The times., 1901-05-23

Thirty of the machinists employed at
the Cahil Electric Typewriter Company :
works oI,it work yesterday about II
O'Clock. upon the refusal ot the pr"pile-
tors IN establish a nine-hour work day, in
oaoordance with the demands Of the ma
tionaI union This was the first intima-
lion thar the general strike inaugurated
b,, the International Association Of Ma
cbiuists for a nine-hour day. and an IN
crease Of 1872 cents per day, would affect
the wCrkmen in this city.
r,e diss agreement between the Cahiii
COMPANY and its employees was as TO the
hours. overtime wages, and the appren-
=iceship indenture and regulation Inc
men have been seeking conference lor
several DAYS Yesterday they went TO
the manager and presented their de-
nands. asking that they be signed Ac-
cording TO the statement Of the men, their
employers refused to have anything TO 90
with the committee. and not only refused
to sign. but refused to look at the paper
or read its provisions
Later in the day J. J. Connolly ana +.
]. Conion. members of the Executive Com
mittee of the International Association OF
Machinists. were sent by President o'Con-
nell TO the head of the concern to at
tempt to bring about settlement They
were unsuccessful
As the committee representing the men
received such a cold greeting. and were
unable TO get their propositions consld-
cred. the difficulty promises to be long
in settling. There are no propositions for
a further meeting under consideration.
The difficulty as to hours concerns an
extra hour and a half ptr week that the
men work beyond that specifically re
CURED in the body of the agreement The
document first states that the men shan
work ffty-four hours and later on pro
vides for an additional hour and half
1t is upon the pay they are to receive for
this additional one and one-half hours
week that the men desire to reach an
agreement with their employers.
The remaining seventy have presented
their grievances to their employers and
propositions for conferences are being
considered. Trouble. it is hoped. VIII be
avoided in the other cases.
Mr.. O'Connell stated later in the day
that the machinists who quit work VIII
remain out until the management OF the
company sees fit to consider their griev-
ance
The managers Of the Cahill Electric
~ ItN lA--4S Ntl4AHal4ST Al A--'~ @lAA-e, eAAN
matter, said:
I'VE have written contracts with all
our men. which provide for a week of
ffty-four hours, and for one and one-half
hour overtime to be worked at the same
rate per hour as regular time. For all
night work we pay from 25 to 80 per cent
additional, according to circumstances.
our men are satisfied. Most of them
have been imported from the North, and
get much more for nine-hour day than
they got in the North for a ten-hour day
The union submitted a draft Of a CON
tract requiring US TO give up the man
agement Of our business; to employ only
union men; TO employ one apprentice to
i've workmen; to refer al grievances to
a committee Of walking delegates.
This company is owned by men who
have put their money into perfecting and
manufacturing a typewriter the main pur-
pose of which IS to do more work for the
employer, with less labor TO the operator.
They do not see III to turn over the man
agement Of their business to persons who
have no interest in il, and who have for
two years been working diligently TO stir
up trouble between well-paid and uell-sat-
isfied workmeD and their employers.
The committee which called was treat
ed witt due courtesy. II was shown copies
OF the regular contract between our com
pany ana its employees. signed by the lat
ter. before entering the service Of the
company We understand that the dele
gates walked across the street TO the op-
posite corner after the conference was
over and held up their hands and the men
all walked out.
a number Of the company's most skill
ful men remained with #. Others VIII be
and the work carried on.
In speaking Of this agreement, Mr.
o C0nutL said.
The agreement which Mr. CahiH makes
his men sign IS worse than the restric-
tionS imposed by the Government in en-
listing men in the army. He requires
them 10 work hfty-four hours for week.
with the addition of one and one-half
hours extra at regular pay. which makes
a flfty-five and one-half-hour week. Mr..
Camll s attitude toward our officers was
anything but courteous.
President o ConneH, when seen yester-
day, stated that from the present out
look there is no doubt that the general
strike VIII last but few days longer.
Reports from different cities throughout
the country, he said, are very encour-
aging. and in all the cities Of any size.
with one or two exceptions, the strike is
practically won.
IN the great majority Of instances, he
said. there was no trouble between the
and their employers, the latter
generally accepting the situation and con-
ceding the demands of the national or
EHnlZdllGn IDf a filtlt-llOuE NDEh udNs IlE
said that settlements are pending every
where except along the Pacific Coast and
in the vicinity ot Cincinnati Dayton
Hamilton. and Alliance, Ohio. In these
two general districts the fight is more
stubborn. owing, probably, Mr.. OConneu
said to agreements between employers to
withstand the opportunities OF the men.
He believes there are agreements in these
nlsces among the employers to stand firm
Tor a week, or for a longer definite pc
Rod before making overtures.
In the Kansas City district ne sald, the
eTnuloyers have given way, and nine nrms
IN that city signed yesterday. receiving
back into their shops about 200 men OF the
20 that went out
There Will be d conference tonight at the
a stor House. New York, between the Ma
,fonai Metal Trades Association, the en-
ployers Of New York and vicinity, and
District No. is. of the international Ma
chlnists. The employers IN Distrlct NO
r. ". Bliss Company, Brooklyn, n Y;
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Com
many Paterson y. J.; Benjamin East
ISSalf SIgnof company. Paterson. y. J.; " & A.
Fletcher Company, Hoboken, n j.; Gar
vim Machine Company, New York; Holly
Manufacturing Company, Lockport, y. Y;
Iewes & Phillips Iron Works, Newark, n.
4. Iroquois Iron Works, Buffalo y. Y;
Manufacturing Company,
y. Y; Manning, Maxwell &
Moore, New York: Payne Company, FL
mira. n Y: Quintard Iron Works, New
York: John Royle d Sons. Paterson, y. J.;
snow steam Pump Works, Buffalo, y. Y;
A. B. See Manufacturing Company,
RrookTvn =. Y; Watson Stillman Com
5sny, New York; Watts Campbell Com
oany. Newark. y. J.. Henry r. Worthing-
ton. Brooklyn. n. Y: Watson Machine
Company, Paterson, \. j.; seneca Fa!ls
Manufacturing Company, Seneca Falls.
n y Buffalo Pitts Company, Buffalo.
y Y: Otis Elevator Company, New York;
Mcintosh. Seymour q Co, Auburn. y. Y;
Samuel l. Moore < Sens Company. Eliz-
abeth y. J.: Kraj ajewski-Pesant Company,
Brooklyn, y. Y; Niagara Machine and
Tool Works. Buffalo =. Y; James Reilly