Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-02
EMPLOYEES OF
OTHER PLANTS
IN SYMPATHY
A. s. & R. Strike Spreads
to Barber Asphalt and
Maurer Brick Works.
MAYOR NOTIFIES SHERIFF
OF SITUATION


employees of the American Smelling
& Refining Works several depart
ments of the Barber Asphalt Works
left their places this afternoon after
demanding an increase OF wages.
and number of men at the Henry
Maurer & Sons brick plant have also
struck. Mayor Rollschweiler this
afternoon went to New Brunswick
and Informed Sheriff William Quack-
enboss Of the conditions existing
here. The mayor stated before he
left that he was notifying the sheriff
simply because the city was put to
too much expense by maintaining a
guard of special officers at the A. s.
& R. plant.
Conditions this morning at the
plant of the American Smelling and
Refining Company indicate a speedy
settlement of the strike. About fifty
men, who walked out Friday in SYM
pathy with the striking boiler fire.
men, returned to work this morning.
disgusted with the inactivity OF. the
strikers Armed deputies, employees
or New York detective agency, are
on guard inside the plant, while spe-
cial officers patrol and are stationed
outside the factory limits.
Mayor Bollschweiler about A M.
today visited the plant to ascertain
whether or not the special police en-
ployed by the city were patroling
their posts He found them all
awake and ready for action at a mo-
ment's notice. The number of guards
has been reduced by Chief Of Police
Burke from twenty-five, the number
on guard Friday, to less than a
dozen.
Saturday night there were fifteen
special officers and patrolmen sta
toned at the plant, in charge of
Roundsman John Morris. Yesterday
there were but eight men on duty.
but the number was doubled last
night.
Tho method of transporting en-
ployes to and from the factory has
been changed The men are carried
to the plant on drill engine, instead
of In boats. Seven men, each car
rying pass, are transported through
the gates of the plant on each jour
ney of the engine.
Only one attempt at violence has
bCCh AuddO StACS SATURDAY ulOIIliuk.
One OF the employees of the plant
tried to leave unnoticed by climbing
over fence, but he was spied by the
strikers and pursued. He out-ran
Chief of P6nce Burke says he p4
ileyes @ the Etur1 Of the tltty ~ I'm o,s e.
lcials at the plant, offering to allow
t1a utr fns any
morning, provided they accepted the
same wages as they were formerly
receiving. or otherwise to consider
themselves discharged, has broken
the backbone OF the strike.
II believe" said the chief this
morning, that tomorrow will see the
end of the trouble. Most of the men
are supporting families, and have no
.ultimatum save to return to their old
jobs. Rather than run the risk of
being out of work for any length of
time, / think the men will return to
work in the morning, and the plant
will again run on full time"
Many OF the employees still remain,
day and night, within the factory.
The strikers have partially ceased to
congregate near the entrance of the
plant, and the demonstrations OF
fighting are growing less.
A rumor was in circulation yes
terday to the EFFECT that strike
was contemplated at the plant of the
Raritan Copper Works. Officials at
the plant, however, say that the ru-
NOR is false. The employees Of the
plant were given a raise of ten cents
per day, the new scale going into eff
feet today.
1t was learned by the police today
that Steve Soblich, of New Bruns-
wick avenue, was the latest victim
of the A. s. g. r. strikers. He was
assaulted yesterday and badly beat
en- The two men arrested Friday
charged with melting a riot, each
furnished $500 bail for their appear
ance before the grand jury.