Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-06-18
MAJORITY OF
THE A. s. & R.
MEN CD BACK
Cable Workers Will Return
Tomorrow Barber Crowd
Refuse to Resume.
OTHERS IN CONFERENCE

Three of the largest strikes which
started last week have been settled
amicably and more than 5000 men
are returning to work. About 800
men who had struck resumed work
at the American Smelling & Rein
ing works at o'clock this morning
and practically the same number
came in at noon. Many others are
expected in at the night shifts at 3
O'Clock this afternoon and between
8 and 6 o'clock tonight. The wage
schedule has been adjusted where
by men will receive increases of
from ten to twenty cents day and
the minimum wage for laborers will
be s1.75 instead of S1.60 day.
Men on strike at the Barber AS
pnalt Works refused to vote to re-
turn this morning. An attempt will
be made to have them vote this
afternoon. They desire a new wage
scale before they will consider the
matter, they say.
The Standard Underground Cable
works employees voted late yesterday
afternoon to return to work at an
increase of five cents a day for girls
and ten cents day for men.
1t is generally believed the back
bone of the greatest array of strikes
in the history of the city has been
broken and industry will again as
sumo normal conditions in a few
days.
Acting Mayor Is Peacemaker.
One of the principal peace work.
ers, if not the leader in the siren
uous battle for peace that has been
going on for week, Is Acting May
or Garretson. The striking labor
ers OF the Barber and American
Smelling G Refining works seem to
have the utmost confidence In him.
The A. S. & r. men asked him to
conduct and supervise their election
by ballot yesterday afternoon, at
which they voted to return to work
by count of 367 to 1914 and he
worked in q similar capacity for the
Barber men today.
General Sadler Leaves.
Adjutant General Wilbur 8. Sad
Ter was greatly pleased when he saw
the A. 8. & r. men return to work
today. He packed up his belong
ings and together with Major Rog-
e. departed for his home in Tren-
ton at 1890 o'clock this morning
Bonus System Eliminated.
men LU0 "A. .. oL II. OlllCidlS cl e
through comforting with the arbi-
tration committee Of the 100
strikers they had seventeen type
written pages OF revised wage
scales. At a glance 1t was to be
seen the men will receive from ten
= to twenty cents more day. The
bonus system will be eliminated. A
few men will receive increases Of
ten cents a day, some twenty cents
and a large number fifteen cents
more each day. The minimum wage
scale for laborers, excepting for a
few young ones, A. s. & R. officials
say, was $1.60 a day. This will be
increased to $1.75 under the new
arrangements.
Strike Breakers and Deputies Leave.
Strike-breakers are returning to
New York city and are crossing
Staten Island Sound in small boats
to the Staten Island shore and dep
uties are being relieved as rapidly
as affairs can be Strengthened out.
Increase for Cable Workers.
The strikers of the e+andard I'm
derground Cable works ar High and
Washington streets voted to return
to work under promises of adjust
ment of the wage scale whereby
graded increases will be granted to
male and female employees on five
and ten-cent basis. representatives
of the strikers and the union heads
who are at work organizing them
state that work will be resumed to-
morrow morning at the cable works
Vice President William A. Conner
said this morning he had been ap-
prised Of the acceptance Of the latest
terms offered to the strikers and
expected the employees at work to-
morrow morning. Although the
scale Of pay will be graded girls are
generally to receive five cents more
a day and men ten cents more a
day.
The workers of the cable plant
went on strike Monday, June 10.
On Friday one thousand employees of
the National Conduit and Gable
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