New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-18
STRIKERS FLOCK|NC BACK
Increase Granted to Men oil
Three Big Plants.
PERTH AMB0Y PEACEFUL
Small Outbreaks in Nearby
Places, but Danger of Riot
ing Seems Past.

Perth Amboy, ~ J., June lit was an
,ourced this evening after a conference be-
tween representatives of the American
smelling and Refining Co. and the Standard
background Cable Company and the striK-
ing employees the men of both plants will
,eturn 10 work tomorrow morning The
,,en Of the smelling company have now &C
cented the same proposition by the COM
many that they rejected this morning. They
will receive an increase in wages of about
u cents a day all along the line, instead
n the 25-cent increase demanded. The
cable compauys men will get a small in
crease. but the details have not yet been
made public.
the agreement reached at these two
nlants means that the men of the Barber
AsphaIt Company, who were supposed TO
60 back to work to-day but did not do so.
will return tomorrow. The asphalt plant
adioius that OF the smelling company, and
the ssphaIt men are said to have been
afraid to go back while the men at the
other plant were out. The asphalt COM
nanv's men are to receive an increase Of
II, cents an hour in wages
II is expected that at the three plants
named about thirty-two hundred strikers
will go ndtk 10 NOIh lD-lllOIlO wv tlS llNttll
hundred al the smelling works. eight hun
dred al the asphalt plant and from six hum
dred 10 seven hundred at the cable works.
A6iutart General Sadler, representing
Governor Wilson, returned here this after
noon because Of the refusal Of the smelt-
ing company's men TO return to work at
The morning meeting, but in view OF the
change in the situation since then he went
back 10 Trenton tonight
others who are expected 10 return TO
their Jobs tomorrow are the workers Of
the Perth Amboy Cigar Company. which
employs about 1900 women and girls.
These strikers had a meeting this after
noon and it is believed that IS per cent
Of them will resume work tomorrow. They
went out in sympathy with the Standard
Underground Cable Company's employees.
The company has refused to grant any in
crease.
While the strike situation is improving
hore trouble mas begun at Woodbridge,
near this city. where the Federal Terra
Gotta Company employs about 500 laborers
end q large number Of other workers. This
afternoon about half the laborers were
reported to have gone on strike for higher
wages As there are only four policemen
in Woodbridge, Sheriff Bollschweiler sent
fifteen deputies there to assist in main
tanning order There is said TO have been
some stone throwing this afternoon after
the men went out but no serious disorder
Twenty laborers at the Vulcan DEFINING
Company's plant in Sewaren struck to-day
for more pay. The company employs about
80 laborers and it is expected that all will
90 on strike. No trouble is reported there.
Tonight in Pulaski Hall about 700 for
sgners voted on the proposition OF re-
turning TO work at the wage scale offered
yesterday afternoon. At ten o'clock the
vote was two to one in favor Of returning
70 work
General Sadler said tonight:
In my opinion the backbone Of the strike
has been broken think the trouble and
voting are about over. The officers Of the
American Smelling and Refining Company
have offered to the men fair and liberal
terms. and l believe the men will accept
them. will not be surprised IL the men
are back at work, happy in the return by
tomorrow night"