The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-04

Although there was no delllllte cnaliSc
yesterday in the local situation of the
machinistS' movement for Il nine hour
day with ten hours pay,further and
important developments are now expect
ed. 1t was intimated by prominent ma
rhinists last night that there would prob
ably he big change in the situation
during the present week. The change,
when it comes. will be nothing more or
less than the shops that are now holding
sYlt, conceding Il nine hour day with ten
hours pay. Every local machnist who
went out on II strike on May 20 expects
TO be- back ut work by next Monday
morning and probably before that time.
The machinists started the third week
Of their strike yesterday. The success
attained in Wilmington during the two
weeks was more than what many of the
nnen expected. or the twenty shops in
shis city, seventeen have conceded the
demand. Three shops, namely; The 7Har--
Nan 4 Hollingsworth Company. j. Morton
K Poole Company and the Delaware MAJ
chine Company, still continue to refuse
the demand. The Delaware Machine
Company counts for but little with local
il that capacity. It is likely that ii the
strikers thought it worth their while
they could force that shop 10 conccdc at
NEST any time.
The machiniSts contribute their success
10 two things. First. the busineSs-lke
manner in which the strike has been
conducted. and second. to the fact that
they were well organized and stood to-
gcthcr To man. From the beginning
0f the strike to the present time there
has never been any disScnsion whatever
among the strikers. The strike has been
conducted by practical, well thinking
men, who know exactly what to do and
hDw to do it.
The maclinists employed by the New
port News. (Na.) Shipbuilding COM
pany went out yesterday. Local machin-
lists were glad that they at last con
"llided to make n stand for the shorter
day. Many think that it will 90 far to-
wards ending the strike ms il is gener-
ally believed that the situation with the
Atlantic Coast shipbuildcrs hinges on
Newport News. That company employs
nearly 400 pachinists. all of them Went
ont.
There is likelihood Of move on the
part of the local blacksmiths for a
shorter day in the near future. Black
smiths employed at the Jackson Sharl
Companies works held meeting in tn,
Smith Building last night. The matter
was talked over hut no definite actor
was taken. The blacksmiths are well
organized. II is said that those en-
nIoycd hy the Harlan & IIolingswortl
Company are organized to man.
There was rumor last night that tn
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company ha'
taken suddcn and positive stand in rc
gard TO the striking painters. II wa
alleged that the men on being paid thei
wages today would be Informed tina
thcir services wonld be no longer needed
Th" rlmor however. could not be we're
fed
William Groom local naint"r, vestcl
day went TO Baltimore, Md, in answe
to an advertisement for painters whic
has recently appeared in number {
rewsnnpcrS. lie found on arriving ther
mat the nainters were wanted lv Wi
liam Knabc & Company whose employt
~" now ont or n striln. Tie refused
accrpt the position and returned to tn
"iiv, The Baltimore company has bee
mporting men and bovs from warrior
cities during the last few days to tal
HE strikers places. Tn all the cast
when it was found by the imported ne
sons that strike was on they refused
work.
Late last night 1t was reported that II
Harlan & Ioiingsworth Company hi
conceded the machinists' demands. III
report caused much excitement and col
m"nt wherever II was heard. II con
not he learned how such n rumor oris
mated. II was denied by the strikers.
William H. Blake presided and ma
9 short address Mt the meeting in tn
ila'l yesterday morning. Many of I
striking painters attended the meetir
vote Of thanks was extended to I
Rev v. a. Ellwood Of Olivet Presbvt'
ian Church and the Rev. r. TT. Adai
"t l'nion Church. who preached TO t
ma"hiniSts on SUNDAY evening
Thanks was also extended to the v
men Of Union Church who gave tht
hontnnnieres
The following program was given y
terdav morning Selection. Hyatt's
chcstra: rinno 500. Ntr. Rothrock: phOl
Pl"ph e"l""tio"s Charles Shine: va
.n"'. r Harrison. Mr. Brown.
l"r" Nv Fo'l and Mr.. Kane: fins
ivnt"s Or hest n.
r"nres NATIVE from the TIternatio
Ma limits Association at Washing