The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-23
Good Reports Received From All
Parts of the Country.
PRESIDENT 0C0NNEL CHEERFUL OVER The OUTCOME 50 FAR
UNIONS GAIN RECRUITS.
All shipbuilding Plants in Philadel'
mia Affected by the Strike.


Philadelphia, May 22.-The strike stu
alton today. as viewed by the leaders of
the fight for tifty-four hour working
wee. on Il sixty hour wage scale. looked
decidedly more favorable for the machin-
isis than ut any time during the strug-
gle.
At other places where the employers
have refused to accede the demands of
the machinists, or where no attention
was paid to their request for shorter
hours, the workmen this morning left
their benches and joined their fellow
machinists in the Capitalization places
hired by Business Agent keegan. The
strikers themselves say that there nave
been no defections from their ranks, and
that the only losses they have sustained
are vcrtually gains, since the union men
are returning to work only when their
employers accept the terms of the union
On the other hand, the number of ma
chinists not working this morning indi-
Gates that there are now 1000 men out
which is about double the number which
struck on Monday when the strike began.
! STRIKE AT NEAFIE & LEVY'S
| One phase of the situation developed
this morning for the first time in this
city, although foreseen by the leaders of
1 the movement This feature was the
strike of twenty blacksmiths and their
/ fifty helpers at the Neaiie & Levy Ship
and Engine Building Companys shops.
All the men in this department quit work
ut o'clock this morning to enforce de-
mands for nine hour work day. The
only man who fac,sl =. strike is SAID TO
have been former chairman of the black
smiths during the big strike at Cramps.
Ncafe & Levy agreed to the Machin-
lists ITnion's demands last week and the
strike Of the blacksmiths indicates that
the employers must put their entire
plant on a nine hour basis should the
|machinistS' demands be granted. Tt is
said by leaders in the movement that it
would be folly for any shop to try to
work some men nine hours and others ten
and ten and one-half hours. For this
reason the machinists are merely the
leaders for shorter working day.
This strike shows that all the three
great marine shops in this district are
AFFECTED These are the Cramps, the
New York Ship Building Company. and
Neatc & Levy. The striking black
sniths have secured a. II. A. Hall.
Frankford avenue and Master street,
land this will be their headquarters. There
will be il meeting held there tomorrow
moIning.
All the marine companies are affected
to greater or less degree. John II.
Dialogue, of Camden. is in trouble. in
addition to the three big yards. Har-
Han 4 IIollingsworth, Wilmington, are
crippled. not yet having signed. So far
the Roach yards at Chester have not
struck, but there will be a meeting of
employees tonight.
A dispatch from Wilmington to Busi-
mess Agent Keegan this morning states
that Jackson & Sharp. Trump Machine
Works. and the Henderer Machine Com
pany have signed the agreements. This
clears the machinists' situation at that
point, except the Harlan & Hollings-
worth Shop. which employs 12S men. All
the 700 machinsts in that city, with the
leXception of those in the latter shop
have therefore returned to work.
While the strike leaders are not giving
free expression to their plans. they say
they are perfectly satisfied with the out
look TODAY and consider their fight Ms
won. Reports received by Agent Keegar
ana other workers Indicate that in the
larger shops affected by the strike the
men have been victorious.
MANY SHOPS AT A STANDSTILL
The situation Mt the wards of the New
York Shipbuilding Company. in Camden
looks favorable to a settlement today
Some of the s,perintendents have callet
on the men to meet them in conference
to adjust their differences, and meet
ing has been arranged.
At the Southwark Iron Foundry, Fift'
street and Washington avenue. the mum
her of men reported idle is 100. severa
recruits having been added to the UnioI
mems ranks overnight
From Scott & Williams foundry, Am
her and Cumberland streets. reports wer
received that eighty men quit this morn
ing. and that the works We're at stand
still From Moore & Whites establish
mcnt, Fifteenth street and Lchigh ave
Inuc. similar reports were received by tn
strike leaders. A number of union as
uuisitions are reported from this plac,
Thirty machinists employed at tn
Union Traction Company's shops, Z
Kcnsington avenue and Cumherlan
: street. Joined the strikers ranks TIL
morning. This action left work at I'll
ol shop practically crippled. So far 7
d Union Traction Company machinis
It. have gone our from the shops in 9th,
g sections of the city.
g There has been no settlement Of I'll
to differences at the foundries of III. Y
nh Butterworth Sons & Co.. at Cedar AZ
Is. York streets, and Williamson Bros.
Cumberland and Aramingo streets. As
ur consequence. both places are shut tig
lit today.
a tTROTRLE rs FEARED AT GRANT
is. Trouble is feared Mt Champs shipyar
ne on account of the action of the Ali
he Trades Committee. which last night ga
assurances of assistance. Bollermakel