The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-24
SEABOARD'S STRIKE
PRESIDENT o'CoNNELL SAYS 1T
WILL BEGIN TODAY.
OUT AT AMERIcUs.
SMALL FORCE AT SAVANNAH ALSO
QUITS WORK.

Head OF Machinists Association
Claims That Many Settlements Are
Being Effected in Favor of the
Men-At san Francisco There Is No
Sign of Observation-Disclosures
Ready 10 Call Out Allied Metal
WOrkers-Machinist Convention
Meets in Toronto June 3.
Washington, May 22.-President o'Con-
nell of the Machinists' Association, in
summarizing the situation tonight, said:
THE situation now shows that we are
largely the gamer in the number of set
Elements made. The adjustments reported
during to-day show gain in New Eng
land of 1900 in the number of men re-
turned TO work with the demands grant
ed; of 500 or GOO in Ohio, and probably L.
600 in Pennsylvania. About 1000 men
struck to-day. There are some additions
in Philadelphia, and some in the Seaboard
Air Line shops at Americus, Ga. Our
policy is to discourage bringing out any
more men than is absolutely necessary to
effect the success OF the movement"
Mr.. OConnel said a strike of the ma
chinists on the Seaboard Air Line would
occur tomorrow morning. He said lne
strikers would number between 500 or 600.
Advices to headquarters here indicate
that at San Francisco many of the small
er concerns are ready to grant the de-
mands, but are not ready to sign the
agreement At indianapolis the Ameri-
can Bicycle Company is reported as agree
ing to the demands. but refusing to sign
the agreement. The same condition
exists at several other points and the
matter is being left to the local organi-
zation to settle. Mr. O'ConneH said to-
night that he could not understand such
a policy on the part of the employers but
was not disposed TO haggle over minor
issue ana II necessary he would not in
sist on the men staying out on account
or that technicality. He said the organi-
zation of the men is sufficient to enforce
their demands and that the question of
signature was comparatively triiing.
All Sign at Washington.
In this city every establishment en-
ploying machnists signed agreements
to-day. one of them, the Cahil Type
writer Company, however. refused to
unionize their shop. There are about 100
machinists in Washington outside of gov
ernment shops In Boston. thirty-nine
firms, employing 1860 men have signed the
| agreements thus far. leaving 100 men
still engaged in the strike. The men are
out In the American Bicycle Company
shops at Springfield, Mass Westerly, r.
L. and Thompsonville. Conn. The local
combination Of employers at Bridgeport,
Conn. has been broken by the agree
ment of the Capsule Machine Company
there.
Several of the representatives of South
ern Railroad lodges arrived to-day and
others are expected tomorrow morning
when conference with Vice Presidents
Cannon Is expected.
On the Baltimore and Southwestern
Railroad agreements have been signed at
the Washington. Ind, and Chilllcothe, o,
shops and 200 men have returned to work
Trouble on the Jersey Central road has
been settled.
None OF the large concerns in Cincin-
natl have yet given In. though unofficial
advices to headquarters here report sey.
eral firms as agreeing to sign. None Of
the big concerns in San Francisco has
signed and no indication of yielding has
been received from there.
The headquarters Of the strike will be
shifted Sunday to Toronto, where the con-
vention Of the Machinists Association
will open June 3.
To Call Out Allied Workers.
President Mulholland. of the allied Met
al Trades Association, telegraphed from
headquarters of that organization in To-
ledo to-day that he has issued orders to
his men at various points to join the
strike in those shops where the employ
ers are still holding out against the de-
mands OF the machinists. This is liable
TO add materially to the force of the
strikers. In several OF the large cities a
break in the. line of employers refusing to
make the concessions is claimed by the
strike leaders.
willing to Trent with Employees.
Portsmouth, Va, May 23-An offcial of
the Seaboard Air Line said to-day, In
commenting upon the strike OF the ma
chnists of the road that the officers OF
the line were willing to treat with the
employees frankly and give them such
consideration as they were entitled to
Justly