The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-06-14
FOR A long STRIKE
Machinists Making Preparations
for Bitter Struggle
lION,UNION MEN WILL BE PAID
6trikers, Armed With Cameras, Sur
rounded Hamilton, o., Shops and
Took Snap Shots of All Who Re.
turned to Work.

lOrOntO, June ll.-Ihe information
al Machinists' association in conven-
ton yesterday decided to extend finan-
cial aid to non-union men who went
out with members of the association
President O'Connell stated that off,
Gals were not restricted as to the
amount non-union men should receive,
but he added that in any event it
would be sufficient to induce them to
remain in the fight to the end. Since
May 20 over 100000 has been distrib-
uted among strikers, and as yet no
regular system of benefits has gone
into force.
A resolution was passed asking the
American Federation of Labor to levy
an assessment as provided for in their
constitution to provide funds for the
strikers. In the event of long drawn
out fight an appeal for aid will also be
made to the trade organizations of
Great Britain. who were assisted by
the machinists in their struggle for
an eight-hour day.
Regarding the question of finances,
President O'Conne.l stated that a spe.
cial strike fund amounting to $450,000
was still intact.
The convention almost unanimously
voted down a resolution pledging the
association to socialism. 1t was also
decided that certificates of death
from christian scientist doctor
would not De recognized in the future
in claim for death benefits.
The committee on laws has finished
its labors. The constitutions of local
lodges were adopted when the ques-
ton arose as to the deslrability of re-
moving headquarters of the orders
from Washington to some more CEN
trail point, Chicago or Cleveland being
mentioned.
New York June 11.--At a meeting
of the Central Federated union, the
privilege of the floor was given to a
committee from the International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists, who asked
permission 10 lay the case of the strik-
ing machinists before the body. A.
KunZelman of this committee said
that the principal point now was to
keep 10000 non-union men who had
gone on strike with the union men
from rushing back to work.
He said that the fight would be a
long and bitter one, and asked the CEN
trail body to lend its aid, financially
and otherwise. 1t would require $780,
900 week he said, to pay strike ben
efits for the non-union men. The meet
ing voted to give 500 directly to the
machinists, and adopted a resolution
directing the secretary to write to all
the affiliated unions asking for finan-
cial assistance for the strikers.
President Truesdele of the Lacka-
wanna railroad, being asked as to the
truth Of the report from Scranton, Pa,
that he had resigned, states that there
is absolutely nothing in it; that it is
only one of the many falsehoods that
are being circulated among the COM
pany's shop men now on strike, by
the leaders of the strikers, for the pur-
pose of misleading them and to keep
them in ignorance of the real situa-
ton.
Mr.. Truesdele. being asked as to the
report from Scranton that the COM
pany is about to make application to
the striking employees for a settlement
of the question at issue, said: "This
report is equally false. The company
has no proposition whatever to make
to it's men. The cause of the strikers
is lost and the leaders know it, but for
the purpose of bolstering up the men
they are circulating all sorts of false
information and reports among them
to discourage those of them who want
to return to work from doing so. The
company's business during the past
month has been much larger than dur
ing any similar month in its history,
and its engines and cars are in condi-
ton to handle its large traffic prompt
ly and to the entire satisfaction of its
patrons"
Hamilton, o., June 11.-Only about
SO machinists went to work under the
ultimatum of the manufacturers to
either work or remove their tools. The
strikers, armed with cameras, sur
rounded the various shops and took
pictures of all who entered. There
was no disorder.