The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25

The strike at the American Graphophone Co. will probably be ended this evening and the workers will be back in the fac tory Monday. If the, adjust ments that are being made this afternoon are satisfactory to the polishers and pressmen, the siege will be closed.
 President F. T. Dodge of the com pany broke all precedents for manu- tended the mass meeting of the work CTS in Eagles hall and addressed them His talk was conciliatory.
 For nearly four hours this morning the offers of increased wages to the strikers were discussed by each de- partment in turn. A vote was taken by each and nearly all voted to ac- eept
 A statement by the company, made yesterday afternoon, and containing the list of concessions was Brought into the meeting by Chairman Walter Ford. who had talked with the off ciaIss in the presence of two wit nesses.
 The strikers had asked a general increAse of 20 per cent. Some of the OTIerS gOI increases made are paFI stores, 6z10; dictaPhone assen1b- lir3g,ss per cent; record stock, 3 per cent; cabinet, 12 per cent; press S3 per cent<;s lathe 24 per cent
 The meeting opened with g talk by President Dodge. He said there had been misunderstanding that an of fer had been made and the men had quit without giving time to have it consfdered.{ He declared they had lost money and the company had lost money thereby.
 - He said the offer made today, is designed to make the Graphophone Go. the shop in which the highest factory wages in Bridgeport are paid.
 This is a talk of dollars, not of words he said.
 Were trying to do the fair thfng. We want the co-eperatfon of our enn- ApIoyes.''
 tAF AIr Dodge said the employees can buy the stock of the company and have an interest in it, the same as he has. He said they can receive the dividends the same as he does.
 After making his talk. MT. Dodge left the hall Some of the men were inclined to ask, him questions and argue. but all attempts were squelched by Chairman Lord.
 The presence of MT. Dodge was talk en as q favorable somen because he refused, at first, to meet even a com 11ittee of employees and he had been quoted as saying that he would fill his { factory.
 The company didn't expressly offer recognition of committee to review grievances of employees The offer made was that the employees could complain to the foremen, if they have a legitimate grievance and if the fore men doesn't give them satisfaction they may go to the uperintendent or factory manager, if necessary. Chair man Lord says he was assured that if the foremen do not report the grievances, they will be discharged
 After the statement of the com pany was read, a vote was taken by each department. Those that voted to accept are: Packing and shipping metal masters hand screw. assembly, tool electric motor. special, par1 stores, dfctaphone assembly, final in spectfon, press. lathe. milling, repro ducing, cabinet, drilling and grapho- phone adjusting sdepa rtmepts.
 The metal po1ishers protected ac- cepting what was offered them. Af- Ser much arguing. they met in a side room and voted unanimously to stick to their demands for SIS a week fol fan eight hour day and for the rec agnition of shop committee. t.The polishers went out because they want Cd a. shop committee and wanted the cutting of wages stopped said theil spokesman We went out year ago last March and were out fol three days, because our wages had been cut. We shall insist upon 3 shop acomnittee.
 The pressmen wanted a shop com rnittee also. They refused the offel Of an increase in wages too, whicl was one cent a week more than they were offered the day they quit. They protest against the custom of puttine
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