The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-05-24
DECLARED BY LEAGsRS MORE GENERAL
THAN EXPECTED.
FIFTY THOUSAND MEN GO OUT
On the First Day In Various Cities
from Vermont TO Texas-Railroads
not Generally Included, but the Ma
chinisrs on Several go Out-Men Very
Orderly-Demands Of the strikers.
They Expect Early Settlement Of Dif-
ferences- to Allied Trades
in Some Cities.
In Some Cities.

w May
ly $1,000 machinists throughout the
country, struck today for a nine-hour
day; a scale of wages equal to the pres
ent ten-hour per day scale and for
other demands. This is the rough es-
innate of President OConne1l, Of the
National Association Of Machinists
based on telegraphic advices that have
reached him today from the machin-
lists headquarters in the various cities.
The strike thus far has not extended
to the allied trades. save in one or two
instances. as at Scranton. Pa, where
men in a part of the allied trades are
out. No machinists engaged in gov
ernment work are affected. This is
due to the fact that on such work an
eight-hour scale already prevails.
Railroad machinists, as rule, are
not involved in the strike, though the
men on several roads are out. The
Central Vermont shop machinists at ST.
Adams, numbering probably 200, have
struck. The Lehigh Valley railroad
machinists at Buffalo, Sayre, Wilkes
barre and Elmira are out. aggregating
about 500 all told. The Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western men at Buff
falo, Scranton, Wilkesbarre and inter-
mediate points are out. The Gulf Colo
rado and Santa F'e men also are out.
The strike order, however, does not
apply to the railroads generally.
The situation this afternoon was
summarized by President OConnell
in the following statement to the Asso-
ciated Press:
I'VE are demanding a nine-hour day
universally throughout the trade, with
an increase of wages, sufficient to over
come the loss of the hour in time; reg
ulation of the apprenticeship system in
accordance with the number of jour
neymen machinists employed and the
number that shall be employed; agree
mentS as to arbitration of all disputes
that may arise in the future; the right
of the machinists to be represented by
a committee, and agreed that there
shall be absolutely no discrimination
against machinists because of their
membership in the union.
From the present indications and
the statements issuing from headquar-
| ters at the various points, the orders
are being generally obeyed and in
larger numbers than was Anticipated
In certain places where only few
hundred are involved, the indications
are that the number will be increased
SO per cent. The number of firms sign
ing indicates that in localities where
| the agreements are being made the
strike will not last over a few days
In other localities, where a larger num-
ber Of men are being involved I look
forward to an adjustment being reach
ed within the present week"
Following is a statement of the num-
Der of men out at important points.
Hartford, Conn, 1,2O0: Ansonia and
nlo;o
1000; Buffalo, 1900; Scranton, $500;
Cincinnati. completely tied up and 5000
men out; Cornorsville, Ind, 200; Pal
estine, Teas, 200; York, Pa, 800: East
Orange, N. j., 300; Oswego, n. Y, 800;
Norfolk, Va, all shops out, 500 men.
| Word from other large cities is tardy
| in reaching here.
Macon, Ca, May 26.-The one hun
| dred machinists in this city decided
not to go on strike this morning
They will do nothing until after the
conference between General Manager
Cannon and the Southern machinists
| in Washington on Thursday.
Petersburg, Va. May 20.-An the ma
chinists of the city are on a strike.
| their employers having refused to ac-
/ cede to the demand for reduced hours
| and increased pay.
Richmond, Va, May 90 About 230
machinists went out here today on the
| demand for a nine-hour labor day on
| ten-hour basis of pay. The greater
number were employed at the Loco
| motive Works, the Trigg Shipyard and
| the Tredegar Iron Works, but it is
stated that work at those plants will
not be delayed for the present. None
| have quit at the Southern Railway
| shops, though it is understood that
| committees will be sent from the prin-
| cipal shops along the system to confer
/ with the company's authorities at
4 Washington. The actions Of the men
| in all cases were very quiet and order
| ly and devoid of any evidence of feel
! ing.
Atlanta, Ga. May 2o-About 100 ma
| chlnistS and apprentices went on a
strike this morning, their employees re-
| fusing to grant the demands of the
| International Order Of Machinists.
f, Norfolk. Va, May 20.-All the ma
chine shops in Norfolk and Berkley,
including those of the Norfolk and
! Southern railroad in the latter place,
! adjustments in Norfolk. These three
have met the demands of the Inter-
national Association Of Machinists.
1t is stated that the local shop owners
are perfectly willing to grant a nine
hour day. but are unwilling to sign
any paper binding themselves upon the
| numerous matters embraced in the
agreement offered by the machinists
union. They are particularly adverse
to the section in which the machinists
! dictate as to the number Of appren-
I tices that the shop may employ.
Newport News. May 20-All of the
machinists employed at the shipyards
continued at work today and from
present indications there will be no
strike. No demands have been made
| it is understood, and a conference with
I General superintendent w. A. Post is
said to have resulted satisfactorily to
both sides.
Beware Of Cough.