Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-23

chinists employed in the repair shops along
the eaboard Air Line railway have re-
manned on duty awaiting the result of the
conference between the comm)tee for the
union and General Manager Barr of the
Sea board, they have been ordered to strike
The final conference was totally unable 10
SETTLE satisfactorily the matters at issue
The head of the systems operating depart
ment refused to recognize those members OF
the committee who were not employees or
his company. The demands for the nine
hour Gay and the increase of pay were
both rejected.
Immediately after the conference Organ
izer Nedrey of the American Federation OF
Labor who has been the ground for
some weeks. telegraphed to all members OF
the union employed in various shops of tine
system from Virginia to Florida that the
efforts to effect an adjustment with the
Seahoard having failed, they were to strike.
The order becomes Immediately operative
Owing to the recent heavy discharge of
machinists along the system there are only
about 100 men affected by the strike order
strike Spreads at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. May 23.-Twenty ma
chinists in the employ of Edward Harrng-
ton. jr.. & Co. quit work today, while six
machinists and thirty-fOur other employees
all members of the allied trades. went on
strike at the shops of Schaum & Uhlinger.
The 49, employees of the Edco Electro
dynamic Company. who have been on
strike since Monday returned to work this
morning. The men compromised on 36A
'hours. The Harrison Safety Boiler Com
pany acceded to the machinists demands
today and the fifty men are again at work.
Business Agent Keegan today received a
dispatch from NJ. S. Belk. organizer at
Newport News. stating that the shipbud
ing company had asked until Saturday to
give final answer to their men. Permis
sion for this delay had been granted aSter
rn tat wit for
chlnlStS Union at Washington.
More Men Out in Boston.
BOSTON. May 23.-The machinists of the
United Shoe Machinery Company employed
on the Goodyear work $40 in number,
struck in a body today. and about 30 other
employees of the Goodyear factory struck
in sympathy with them. The strike was
due to a failure of the managers after
series of conferences with the men. to
cept the schedule demanded by the Ma
tional Machinists' Union.
NEW YORK. May 23.-The executive
board of the striking machinsts decided To-
day to reject the proposition made by the
employers at the conference held yesterday
In the Astor House, which committees from
both sides attended. The employers win
not meet again until tomorrow. When they
do, it is said, they will in turn reject the
propositions of the unionists.
NAM OINL, 'ollll.r MAY E'b-A utNelcI'-
ment of the maChiniStS' strike situation TO-
day was the shutting down for an indet-
mite period of all departments of the Pope
factory of the American Bicycle Company.
Most of the machinists employed there
struck Monday.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. May 23.-Twenty-
five machiuists employed at the Bessenier
plant of the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany went on strike this morning, demand
ing that the company sign the ntern3l-
tiOnal agreement. The men have beer
working ten, eleven and twelve hours a
day a conference will be held tomorrow.
DETROIT Mich, May 23.-The local
plant of the American Car and Foundry
Company today acceded to the demands of
its IS striking machinists, and in addition
instituted a fifty-four hour week for its
5, 900 other employees