The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-05-22
RATES OF ADVERTISING:
MACHINlSTS OUT ON STRIKE.
Fifty Thousand Throughout the Country
Obey the Order to Quit Work.

WASHINGTON May 2L-Approxi.
mately 10000 machiniSts throughout the
country are in the fight for a nine-ho e
day, Il scale Of wages equal to the prs
ent l0-hour per day scale and other d.
mands. This is the rough estimate Of
President O'Connell of the National As
sociation Of Machinists, based on the tel
egraphic advtces that have reached hsn
from the machinists headquarters in the
various cities.
The strike thus far has not extended to
the allied trades. save in one or two in
stances, as at Scranton, Pa, where men
in a part Of the allied trades are out. No
machinists engaged in government work
are affected. This is due to the fact that
on such work an eight-hour a day scale
already prevails. Railroad mac '1ists as
a rule are not involved in strike,
though the men ON several roa J.r out.
The Central Vermont Shop Achinists
at ST. Adams, numberiHs probably 2yJ
have struck. The Lehigh Valley rail-
road machinists at Buffalo, $Uyre,
Wilkes Barre and Elmira are out, aggre-
eating about 800 all told. The Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western men at Buff
falo, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and inter-
mediate points are out. The Gulf, Col
orado and Santa Fe men are also out.
The strike order, however, does not ap-
ply to the railroads generally. 1t is ex-
planned at headquarters that there is no
competition between the railroads and
the private work and that work among
the private establishments is to be ad-
justed first.
The situation was summarized by Pres
ident O'Connell in the following state
ment to the press:
I'VE are demanding a nine-hOur day
universally throughout the trade with an
increase Of wages sufficient to overcome
the loss Of the hour in time; regulation of
the apprenticeship system and the num-
ber that shall be employed, in accordance
with the number Of journeymen machin-
lists employed: agreements are to arbitra.
ton Of all disputes that may arise in
future; the rights Of the machinsts to be
represented by a committee and agree-
ments that there shall be absolutely no
discrimination against machinists be-
cause of their membership in the union.
From he tpresent indications and the
statements issuing from headquarters 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 80 per cent.
The number of firms signing indicates
| that in localities where the agreements
are being made the strike will not last
over few days.
In other localities, where a large mum
Der Of men are being involved look for
ward to an adjustment being reached
within the present week"
Following is a statement Of the num-
ber of men out at important points: Hart
ford, Conn, 1000; Ansonio and Derby,
Conn, 500; Hamilton, o., 1000; Buff
falo, 100; Scranton, $500; Cincinnati,
completely tied up and 5000 men out;
Connorsvilc, Ind, 200; Palestine, Tex,
200 York, Pa, 800; Fast Orange, N. j.,
300; Oswego, n. Y, 300; Norfolk, Va.
all shops out, 500.