The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-24

strife to raufy agreements among themselves, and with employing con cerns-steps that are likely to be very quickly and very easily taken-to bring to an end the incipient strike that has for many days threatened to spread throughout the city
 As e result of the strike the ma chinists and toolEnakers of the city expect, if not immediately, in the very near futures an eight-hour day in all local shops and the ability to confer with employers through ac- credited representative of their unions when occasions arise for the discussion of conditions of labor
 This bright outlook results from what amounted to almost an all after noon and evening conference of labor officials at the Atlantic Hotel
 Representatives of the American Federation of Labor, with sam Com pers2 RsaaRs11f diseussed with the leaders of the various crafts the va rious phases of the strike situation here There were the usual honest differences of, opinion that arise among earnest men seeking the so- { lution of a difficult problem, but in the main the conference was unit and aE-fts close statements were issued which clearly indicated that the ma cfinastz were warmly supported in their efforts to better conditions here
 One phase of the situation which has been annoying the leaders of the ironzvur4zars and of the machinists was the construction put upon re- marks of Gompers which would 1ndi- cate that he believed the two leaders had been influenced to create indus trial disturbances by German money
 Very plainly Gompers put to rest any such thoughts. He said he had been misunderstood if any of his re- marks were construed to reflect upon either Ksppzer or Johnston, in both of whom he and labor in general had implicit confidence
 The clarifying of the situation at the Remington plants here, through the ad5nstment of the jurisdicuonaI disput over InilIwrigEts which first precepitated trouble. will be followed. quickly, the union men believe, by anaicab1e arranEemenGe of the differ ences in various other shops, which will put a speedy end to labor uou- s b1es here.
 One, more confident than others, said he believed all strife would be over by Monday
 While labor men were acting with caution and secrecy as to just what proced1re is being followed to bring to an end the strike it is very appar- ent that they are not confronted, to- day, with the obstacles put before them, before, by Major G. Penfeld, the ex-aExny man heading df1e Rem ington Axnas & Ammunition Co.,, who
 
 tives They have dealt with other agencaes In which they have found more satisfaction
 Fso11oSsang the close of the confer ence here tE1ss statement was given out by RreHfdenf Gnmpers for the Tedeqa&4on of EaR1nr:
 e-Hze cnu6enance aafaer a thorough dlscnss4om of the industrial dispute ezdsfzng gn Bridgeport. has reached the uxzzliEzac1Ea conclusion that the de znazzds made a1y the trades primarily in interest," age reasonable and just and aHe fherefOre endorsed and if necegzy, every possible assistance to secMrHe the Nden1andS will be given
 After 9zsHang the formal statement 1dE. Gan1parSs said there was no fric- HcaAbetzEeenN himself and J. II. O'NeiI 6oru1erAw vice ipresidenEsof the state fed era4f0nt oG labor and now secretary of the CenEEa1sE EabOEt Union of Bridge popt.
 esEMO OsH9efRs svpa9-o -ouoted in certain evening snesvspaperszaR say1ng1n this 1RaoHn9ngsgs conference that he wanted neither rsfz1asinferfepances nor the con- labor hezds. 4n thisS Bridgeport strike zna41er HetwasSrepresented as hay ing t01&k1ss da41yr that local union men 11asFBfcEp pab1elTofr handling this stua- t1cn.
 s.ApAAa matter of fact MT. o.Neil GtmnEy S6gdS us that among a few dis RurfanE1efstsuch a feeling did prevail He aGsuEadl us that he was sorry that anyarznfon&znan should feel that way and aG a representative of Central Labor Uu1Dn iae wished to make it !cAear t11atsorgau4zed Tabor in this city We1cnnega our aid. z
 Have the cArpenters agreed that the nlfffE1Agths be classified as iron the fact that representative of that body having attended the conference giving rise to the inference that this old question of jurisdiction had been settled.
 .-That inference is not justified" he replied.
 He refused to say what disposition had been made of the matter. From another source it was learned that a committee had been appointed at the conference to settle the question. This committee is made up of representa- lives of the iron workers and the carpenters.
 Asked to explain his charge that German gold had. influenced the pres ent strike difficulties here. He re- piled;
 .'The newspapers have exaggerated my remarks, somewhat. What I did say was that emissaries of a foreign nation were at work to corrupt sea men and longshoremen to go on strike and refuse to handle all pro duets going to the allies. I made no reference to Bridgeport. I stated that havene't any hesitancy in be- 1ieWng that the same influences are at work elsewhere and for the same purposg. That statement was made By me before the Bridgeport trouble occurred?
 When the time shall come for me to speak more definitely I shall do so. [ shall bide my own time
 What do you think of the German threat to punish all Germans who