The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16
Entire Force of Men Employed at
Allen Tannery Go Out on q
Strike This Morning
BIG PLANT is CLOSED DOWN
Men Have Not Presented Grievances to
the Managers and No Efforts Are
Made To Settle the Big
Strike at the Plant
LFrom TUESDAYS Dai1Yl

at the plant of the N. K. Aliens Sons
Tannery Company this morning and
at nine O'Clock every one of the eleven
hundred men employed at the plant
had thrown down their tools and join
| ed the strikers. The strike was start
ed by the sixteen buffers who went
out yesterday and it seemed to be of
little effect at first, but last night the
town was pretty we'll filled up with
agitators from Milwaukee and by this
morning every man employed at the
plant had been won over to the ranks
Of the strikers. The men are now
patrolling the plant and the company
has demanded police protection. Ear
ly this morning every police officer
that could be mustered in the city was
hurried to the tannery and Chief
| O'Hare and Assistant Chief New
house took charge of the work of pro-
tecting the plant. During the morn
ing hours the strikers made no effort
to secure conference with the man
ayers of the plant and there was alb.
solutely no signs of any settlement.
Most of the men are fore nd in
this lays the great danger. Recalling
the trouble Of year ago the man
ayers Of the bag plant are taking
every possible precaution to protect
the plant and it is possible that they
will make an early call for troops.
The managers have not as yet been
advised as to what the men demand
save in the case of the sixteen buffers
who went out originally and it is
thought possible that the other eleven
hundred men are striking in SYM
patty. The Polish and Austrian
saloons in the neighborhood of the
tannery were crowded with men this
morning at which places the strike
was discussed in loud tones ard labor
agitators we're adding fuel to the
flames and the strikers were bolster
Gus but no serious trouble occurred at
the plant.
Charles w. Allen was seen just
after 10 o'clock and he issued a state
ment IN regard to the trouble. He
said. eve have met no committee of
the strikers and we have not been ad-
vised as to what they demand or the
cause OF the strike. / think, how
ever, that | can say that it means a
general shut down of the plant for an
indefinite period. This is Only one of
the one hundred and one plants oper-
ated by the Central Leather Company
and we can better afford to shut it
down than grant any demands at this
time" Mr.. Allen said that he re-
GREETED deeply that this trouble should
occur.
1t is understood that the officials of
the Central Leather Company have
been notified of the conditions in Ke-
nosha and it is expected that some Of
them will arrive here late this after
noon or early tomorrow morning. Mr..
Allen stated that so far as he knew
no call had been made for troops and
that the conditions at the present
we're not alarming. 1t is known, how
ever, that the managers of the COM
pany are ready to ask for state troops
at minutes warning should the To-
cal deputies and police be unable to
take care of the situation. There is not
wheel turning in the plant this
afternoon, and it is not expected that
should a settlement be reached that
the men will return to work today.
The Allen plant is the largest plant
owned by the Central Leather Com
pany and it was valued at So, 900, 600
at the time the combination of the
leather interests was made. Mr.. Allen
states that the company has not at the
present time large amount of per-
ishable product in the vats, and that
a shut down for an indefinite period
would not make any great financial
difference to the company.
The story of the afternoon hours at
the tannery is simply repetition of
the morning story. There was
nothing of an exciting nature doing.
Right after dinner some of the men
employed in the office of the plant
went to one of the beam rooms to re-
move some hides from the watts and
some of the strikers made hostile
demonstration but it was promptly
quelled by the police officers. No
committee of the strikers had APP
peared at the Offices of the plant up to
three o'clock and no statement Of the
demands of the men has been given.
From Wednesdays Dai1y.)
After night of perfect quiet the
strike at the N. r. Aliens Sons
tannery became more threatening to-
day and the morning hours were
marked with clashes between the
strikers and the officials of the city |
and county and the force of detect
ives brought in from Milwaukee to
aid the local officers in keeping order. |
Early this morning twenty de-
tectives from the Remer & Wilson |
Agency in Milwaukee came to Keno
sha to take charge of the protection
Of the property, the men being in
charge of Charles Wilson.
Late Tuesday afternoon Mayor Cor
man addressed crowd nf naar1v