The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-22
men At M|LLER's
ALSO GO ON Strike
Employees at Wood Working
Plant in Manchester Joins
Those Who Are Out.
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT
Strike Of the Leather Workers Gen.
eral Throughout the Country.
Points in Contention.

With the two wholesale saddlery
manufacturers in Richmond practically
closed on account OF the strike which
was declared Monday. the twenty nine
employees of the saw room Of the Mil
Ter Manufacturing Company in Man
chester walked out Tuesday morning
because Of a grievance with the man
agemant. With the two strikes in pro-
gress there are over one hundred and
twenty nve men out Of employment.
In both cases the strikers are posi-
tive that they will win out and that
their differences will be adjusted with
in q short time. The local union OF
leather workers received q notice from
the national headquarters In Kansas
City Tuesday morning requesting any
Of the men who wished to apply to the
headquarters for employment In eight
hour shops and transportation would
be furnished them. Already several OF
the men have left the city, but the
others wifi remain until the saddierfes
agree to their terms or employ fun
force in their places.
Vote to Stay Out.
Determined to fight to the end
about one hundred members OF Local
Union No. 16 OF the United Brother
hood OF Leather Workers on Horse
Goods held meeting at Labr Tenn
pie. Fifth anu Marshall streets. Tues
day morning and unanimously voted
to stay out until their demands wero
met by the employers.
There seems TO be q great deal OF
difference Of opinion between the
union men and the employees in re-
gard to the strike. In answer to q
statement published Monday to the
effect that the propr1etors Of the Cot
treil Saddlery Company did not know
directly that the strike had been
called until the time came for the
walkout Monday morning. Mr.. +. w.
Fehlder. one OF the officers of the
union, claims that notice was served
on the company several weeks In ad-
vance Mr.. Fehlder stated Tuesday.
that together with John A. Miller and
A. n. Cass, composing a committee
appointed by the union. he waited on
Mr. Sharp and the other members OF
the arm on Feb. Is and presented a
written request from the headquarters
in Kansas City demanding an eight
hour working day. The arm. It 10
claimed, refused to consider the re-
quest and further refused to recog-
nize a committee from the union. The
paper stated that the union men
would wait until March l for an an
swer and IL their terms were not
agreed to a strike would be called on
March FL .ton March l." stated MI
Fehlder. II again saw the manager OF
the firm and told him IL he did not &C
ce MT our terms by the morning OF the
twenty first instant. every man in .he
shop would walk out. He again re-
fused to recognize the committee and
would not agree to an eight-hour day
with the result that the strike was
called"
Claim Some Have Returned.
the offices OF the eeHHpsny1 Tues
strikers had returned TO work and
day II was claimed that fifteen OF the
more were expected "Wednesday.
These met, are not connected with the
MON. but went out In sympathy with
them Monday. No concession were
made TO them and Il Is the present
plan OF the company to continue on
the ten-nour day and employ any man
! on that scale that applies for work.
There are also ten men at work in
the Benjamin T. Crunp saddlery who
have been employed since the strike
was called there according to one OF
the proprieters Tuesday morning.
| The effects OF the strike Ia being felt
! generally throughout the United States.
| II 10 estimated that there are nearly
| 10 900 men out In all. The prospects
| for an early settlement through the
West is very bright, according to the
| leaders at the national headquarters In
! Kansas City. There are more than a
dozen large houses that have already
signed a new agreement. and many
| Others are planning to meet the de-
mands OF the strikers, so the union
/ say.
The claim that men could be brought
! in from the fields. and put to work IL
| not seriously considered by the strik-
ing men. The trade IL q complicated
| one to learn and 1t takes a good deal
/ OF experience before q man can mas
/ ter 1t.
| Manchester Men Out.
| The other strike In progress was
declared In the sawysrs' department
OF the Miller Manufacturing Company
| In Manchester When the employees
Of this department reported for work
| Tuesday a negro was placed at work
| on one OF the saws alongside Of the
| white men. A committee of white saw
+ erx waited on tho management and
! demanded that the negro be taken off
| from the saw The management re-
/ fused to interfere with the negro and
! the entire force OF sawyers walked out.
With the result that this department
| had to be shut down.
One OF the striking men stated Tues
day morning that the men would not
| GO hack 10 work unless the negro was