The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-22

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Statement of the Strikers
Editor of rho Trihunc
si,. 4, n,Jor .h,t tho ,u,,l;c -, S,r,,tor
in whose f,ir.mnd,dncss we have prc,t coma.
doncc may understand cx,c,ly Tho nosition ~
iho ,not,i workrrs now REFUSING IN wort until
Tho nipo-hour d,v at tho former ratio NOR J,, i,
,r,ntcJ, I doom II necessary to mako n si,,c.
mont of our s;do n, +bc cosc Tboro soous IA
bc an effort IN nroye Inconsistency on t,o mart
Of thc mscbinisis involved in this maitcr be.
carso ,c will mn. oonsc,t n betrov Tho ,tbor
syc nions who h,vc ioincd win ne and siln.
ourselves 10 bc ,,scd TO thwart tho others
Now in th;s matter II is neccssorv IN cop
si,Icr tho uov,mopt Iocallv aIrnost o,t;ro,v aud
we want /, distinctly understood that not until
Th,rsd,v Nav n did thc ayroomnrt ~ tbc
National Metal Trades association with thc I'm.
tcrp,t;onal Association of Nochn;sts cntor di.
rcc,lv into this matter. When tbc notice c,nc
to us las, fall that tbc time had arrived for thc
first half bour's reduction. according to ,hc
National Metal Trades association arrccmcnt
il was .accompanicd bv a list Of the members
of that a,sociaiion which cont taincd tbc name
of the Dickson Manufacturing company A com.
mtcc ,of which I was a mcn,bcr). .npointcd
merely to secure information as to their intcn.
ions wns informed thcv had withdrawn Nr
McIaren furnished this information in a rather
vague way, as TO the time, and We wcrc after.
wards informed from our bcadouartcrs that
their withdrawal was not vet sanctioned. We
certainly felt Justified in concluding there might
he an effort 70 evadc this very ninc.bour dav
agreement on the part of the Dickson companv
However, he that as it nav it eliminated the
National Metal Trades ASSOCIATION from the mat
ter.
Then Electric CITY lodge began tho very care.
iul and thorough work which has resnltcd in
lhc formation of a Metal Trades council of the
Central Labor union Of Scranton. Pa. NOT yct
ouitc conplctc in its details nor os corcsn,lv
classified as il will be later but very effective
for tho nurnosc Of securing thc ninc. .hour dav
In doing This we nrcsentc,l tho ,nattcr to tho
other unions of rnctol yorkcrs and ,ct the,,
net for themselves and they frcclv and mani
mouslv decided they would like to hovo thc
ninc.hour dav. too. We want the public ia
clearly understand there are five other factors
in this movement besides the mochinists all of
whom are CAPABLE OF deciding such n question
for themselves The way ,,cy have decided if
we all know Tho marhinists mus, not bo ron
sdcrcd as having. leading strings on thcm
These other five unions have becp enumerated
so often if is NOT necessary at this timc to re-
neat their names In drawing I'm a iont ncti
lion f., nrcscnt f., our cmnlovors il WAC ~
M tn bn ST
subordinate 10 their grand lodge and abide bv
its rulings. and as long os wc did this wc wore
entirely at liberty to be partics TO the Joint
pctition decided ON bv thc other five unions
besides ourselves, the delegates of whom com.
nose thc co,nciI mentioned
Now let the pcoplc of scranton understand
lust what me have met with in our efforts to
secure as worthy n fling os thc ninc-hou. ,ov
We considered any committee of the twelve
would be competent TO represent all tbe ncu
bcrs of The various unions in opv of the shons
of the citv but wc know IL tLis was ottennted
we could be met with that stcrcotvped sncocb
Of welcome about "our own cmnorcs orc al.
yavs welcome 10 a conference " ct, o,c So w,
decided tho council would se1oct =, cn,u,ni,too
nj .'our own cmployes" at each shop TO rcpre.
sent the council and act in the name of thc
council The advantage of this ou~bt to ho or.
parent Each shop craftsman in JOINING. his rc
,pective union committed his interests TO II
md each union in turn committed its interests
through its two delegates TO tho counciI The
,ction of the council. however had ia bo t,l,or
back 10 each lodpc for rotifcation bv tho indi
vi,lual members before becoming bindnr but
pv being affiliated in this way il eyncd;,od mat
crs, because if a committee was selected nv thc
council it rcprescntcd all ,ho craftsman a, tho
council and could. therefore. he 1imitcd to Two
II three men. regardless of what craft th.v
we're and We were free 10 select tbe most sniff
,blc men When n committee. 50 comnosed and
bv myself as chairman of tbc conn
ill called on Mr. NcJarcn carly in Nav and
presented the nctition of thn cnrrcn am,
,Iaimed that in so doing vo rcnroson,oJ tho
sentiment of his men. acting tbrouyh ,l,ei,
mions, he did NOT hesitate 10 oxnrcss his dis.
pleasure. and minated That if was in Tho ma.
nre of an interference on The nort of an os.o.
.i,tion ar oro,niy,,ion in , ,,,,.,,,, ,;
o his sbops, In almost the same hrc,,h Ia
informed MS the pctiton could NOT bc consid.
red by himself or the officers of the shops hero
mt that il would have 10 he forwarded "a ,bn
,tiiccrs of some association The Dickson c.r
,any had been absorbed by and po,scd on bv
hem.
The eyprcssi,n was uscd that t,o cooco,,
vas "worth millions,' We unJcrstooJ Thar II
vas desired we should oct fine immersion th,t
yr ..were nm against the real thing now ), rho
occasion. however. was taken to noipt out +,
,ir Mel or,n tb. inconsist,pcv n, hi, nosiii,
n obicctinr 10 an ussociotion having onvthin~
n do with tho ottitude of his mon to~or, his
,ompapv when Tho ottitude of his oon,no,,,,
ownrd his mon was IN hc oovornod b,, a., go
.,tinu AZ hoard nnthiu~ of a \,,in,,I NIL
tudcS agreement then either Now al IA, ,a"t
mimi. wo nro ir,,rn,od ,L. conoo,' - ,,''I',
u,h an ,r,.ou,out and u.ho, 49,, ,,o,,, ~, n,.
ormod I in,n,edi,,oIv sert our nrosi,ia,,t an 49,,
q, conv of Tho nnti,ion as nro.on,od h,. tho
ounrI and nsL,J him If the ,n,,bini.,, sho,,I,
h,n,,o II "a ,,r ~ +, cnncorrod ,han, H., ,
- 'no.itiyo instructions not r. do ~ h,,,, - 5"i
caIlv and hv oacinI rirc,,l,r Nn -, nLiaL
as boen mhlishoJ os his nItim,,,r, a,I n',,,'
houJ we consent now 10 hc ussd ,s ,ho w',,n"n n
,ith which IN defeat these o,hor ayo u,inn,
I ,ho macbini.ts had ans reason ~ ,,;,h,h.',,, |
ron, th, council how, wouId ,bot o,onarn ,i, |