The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-23
MACHINIOTS NOT TO YIELD
The Strikers Insist That All Their
Demands Must Be Met.

Il Meeting of the General Executive
Board in New York Results in the
Declaration That No Compromise
of the Matter VIII Be Accepted.
NEW YORK, May 23.-The striking ma
chinists today affirmed their intention of
accepting no terms other than those pre-
sented in their formal demands on the
day they went out. A meeting of the
general executive board of the machinists
for this district was called early this
morning at 81 St Marks Place. and the re-
sut Of the conference last night at the
Astor House was laid before them
A resolution was adopted, declaring that
no compromise would be accepted, and
that the only terms on which the men
would go back to work were the accept
auce Of their demands in full by their en-
pIoyers- This completely nuIiifes any pos
sible effect which the conference at the
Astor House might have had, looking
toward a settlement of the trouble
It was hoped that some kind of an
agreement would De reached last night,
but even the work of the conferees was
limited to the presentation, discussion,
and voting down of two resolutions, one
representing the demands Of the machin-
lists, unmodifed in anyway and the other
introduced by Mr. Payne for the Metal
Trades Association. declaring that it was
the sense of the Joint committee that the
question in dispute should be settled by
arbitration as provided in the joint agree
ment, signed on November Is, 1890. On
each there was a tie vote, and a discus
sion of the question resulted in nothing
definite being decided upon or accepted by
either side. 1t was agreed that the rcso-
lutions should be submitted to the re-
spectfve associations and that they should
vote upon them The meeting adjourned,
subject to the call of the chairman, Mr.
Schwannhausser.
The number of men stin out in this Vi
cinity is about 1900 but should negotia-
tions now under way between several
firms and their employees succeed, this
number viii be materially Iessened. The
striking machintsts are being taken care
of by the union. and each man on strike
is compelled to report twice a day to his
local lodge
The Allen Metal Trades Association has
announced its readiness TO call its men
out if the machinists demand it This is
in accordance with the agreement be-
tween them, but the machfnists say that
they have no intention of doing this, as
it is entirely unnecessary. They expect
that fully nine-tenths Of their men Will be
back at work before next Monday.
The resolutions have not been submit
ted to the Metal Trades Association vet.
but it was said at their Office this morning
that the demands Of the men would be
rejected.
This leaves the situation unchanged
but it is expected that another meeting
VIII be called in a few days.
The machinists are stiH out at the Hoe
Works and also at the Worthington Pump
Company's plant This morning four of
the Worthington strikers intimated a de-
sire to return TO work, but received no
encouragement from the company. A
meeting Of the board of directors has been
called to consider the question.
Several firms conceded the demands of
the machinists yesterday, notably the IN
candescent Arc Light Company. which
employs nearly go men. Negotiations
had been pending since the men went out
on Monday, bat final agreement was not
reached until yesterday. Other firms that
conceded the demands Of the nachinists
yesterday, were the Torrance Machine
Company, the Huntington Machine Com
pany, and the Butter Extracting Compa-
ny, Of Newark and the Riker Motor Com
pany, of Elizabeth, y. J.