New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
100000 AWAIT
CALL TO STRIKE
In ARMS PLANTS
Eight-Hour Day and More
Pay Demand To Be Sub
mitted Tomorrow.
GERMAN INTRIGUE
DENIED BY LEADERS
More than 500 Big Factories in
All Sections Threatened-NOn-
Union Men Involved.

Officials OF the international Associa-
ton of Machinists said yesterday that
100000 union and non-union workers
in all branches of the metal trades
would tomorrow submit demands for
an eight hour day and wage advances
in all arms and munition manufactures
of the United States.
In this movement, it is understood,
non-union workers in all sections Of
the United States are unanimous in
their decision to cooperate with the
union officials.
It was officially announced that re-
fusal Of the demands will mean an
immediate national strike in more than
500 large plants and many small ones.
There are more than 100000 union
workers involved in the movement for
an eight hour day and higher wage
scales, the union leaders declare
Representatives of the metal trades
yesterday awaited a telegram from }.
J. Keppler, vice-president of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
who has been selected to take charge
of the proposed strike. The officials
assert they have been secretly prepar-
ing for this crisis ever since the
European war started.
+. j. Deering. business agent of Dis
trict No. Is of the international As
ISOLATION of Machinists, in behalf Of a
delegation representing the Inter
national Association which will CO.
operate with Mr.. Keppler, issued the
following statement:
Action will be taken next week on
the national matter of enforcing the
eight hour day and higher wages IN all
arms and munition plants. Local ac-
ton on the part of the metal workers
will be cOnsonant with national action.
1.-THE national strike will involve
100000 union and non-union pattern
makers, moulders, maChlnlsts, black
smiths, sheet metal workers and
polishers.
"All national and local demands
have been formulated and are ready
for submission Monday.
"The eight hour demand is not the
only demand which will be made, but
in almost every instance throughout
the country higher wages will also be
demanded.
More than $4,000 metal workers will
be directly involved in the strike
movement in this city.
"The national strike committee will
have the active assistance and advice
of Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor"
When asked if the German govern
mont had any hand in the plans for a
national strike Mr.. Deering said:
THE German government is in no
way concerned with the eight hour
and higher wage movement of the ma
tional and international metal trades
unions and none Of the officials or any
of the representatives of the national
and international metal trades unions
are receiving brides from the Germ an
government for the extension or in
auguration of the national strike"
In answer 10 question as 10
whether the International Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron v ork-
ers would be involved, Mr.. Deerlng
said: "The housesmiths and 'truc-
tural ironworkers will be involved IN
all sections whore new buildings are
being erected for the arms and NUM-
tiOns concerns because of their large
war orders and in all instances the
structural ironworkers will actively
assist US.
locomotive and automobile plants
which are supplying the belligerent
DO vers with locomotives and autos IN
large quantities also will be affected
by the national strike