The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-28
THE MACHINlSTS SATISFIED WITH
THEIR PROGRESS.
STRIKERS LARGELY THE GAMERS
In the Number of Settlements Made.
Many Men Return to Work Under
Agreements Establishing Their De-
Join the Strikers Today-Allied Metal
Trades Workers to Assist the Ma
chfnfsts Where Needed

Washington, D. c., May 23-President
O'Connel, of Machinists' Association. in
summarizing the situation tonight said:
The situation shows that we are
largely the gamers in the number Of
settlements made. The adjustments
reported during today show a gain in
New England OF 1850 in the number of
men returned to work with the de-
mands granted: Of 500 or 600 in Ohio,
and probably 1000 in Pennsylvania.
About 1000 men struck today. There
are some additions in Philadelphia and
some in the Seaboard Air Line at Amer
icus, Ga. Our, policy is to discourage
bringing out any more men than is alb
solutely necessary to effect the success
of the movement"
Mr. O'Connell said a strike Of the ma
chinists on the Seaboard Air Line
would occur tomorrow morning. He
said the strikers would number between
500 and 600.
Advices to headquarters here indi-
cate that at San Francisco may Of the
smaller concerns are ready to grant the
demands. but are not ready to sign the
agreement. At Indianapolis the Amer
lean Bicycle Company is reported as
agreeing to the demands, but refusing
10 sign the agreement. The same con-
dltlon exists at several other points and
the matter is being left to the local or
Sanizers. Mr.. O'Connell said tonight
that he could not understand such a
policy on the part of the employers,
but was not disposed to haggle over a
minor issue, and if necessary, he
would not insist on the men staying
out on account of that technicality.
He said the organization of the men is
sufficient to enforce their demands and
that the question of signature was
comparatively trifling.
In this city every establishment en-
.cg machinists signed agreements
today, one of them, the Cahill Type
writer Company, however, refusing to
I u%nionize 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 Springfield,
Mass. Westerly, r. L, and Thompson
vile. Conn. The local combination of
employers at Bridgeport Conn.,, has
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Capsul Machine Company there.
Several of the representatives of
Southern railroad lodges arrived today
and others are expected by tomorrow
morning, when a conference with Vice
President Cannon is expected.
On the Baltimore and Ohio South
western railroad. agreements have been
signed at h Washington, Ind, and
Chillicothe. Ohio, shops and 200 men
have returned to work. TrOuble on the
Jersey Central road has beer settled.
None of the large concerns in Cincin-
natl has yet given in, though unofficial
advices to headquarters here report
several firms as agreeing to sign.
lone of the big concern in San Fran
cisco has signed and no indication OF
yielding has been received from there.
The headquarters of the strike will
be shifted sunday to Toronto, where
the convention Of the Machinists' AS
ISOLATION will open June 3rd.
President Mulholland. of the Allied
Metal Trades Association, telegraphed
from headquarters of that organization
in Toledo today that he had issued or
derS to his men at various points to join
the strikers in those shops where the
employers are still holding out against
the demands of the machinists. This is
liable to add materially to the force of
the strikers.
In several of the large cities a break
in the line Of the employers refusing to
make the concessions is claimed by the
strike leaders.
Philadelphia, May 23.-Business Agent
Keegan of the Machinists Union oday
received a dispatch from NJ. S. Belk,
organizer at Newport News, stating
that the ship building company has
asked until Saturday to give a final
answer to their men. Permission for
this delay a been granted after con-
sultation with the International Ma
chinists' Union at Washington.
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