The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-21
FIFTY THOUSAND IDLE
MACHINIsTS INACCURATE A GEN
ERAL STRIKE FOR A NINE
HOUR DAY
MANY FIRMS HAVE SIGNED
IN NUMEROUS INSTANCES CONCEs-
SIONS DEMANDED HAVE AL
READY BEEN GRANTED
CINCINNATI a STORM CENTER

WASHINGTON, May 2O-Approximate-
ly $4,000 machinists throughout the coun-
try struck for a nine-hour day. a scale
of wages equal to the present ten-hour
day scale and other demands. This is
the rough estimate Of President OCon-
nell, of the National Association of Ma
chinists. based on telegraphic advices
that have reached him today from ma
chinists' headquarters in the various
cities. The strike has thus far not ex-
tended to the allied trades, save in one
or two instances, as at Scranton, Pa,
where men in 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 a day scale already prevails. Rail
road machinists, as rule, are not In
volved in the strike, though the men on
several roads are out. The Central Yer
mont shop machinists at st. Adams,
numbering probably 2OO have struck. The
Lehigh Valley railroad machinists at
Buffalo, Sayre, Wilkesbarre and Elmira
are out, aggregating about SEQ all told.
The Delaware, LackaWanna and Western
men at Buffalo, Scranton, Wlkesbarre
and intermediate points are out. The
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe men also
are out The strike order, however, does
is explained at headquarters that there
is no competition between the railroads
and the private work, and that work
among the private establishments Is to be
adjusted first The situation this after
noon was summarized by President
O'Connen in the following statement to
the Associated Pressi
WHAT THE MEN DEMAND.
1--WE are demanding 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 and
the number that shall be employed In
accordance with the number of journey
men machinists employed; agree ments as
to arbitration of all disputes that may
arise in the future The right of the
machinistS to be represented by COM
nittee; and agreements that there shall
be absolutely no discrimination against
machinists because OF their membership
in the union.
''Froln the present indications and the
statements issued from headquarters at
the various points the orders are being
generally obeyed and III larger numbers
than was antcinated. In certain cases
where only a few hundred were expected
to be involved the indications are that
the number will be Increased so per
cent The number of firms signing in
dicates that in localities where lie agree
mefts are being made the strike will
not last over few days In ether To-
cantieS, where a large number of men
are being involved, 1 look forwa I'd to an
adjustment being reached within the
present week "
Following is a statement of the number
Of men out at important points:
Hart Hartford, Conn, 1WO; Apsonia and
Derby, Conn, 800; Hamilton, O., 1,OQ0;
completely tied up and 5000 men ltI1i''cS: out:
Connersyille, Ind, zoo; Palestine. Tex
200; York, Pa, 800; East Orange, N. j.,
SV; Oswego, N. Y, 300; Norfolk, Va, ali
shops out, 800 men.
IN reaching here. Telegraphic reports
to Mr.. O'Connell show the following as
the number of firms which signed the
agreements today:
Ike ken93;s3hia, 3;3i5, Wis, all; Milwaukee, Wis,
hVe; Wilmington, two; Toledo, O.. ono:
44uDurn' N; Y, all; Anaconda, Mont, all;
Denver all; ST. Louis, all; New Orleans
al; Danbnry, Conn, ALL Pittsburg. IS
Per cent; Franklin, Pa, all; YOUNGSTOWN
r. r. al: Cleveland, O., fifteen Rochester
Niagara Falls, a1I> Yonawanda ali:
eleven: Philadelphia, twenty-five: New;
These establishments having conceded
the demands their men are at work as
usual '''
Mr., O'Connel said today that up to
o'clock reports show that 9O4 firms er-
pIoying approximately 10000 men had
signed the agreements for the nine-hour
DAY or made satisfactory ARRANGEMENTS
With the local organizations.
ALL OUT AT CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, May 2c-The Hrst day
OF the strike of machinists for a nine
hour day and for an increase of wages
was marked by complete unaninitv on
the part of members oP tIo ,,,ooLirtu4u,
organization, and a practically complete
acQulescence on the part Of their fellow
4apofers who are not members of the
oruer. The event was also marked bv an
entirely peaceful beginning Wor1inemen
and employees parted without bitterness
ana even with regret There IA MT a ner-
1ect agreement between the leaders of the
slflke and the leading manufacturers
concerning the cause of the difference
The former claim that due notice of their
demands had been given in an official
manner. The latter say this has not been
done, and one leading manufacturer as
serted that no tntimation whatever had
peen given him Of any demand or griev-
ance on the part of his men. The pres
ence here of President Gompers and two
other members of the executive board Of
inc American Federation of Labor shows
determination on the part OF that
powerful federation to give the ma
chinists all the support in it's power.
On the other hand the actor, TODAY of
the Metal Trades association eyinces
determination to resist the demands to
the utmost
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2O-of 1000
iron workers in this city less than 0o0
struck today. The Union Iron works.
the largest employers of iron workers in
ia