The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-20
ARMS STRIKE TODAY.
Mediation Attempt Falls and
Workers Are Called Out.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. July l9.--The strike
a. the Remington works Will start to-
moriOW at noon. a walkout of 500 men
employed at the new plant OF the Rem
tngton Arms and Ammunition Company
Vas ordered tonight by the international
labor leaders gathered In Bridgeport.
This announcement followed the failure
N the attempt of New York manufac-
turer 10 mediate the workers demands
Tor which postponement OF hostilities
was declared suddenly last night A
complete tieup not only OF the nianufac-
ture of war munitions at the Remington
plants, but also at score OF factories
dong sub-contract work probably Will
be effective in a few days.
The labor leaders waited until late
this evening to hear from this voluntary
mediator. but apparently no word
reached them regarding a conference be-
tween the labor men and the Remington
oncials At the expiration OF the truce
period the machin!sts and other work
men employed at the Remington plant
and al other munitions works In Bridge
port called "A conference at headquarters
snd voted to carry out the strike plans
winch were arranged for to-day before
the strike was deferred last night.
Thousands of copies of an Austro-
hungarian newspaper were circulated in
bridgeport tonight calling upon Hun
idran workers. especially in munition
plants, To attend mass meeting to-mor-
iow night to discuss walkOut. This
,aper is published simultaneously In
New York. Chicago and Cleveland.
lo-nights issue here was a special edi-
lon 1t is understood that the move
nent Is IN connection with a general
.ustro-H Hungarian antimunition cam
hgn throughout the country.
mat the labor war will be fight to
ne finish was indicated to-day In Il
'iatement of the Manufacturers Associa-
ion, which reads:
As result Of "A meeting OF the Man
Nacturers Association this morning II
az 'ec,ded tndt the manufacturers or
tndgep0rt would stand as body be-
IND the Remington Arms company in
VS. deCision to operate only an open
mop inashuch as under this plan IN
ustria conditions here have been salts
l"'ory TO employer and employee for
many wears"
MediRtOr SIN n Mystery.
Who the voluntary mediator Of the
'orkers' complaints is was as much n
Fsterr to-day as II was last night
onh \, Johnson, International vic''-
''Inent OF the structural Iron Work
,s' already on strike. would Hot diyulgG
pemau's name. He had not even given
10 j. J. Keppler, international leader
the mschinists. Both waited all day
= vain 10 hear from him. At the same
1m Major Walter G. Penfield, genera
manager Of the Remington works. AS
r'ted that he knew nothing about an!
roposed mediation Of the strike.
according to the plans announced 10
ueht production at the new plant VIII
'ase tomorrow night and at the sam
hne enough workmen will have quit a
we we of the sub-contracting factories tf
.e up Its work on the Remington
"aers for war munitions
apparently the labor men have become
N .eehsed al the insinuations that th-'
re actuated by sinister motives II
snhing a tieup. The labor Leaders
w. bitter Tonight about the assertions
sanuei Gompers that German money
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