Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-06-20
BELIEVE THE
STRIKES ARE
NEARLY OVER
Barber Asphalt Men Return
This morning--To Arbitrate
at Remaining Plants.
PROGRESS BEING MADE
Didier-March and Raritan
River Clay Company En-
ployes Get Uniform Raise.

Relief in the strike situation was
keenly felt in this city today when
the Barber Asphalt Works men
returned, thereby insuring the set
tlement of the last of the big strikes
of laborers in this city. Strikers are
generally returning to work in 9TH
er plants, while negotiations for set
Elements are under way in others.
Conditions are practically normal
again so far as the serious strike
stampede of last week Is concerned.
The largest number of employees still
out are girls.
More Increases Granted.
The flood of strikes of last week
caused the minimum wage per day
for laborers throughout this section
to be set at $1.75. Most concerns
have increased the daily pay of their
laborers from various amounts
ranging from $1.40 to $1.60, to the
new minimum wage. The latest
concerns to grant increases to that
figure were the Raritan River Clay
Company and the Older March
Company at Keasbey. More than
400 laborers of the Dldier-March
concern went on strike shortly after
7 O'Clock this morning. About fifty
day workers wanted $1.75 day in
stead of $160 and about $50 piece
workers wanted an increase so that
they could earn about $1.75 q day.
Some claimed they worked hard
and often made as little as $1.A0 a
day. officials gave the day work
ers what they demanded and all
hands returned to work soon after
the strike, officials declare.
Strike at BloOmfields.
Sheriff BollschWeiler received
word about 8 o'clock this morning
that about 200 laborers struck from
the New Jersey Clay Products COM
pany, familiarly known as Bloom
fields factory, near Bonhamtown and
Piscataway, demanding $1.75 a day.
The men declare they have been re-
ceiving fourteen and fifteen cents
an hour.
Federal Strike Off.
The strike at the Federal Terra
Gotta Works near Spa Spring In
Woodbridge Township was declared
off this afternoon. Practically all
the mechanics went to work there
this morning and about 100, half the
laborers, returned at the increase Of
a cent and a half an hour offered by
the company. About 100 laborers
were still out after noon. Superin
tendent Grant stated the places of
those who did not return this after
noon would be filled with other men
this afternoon and delcader the plant
would again be running normally
tomorrow. He gave the striking Ia
borers the company's ultimatum this
morning. At the time four repre-
sentatives OF the Industrial Work
ers of the World interfered and sue
ceeded in getting some of the labor
ers a distance from the plant. One
of Jerry O'Brien's special officers
interfered with the labor men and
threatened to beat one, who re-
treated and said he would return
later.
20 Girls Return at Cigar Plant.
About twenty girls employed In
the pasting and packing departments
of the Perth Amboy Cigar Works
returned to work this morning at
their former wage scale. Almost
1900 others are still out. They met
with members of the Board of Trade
in Union hall yesterday afternoon
and set forth their grievances in
writing. The Board of Trade later
conferred with Superintendent Kauf-
man and laid the grievances Of the
strikers before him. He promised
to confer with New York officials
Of the concern today.
Board of Trade Working.
Following a meeting with the ci-
gar works strikers yesterday after
noon the Board of Trade members
met with strikers of the handker-
chief factory of H. Rosenthal &
Company in Union hall. The griev-
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