Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-07-22
BRIDGEPORT ARMS !
PLANTS NOW FACE
COMPLETE T|E-UP.
Strike Spreads Until Total Of
500 Machinists Are Out
Genera! Close Down Ex-
pected BY Saturday.
MEDIATION EFFORTS FAIL
4 Precautions Taken to Prevent
Trouble at Factories ~
Crowds Several Times
Dispersed By Police.
MEDIATION EFFORTS FAIL

Bridgeport. Conn.,. July 2S.-Strike
cahs resulted today in n,achinists
throwing down their tools in num-
bsr Of Brdseport shops and walking
out. Labor leaders claimed they had
taken ITO additional men from two
plants doing work for the Remington
Arms 4 Ammunition company; that
pickets had succeeded in keeping so
Msn from work at the new plant Of
the Remington concern: that 100 men
on the night shift at the Union Metal
strike. and that during the noon lunch
hour hundreds of men on the day shift
would quit. They estimated this fore
noon that neaz1y 500 skilled machinists
were nov On strike. They reiterated
their statement that there would be a
complete close down of war munition
factories Nv Saturday.
Disorder is Averted.
Disorder seemed imminent twice to-
plant and once outside the works Of
contractor making machine tools for
the Remington company. Dirt wagons.
driven two abreast cleared the road
In front OF the first named plant. The
police. according to an official con-
nected with the contracting concern,
dispersed strikers and sympathizers
etration against the men who remained
at work.
The labor leaders asserted that 25
more guards at the Remington plant
had gone on strike for more money to-
day Fiftses were ss satd ls1 to haze walked
shorty befOfe noon large crowd of
ufachinists gathered at the headquar-
Z tiers in the center of the city and formed
into line. They then started to march
to the big u. M. c. plant on the out
skirts Of the city. The men in the pa
Fade, according to the leaders, were to
start q demonstration in front OF the
U. NJ. c. shops. The paraders. it was
said, also would do picket duty. All the
men In the parade were strikers, it was
said.
Want More Money.
When tho parading strikers arrived
at the plant shouts OF I'VE want more
money and eight hours" and come
on out. yos will all go back again..
drew the workers on the inside to the
windows. Many shouted back that
they were ready to go out Among
these were scores of girls.
Shortly before the workers were due
to come out to lunch an automobile
carrying number Of policemen drove
strike leaders said they had no permit
to parade, the officers ordered all the
marchers and pickets to disperse. The
pickets then spread out along the street
urging the workers as they appeared
to strike. Labor leaders expressed sat
isfaction with the demonstration. Dur
ing the noon hour the strikers wen,
among the crowd announcing that {
meeting would be held IN a neighbor-
ing hall this afternoon.
Policemen were stationed in front OF
the Remington plant today. They sew
eral times dispersed crowds of mer
who admitted they were either picket.
or strikers.
j. j. Keppler had not returned te
Bridgeport this forenoon When he lef
here yesterday he said he was going tt
attend conferences in New York ant
would return early this morning. On
OF the conferences, according to Mr.
Savage had to do with the strike here
Mr.. Savage said all strike plans were
subject to cancellation, it being Within
the range of possibilities that Mr.. Keep
pier might make some settlement ar
rangements in New York.