The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-27
Statement from the Machinists.

ota'elie"t i'Oi 'S
Editor Of The lribine.-
Sir; Electric city lodge No. go, International
Association ot Machnsts ut its meeting tonight
decided TO request you to bring before the pun
, lie through your columns the following
The International Association OF Mlchintsts Is
cndenvo,ng to inauguIatc nine hours us Il work
ing day all over the country where ten hours
row constitutes a days work The pace Mas Sct
for ;hc movement by On agreement which "'i
association secured with the National Metal
Trades association tof manuacfurer"I, May Is,
1900, under the terms OF which the members %
our order employed by firms belonging 10 the
National Metal Trades association should w
granted nine and onc.half hour day siS months
from the date Of The agreement, or Nov. Il, 1870,
and nine hour day one year irrn tic datc oI
the agreement, or May 20, 1901. 1hcic are aooh
one hundred and thirt, five films belonging TO
this association, according TO information we
have at hand, among them being suth nli's as
the Edward y. Nils company ut MiWiuhcc
Wis, who according to Information we nave
taken pains tp secure atone employ ABOUT ''o'o
machihisls' II can readily he seen 'ha' the
movement Is of some magnitude. ''aHo notice
also that tllls WIS an agreement pct"t'h lheh
association and our association.
Almost as soon as THIS agreement was entered
INTO inc otnf member" OF our aA"cia'loh 'n
ploycu ny railroads ANA niinu'actWctS WHO 20
not belong to The National Metal lfaucs aSHo'''
tion began TO consider the nine hour daS also.
Our local lodge here tcok tic matter up ana
as u iirsJ step took advantage OF ihe 'eicpratlun
ot thcr hin'h anniversary brc. 2e' wv" !" h'''c
the officers of there companies To oc present At
an informal discussion ~ tlc hihc hour ""S'
We lHd the pleasure OF having WIN US us u
result, lie superintendent oi Inc DICKSON ho'o'
motive works, the president ol the scranton h"'t
anu Nut Works, llc man WHO Is hoW aSsi'''h'
superintendent oi motive power hnn n"'"'h'iE
o. the Delaware, Lac kawah'la atd western r''''
road, but then master mechanic at Serah'"h'
also the ch,f clerk oi the Delaware '"tNaWahha
and Western rhltoau, ana we received very
courteous response IRON l. ;. Ll"f', supetih'
tendcnt OF motive power aud machinery u' 'n'
Delaware, Lackawannl ami western rai'odu'
stalihg 'h"t he regretted nclht 'ohp1'''' ~
be absent IN New YORK, but otherwise nc """''
be Siid l" meet ana discuss IN all h'orhli wa!
the matters UP Tor considerations
Some ot ;S icit much srftllicd ~ this, h"plhS
II meant great progress toward tlat mutual ''h.
leraaEdihg which exists to q lar too liihl''d
extent between employer and empi"yc' we 'nere
brought to the attention ct otr guests the h,ht'
hour day movement aud ITS prospective 'n'ihihf'
tion, III order that they might have opportunity
Tor consideration and preparation.
Enconrdgcd ty the reception our advances met
WIN, we concluded I" formally present our l'e''-
toG tor the ninc hour day III inc same way
we hhoW ana so 40 our employers hl'"" ,''
difficulty III securing satisfactory results w'h
'ercvante committees 'tit l." thrlf own re-
sources TO reach Il conclusion under more or less
embarrassing circumstances III the presence OIL
IN their opholi, an exceedingly critical suPerih.
tcndcnt or foreman
Please consider that there are SIN unions ot
various Kinds Of metal working mechanics who
VIII he anCCtcu by the move. II the whistle