New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-17
AUBURN SEES AN END
OF STRIKE TROUBLES
Rope Company's LOO Opera
tives Vote to Return, and Har'
veSter Outlook Improves.
STOPS SHIPPING MACHINES
State Authorities and Citizens
Hope to Induce the 1nterna-
tional Not to Remove
It's Irvine Mill.

Auburn. y. Y. April i6.-The largest
strike in the history of Auburn was set
tied tonight when the workers in ne
various departments Of the Columbian
Rope Company. employing eleven nun
drcd operatives. voted unanimously to re-
turn TO work on terms submitted by the
company. following joint conference
this afternoon. Charles a. Miles, organ
izcr of the American Federation of Labor.
gave out this statement:
The chief features Of the settlement
are the recognition of the union. the es-
Enlistment Of minimum Wage-not Il
fat minimum but by dcpartmcnt-and
the reinstatement of discharged employees
7 would like to make it clear that recoS-
milton of the union should not be CON
founded with what is generally under
stood as the closed shop That we never
asked for. The recognition of the union
means the recognition of the committee
Of the local organization. and. II neccs-
sary. the national representatives.
There is rejoicing throughout the city
over the settlement Of the rope company
strike and all citizens are turning 10 the
international Harvester Company to pre-
vent the removal Of its Irvine mill 10 Ger
many. II recently declared it would move
the mill if its striking employees did not
return TO work. and the dismantling or
the plant and loading OF machinery on
cars began this week.
Governor Suzer has interested himself
in the effort TO secure the retention OF the
industry here and developments to-day III
dlcated that this is still a possibility. as
the local officers received orders from
Chicago to hold all cars" although there
was no cancellation Of the order TO dis
mantle.
Both w NJ Gregg. superintendent OF
the Irvine mill, and s. q. McAllister. SUI
perintendent Of the entire Auburn plant.
declare the order goes no further than 10
hold the cars. and Mr.. Gregg continued 10
dismantle the mill. lie stated tonight
that his force OF seventy men would con-
,inue tomorrow to take down. crate and
load in freight cars the machinery OF the
big industry.
Albany. April i6-After a conference
with Attorney General Carmody and
John Williams. State Commissioners OF
Labor. Governor Suzer announced to-day
that he would order a public investga-
ton Of the strike OF the employees oil the
international Harvester Company al Au-
burn. The Governor said he had re-
celyed word from a representative of the
company that further action by the com
pany In dismantlirg its plant would ne
held IN allegiance. In vie" OF present Ell
forts to settle the trouble
After consideration | have determined
TO order public investigation. through
the Board Of Mediation and Arbitration.
said the Governor In view Of this
now urge the employees Of the Harvester
company 10 return to work until .he IN
yestigatlon Is completed and then. II 1t
appears that there are any grievances or
differences between the employees ana the
employers. that the same be submitted to
arbitration for equitable determination
and settlement in the interest OF justice
and fair play. ! have also requested the
Attorney General TO send a representative
to Auburn to render such assistance "a
he can in the investigations
1t IL my opinion that these troubles
can he amicably settled II the employers
and the employees will keep cool use some
common sense. and exercise little good
Judgment | shall do everything in my
power to bring about a just arrangement
and an equitable settlement
Commissioner williams received tele-
gram tonight from the Harvester com
pany's office in Chicago stating: We see
no reason to expect any beneficial re-
suit from further delay" in the hope OF
settling the strike. but only additional
embarrassments. However. solely In def
erence 10 Governor Suffers request. We
will suspend shipping machinery for a
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