Evening journal., 1914-06-03
Girl strikers WAVE
NATION FLAG TODAY
Bottle Seal Co. Workers Jeer
When Foreman Says
They're Discharged
WAGE INCREASE
is THE DEMAND

Although officials OF the Bond Bot
tie Sealing Company at Fifth and
Monroe streets declared today that
only SO girls went on strike yesterday
and OF that number 30 had returned
to work, the strikers themselves claim
that 100 girls are still on strike The
firm posted n notice ia the office win
dow last night that all strikers who
failed to return BY 12.45 o'clock today
would be discharged Even this no.
tiee failed to cause the girls who
struck yesterday to return,
Just as the whistle al the plant
blew 12.45 o'clock this afternoon Dan
lei Jester, superintendent OF the plant,
mounting the office steps and said
All girls who have failed to return
to work are discharged They can get
their money BY applying at the office"
Thls announcement was greeted
with jeers by the 30 or 100 girls and
several hundred young men who had
gathered &C the plant. officials OF the
company then posted notice IN the
office windows reading Girls wanted
those discharged need not apply" This
notice likewise was greeted with ieers.
Patrolman Biscoe, who was detailed
az the plant at noon was kept busy
keeping the girls and their sympathlg-
ers moving. They were not allowed
to stop for any length OF time on the
sidewalks and many took up positions
4 IN the doorways of the houses on the
opposite side Of Monroe street.
] While II was said that many OF
the girls that congregated outside the
plant today We're strikers from the
morocco plants, the girls on strike
denied this. Miss Cecilia jennings,
the apparent spokesman of the strilx-
ers, was one Of a committee Of five
who called on officials of the COM
pany yesterday afternoon. Just what
was said by those at the conference
was not divulged. Several Of the
strikers at noon today said that Miss
Jennings had been offered q position
as forelady II she would return to
work. II was also reported that Miss
Jennings not only refused to accept
this offer but said she intended TO re-
main on strike until all the girls re-
celved an increase in wages.
Following the announcement OF
superintendent Jester today that
all strikers were discharged. the
strikers unfurled small American
flags which they waved from time e
time. AS those girls who refused tc
60 on strike entered the plant gates
at quarter to one o'clock, the striker:
were lined up outside but no disorder
occurred. Greetings were exchanged
between the girls, however.
AS the gates were closed many Of thu
strikers applied at the Office for thei
money, but they were told 10 return
later IN the afternoon. This cause,
some yelling BY the strikers. who de
clared they would not leave the vicin
ity until they received their money.
a delegation Of the girl strikers wher
spoken 70 said that they are receiving
$40 week and want SO and extras
They say that the only complaint
they have is in putting green" girls in
charge over them and paying them So
week and SO extra for cleaning Up
the department, which work they them
selves do, they said.
Several givls today said that they
never earned more than S5.40 a week
for when their machines broke down
they were compelled to wait untilfhey
were repaired
The girl workers secured room in
the bulding az Fifth and Monroe
streets from Samuel Cloff this afternoon
and a meeting was held there Tn,
Bond Company posted notices this NJ.
ternoon that all strikers could receive
the money due them at 6 o'clock this
afternoon