The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-02-23
STRIKERS QUIET
Barnes Manufacturing Com
pany Gets There New
Men to Work.
RUMORS THAT ROUGHS ARE COMING
Labor Union Says If So They
Are Not Brougot in BY
the Mill Workers
RUMORS THAT ROUGHS ARE COMING

With each succeeding day the breach
grows wider between the Barnes Manu-
| featuring Company and the 100 employees
OF their factory near the foot of st.
Paul's avenue, who went out on a strike
on Monday morning last because their
work day was changed from nine to ten
hours. Both sides are now determined nor
to recede from their position. The strik-.
ers declare they will not return unless
the old time schedule is in force, and the
representatives of the company say that
they will close the mill if necessary, soon
er than give in.
The fact that advertisements had been
inserted in out of town papers for men to
flil the places of the strikers caused some
apprehension of trouble yesterday, and
Captain Archie McISaig OF the Third pre-
cinct with Sergeant Charles Reinhard,
nine patroImen and three mounted Off
GERS remained on duty near the mill all
day.
As strangers came looking for work
they We're accosted by pickets of the
strikers who in the majority of cases,
persuaded them from going to the mill.
Three men, however, went inside and
were given jobs. They did not leave the
mill at noon time, but at six o'clock last
night they were escorted to Newark
avenue car by policemen. One man who
lives on Webster avenue was taken all the
way to his home by Detective Larkins.
Quite number of the strikers appear
ed in the vicinity of the mill yesterday
morning. They were quiet and orderly
and aside from intereepting strangers
desirous of taking their places. they
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sible trouble Captain McKaig. kept the
strikers at a considerable distance from
the mill.
Business Agent Thomas F. Conroy, of
the Building Trades Council; r. E. Ed
wards, of the Carpenters District Coun
ell and a representative of Mill Wood
Workers Union No. 11S, held a conference
yesterday with Mr.. Barnes and General
Superintendent Marsh to see if a settle
ment of the difficulty could not be reach
ed. 1t is stated that the representatives
of the company positively refused to en-
tertain proposition to arbitrate the
trouble.
To a News reporter Business Agent
Conroy said last nightly While we hesi-
tate, in justice to contractors, to tie up
jobs on which material from the Barnes
mill is used, we will in all probability be
compelled to do so if a settlement of the
difficulty is not reached by Monday. The
company has thus far found it Impossible
to fill the places of the strikers with skill
ed workmen, and this difficulty will be in
creased as the strike continues.
Some of the strikers gathered at Council
Hall yesterday afternoon, and one of them
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a number of roughs would be brought
from New York for the purpose of Great
ing disturbance, which would be at
tributed to the strikers and furnish an
excuse for the police to drive them away
from the vicinity of the mill.
He said:-''We are fully prepared for
any such action. All Of the men on strike
have been orderly and will continue to
be. Only such of us as have business
in the neig'hborhood of the mill go there
and if any trouble is precipitated it will
he by our enemies with the intention of
reflecting discredit on US.
Mill Wood Workers Union No. us, to
which the strikers belong, held large
and very enthusiastic meeting at Rhett-
wisch's Hail. No. 642 Newark avenue last
night. The Business Agent of the craft
and Business Agent Edwards of the Car
penters, presented reports on the progress
Of the strike. Considerable indignation
was expressed over the publication in a
Jersey City and Newark paper on
Thursday of statements to the effect that
the strike was practically at an end.
All the members present promised to
stand by their striking associates and
support them in every way possible. 1t
was agreed that the strikers should be
paid their weekly wages by the Trustees
of the union at Council Hall tonight.
Many members of the Building Trades
Council gathered at Council Hail. yester-
day and discussed the trouble All were
enthusiastic in their support of the strik-
ers apd determined to aid them in every
way. 1t is now probable that the strike
win extend to all jobe in Hudson and
neighboring counties to which material
from the Barnes mill is supplied.