The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-04-18
Strikers at the Brass Works Be.
come Threatening and Police
Are Called to Aid Managers
MEN co BACK TO WORK TODAY
AgitatS~s Are DISCHARGED and Hurried
Out of tbs City and Other Men
Return to Work at the Old
Scale of Wages

The strike among the workmen of
the Chicago Brass Works came to a
close this morning when eighty-fve
of the men who had been forced out
by the strike Observation-Disclosures
Ie1nployed on excavations returned to
work at the old scale of wages and a
dozen men of the construction crew
who had caused the discomfort were
Epaid off and discharged. Before the
settlement of the strike was reached
/ the trouble proved to be the most
serious known in, thecity since the
strike at the: Alien tannery several
months, ago and.the police and sheriff's
Offices were called upon to protect the
Iempioyes ofisthe company. and the
1company's property. ..-- ~se
IL When the strike started Tuesday
morning. only a few Italians were af-
fecfed by it, but after the noon hour
then who had loaded up withs bad
whiskey gathered about the gates
Leading to the factory and aadeban
effort to intimidate other workme1.
Their efforts were successful to the
extent that ffty-fve men mployed as
yard men at the big plant did not re-
turnto work in the afternoon. BUR-
ling the afternoon hours efforts were
made to settle the trouble, but the
men declined to treat with their en-
| ployers save on the terms they de-
m anded. At 6o'c1ock Tuesday night
there was danger of serious trouble at
the plant. When the force of men
Iemp1oyed for night work reported for
work at the gates they we're sur
rounded by strikers and their friends
and the band Of foreigners proved to
beja decidedly hard gang to handle.
The police were notified that the
plant would demand protection, and
Assistant Chief Newhouse and four
men went to the plant. Sheriff Pfen-
Mig and four deputy sheriffs also re-
ported for service, and the hour was.
Ipassed without any serious disturb.
ances.s Several fist fights occurred,
but it is declared that they we're all,
between members Of the strikers, and
while attempts were made to assault
several off the men who sought to go
to work, no one was seriously injured.
Neither the police nor the sheriff
made any arrests as result Of the
gathering of men.
This morningtmore serious trouble
was expected and the guard
which had been kept about the plant
during. the night was increased. The
strikers and their Hfriends gathered
about the gates, lbut there was no
trouble. superintendent Tyler went
out among the men and requested all
of the men employed as yard men to
come into the plant and9 he promised
them protection. ~ Thee men1who had
quit on account of fear of the other
strikers and not on account of any
disagreement on account ofRwages at
once returned to worknand this broke
the back of the strike. Thirty Of the
men who had been employed on the
excavation work followed suit and
the other men were directedgto go to
the Office and get their money!
The so-called agitators were hur-
riedly hustled away from the plant
and at noon the plant wasIworking as
usual. 1t is not expected ,sthat there
will be any further trouble at the
plant. wv :