The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23
Strikers Return to Work at Allen
Tsanery and No Further
Trouble Is 10 Sight
CoRMAN AIDS IN SETTLEMENT
Men Consent to Return to Work on the
Proposition Originally Offered
by Managers Of Plant.-De-
tectives Quit Town
(From Fridays Daily J

as over and this morning the wheels
of the big plant started again and
nearly all Of the men returned to
their old places. The return to work
was In keeping with the settlement
Of the strike as effected by Mayor
James German on Thursday evening.
Most of the men seemed glad to get
back to work again and when the
gates OF the big plant we're opened
they rushed in as if they were going
to circus and in five minutes most
of the men were at work just as if
nothing had ever happened. A few
disguntled agitators refused to ac-
cept the settlement that had been
made and they remained on the out
side Of the buildings and talked back
with the police officers and detectives.
When the streets were cleared just
before eight o'clock it was found
that about twenty men had not re-
turned to work with the rest. Among
this number were most of the buffers
that had started the original trouble
and it seems they are not as yet salts
fed with the scale. 1t isj1ighly inn
probable that the other men, however,
can be brought out in sympathy with
these men again and if they. are in
sistent their places will probably be
filled with other men. The managers
of the tannery will begin at once to
rearrange the wage scale IN keeping
with the proposition accepted by the
men.
The detectives who have beeu
guarding the plant we're taken off
duty this morning and the matter
left entirely in the hands of Chief
O'Hare, Sheriff Pfennig and their
forces and as these forces have done
yeon1an service during the strike
there is no doubt but that they will
be able to take care of any future
disturbances.
The settlement of the strike was
reached just after five O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon after a fonr-hour con-
ference between Mayor German and
the strikers and they agreed to accept
the proposition of the managers of the
company aud return to work this
morning. The settlement was greeted
with the greatest enthusiasm among
the men and they insisted on gather
ing about the mayor and thanking
hini for interceding in their behalf
Some of the more enthusiastic of the
foreigners insisted on kissing the
hand of the mayor and as he left the
hallto announce to the managers of
the tannery that the strike was over
he was greeted with cheering and
throwing of hats. 1t was a great day
for the mayor.
The settlement as arranged pro-
vides that all yard men and beam
house helpers shall receive ST. a
week. The company will furnish
them nits to work in Fand they will
have is minutes off each day for
washing up. The buffers in the old
shop will buff 100 sides per day at
wages of SIS week, and those in the
new shop will buff hundred whole
sides for $14.50 a week or 104 sides for
SIS. The company will pay s cents
per side for pump leather bulls and 9
cents per side on ali Spanish hides.
The company will put in one more
steam pipe and will pay at least Mil
waukee wages in all departments Of
the big plant.
This is the original proposition
made to the men by Mr.. Allen and
the proposition provides for several
increases in wages, but the increases
are not all that the men demanded.
The, strikers have made decided
gain in some departments.
Charles w. Allen in speakingof the
matter this morning said, ST am glad
that the matter has been settled with
out any serious trouble. The police
of the city, Sheriff .Pfennig aud his
men and the men who came down
from Milwaukee have done great work
and we feel deeply indebted to them
for it. Mayor German has been a
great aid to rs in the settlement. of
the strike and the men who acted
with him as peace makers are entitled
to high praise. ("
The police of the city and Sheriff
Pfennig and his deputies are deserv-
ing of the greatest credit for the way
they handled tie strike. The men
have. been on strike duty since last
Monday night and many of them have
been without sleep since that time.
While the great crowd of detectives
who came down from Milwaukee aid
ed materially in keeping order there
is little doubt, but that the Kenosha
officials could have taken care of the
strike without outside aid. 1t is pos
sible that the few men who failed to
return to work will continue striking
but with more than thousand men
back at their posts there is little
reason to believe that these few men
can stir up any serious trouble.