The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-05-23
ARE OUT
Many Firms Refuse to Accede to
Demands Of the MachinistS.
NlNE=HOUR DAY IS CONTENTION
President of International Union Esti.
mates That Fifty Thousand
of the Craft Walked Out
on First Day.

approximately $4,000 machinists
throughout the country struck Mon
day. for a nine-hour day, scale Of
wages equal to the present ten-hour
per day scale and other demands.
This is the rough estimate Of Presi-
dent O'Connell, Of the International
Association of Machinists, based on
the telegraphic advices that reached
him during the day from the machin-
lists headquarters in the various
cities.
The strike thus far has not extend
ed to the allied trades, save in one or
two instances, as at Scranton, Pa,
where men in a part Of the allied
trades are out. No machinists en-
gagged in government work are affect
ed. This is due to the fact that on
such work an eight-hour day scale al
ready prevails.
Railroad machinists, as rule, are
not involved in the strike, though the
men on several roads are out. The
Central Vermont shop machinists at
St. Adams, numbering probably 200,
have struck. The Lehigh Valley rail-
road machinists at Buffalo, Sayre,
Wilkesbarre and Elmira are out, ag-
gregating about 500 all told. The
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
men at Buffalo, Scranton Wilkesbarre
and intermediate points are out The
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe men
also are out. The strike order, how
ever, does not apply to the railroads
generally.
The situation Monday afternoon
was summarized by President O'Con-
nell in the following statement:
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;
regulation of the apprenticeship sys.
TEN and the number that shall be en-
ployed in accordance with the num-
ber of journeyman machinists employ
ed: agreements as to arbitration OF all
disputes that may arise in the future;
the right of the machinfsts to be rep
resented by a committee, and agree
ments that there shall be absolutely
no discrimination against machinists
because of their membership in the
union.
From the present indications and
the statements issued from headquar-
ters at the various points the orders
are being generally obeyed and In
larger numbers than was anticipated.
In certain cases where only few
hundred were expected to be involved
the indications are that the number
will be increased so per cent. The
number Of firms signing indicate that
in localities where the agreements are
being made the strike will not last
over q few days. In other localities,
where a larger number Of men are be-
ing involved, look forward to an ad-
justment being reached within the
present week"
Following is a statement OF the
number of men out at . important
points:
Hartford, Conn, 1000; Ansola and
Derby, Conn, 500; Hamilton, O., l.
900: Buffalo, 1900; Scranton, $500;
Cincinnati, completely tied up and g.
900 men out; Connorsville, Ind, zoo;
Palestine, Tex, 200; York, Pa, 300;
East Orange, N. j. 300; Oswego. N.
Y. 300; Norfolk, Va, all shops out,
500 men.
Telegraphic reports to Mr.. OCon-
nell show the following as the num-
ber of firms which signed the agree
ment Monday:
Kenosha, Wis, all; Milwaukee. FIVE;
Wilmington, Del, 2; Toledo, /; Au'
burn, N. Y, all; Anaconda, all; Den
yer, all; st. Louis, all; New Orieass,
all; Danbury, Conn, all; Pittsburg,
Pa, 80 per cent; Franklin. Pa, all;
YOUNGSTOWN, O., all; Cleveland, Is;
Rochester, N. Y, 80 per cent; Buffalo,
so per cent; Niagara Falls, all; Tona-
wanda, all; Trenton, N. J., Is per
cent; Baltimore, II; Philadelphia, rs;
New Haven, 8.