The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-11
LONG YEARS
OF SERVICE.

Yesterday was pay day with the strik-
ing machinists. All the strikers who
presented themselves at the lodge room
in the Smith Building We're paid at the
rate Of $6 a week for married men and
81 week for the single men. Outside
of the men receiving THEN weekly benefits
there was nothing doing among the strik-
ers yesterday. The men are taking
things easy.
An article appeared in one of the local
afternoon papers yesterday signed by
"Workingham," stating that James
Campbell was receiving S2S per week
as leader of the strike. This statement
was denied last night by Mr.. Campbell
and II number of the other machnists.
The strike in this city has SO far been
strickly local affair. In Philadelphia
where the strike has been conducted by
the international Association the bust
ness agent. Mr. keegan, receives a week
ly salary of about SIS. Mr.. Campbell has
been dvly elected business agent of the
local district. but hGs' never received
more than the Sc per week benefit since
the strike was started. This fact is
known to all the strikers and they are
perfectly satisfied with Mr.. Campbell as
their business agent. When spoken to
about the matter last night number of
the machinists said that even If Mr..
Campbell did get weekly salary it
would concern no one hut the men them
selves. They say they are perfectly
capable of conducting their own fight
and will not allow any outside intcrfer-
enc
The machinsts will have another hcne-
fl ball game on Thursday of next week.
The management Of the Rrownson team
will give its players for the occasion free
Of charge. The game will probably he
with team from Philadelphia. The
nachiniSts wish to return thanks to the
General Pulaski Polish American Club
for n donation Of $40 and also to the
death and sick beneficial association
connected with the Labor Lyceum for
$40.
Among the striking machnists at the
Harlan g. I1sllingSworth Company are
men who have worked for the firm for
forty wears. Several We're in theemployo of
the company before the civil war. Their
fathers worked for the Harlan Il Hol-
lingswnrln Company before them. The
fathers Of number of the strikers in
years gone by held high and responsible
positions and to their efforts belongs
much of the credit for the upbuildng Of
the Harlan & llolnwligst stohrcmfwyp mfw
the Harlan 4 Hollingswor,h Company
in the past. There are perhaps twenty
of the men who not only served their
time with the Harlan 4 Hollingsworth
Company hut have worked for the CON
Germ all their lives. One marhnist and
probably more who are now on Il strike
for their just rights. were employees ofthc
company before Taylor Cause. the father
of the present family of Causes. was
taken in the firm. Taylor Cause at that
time was only a clerk in the compdny'S
office.
All Of these mcn have rendered valu
able service for the company in tE"
past and are still able to give many
more years of good. faithful service if
treated fairly. They are men whose
places the firm would find it hard to fill
They are competent and intelligent ma
rhinsts and their long years of service
has made them valuable employees.
The men have given the best years of
their lives to the service Of the firm and
think that thcy now deserve some rrcug
ni,ion The fact that the demand is
such fair one and that they have given
the company 50 many years Of faithful
service has made these old employees
more determined to stand ont for the
demand than they otherwise would have
done. Many of the men in all the years
they have been connected with the big
ship building concern have never before
made demand or had any serious
grievance against the company. They
are in the present movement heart and
soul and will conlinuc 50 until an agree
mrnt is reached
CIGARMAKERS ACT.
The local cigarmakers union held an
enthusiastic and largely attended meet
ing at its rooms in the Smith Bnilling
last night. Clarence Wi"dmayrr of
Philadelphia. who has been in this city
for several days in the interest of local
union No. 40 Cutters and TrimmcrS Of
Philadelphia. addressed the meeting. The
union in Philadelphia is making fight
against y. Sn"llrnburg a. Company for
II system of piece work which the com
pany has. Mr.. Wicdmayrr stated last
night that his union does not want il to
,mionizc but wants the present piece
system stopped. The system is d"tr-
mental to the organization.
The rigarmak"rs union put n Sncllen-
burg d Company on its unfair list. A
committee WAS also appointed to visit
Mr. David SnrIl"nhlirg who has chnry"
Of the rompnny's Wilmington stor" and
tell Of the action taken ly the union