 40 machinists returned
TO work; the DIETRICH x Harvey Company,
Of Baltimore, employing 250 machinists,
and the Corliss Engine Works, Of Provi-
dence. r. l., employing 10G machinists
The victory over the Hoe Printing Press
Company is regarded as very important.
as this is the largest establishment of
the kind in the country, and the settle
ment practically ends the tr0uele exist
ing with all of the other printing press
factories which are expected to give in
within few days.
The outlook is very bright" said Mr-
O'Connen today, and the members of the
association were never so cheerful and
never had more cause for feeling conf
dent We have this fight all our own
way now, and before long everything will
have been satisfactorily adjusted. / want
the story that we are thinking of giving
the fight up eTnphaticaIIy denied, as We
intend to keep UP the strike until every
corporation has come over.
We had a good convention at To-
ronto- The body unanimously endorsed
the action OF the executive board in cali
ing the strike, and will support our de-
cision to the last The general strike Sit
uation is very encouraging, and we are
making many settlements every day.
There are stiH about Is, 600 men out,
but We are rapidly reducing the number.
We have won from every railroad, with
the exception Of the five which are stiu
holding out These are the Lehigh Val
ley, the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, the Central Of New jersey, and
the Vermont Central, and the Southern.
We have tried TO eject settlements with
these roads, but are not doing much at
present, as we have cause 70 believe that
they will be compelled to come ever 10
our way Of thinking
We are receiving encouraging reports
every day, and know that the strike viii
soon be ended. We have won our figtt
in every city in Canada aside from OF
tawa, and We have the firm there in
position in which il cannot hold out fer
any length OF tine