The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-24
MANY MEN STILL 0JI
BUT THE MACHINIsTS ON STRIKE
SEEM TO BE SLOWLY GAIN
ING GROUND
FROM 10000 TO $4,000 MEN
IS PRESIDENT O'CONNELIS ESTI-
nIATE OF THE NUMBER OF
THOSE NOW IDLE
FRISCO A STICKING POINT

WASHINGTON May 23-SeveraJ
hundred additions to the ranks of tie
strikers, two score or mora firms signing
the agreement with the men, leaving ap-
proXimately 10000 or $4,000 men still out
and possible material accessions to The
role of strikers in the course Of the day,
is the machinists strike situation in
brief throughout the country today.
While several railroads have adjusted
their difficulties, trouble with other
roads is imminent. President OConnell.
of the international Association of Ma
chinists, vino is directing the strike,
holds that the situation is getting bright
er and that next Monday morning will
witness the resumption of work by the
great majority of men who went out
President Mulholland, Of the Allied
Metal Trades association, telegraphed
from the headquarters of that associa-
tion in Toledo today, that he had issued
orders to his men ait various points to
join the strike in those shops where the
employers are still holding out against
the demands of the macninists This is
liable to add materially to the force of
the strikers.
The reports today show that 100 men
have struck at Thompsonvine Conn, so
at Marquette, Mich, and 100 at Frank
fort, Ind. These figures are. arproxi-
mate. Additional firms who nave signad
the agreements and whose men are now
back at work are: All firms at Quincy,
ILL.,, involving 200 men; Baltimore, one
firm, so men; Beverly. Mass, one firm.
SO men; Lynn, Mass, all of the rs firms
there; Athol Tool company, Athol, Mass.
SO0 men: Morgan Engineering works, AL
lance, O., 200 men; New Castle Pa, two
firms; Rochester, N. w three firms;
Indianapolis, two films; Boston, Mass.
three firms involving 225 men None ~
he 1o~ iy~ hos
given III. though unofficial advices to
headquarters here report several firms
as agreeing to sign. None of the big
concerns in San Francisco has signed
and no indication of yielding has been
received from there.
The headquarters of the strike will bs
shifted Sunday to Toronto, where the
convention of tine Machinists' association
will open June 3.
O'CONNELL LOOKS FOR SUCCESS
President O'Connell in summarizing
the situation tonight, said:
"The situation now shows that we are
largely the gamer in the number of set
| Elements made. The adjustments re-
ported during the day show gain in
men returned to work with the demands
: granted; of 500 or 600 in Ohio, and proba-
| bly, LOCO in Pennsylvania About 1000
! men struck today There are some ad
! Seaboard Air line shops at Americus,
! Ga. Our policy is to discourage bring
Ing out any more men than Is absolutely
necessary to effect the success Of the
! movement"
| Mr.. O'Connell said a strike Of the ma
chinsts on the Seaboard Air line would
occur tomorrow morning. He said the
strikers would number between 800 and
! 600. Advices to headquarters here indi-
| cate that at San Francisco many of the
smaller concerns are ready to grant the
demands, but are not ready to sign the
agreement. At Indianapolis the Ameri-
can Bicycle company is reported as
agreeing to the demands but refusing
to sign the agreement. The same condi-
tion exists at several other points, and
the matter is being left to the local or
ganiZations to settle. Mr. O'Connell said
tonight he could not understand such a
policy on the part Of employers, but was
not disposed to haggle over a minor is
sue, and. If necessary he would not in
sist on the men staying out on that tech
nicality. He said the organization is suf-
fcient to enforce their demands, and
that the question of signatures was COM
paratively trifing. In this city every
establishment employing machinists
signed the agreement today, the Cahlll
Typewriter company, however, refusing
to unionize the shop. There are about
100 machinists in Washington, outside
of government shops. In Boston thirty
nine firms, employing 1850 men, have
signed the agreements thus far leaving
1900 men still engaged in the strike The
men are out in the American Bicycle
company shops at HaAford, Conn,
Westerly, R. l., and Thomasville, Conn.
The local combination of employees at
Bridgeport, Conn, has been broken by
the agreement of the Capsule Machine
company there.
Reports up to o'clock tonight showed
| the following additional agreements: In
dianapolis, shops; Grand Rapids, 2;
Erie. the Erie City Iron works and the
| Cleveland & Hendricks Machine com
pany; Pittsburg, a half dozen oil we'll
supply concerns; Meadville, Pa, the
| Phoenix Iron works.
| Several Of the representatives Of
Southern railroad lodges arrived today,
| and others are expected by tomorrow
morning, when the conference with Vice
President Cannon will probably be held.