The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-22
THE SITUATION IN NEW YORK.
Hopes of m Early settlement of the
Strike

Strike.
| NEW YORK, Nay 22-The prospects of
| a speedy settlement of the machinists'
I strike seem particularly bright today and
/ il is said that an agreement viii be reach
| ed before the end of the week Definite
! steps have been taken to bring the repre-
| sentatives of the employers and machin-
| lists together for a conference at which
| the question at issue will be discussed
| thoroughly and it is hoped amicabIy set
/ tied The conference viii be held this ev-
ening at O'CLOCK in the Astor House.
| While the men say they are determined
| to accept nothing less than that present
| ed in their first demand, a nine-hour day
with ten hours pay, ana the employers
| say that the machinists should abide by
| the agreement signed last year, it is evi-
/ dent that both sldes are willing to make
| concessions tending 10 facilitate an ad-
! justment Of their differences
Several firms conceded the demands Of
| the men yesterday, but in enc instance at
least the temporary g-ecTlent failed. and
the men went out aglti-- All the naachin-
lists employed by the H0rtaIngton Pump
Company at their Van Rrunt Street works,
went on strike again fhi5s morning and
took with them about $50 others. including
laborers, making total u neary 800 men
Ct1t N1ii -tAciliieS iS15I- wien SfFIEG De
gan, the nachinists went out. but re-
turned to work on the representations of
the president and general superintendent
that the question would be submitted 10
the board Of directors, who would give an
answer to their demands. No answer was
received up TO last night, the machinists
say, and a meeting was held last night at
which it was decided to quh work until
their demands were gTantad Not a man
appeared for work this morning
Mr. Schwannhausser, tEfs General Su-
peri7tendent. said this nor that they
had asked the machinists . nit the
question to arbitration, but had
evidently ignored the reqp L
Three large local firms nc Ie de-
mands Of the men yesterday, liey- are
the Whitman Machine WarlIs. of Brook
lyn, and the White Machine Works. Of
Brooklyn and the Connecticut Dynamo
and Motor Company Negotiations are on
with the Cameron Steam Pump Compa-
ny and an agreement VIII probably be
reached soon Sixty maehfnists employed
by the J. B. Colt Company struck this
morning.
Another very large concern where a
temporary agreement fell through is the
Incandescent Arc Light Company They
employ about 250 men. ali of whom are
still ont, hest a fsaI agre, e,nent is speedi-
Iy expected.
Interest continues to centre on the Hoe
Printing Press Company. Both sides have
been steadfast and threats of an indefi-
mite fight until the other side gave in
have been made by each
The situation in Jersey has not been ma
teriaIIy changed.
The situation Throughout the country
shows u decided Improvement. Conces-
sfons and agreements are being made ev-
erywhere and the men are returning to
work 1t is estimated tlIat OF the 50,G00
men who went on STRIFE Monday fully
q. 600 have returned to work. y large
number of men are ouC on the Pacific
Coast and the negotiations for a settle
ment have thus far not been very salts
factory Throughout Ohio q settlement is
being effected and this may be said gen
orally of the entire South. In PhiIadel-
phia it is said that oue-haIf Of the firms
there have conceded the demands Of the
strikers