Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-20
IllGHINISTS' STRIKE
is INAUCURATED
.,,idput O'Connel Estimates That About
nOOO Men Struck TOday-Fewer in
Some of Big Cities Than Expected.

I city are employed by the Reading Iron
Works company and they are out with
the striking tube workers. Sixteen
hundred men quit work two weeks ago
and were afterwards locked out by or
der Of the president OF the company.
IN PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia, Pa May 2O--It Is estl-
mated that not more than lO00 machin-
lists have quit work In this city
Neither the Baldwin Locomotive
works nor the Cramp company antici-
pate any trouble They do not know
ingly employ union Workmen
Al HARTFORD, CONN.
Hartford, Conn May ga canvass
of the iron works here today shows
1850 men on strike, IS locked out and
400 working
NEW HAVEN.
New Haven Conn, May 20--One hun
dred maohinists struck here today.
MANY STRIKERS AT WILKsBARRE
Wilkesbarre, Pa. May 20-The labor
ers employed at the shops Of the Cen
trial Railroad Of New Jersey. the Lee
'A'tA 'Atl't iNhllNhA COMPANY anu All'
Dickson Manufacturing company. went
on strike today Fifteen hundred men
and boys are idle,
THOUSANDS QUIT AT SCRANTON.
Scranton, Pa, May 2O.-Eyery ma
chine shop in Scranton is idle today in
consequence OF the strike for a day Of
nine hours and an increase Of II per
cent in wages Altogether three thou
sand men quit work and these with the
Lack0Wanna machlnists and car shop
men out for a week past make nearly
5000 on strike in Scranton
The Dickson works this morning post
ed notice agreeing 10 give o nine hour
day and arbitrate the wage Issue. The
men ignored the notice IN obedience to
instructions.
FEW SAN FRANCGsCANs OUT
san Francisco, May 2O.--Of the seven
thousand iron workers IN this city who
were expected 10 strike today. less than
one thousand went ont at o'clock. the
appointed hour for the walk-out Al
most every branch Of the iron trades
are representde In the strike. The
Union Ion works the largest en-
ployers Of iron workers In this city,
report that their men had not gone out
az 10 o'clock, The strikers are very or
derby
MlLWAUKEE'S BIGGEST STRIKE,
Milwaukee. Wis. MAJ "1 Ahrl.
machinIsts went on strike today and .
were Joined by several hundred helpers. 1
The number OF plants affected IS twen- I
ty-0ve out Of a total OF twenty eight /
In fha gtfy Tho etvila 60 fba llrUaaf
Of the kind in the history Of the city.
QUIT AT YORK, PA.
York Pa, May 2O-Two hundred |
in the employ Of the York Manufacture |
ing company and $. Morgan Smith quit |
work
WALK OUT At NEW BRITAIN.
New Britain, Conn, May 2O-Seyeral /
shops here are affected by the strike, |
$50 machnlsts out Of a total Of 2l5 hay |
ing quit work
1900 OUT At CLEVELAND.
Cleveland. o.. May 2O-Ab7ut 1900
machlnsts employed in this city are on
strike today
$50 STRIKE AT DETROIT.
Detroit, Mich May 2O,-Cp to 10 /
o'clock seventeen local machine shops
employing $50 men had granted the
demands Of the International Associa-
ton Of Machinlsts and their employees
were at work. Five hundred and fifty
machinsts are on strike.
FEW OUT AT MKEE's ROCK
PLANT.
Plttsburg, May 2o-About 100 ma
chinists at the McKee's Rock plant Of
the Pressed Steel Car company struck |
this morning for a nine hour day. The
places Of the strikers have been filled by |
iaborers employed about mill Less
than 100 machnists are idle today IN
the city, all but four firms having
signed the scale,
COO IDLE AT TOLEDO.
Toledo. May 20 Machinists to the
number Of coo are idle here today, their
employers having failed TO comply with
the demands Of the International as
ISOLATION.
60 PER CENT STRIKE AT BOSTON
Boston. Mass, May 2O--About GO per
cent Of the machinists employed IN Bos-
ton struck TO-DAY. l ne number OF men
involved Is about 1000 Shops employ
ing about ESQ men have granted the
new scale and the firms at which the
remaining men in the trade have been
given until noon today to decide the
question.
At INDIANAPOLIS.
indianapolis. Ind, May 20.-Reports
received at machinists' headquarters in
dcate that $50 or 200 men have struck
in this city.
ST. 30, MO, LINEMEN OUT
St Joseph. No, May 2O.-Every line
man i'm 81. Joseph who Is a member OF
the international Brotherhood Of Flee
trical Workers Is on strike for an In
crease OF wages from 1925 to $3.50 per
day and reduction OF hours from ten
10 nine.
AT BRIDGEPORT.
Brldg, port. Conn, May 2O.--Between
ZOO and 500 machnlsts are on strike
here, but all factories were running to-
day
UNION IRON WORKS MEN STRIKE
San Francisco. May 20.-'rhe om-
ployes of the Union Iron works have
Joined the ranks Of the strikers, ana 1t