The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-07-15
kJ. Morton Poole Company's Men
VI Are Still Out.
idea
ls'ahntiTSLL 'aniT STILL CONTINUE FIGHT
he sa
'nse poMost Successful Strike Ever
.lc;tningR
Wilmington Practically
an End--Conditions of
Labor Elsewhere.

machinists' strike at the Harlan
slilngsworth Company of eight weeks
x, ,tion has been settled. As predicted
Saturdays issue The Sun an agree
Nnent was reached on that morning at II
- conference between the officials of the
company and Il committee Of the strikers
which was satisfactory to both sides.
The men will return to til il respective
places at o'clock this morning after
having participated in one of the most
remarkable strikes that ever before took
place in tins city.
At 1890 o'clock on Saturday morning
the Harlan Il Holingsworth Company's
shop committee consisting of James
Campbell, William ii. Blake and Arthur
Jennings, met officials of the firm and
discussed the situation. During the CON
ference an oiler was made by the officials
of the company which the committee
decided to submit TO the men. The offer
was that each machnist who received a
salary of $i3 or over per week would
get an advance of 81 per week. Those
who reccivec nrder that amount will get
an increase of so cents per week. The
handy men are also to get an increase
The men are to work 56h hours during
the summer months and after that at the
the machinists receive less than $13 per
week it will mean a 81 increase for near
ly every man. The company also agreed
that if the men would return on those
terms they would he treated kindly and
none of them would bp discharged.
IN Directly after the conference a meet
y ing of the Harlan 4 HoilineswOrth
{C0mpany's machinists was called in the
!. Smith Building. The committee reported
having met the officials Of the firm and
submitted their offer for the strikers
consideration. After discussing the offer
for sometime II was decided hr the meet
ing to accept il and return ta work this
morning. On Saturday afternoon joint
meeting of Wilmington and Delaware
Lodges of Machinists was held. mt which
A representatives Of all the machine shops
of this city We're present. The action of
the Harlan 4 Hollingsworth Company's
committee was unanimously endorsed.
There We're 40 machinists of the Harlan
* Iollingsworth Company on strike
AL Of them excepting about ten who
& have secured positions elsewhere will 20
fs In to work this morning.
zf2 The agreement reached on Saturday is
considered big victory for the ma
Y chinists. While they were unsuccessful
i In getting the nine hour day. an increase
" has been granted them in pay and they
n will also enjoy the Saturday half holi-
l day during the summer months. These
s concessions We're accomplished only by
{ the determined stand of the men. The
strike in this city has been by far more
y asslccessful than in any other city in the
sZconntry. All the strikers who We're
seen yesterday stated that they We're
alSntisficd with the agreement and con
Hidered that il was a victory for them
The mon We're loud in praising their
cpmmittee for its great work 70 the
committee belongs much of the credit
for what has been accomplished.
The local machinists' strike for nine
hour day with ten hours pay has beer
mn extraordinary one in many respects
Ono remarkable fact is that during the
entire eight weeks of the strike not q
$Ringle instance Of disorder was recorded
sOn May Goth the machiniSts in all Tho
principal shops of this city where tn,
demand was refused packed their tool.
land quit work in obcyance to an ordel
from the International Association o
II Mnchinists. The Puspy & Jones Com
ipany and the Hiles & Jones Compan,
conceded the demand on the Saturda,
previous to May 90. thus avoiding
IN strike. Within about week all til,
shops excepting the Harlan X Hollings
worth Company and the j. Morton Pool
ii Company had conceded the demand.
* For the past six or seven weeks tn
machinists of the two above firms hav
@<beeD holding ont for their demand. Dun
%,{ne that time there were several confer
enfes with officials of the Harlan < Hol
mGsworth Company hut no agrccmcn
pnid be reached. Several times effort
- AWSte made to get mach'slsts from on
= 8of tRr city. but it could not be done
sOn one occasion the Harlan & Holings
worth Company brought number q
y privatc detectives here from Philahe
phia to try and break the strike. Th
also failed and one Of the detectives
q now serving time in New Castle Jail f.
4 A&<,1isprderly conduct. During the entir
oight weeks Of the strike there was b,
one union machinist who returned
work at any of the shops before a
~ "a greement was made.
AT the beginning of the strike Jamt
h Campbell was appointed business agci
I. Il for this district. Mr.. Campbell hf
" worked hard for the mems welfare m
n has conducted the strike on strict
N S business basis. Another remarkable fa
~ about the strike here is that il has bee
IN h conducted as n strictly local affair. The
| &has been hut little assistance from Il
Winternational body which gives the loo
II leaders all the more credit for what HI
|A.t TSen accomplshcd The nine hour Il:
n has been great success in shops whe
N xthe schedule has been adopted. III
vmen give the firms MS good service
" heretofore and also have an extra no
for themselves. The Harlan & Hollnl
worth Company's machinists will go in
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