The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-07
MAY DAY STRIKES
Put Stop to Many Industries
in Various Cities. :
MANY THOUSANDS OUT
Mammoth Waik.Out In New York Was
Only Partially Effeeted-De- !,
mands are for Increase j
Of Pay. ?g!

A New York dispatch says: Tho
strike of mechanics and laborers which
was looked for Friday did not material
ize to the extent that had been antici.
pated, although great many men, in-
cluding 10000 Italian excavaters, went
on strike.
An agreement reached at the last
moment by the railroad officials and
the marine engineers to submit their
differences to arbitration put stop to
the general tie-up Of all freight steam
ers in the vicinity.
The 10000 Italian excavaters ana
rock men who are out ask $3.50 day
for all men experienced and inaxpert-
enced, while the contractors say they
Gan pay this to experienced men only.
The strikers paraded the streets, each
waving an American flag. This striA
practically put stop to work on the
subway and also on excavations for
new buildings.
At Philadelphia more than 1000 men
in the building trades went On strike.
The action directly affects 1000 addi-
tional workmen, and should the strike
continue week building operations
will cease and over 10000 men will be
rendered idle. The carpenters demand
so cents an hour for an-eight hour day,
the hosting engineers ask s1S fora
week Of fifty-four hours.
At Chicago $500 members of the
Laundry Workers Union quit work
during the day, precipitating famine
of clean linen upon Chicago and its SUI !.
burbs. Chinese laundries, Of which II
is estimated there are many, are to be !.
involved. The employers have issued
a call for a meeting Of every laundry
proprietor in the city and suburbs and
efforts are being made to induce the
Mongolian washermen to stand by the
landrymen's association in its efforts
to Withstand the demands Of the work.
ers.
The boiler makers ornamental and
architectural housesmiths and station
ary hoisting engineers In Pittsburg
and Allegheny, Pa. quit work, the en-
ployers having refused to concede
their demands. Six hundred boiler
makers and 400 helpers are idle. They
demand 81 per day and eight hours
work, an advance Of so cents a day
and a reduction from nine to eight
hours day. In the towns Of Fayetts
City, Cahreroi, Belle Vernon, Mones. 5
sen and Donora, along the Monongahe-
la valley, building has been almost en-.
tirely suspended by strike of carpen.
ters, brick layers, stone masons, plas-
terers and hod carriers.
At Omaha Neb., eighteen hundred &
men, including teamsters, hotel and
restaurant employees and members OF
the building trades went on strike,
and number of sympathetic strikes
are anticipated, which will bring the
number out to 5000. Hardly wagon
was to be seen on the streets and all
the large restaurants were closed.
Not in many years has the labor sit
lation in Boston, Mass, presented
more complicated aspect than 1t did
IN May Day. The employees in nine
rades at least had made demands,
md 10000 men were interested. IN
many cases, however partial settle
nent had been reached.
A general strike of union workmen
n the building trades at Baltimore
lso went into effect Friday morning.
t is estimated that 1000 men have
uit work, including carpenters and
filiated workmen. Several Of the un-
ons demand a readjustment Of the
rage scale and an eight-hour day, but
he main issue is the union card sys-
en-, which will not admit OF nom
nionists working on he same build
lg with union men. About $8,000,.
Do of work now in progress will be
fected by the strike.