The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28


For increased wages. "a
Against increased hours of labor. 4
For signed agreements. ..-..--.----.. %
Refusal to work upon unfair articles IA
Against discrimination ---......--.. %
Against open shops.
Refusal to restore wages. ]
MlsceilaneouS - -.----, .
The machinists, it seems, have been
and are on strike or have been locked
out at the following places:
Lehigh Valley R. R. shops, Buffalo,
N. Y.
c. L. & S. E. railway shops, So. Chi
cago, Ill.
All shops Santa Fe railway system.
General strike, Chicago, Ill.
Heilman Machine Co., Evansville,
Ind.
Contract shops, Batavia. Ill.
Austin Mfg. Co., Harvey, Ill.
Premier Motor Works. Indianapolis,
Ind.
Bates Engine Co., E. ]. & E. railway
shops, Joliet, Ill
Leonard & Sons, London. Ont, Can
Gammer Engine Works, Marion, Ind
Phoenix Iron Works. Meadville, Pa
Memphis Machine Works, and Liver
more Foundry & Machine Co, Memphis
Flatner Brothers. Machine Works,
Union Iron works. Nashville. Tenn.
Harris Automatic Press Works, Miles,
DeLavergne Separator Co. Pough-
keepsie. N. Y.
Gardner Governor Works, Quincy
Engine Co., Wefbiner & Becker Machine
Co, and Central Iron Works, Quincy,
Ill.
Davis Machine Co.. Rochester. N. Y.
Spokane Machine & supply Co., Bar
nard Mfg. Co, Spokane, Wash
Holt Mfg. Co., Globe Iron Works.
Stockton, Cal.
eaton Foundry & Machine Co.. San
Jose, Cal.
Standard Wheel Works, Terre Haute.
Ind.
All contract shops. Vancouver, B. C.
Every honorable effort, Mr.. O'Connell
says in his report, rather pathetfcally,
has been made by me to secure the APP
pointment of a committee by the Ma
tionaI Metal Trades association to meet
a similar committee from our assocla-
ton for the purpose of endeavor1ng TO
bring about a more amicable under
standing between the two associations
I have met with complete failure in
this respect. having been notified by the
officials of the N. NJ. T. A. that it would
be impossible to arrange for a confer
ence of any kind until such time as the
l. A of NJ. would agree to practically
adopt the platform and principles pro-
muigated by the N. NJ. T. A This. of
course we could not do without losing
our identity as a trade union and all
respect for ourselves as men,
A
adjustment of our differences or the
bringing about of an agreement be-
tween the associations have been
broken off.
O'ConneII says: ct know of no organ
izatfon that has been SO infested with
spies and spoilers as the I. A. of NJ.
has been and is at the present time
sistent IN their efforts to employ So
called detectives to secretly report
the business of our association is e.
yond ny comprehension.
"MachinistS are employed by sew
eral detective associations with the
understanding that they must hold
membership in our association. They
are advised to go into our local lodges,
of the local. and whenever possible
secure the appointment. or election,
to the position of recording or f1nan
cial secretary, or president, recording
that they might be in position to
secure all correspondence between the
local and grand lodge
'"They are further instructed, as let
tiers on file in my Office show, to in
cite the men, and encourage them in
making unreasonable demands upon
their employers; they see to 1t that
the active men of our association are
their activity in the interests of our
association might be the means of in
viting opposition from the employer,
to the end that such members would,
for insufficient and very trivial rea-
sons, be dismissed from the service
of the company
Hundreds of our members have
been Disseminated against because
of their apparent activity in the inter
ests of our association. These dis
ordinations can undoubtedly be
charged to the efforts of the spotter.
who reports the proceedings of the
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association) and to the proper official