The sun., 1901-04-12
hACHINISTS
ASSOCIATION
Geeting Held in Turn Hall Last
Il Night.
line HOUR WORKING DAY
hdresses Made by President OCon-
nell, of the International Assocla-
tion and President Gompers Of
the Federation Of Labor.
line HOUR WORKING DAY

,csruational Association of Machinlsts
nj This city, which was held i'll Turn
IAN last night were made by James
3N'onncll of Washington, President OF
" International Association and Presi-
In Samuel Gompers of the National
liberation Of Labor. About 200 ma
knists attended the meeting and speak
IA urged all to stand together III
#cir efforts to secure Il nine hour sys-
In work day beginning May 20.
#rhc reception committee consisted of
&llert q. String, William l.. Hanlann,
flliam S. Murphy, William L. Lowe
!Sd Joseph Haffey. MIR. String presided
la after few appropriate remarks
Produced President Gompers of the
$btional Federation Of Labor who adj
4cssesd the meeting principally along
IL lines of labor unions.
Din speaking of labor unions during
n address Mr.. Gompcrs said: IF
Il Pre- is unity in the ranks of the work
Z IN there can be no failure, there must
u success. Labor is question which
other questions under Gods green
tli leads up to. Ii mon who have
Mllions organize to protect their inter
Is, how much more essential il is for
!R working man who has nothing but
Hat he earns each lay to organize
5& his interests.
The unions have their rules and regu-
Sons and one of the first of the rules
@ thou shalt not take thy ncighbors
III. 1t is the labor organizations that
kdls out preaching the gospel that man
H& more important than money.
N3During his address Mr.. Gompers re-
&rrd to the recent act passed by the
Wnncssec legislature through the efforts
IN the Labor Unions. Ii was to limit
u hours of labor Of the women and
Wldrcn employed in the factories of
Hi State and was signed by the COVER
@ on Wednesday.
E{h, concluding he urged that all those
@rking at trades and not members Of
inv union to join at once.
r. O'Connell president of the Inter
ional was next introduced and talked
the nine hour day system. Mr..
'onncll said:
I'VE are now engaged in movement
reduce the working day to nine hours
thinning May 20. 1t is to effect tho
ire United States, Canada, Mexico
all of our new possessions He
#ke of recent reductions made in the
Wrking hours by number of large
nufaeturers and referred to the Amer
II Bridge Company with branch
Edge Moor as one of the plants whicl
made the reduction.
Mr.. 0'Connell said: "Industries ol
water front in this city can out
M like concerns in New York Cit!
a1d clseweher because of the small
& the workmrn receive and the lolis
mrs they work. In New York the,
fh'k nine hours inside and eight hour.
ksidc and receive ten hours pay w,
MAuot get the nine hour system
where when this is the STATE of al
f8fs here rs other companies say the!
W not reduce the working hour rnleS
MFir competitors do the same. Fiat i
wHF we are working 50 hard tnr TIN
Mf&ft hour system.
LID. O'Conncl said .lat he wa; vrr,
ma II opposed to strikes pr anything
hat sort as he thought iii" .hi.in
Il hr brought about better withoa
Ri. We want the manufacturers 0
| |nington to know that we are no
tonight looking for trouble aud W
no strikes. We propose, however
lavc a reduction IN labor and tia
are going to get. tapplaGsc.l o
Goth the ten hour system disaI
Fs. tapplause.) There are 100000 ma
H&@ lists in the United States and tina
MS 100000 hours won't he worket
want it first because il will give II
rc leisure. and second because
fS MS more money, that root Of nj
s what we are after. The mau VIII
M Ks the fewer hours makes the mos
8hcy.'
{5 he man who works from ) to
# % cents = day. from to 6 he gel
y. from to gets $500. from
@ LOO. . to 8 $500 and the man VII
is from 10 to (tllc bankcrl he gc
A9S II. We want to be outside of IL
&f3p for awhile and look around. Thei
4{& 800 machinists III Wilmington.
E6l liction in hours of 10 per cent. meal
4tZ# 80 machinists will he wanted F,
F 20. When the man who has +,
Is been afraid to ask his EN- ploy,
more money sees that sign. mach
8 wanted he will say hully gee, TIL
5biy time. 0aughter).
he question now is. are you read
YOU with us on May 20 or with Il
ufacturcr; that is what we wa
now. 1t is going to effect the who
king industry. On May 20 5000