Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-05-22
UNION MACHIMSTS
ARE WINNING OUT
Employers Are Conceding
Demands of Strikers.
SITUATION IS SUMMARIZED

President O'ConnelI of National AS.
ISOLATION of Machinists Expresse:
Himself as Well Pleased With tht
Course OF Events-Review of Field.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The storm
centers of the great strike of machinists
throughout the country today are in the
vicinity of Cincinnati and on the Pa
cific coast. The number of firms thai
have agreed are added to by about 100
which brings the aggregate of the es
Establishments making the concessions tC
1000 in round numbers during the past
three or four days Save in one or two
| instances, as at Scranton, Pa, the allied
trades have not yet been affected. 1t is
| claimed at the general headquarters Of
the machinists, however, that where
agreements are not effected by this
afternoon or tomorrow many of the men
In the allied trades will go out in the in.
dividual shops where the machinists al.
ready are out.
The estimate of President O'Connell
of the National Association of Machin
lists as to the number of strikers today
remains at $4,000, approximately, the
same figure as given yesterday.
The executive board association is in
session here, watching the progress of
the strike.
President O'Connell said this morn.
ing:
1.-The reports from all sections are
very favorble. The indications are that
the great majority of firms will have
reached agreements with the men today
or tomorrow. The dispatches coming
in from various cities indicate that con
ferences will be held today with large
number of firms. Many men who were
working yesterday went out today. The
additions made last night and this morn.
ing to the list of strikers and the num-
ber that will return to work this morn.
ing with their demands granted will
about balance each other"
Today's reports show that only three
railroads in the United States are now
affected by the strike-namely, the Cen
tral Vermont, Lehigh Valley and Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western.
Situation Summarized.
The situation according to reports re-
ceived today at headquarters is sum
married as follaws: Practically all the
trouble between Kansas City and the
Pacific coast has been adjusted. AT
Kansas City about 600 men are out, but
the small firms have signed the agree
ment.
San Francisco reports an almost com.
plete tie-up. About 5000 men have
struck. Agreements have been reached
there, however, with II firms outside OF
the Union and Dresden Iron plants and
the Fulton Ship company. At Seattle
700 men have struck. There are 500
strikers at Tacoma, Wash. The trouble
has been adjusted at most of the other
Pacific coast points.
At New York about 2,500 men have
struck. A settlement has been reached
with the balance, which involves about
90 per cent of the firms. In Chicago all
but several of the small shops have ad.
justed matters. About 1000 men are
the Ohio cities of Cincinnati, Hamilton,
Dayton and Alliance.
Only a few men are out in Cleveland,
practically a general settlement having
beeu effected there.
All the firms in Columbus, O., and
Chicago Heights, Ills, have made agree.
ments.
Situation In the South.
Favorable reports come from the
south. All the establishments employ
ing machinists in Norfolk, Va, have
signed agreements. OF the establish.
ments in Wilmington, Del, four Of the
largest ones have signed agreements,
leaving about half of the original strik.
ers out.
There is a complete tie.up at New
burg, N. Y, all of the 800 maohinists
being out, while all OF the men at the
Brooks Locomotive works at Dunkirk,
n. Y, have struck. The Naugatuck
valley in Connecticut Is generally af-
fected. All are out at Bridgeport, Der.
by, Ansonia, Waterbury, Stamford and
! New Britain, but all the firms in Dan.
bury have signed agreements. In New
Haven II firms signed yesterday, but
600 men still are out About 800 are
out at Springfield, Mass. In Philadel
phia about half of the firms have re-
ported agreements, leaving 1850 men
approximately still out. All are striking
at Elgin, Ills.
At Syracuse, N. Y. 10 establishments
have conceded the demands.