Amador ledger., 1901-05-24
THE MACHINISTS' STRIKE.
About $4,000 Machinists Quit Work
Throughout the United States

Throughout the United States.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Approxi-
mately so, 600 machinists throughout
the country struck to-day for nine
hour day, a scale of wages equal to
the present ten hour per day scale, and
other demands. This is rough esti-
mate of President O'Connell of the Ma
tional Association of Machinists, based
on Geographic advices that have reach
ed him to-day from the machinists'
headquarters in the various cities.
The strike thus far has not extended
to the allied trades, save in one or two
instances, as at Scranton, Pa, where
men in part of the allied trade are
out.
No machinists engaged in Govern
ment work are affected. This is due
to the fact that on such work an eight
hour day scale already prevails.
Railroad machinists, as a rule, are not
involved in the strike, though the men
on several roads are out. The Central
Vermont shop machinists at St. Adams
numbering probably 200, have struck.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad machinists
at Buffalo, Sayre, Wilkesbarre and Ell
mira are out, aggregating about 500
all told. The Delaware, Lackawanna,
and Western men at Buffalo, Scranton,
Wilkesbarre and intermediate points
are out. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe men are also out.
The strike order, however, does not
apply to the railroads generally. 1t is
explained at headquarters that there is
no competition between the railroads
and private work, and that work
among private establishments is to be
adjusted first.
ON THE COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 20.-Sixty-
five hundred union machinists and
other iron trade workmen affiliated
with them, quit work in this city to-
day. 1t is expected that about 1000
more men will join the strike as soon
as they are ordered to do so by their
respective national directors. Among
the latter are the ironmolders and the
coremakers. The other crafts affected
include almost every branch of the iron
shipbuiding and boilermaking trades.
In pursuance of plan adopted yes
terday by the Iron Trades Council, the
men reported for work as usual at 7
o'clock this morning, and at 9 O'Clock
their chosen representatives waited
upon the employers and stated that
they desired an immediate answer to
the message conveyed in the agreement
submitted some time ago. Then the
committees returned to the men and
ordered them to cease work. Without
a murmer OF dissent the command was
obeyed, and without the least disorder
the empoyes walked out and peaceful
ly dispersed.
OF the 1000 men employed at the
Union Iron Works, 8, 700 went out. At
the Risdon Iron Works $50 men started
work this morning, and only fifty of
them remain there. On the pay roll
of the Fulton Iron Works there are
about 600 names, and 500 of them vol
unfairly quit labor to-day. From these
three ablishments alone 1900 men
have walked out.
In tho local iron industrv thar., ara
ninety-nine shops, and of this number
only ten that employ more than 100
men. Eight of the smaller concerns
acceeded to the demands of their men
prior to this morning. All the others
refused to sign the agreement submit
ted by their union employees.
The strike thus far has been orderly,
and no trouble is apprehended.