Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-11
STRIKERS PAID,
TROUBLE ABSENT;
BREAK MAY COME
Union Men at Sloan & Chace
Plant Keep Stiff Upper
Lip.

! The striking metal workers at the
Sloan & Chace plant at Fourteenth
street and Sixth avenue under the
direction of the brotherhood of Metal
Workers. who had a half days pay
coming from last Wednesday, were
paid off at | o'clock today There was
no disorder of any kind. the men 60
ing up to the door, passing in their
checks and receiving their envelopes,
and the impression seemed to prevail
that the strike may end soon by the
men returning to work.
President Peter Weber of the Sloan
& Chace company, stated today that
the ranks of the strikers had been
i broken when four of the skilled me-
, chanics in the plant who went on
strike returned TO their work this
morning. This statement the strikers
deny, stating that none of the strik-
ers went to work and that they
turned back a number of men who
| came to the plant looking for work
1t Is known that three members of
the shop committe went to the office
of the concern this morning and asked
Mr.. Weber to hold another confer
ence of the shop committee. but he
absolutely refused to deal further
! viii the CDulIIllllGR. SIHIlnR InHI WnP0
| the committee refused to return for
f1fty-two and half-hour week.
which he offered he considered that
! his Anal decision.
There Is no enthusiasm among the
strikers. and II Is known that a num-
/ Der of the men are heartily sick of
| the strike and would return to work
| at once If II was not for the fact that
| they would be classed as "scabs."
M,.ax # H., .. l..
| filiated with the International Asso-
ciation of Machipists and only went
out in sympathy with their fellow
workmen, knowing that a shop strike
at this time could not be carried on
successfully. 1t is also asserted that
some union machinists affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor are
at work In the plant, and have never
gone out This fact 1t is said, has
mitigated against the success of the
present strike.
There were twenty pickets on the
job today and said they turned
back eight men hired IN Hoboken
yesterday. the only men to show up
at the plant today except the score
or moro who have remained at work
from the beginning and the three
strikers who went back to work yes
| terday.
The picket line Is being maintained
at full strength all day now, instead
of only at commencing and quitting
times.
Call Statement bunk"
When the strikers were told of
| President Weber's statement they de-
! clared his claims were bunk" and
offered to show the roll call for this
| morning with every striker, except
! the three they concede returned yes
terday. checked up. They said, too,
/ that they were more than ever conf
| dent of winning.
| President Weber stated that he had
not asked for any assistance from the
| National Association OF Manufac-
| turers to date and did not expect that
! he would have to do so at this time
He said that the working force would
be increased from day to day and
| that Ranv men who applied for jobs
and possessed the required ability to
do the work would be hired.
Any of his old employees that re-
turn to work, said Mr.. Weber, would
! have to make application in the reg
ular channels for work
| Many of the tool and die makers
! who were employed in the shop have
removed their tools and are seeking
other positions.
officers of the Brotherhood of Metal
Workers said this morning that no
dates have been set for future meet.
| ings at the Croclxer- Wheeler works at
Ampere or the Worthington plant at
Harrison.
'srhe union machinists of Newark
will not be able to make any demands
| upon local manufacturers for at least
| two months" declared Hugh V.
! Reilly. secretary of the State Associa-
| ton of the International Association
of Machinists, in a statement this
morning.
| "Bv union machinists." continued
| Mr. Reilly, II mean the members of
! the international Association, affil-
lated with the American Federation
| of Labor and not the organization
which is conducting the strike at the
! Sloan & Chace plant at the present
time.
1T might be news to you to know
| that a number of the men who are
out at the Sloan & Chace plant are
members of our union and are not
connected with the Brotherhood of
| Metal Workers We We're organizing
| the Sloan e. Chace plant the same as
! the other plants in this city when the
brotherhood stepped in and called the
/ strike 7 think it was had Judgment
! in calling the strike in only one plant.
but the officers of the brotherhood
know their own business and methods
best"
Reilly said that the union officials
had a talk yesterday with c. n
Wheeler. of the Croker Wheeler
| Company. and that while Mr..
Wheeler said that his firm could not
! grant the eight-hour day on account
| Of the great competition in the held
az the present time, there were some