The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-07-16
RETURN OF NEWPORT NEWS MEN OF
NO EFFECT ON STlke
THEIR SURRENDER EXPECTED
Three Hundred Machinisss Among b
Six Thousand Men Out T~here-Thefr
Lack or sympathy With the Strike
From the Ffss-The strikers at Gin.
cinnati Vote TO Return to work-Tnfs
Admitted to be . severe Blow TO thu
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washington, July L. - President
OConnell. OF the International Associ-
alton OF Maehinists. said today that
the defeat OF the strikers at the New
port News s~hipyards would have no eff
fect on the general strike o. the ma
ehinists. " have never had n
hope tina: the Newport News men
would VIM" he said. They did not
go out until two weeks after they xere
ordered out and they have been con-
stantly voting on the question OF re-
turning to work. We were rot ready In
expend u funds on men not ready IN
carry on the fight. There were only
500 Taachinists out, against 5000 ether
employees remaining at work. Their re-
turn TO work nay have an effect on
some OF the small shIpyards In this
section OF the country. On the Pacific
COAST. however. between 5000 and 200
men are out. practically all in San
francisco. and these will not be Affect
ed. The general strike Of the machin-
lists has now simmered down to n cues
tion OF endurance OF the two sides. We
nave no revocation Of the strike order
In contemplation. There are 5000 ma
chinists, still out throughout the coun-
try
Cincinnati, July 1a.-The machinists.
strike in this city. which beSan Nav
10th n involved from 5000 to 1000
employees practically has been declar-
ed of.
"A secret mass meeting was held to-
day at which a formal report was made
that 1t had been found impossible to
procure assistance In money from head
quarters in Washington. AS the strike
benefit fund Is exhausted the strikers
were advised to return to work. Al
ready about 500 have applied for REIN
statement and many more will do so to-
morrow and Monday.
The strikers, failing TO receive funds
from Washington. sent an agent TO
washington to secure money. His re-
port was presented to the meeting to-
day, n the action which virtually
ends the strike. was taken. 1t is said.
however, that the decision to return to
work was not unanimous and that some
men will still hold out.
A meeting Of the shop committee
men Of striking machinists from the
various concerns affected. was held
here tonight At its conclusion a state
ment was given out cmphatically deny
ing the report that the strike had been
called off. 1t was EARNED that. while
1t was left discretionary with the men
in a number OF shops to return with
out any other men being involved, sev-
eral firms were picked out Upon whom
the fight is to prosecuted. Those who
return to work will support the strik-
erS.
Washington, July 12.-At the head
quarters here of the International As
ISOLATION of Machinists. President
| O'Connell admitted that the collapse OF
the strike at Cincinnati was likely TO
have considerable effect on the general
strike, as Cincinnati had been regard
ed as the most important among the
| cities involved in the strike.
President O'Connell reiterated the
statement hat there is no intention to
call off the general strike and declared
| that the order would fight 1t out to the
end.
Baltimore. April 12.-About 200 ma
| chinists decided today to give up the
fight for a nine-hour working day and
to apply for reinstatement in the shops
of the Maryland Steel Company on
Monday at the old terms. This brings
the machinists' strike to an end In this
city. About 1000 men employed In
various shops laid down their tools and
the majority Of them were granted
their demands.