Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-23
Strike Fever Spreads To Other
Factories Today TYING Up Every
CLAW Plant Along Rantan River
Many Men Are Forced to
Leave Their Work Against
Their Will.
TROUBLE AT THE BARBER

Strike agitation spread to practic-
ally every clay product factory in the
western part of the city and through
out the Keasbey and Bonhamtown
section today. Eleven concerns have
shut their works down and a general
strike is In progress at the Barber
Asphalt Paving Works in Maurer,
Maurer, making twelve scenes of
strikes with more than $500 en-
pl YES out of work.
disorder was In progress about
Keasbey early this morning. The
Woodbridge police force kept the
situation well In hand, but as addi-
tional guard, Sheriff Albert Bollsch-
weller swore In fifty deputies at 8
o'clock this morning. These were
distributed among the clay plants in
Raritan township. The Wadell &
Mahon Corporation, of New York,
which supplied the sheriff with the
men, has 1000 other men In readi-
ness with rifles and general militia
pharaphernalia to respond on a mo-
ment's call. They will not be sum-
moned unless rioting is resorted to.
No settlement Is In sight as the
men are declared to be radical IN
| their stand although in most instan-
ces no demands have been made
Men of the three National Fireproof-
| ing plants had q committee confer
with the officials at go o'clock this
morning. The spokesman, who earne
$1.75 day, said the men wanted q
| fiat rated of 81 day for all workers
regardless of their ability. The com
pany would not agree to this, deem
ing 1t too radical to even consider,
The demand was termed unfair, be-
cause some men are better than
others and the scale of pay is gradu-
ated accordingly from $1.75 to $275
day. The strikers promised there
would be no disorder and that they
would arbitrate quietly with the Off
cials.
A delegation OF agitators succeed
ed In forcing all men of the Didier-
March and the German American
Stoneware Company at Keasbey,
numbering about 500 to quit work
today. About seventy-five in the
pottery department were forced out
yesterday. The men congregated
about the works this morning and
caused considerable disorder. Stones
and sticks were hurled at the plant
and workmen of other places were
pushed in bitches and dragged from
their bicycles.
The strike wave spread rapidly
last night and this morning. In sew
era1 instances men were satisfied and
did not want to leave their jobs.
They were forced out under threats
of violence. At the clay mines of
L. H. McHose the entire force of 100
men, including the foreman who was
taken by mistake, was ordered to
stop work by strikers, under threat
of being killed and the strikers de-
clared they would kill Mr.. McHose
X he hindered the walk-out. The
foreman, John Bilka, at first refused
to go out with others. He was set
upon and beaten. When the enraged
mob learned that he was the foreman
they let him go with apologies.
The strikes In the clay industry
now includes the following: Didier-
March and subsidiary concerns, 600;
Valentine brothers brick factory
near Fords, 65; Perth Amboy, STAN
dard and Raritan plants of the Ma
tionai Fireprofing Company, 600; Ra-
ritan River Clay Company, 200:
Perth Amboy Fire Brick Company,
100; Brinkman clay mines, 12; l.. H.
McHose clay mines, 100, and the Os-
trandar Fire Brick Comnanv 100