New Britain herald., 1915-07-20

ed to hold themselves IN READINESS
and to assemble when they heard fiji
teen strokes on the fire alarm system
of Bridgeport. This information could
not be confirmed this forenoon.
Extraordinary precautions to pre-
serve order were taken by the police
today. Extra forces of city policeman
were dispatched to various parts of
the city. Reserves were being held in
all police stations.
Call for Billiard Company.
Later it was announced that the
strike call also would be issued for
the Billiard Machine Tool company
where thirtyfive men were dis
charged last week. It was said that
they were only a few macninists
working at the Billiard company now.
Advertisements for machinists have
appeared, however. The strike call
was issued for the Bullard company,
labor leaders said, in order to tie UP
the work in the plant.
1t is said at the headquarters of the
Bricklayers' union here today that LOO
men We're who had been working on
the new buildings being erected at the
Remington Co. by the Stewart Con-
struction Co did not go to work today.
They were informed LAST night that be-
cause of lack Of work they were not
needed The bricklayels, had worked
up to the point where the structural
iron workers quit. All the bricklayers
on the new plant, it is said, would
have to stop work within the next
two days. When the br1cklayers stop
the hod carriers alse, Will have to quit.
After Hungarian Workers.
Agitators today wcls going among
the great number Of hungarian work
ers of Bridgeport, urging them to at
tend strike mass meeting called for
tonight. More copies Of HUNGARIAN
newspaper contained articles advocat-
ing the walkout Of the Hungarian
workers in the plants Of the Reming-
ton Arms and Ammunition Co, the
various plants of the sub contractors
were circulated One CT the editors
of the paper still denied that he had
received an inspiration from the
articles appearing in the paper. He
reiterated his statement of last night
that the Hungarian wol kers were en-
titled to share in tho immense profits
being made by the war munition
factories. That idea. and that alone.
he added, was responsible for the
agitation.
To Visit shops.
Mr.. Keppler said that during the
day delegations will call at all Of the
shops of the sub contractors. He said
the delegations would explain to the
arrangements Of some Of the shops
that there was especial grievance
against them, They would explain
further that the reason the men were
called out because the plants were do
ing work for the Remington Arms
and Ammunition company and the
Union Metallic Cartridge company
strike, is. on with that concern. John
A. Johnston, vice president Of the
International Structural Iron Workers
made this statement:
II want to say another word about
Major Penfield and his statement
about German influences being re-
sponsible for this strike. wonder
whittier he thought he could pull the
wool over the eyes of the public with
any such statement as that.
In Strike to Win.
This strike has started and no
statement like that or any other SINH
lar statement emanating from Major
Penfield could stop it. We are in
LtllS SIIih0 TO Win II. we are dA
determined that we will win. Not
only the machinists and the iron
workers, but every other union has the
same aim We will win If we have
to stay here all summer to do it."
Will Affect $4,000.
All efforts to settle the complicat-
ed labor troubles have so far failed.
Neither Samuel Gompers nor the
president of the United States can
stop this strike says T. =. Kepp1er,
International Vice President of the
Machinists' Union. Mr.. Gompers, as
head of. the American Federation of
Labor has called conference of ma
chinists officials at Washington, but
those in charge Of the situation here,
assert they will not heed the call
Within week, according to plans
of the labor leaders, all work in the
Remington shops and in the factories
of sub-contractors will be at a stand
still. There are from 5000 to 10000
persons employed in the Remington
company. and it is estimated that in
Guiding other local factories $4,000 or
more would be thrown out of work.
No Comment From Gompers.
Washington, July 20.-SamueI
/ Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor when he heard
today that tho machinists in the