New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-19
l,onworkers Grant Days
Oelay After Phone from
Unidentified Man.
NTERCEDER WILL TRY
FOCAL CONFERENCE
n;scharqes at Billiard Works
Threaten More Trouble in
Bridgeport.
,r-,r sta- co--rsaondent Of The TriOunel

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p,i5eeport, Conn, July lS.-With the
..,gs set for great strike against
=. Remington companies tomorrow at
=, the labor leaders suddenly de-
- Tonight not 10 ring up the cur
tain just yet.
TIE move which will check the strike,
-,;,L was expected to include all New
r,,Iand. was the urgent request Of an
.-s,e,tisl New York nan who has
,.rgs business interests in Bridgeport.
ms man asked John -. Johnson, vice
.,..i5ent OF the Structural Iron Work
-. 70 postpone the strike at least
.,-curh tomorrow. and Johnson, in
,,A,r Of the other labor leaders, con-
srted.
aue told me-" Mr.. Johnston said, that
=. believed he could do something that
-igh- help settle the difficulty. and said
.Lst IL would be a favor not only TO
I'm. bu, 10 Bridgeport business men IN
general and 10 me, having interests IN
ne city. 10 hold of for a day or so
mil he could see what could be done.
In reply 90 "a question as to how he
Ia heer informed that the difficulty
,-;gbt be settled. Mr.. Johnston said that
5rTin- the conference in New York he
tsS understood that an effort would be
-s5e 20 have Major W G. Penheld,
vorks manager of the Remington Arms
and Ammunition Company, enter into
conference with the labor representa-
ives. Mr.. Johnston said he did not
Lrow whether the man he conferred
vitb Manned 20 see Major Penneld or
whether he planned "to see some one
higher Up IN the company
The effect Of this change IN the STU
,,ior was startling TO Bridgeport.
Tyerv one expected walkout to-mor-
row Al the Remington Arms factory
followed by a demonstration outside
He Remington Union Metallic Car
ridge Company. While Their may be a
,tnDorary hold-up Of the strike, labor
LADDERS are by no means confident that
arbitration will result in the granting
q all their demands. They feel the
manufacturers are only stalllng, and
will offer the workers compromises
which cannot be accepted.
Rowan May Be Man.
None Of the twenty-three labor lead
ers here contemplated alteration Of
,heir plans for a strike until johnson
came back from New York tonight
He announced that at his New York
oAice he received a telephone message
from the man indicated. but whose
name he will not divulge, begging for a
DELAY IN the strike. Johnson said TINS
unknown participant would communl-
cate with the unions by noon to-mor-
row, if there we're any chance for con-
Cssions on The part OF the Remington
companies.
L YVES thought here the man in ques-
ton might be Narcellus Hartley Dodge,
president Of the Remington interests,
hut johnson said the person he spoke
Ct was not connected with that frm.
Still another impression was that the
man was Nice-Presid Rowan OF the
Stewart Contracting Company, which
is erecting S5,000,0O0 worth Of build
;ngs for the Remington company, and
with whom the difficulty over the mill
wrights started.
We'll. we viii wait and see said J.
J. Keppler lCe-president Of the ma
Chinists' union LET the manufactur-
ers make the move We are through
with trying 20 see Major Penfield, of
the Remington works. When he wants
TO see US he can come to US. We
won't go 20 him"
So there viii be no strike to-mor-
low az the Remington plant, at any
late. and the 500 machinists, riggers,
hodcarriers. sheet metal workers. die
sinkers and drop forgcrs who are TO
be called out Will 20 on working as
usual keppler wants to wait until
noon tomorrow 10 see if there is any
chance Of a settlement on his terms.
Il there is not he will call out his mer
on Tuesday morning. II there is hope
en- the horizon he may delay proceed
ings still further.
It had been planned TO have the men
walk out Of the Remington Arms plant
and form f.. p ~ade to march to the
Remington Iron Metallic Cartridge
Company and make a demonstration
there. Major Penheld had not receded
IRON his position that he would not
treat with the labor men until his own
operatives were out on strike. Mavor
Wilson and Chief Of Police Birmingham
have declared themselves ready to cope
with aly disturbance.
There is a possibility Of a strike
here tomorrow, although not because
q the troubles with the Stewart or
Remington companies. The Billiard
Manufacturing Company discharged