Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-03
STRIKE CAUSES
BARBER PLANT
TO SHUT DOWN
Fifty Men Who Struck Yes
terday Prevent Other Men
From Working.
MORE TROUBLE AT A. s. &
R.--ASSAULTS MADE

Not satisfied with a raise in wages Of
ten cents per day and demanding an
increase of twenty-five cents, fifty men.
employed in the block plant and ward
gang at the Barber Asphalt Works.
walked out yesterday afternoon. Last
night, they prevented the night gangs
from entering the plant, and as result
the factory is practically shut down
today Unlike the striking laborers al
the American Smelling and Refining
Works, the Barber Company S employees
are peaceable and as yet there have
been no displays Of violence. The night
shifts were told last night that a strike
had been declared and they returned
quietly to their homes.
Mayor Bollschweiler yesterday after
noon notified Sheriff Quaekenboss of the
conditions existing at the local plants.
Unable to see the sheriff, the mavor no.
tined his deputy, Edward Houghton.
and immediate aid was promised should
the necessity occur. All of the special
ofhcers employed by the city, were or.
dered off guard last night by the mayor
During the night there were but nine
patrolmen keeping order among the
gangs at the A. S. & r. works.
-Wlth the strike movement progressing
strikers at the A. s. & R. plant yester
day became more turbulent. A gang OF
about fifty men, feigning to again re.
sumo work, were taken into the plant
and put to work. After laboring a few
hours and ascertaining conditions in.
side the factory, they again quit. and
resumed the ranks of the strikers. There
were two assaults yesterday. one of
them resulting almost in a fatality.
The more serious assault was perpe.
trated yesterday afternoon when a gang
OF strikers at the A. S. & r. plant SET
upon and beat laborer almost into in.
sensibility. The laborer, an employe of
an outside plant, and in no way con.
nected with the strike, was mistaken for
one of the strike breakers, and was
assaulted by gang of the A. s. & r.
men. One Of the assailants ATTEMPTED
to strike the man with a shovel, wit.
nesses say, and he lodged and the
tool landed on his shoulder instead of
his head. The injured man was taken
TO this city where he received medical
attendance. The first assault occurred
earlier In the day when a laborer. at.
tempting to enter the plant, was struck
on the head with brick.
The few striking employees Of the
Henry Maurer and Son IS brick plant n.
Maurer, returned to work Yesterday af
ternoon, and all OF the meran A. s2sssf -,
usual places today Notices were posf-
ed yesterday about the plant stating
that starting yesterday, an increase Of
ten cents per day would be given. At
the United Lead Works, 1t is undef-
stood, an increase of fifteen cents per
day has been given to the laborers.
Despite the fact that there are he
tween 800 and 1000 men out at both
plants, there are butLSght patrolmen on
guard there today . Should the men
suddenly take itein to their heads 10
start riot, the police would afford lit
tie protection to the factories. Twenty
five special officers, each armed with a
carblne, are on guard at the American
Smelling & Refining plant.
Superintendent Fowler, of the Barber
Asphalt Works, said this morning that
he expected no trouble from the men
on strike at the plant. "We have ask.
ed for no guard and / don t think anv
strike breakers will be imported, not for
a while yet, said Mr.. Fowler. can
of the departments here are practically
shut down, but l think we shall be
working within day or two.v
The following notice was posted at
noon today at the Barber Asphalt
Works in regard to the men who have
quit work. The notice says that un-
less the men return to work tomorrow
morning ships and cargo will be trans
ferred to other plants and all later
ships will be handled in the same man
ner.
Mayor Bollschweiler will this after
noon visit the American Smelling and
Refining and the Barber Asphalt plants.
He may repeat his address Of last Fri
day to the strikers.