Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-04-11
CLOSE GABLE WORKS:
PLANT PAYS OFF MEN
Officials Unable
To Agree With
Strikers *
NOTICE ISSUED

The Standard Underground Cable
Works was closed Indefinitely today
because of the inability of the COM
pany's head to deal with some dissat-
isfied strikers. All employees were
paid off, fires were drawn and the
plant completely shut up. Indica-
tons are that 1t will remain closed
for some time to come, as the COM
pany Is thoroughly disgusted with
the attitude of some of the. workers,
who are boys. They seem possessed
with the idea, alleged to have been
given them by 1. w. w. agents, that
they can get most anything they
want if they stay out long enough
The company fails to take the
same view of the situation. 1t is a
big corporation controlling many
plants, and 1t appears to make little
difference IL 1t remains closed for
several months or year. There Is
|declared to be danger In the plant
removing from the city, II In course
Of time employees are not secured to
operate it. William A. Conner, vice
president and general manager, stat
ed today he had never before dealt
with such employees as he had met
within the past few days. He said
they had appointed committee, pre-.
sented their demands, accepted
terms Of an agreement, agreed to be-
gin work the next day and then fail
ed to do 80.
Mr.. Conner said he had handled
men for upwards of twenty-five years
and never before had he met such q
proposition. The acts OF some boys
and youths who kept the other
workers out, were concluded to be
childish. These youths and boys
appear desirous of having a vacation.
Some of them we're boisterous
Wednesday afternoon and after
1t had been agreed to return
to work, said it was shame
their vacation had been so
short. Today it appears as though
their wish for long vacation has
been granted. Sympathy is with
men, heads of families who are
thus thrown out Of work.
The employees were paid off yester-
day afternoon at / o'clock and this
morning at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Conner
shook hands with Mayor Ferd Gar
retson and Chief of Police Patrick j.
Burke, stating he was going on a
vacation
Notice by the Company.
The following formal notice re-
garding the situation has been is
sued by the company:
These works are closed down
awaiting the time when the employees
are ready to return to work.
Before any demand was made by
employees the company arranged for
a voluntary raise in wages, in line
with other Industries and by posted
notice SO notified employees and asked
them to vote on hours OF work. A
few employees. who were dissatisfied
with the vote. left their work with
out even expressing any dissatisfac-
tion and compelled others to leave.
On Tuesday and Wednesday
committee OF the men met the man
ager at two conferences and an
agreement was reached which the
committee reported as being satisfac-
tory and work was to be resumed
Thursday morning. On that morn
ing three-quarters of the employees
returned to work, the one-quarter
refusing to abide by the settlement.
We are ready to start up Monday
morning II employees are then ready
to go to work.
II there is any misunderstanding
of any kind as to committee settle
ment, Mr.. Conner is ready to meet
any of the employees at any time on
Saturday before p. m.
The management have no objec-
tion to somewhat shorter hours Of
work, the rate of wages is per hour
STANDARD UNDRG. CABLE co.