Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-13
TWO HUNDRED JOIN
CROCKER-WHEE[ER
STRIKERS TODAY
One Thousand Are
Now Out and More
May Follow.
LABOR AGITATORS URGE
WORKERS TO ORGANIZE
Whole Plant Will Be Crippled
if Remaining Men
Quit.

Two hundred more men, including
the workmen in the tool-making and
several other of the larger depart
ments. Joined the strikers at the
Crocker-Wheeler Company plant, in
Ampere today, More than 1000 men
arc now out. and the 200 or more men
who are still at work are expected to
walk out in sympathy with the strik-
ers at any moment.
Steps toward organization were ef-
fected at a meeting held at the Eureka
Bowling Academy, in East Orange.
today, and the strikers listened to adj
dresses by General Organizer Samuel
r. Young, of the International As
sociation of Machinists. and Hugh
Reilly, local business agent of the
machinists.
Both Mr.. Young and Mr.. Reilly ex-
pressed the opinion that nothing
could be accomplished by the men
unless they organized. and pointed
out instances of similar strikes where
the men had lost out because of their
being unorganized.
Mr.. Young explained to the men
that his organization, il ii interviewed
la tefaif of .he men anG financed
the strike, would have 10 have full
control of the situation. He sug
gested the election of an advisory
board. TO work in conjunction with the
organization. and declared that the
strike would not only affect the
Crocker- Wheeler concern. but several
other machine shops in the city
where he claimed conditions had be-
come intolerable.
But you will never accomplish
anything by sitting at home reading
the newspapers and taking things
easy" Mr.. Young said. you must
! keep working all the time. Not only
| that. but you must stand together.
No boss will listen to your demands
unless thsre is sSnfe org inizatIon be-
hind you. and without the aid of or
ganized .abor YOU will accomplish
nothing"
Mr.. Reilly spoke of the conditions
in the machinsts' trade and declared
that the workmen themselves brought
about those conditions by submitting
meekly to the dictates of their en-
ployers and not organizing for their
own protection. The trades union
movement was one of the greatest in
the country today, Mr.. Reilly said.
and was becoming daily bigger fac
tor
I'VE are able to elect representa-
tives in National and State politics
and to have laws enacted. This could
never be accomplished if we were not
recognized as a power" Mr.. Reilly
declared. THE corporations have
learned to respect us, and we are go-
ing to compel them to-"
| Following the addresses of Mr..
Young and Mr. Reilly, which were
heard with interest, one of the strik-
/ ers, Charles Krebs asked for the
privilege of the floor, which was
granted him.
/ Mr.. Krebs prefaeed his remarks by
saying that on account of illness in
/ his family he would not be able to
stay for the rest of the meeting and
| that he had Just few words to say.
"On my way to attend this meeting.
fellow workers, | noticed several OF
the younger fellows congregating in
groups on the street and rough -hous-
ling It," Mr. Krebs stated. Now that
| kind of business has got to stop. We
are fighting for our just dues and
should do so in as quiet and orderly
1 o. manner as pOSSiDle' w . uOIl Wdtie
| the police called in in this matter.
/ Let every man be his own policeman"
/ Mr. Krebs's remarks were greeted
/ with applause by all present
The members then elected Joseph
Legleider permanent chairman and
Charles Lentz secretary A member
was also selected from each of the
departments on strike to CONSTITUTES
an advisory board to conduct the
strike. one of the duties which will
confront this advisory board will be
the matter of deciding whether the
men will apply to the union for mem-
bership or whether they will en-
deavor to carry on the strike inde-
pendent of the trades organizations.
1t is said that the majority of tho
men on strike are in ftvor of af-
fliatng themselves with the organi-
zation.