Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-06-16
The Strike.

Ad'ieu OF settlement, and the Stilke T.
still OF. is i'm 20 sslble. at this writ
ing, to say what the outcome will be.
The cessatious of operations. Will be
a loss to the business Of the city. anl
being out Of employment will be
hardship to many o. the EN- sloye,s,
who are entirely dep lent on their
wages for supp pit. ,ct II is cost
ly strife all around as the knitting
mill will be Subjected to great loss
and ineo lvenience from living idle.
A committee of strikers met tie
manager OF the mill. last Monday
morning aud submitted their ultima
tum as follows.
Are you willing to dispose OF the
foreign labor now Employed
Are you willing in th. future to
employ none but Americon labor pro
vided same can be obtaiueds
) Are you willing to re employ all
employees OF said Company who quit
work or were discharged on account
OF employment of foreign labor9
4. Are you willing in the future to
show no prejudice or partiality be-
tween employees who remained or
who quit on account of the present
troubleY
:. Are you willing to have discon-
tinued the use in the mills of all in.
decent language in the presence OF
ladies, ana that they shall be treated
with proper respec
6. Are you willing to refer all mat
tiers OF grievance OF persons discharg
ed without just cause to commit tee
representing you and the employees
who shall have authority to investi-
gate and settle such ditie rencesp
7. How much Hungarian labor do
you propose to employ?
To which the masagers answered
cateporically.
Answer to question THE Kill.
bouin Co. will net dispose OF the
Hungarian labor now in its employ
for the following reasons:
(a) This company has been short of
help during its busy periods for each
OF the last i've years and has not been
able to secure extra help ola salts
factory quality sufficient to meet it's
demands, and as result has suffered
considerable pecuriuary loss. q
(h) Before attempting to introduce
foreigns help to supply the company's
requirements every means at hahd
was exhausted in efforts to obtain To-
cal help.
(c) The 'o-eiguers in our employ
are conceded by the strikers to be
clean, industrious and thoroughly un-
Objectionable.
The urgent need Of help 10 meet
the coming needs of the company has
brought the management face to face
with three distinct propositions.
(D Employ all local help we can
get supplemented with such foreig n
labor as we need bat no moe.
80 II necessary to solve the labor
question remove the plant to one of
the three locations which have made
strong inducements for such change
of location.
One Of the above propositions will
surely be carried out.
Answer to question This COM
pany will never agree to EMPLOY any
particular class or nationality of labor
to the exclusion of all others; but will
5 low preference only according to the
individual ability and capacity of the
applicant in each instance.
We reserve without restriction tie
right ofchoice as to whomj we will
not employ.
Answer to question 3-We will il
they return at once and continue the
peaceable pursuit of their occupation.
Answer to question I've are willing
to show no prejudice or pBrtiality be-
tween employees who remain as
against those who have quit--upom
condition only that they new contin-
ue without further interruption.
Answer toquestion 5--Your rene
dy against such charges does not lie
in the form in which you present it.
The grievance is not supported by the
facts you present. While this company
if appealed to will always give due
consideration to such complaints, it
cannot agree to answer ltor the Ian.