The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-27

lists are in hopes that the competing com
panies will grant the demand.
LOCAL SITUATION.
Although the Harlan X IIollingswortl
Company, Belts Machine Company and
/ ]. Morton Poole Company have not yet
conceded the demand, macEinistS oi
| Wilmington are elatcd over the success
attained during the first week of th,
strike. A prominent machinist III talking
Oh the subject last night said: Viii
.lingt0n is one of the strongest III on
clteS III the country and we are salts
fec. that we will eventually win olii
rights. We are still standing together
to Il man and the men arc well pleased
with the SucctS IS so far attained. All
of the niaclinistS nave acted orderly III
this fight and the fight will be conducted
in the future ms it has been in the past
on n strict, upright business basis, The
men employed in thu shops that have
conceded are now being treated better
than ever. They are being freatcT with
more consideration and believe that the
employers III The nine hour shops are
also much pleased with the chansc.'
When asked for his opinion on the
stand being made py the Harlan 4
llollngsworth Company AID the other
two large shops the machnist said:
Those shops are holding out as long
rs possible. They hasc no moro reason
for holding out than any Of the other
shops that have conceded. The Harlan
Y IIellinssworth Company can afford to
grant the request as we'll ;,s the pnse,
n Jones Company or any of the other
shops. That company is n1t gaining
anything whatever by its present stand.
All machinistS are lend in their praises
"f the action Of the Pusay 4 Jones Com
pany last week. Without II man going
ont. hut that company conceded the nine
hour day, not only to machinists Int also
all other employees.
In concluding he said: ''rhe mon
would dislike very much to have their
places filled by Scabs and will do every
thing within reason to prevent it even it
1t Is necessary to resort to Il general
strike. There will he no force used in
case an effort is made tomorrow to bring
scab labor to this city but the pick"tS
will be doubled and other means talel.
TO prevent it. Many of the men believe
that this week will end the strike as
far as Wilmington is concerned
President Wallace of the Diamond
State Steel Company stated to il com
inittce Of the machinsts of that com
pany on Friday last that the demand
would be granted. He asked. however
that the company be given another week
in which to arrange affairs.
There will probably be anothcr con
ference With II. II. Slocomb & Go. this
1t is expected that Slocomb
Y Company and also tho Delaware Ma
chine Company will concedc the ,lenan,
in few days.
James a. Campbell and G. O. .Tosephs
attended the district meeting in phlla-
delphia yesterday morning. Report,
showed that great strides have been
made in the movement in the Quaker
City during the past week. Sixty seven
shops have given in in that city. The
PENNSYLVANIA Iron Works is tied M. al
Of the enployes being out on the st,ifc.
After the meeting in Turn Hall on
Saturday morning several Of the niachin-
inst We're called on to do n stunt. IIor-
acc y. Harrison sang several solos and
was warmly applaudad. Ex- Councilman
William Fl. Black gave IN exhibition OF
;ia-step. Introducing the rrttlewsnakc liz.
which tickled the crowd immensely. RI.
Forsyth also gave Jig. Vocal solos
We're givon by Richard Smith and Robert
Brown. piano solos hy II. II. Kurtz Of
the Robclen Piano Company and William
Rothrock, and 4 recitation by Edward
ireen. James Underwood played
solo.