Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-30
EMPLOYEES of LoriIIard Plant Accept
Offer Of ST 40 a Day and Resume
Their Places Today.
MORE TROOPS HELD IN RESERVE.
-Four Infantry Companies and Red
Bank Troop Can Come Here
on Short Notice.

plants. One of the plants is in
Chicago
Fifty men went back to work
when the whistle blew at the Rari-
tan plant, No. 9, of the National
Fireproofing Company this morning
at z o'clock. None returned att
plants No. and q, the Perth Amboy
and Standard works. The half hun
dred who started work kept 1t up for
only short time when they saw
Raritan plant, numbering about 100,
would not agree to the $1.40 offer
made by the officials.
Superintendent Victor w. Main,
with Col. DUNCAN and Major Read,
ing, and other officials, went among
the 100 or more who loitered near
the gates and urged them to go in.
The officials had practically gained
their point and were starting to
march the men in, when a crowd of
the strikers from Ostrander's came
along and spoiled everything. The
almost-persuaded Raritan employees
yielded 70 the jeers and threats of
the Ostrander malcontents and stood
pat on the $3.50 proposition.
face of these conditions and afraid
to leave the works lest those outside
might attack them, the fifty who had
returned at factory No. remained
idle within the stockade. The men
outside were heard to utter threats
against their erstwhile companions
and many gave vent to such remarks
as "We'H get 'em, we'll fix the dogs"
af ha CT ri II or,
to have had liquor, despite the clos
ing of the saloons at Keasbey.
AT Perth Amboy Plant.
At the Perth Amboy plant, No. l..
superintendent John H. Fritzsinger
was ready to put the men at work,
but they did not go in. They stood
about the gate and it was evident
that many would like to return to
their labors, but the ringleaders held
them in check. One man, Drawer
than the rest, started to SO in. This
was the signal for a shower of bricks
and stones and the hapless foreigner
returned to the ranks of the strikers.
Remained Out at Standard.
There was no response to the
whistle at the Standard works of the
National concern when it blew at n
A. M. today and not a striker sur
rendered.
A movement was talked of this
morning to arrest some of the bell
ligerent leaders of the striking host.
1T was apparent to observers that a.
large number OF the strikers were
desirous of accepting fourteen cents
per hour, but dared not return to|
work lest they should be molested
and receive bodily harm at the hands
of the mob leaders and the obstinate
Huns and Magyars who held out for
$3.50.
President Henry Here,
President w. d. Henry, of the Ma
'tional Fireproofing Company, who is
also its general manager, arrived
here from Pittsburg and took hand
in the efforts to induce the men to-
return this morning. There were
upwards Of 400 strikers assembled
outside of the Raritan plant. Sheriff
Quackenboss, was on the scene early
and he had Paul Deak, an interpre-
ter, who spoke to the foreigners, but
his arguments fell on sullen ears.
President Henry also addressed the
men. The officials conceived a plan
to try to get the strikers to come In
side the gates of the plants where
they might be spoken to peaceably.
The superintendents would stand at
the gates of their respective factories
and refuse entrance to trouble-mak
ers and those not employed at their
own plants.
Go Back at LorilIard's.
A point was gained by the COM
|pany this morning when the strikers
returned to work at the Lorillard
plant near Keyport. They had BEEN
out for day or two. Superinten-l
dent Charles Rossi stationed him self
at the entrance and barred the trou-I
ble-brewers. The new wages at this
plant are $1.40 day, an increase of
five cents.
Mounted Troops in Reserve.
1t was announced this morning
that the Red Bank troop of sixty
nine mounted men was being held
in reserve, with cars In waiting,
ready to answer riot call at an
hours notice 1t is in command of
Captain Fields. There were 127 sol
|diers at the plants this morning.
Bridegroom Yields to Wife.
Adam Klewie was one of the fifty
men who returned to work this
morning. After short time his
bride of week went to the gates
and pleaded with him to leave work
and ,rejoin the strikers. He finally
yielded to. her and left the plant
His wife is a daughter of big Joe, ~
well-known Keasbey character.
Will Protect Workmen.
Major Reading warned the trou-
blesome mobs that, If they showed
any disposition to attack the men