Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-11-28

the striking employees of the National
Fireproofing Company returned to
work this morning when the whistles
were blown, although preparations
had been made at each of the three
plants to receive them.
Arrangements, 1t is reported, are
under way this afternoon for meet
ving of the officials of the fireproofing
company and a committee composed
of the business men of Keasbey and
the strikers. Otherwise the situa-
ton Is unchanged, although the be-
lief that the strikers will return to
work on Monday seems to have gain
ed ground. 1t was reported that
about 90 per cent. of the strikers are
willing to return to work, but fear
the others.
Since early this morning there has
been small crowd of strikers on
the southerly side of the road near
Plant No. 1, also a few men near
the Raritan plant. A NEWS report
er conversed with a few of them.
When they were told that if they did
not return new men would be put in
their places, they said they did not
care as they could go to Pennsylva-
MIA or some other state and get
$3.50 q day. They also said they
would not go back to work at the
National plants unless they got fif-
teen cents an hour.
One man said that he and his fell
low-strikers haH little &c ~ SAVED
up and could hold out for several
weeks yet.
To Organize the Strikers.
1t is now positively known that
Arthur A. Quinn, of this city, vice
president and general organizer of
the International Brotherhood of
Carpenters & Joiners of America,
has wired to Samuel Gompers, re-
questing him to send Hungarian
organizer here. Mr.. Quinn is going
to speak with the strikers this after
noon and urge them to return to
work. When the foreign organizer,
who is expected Monday, arrives he
will do likewise. This move IL car
ried out, 1t is believed, will ultimate
ly result in settlement of the
strike.
Mayor Bollschweiler, when asked
this afternoon what he thought of
the outlook, said that he expects to
see the trouble settled on Monday.
The mayor, while apparently not
taking an active part in the negotia-
tions, has been doing all in his pow
er to effect an agreement between
the men and their employers.
Although it was generally under
stood yesterday afternoon that the
men at Ostrander's would return to
work this morning, at the plant to-
day it was stated that not man had
applied for his old position. The
Perth Amboy Friedrich Company re-
ported the same.
Adjutant Rogers, In his headquar-
ters at the Standard plant of the
National Fireproofing Company, said
that there had been no trouble either
last night or today and that he had
not heard of any order that some of
the troops might be sent home to-
morrow A report to that effect is
in circulation.
At the Raritan plant, known as
No. 3, at O'Clock there were about
200 of the employees within short
distance of the gate 1t was be-
lieyed that they were about to return
to work, and In fact half of them
were willing, but the influence of
the others predominated and they
held out
At the Perth Amboy plant there
was another group of men, but they
too only watched the gate. Few men
were seen near the Standard plant,
the largest crowd being at Plants l
ands3.
Officials on Hand.
General Manager H. M. Keasbey,
Assistant Manager R. p Keasbey,
perintendent ]. G. Rossi and other
cials of the company were on
nand at z o'clock at the plants. H.
M. Keasbey said later that he knows
that about half of the strikers want
To return to work and would do so
If it were not for fear of the others
Mr.. Keasbey stated further that with
q little persuasion some of the men
could have been induced to go to