The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
800 GO ON STRIKE
AT GARYIN PLANT
Keppler, Machinists' Vice.
President, Takes Charge Of
Wage Campaign Here.
BLISS co. DEMANDS NEXT

The local campaign Of the internal
tional Association Of Machinists for an
eight hour day and increased wages, es-
pecially on all war munitions work, got
under way yesterday. Following a con-
ference Of J. j. Keppler. vice-president
Of the machinists' organization. with II. ].
Deering. Michael J. Carney and william
Bramely. business agents for this dis
trict. between seven and eight hundred
machinists and metal trade workers en-
at Spring n Varick streets. were Or
dered on strike at noon.
The men have been organized for a
strike at that plant for at least a month.
1t was said, and when tine leaders issued
the order to the men all agreed not to
return to work until their demands are
granted
The Garvir plant is the frst to be
affected here. out a delegation will visit
the Il. W. Bliss Company in Brooklyn.
probably tomorrow, and a walkout there
ls Imminent. 1t was said. According to
keppler. one by one the manufacturers
employing altogether about 5000 ma
chinists In this vicinity will be APP
preached for eight hours and more pay,
and II they refuse their men will be
ordered to quit. Keppler Is through his
work mt bridgeport he said, and Ia
now here to devote his time and ener-
gies to the machlnist situation in this
city and in New Jersey.
fore Hopeful OF New jersey.
OF New Jersey Keppler 10 more hope
full OF peaceful victory than In New
nrk aA. - "a
~Brunswick. which the International vice.
president will visit tomorrow Indicated
last night that his hope Is we'll founded.
Officials OF the Saurer plant OF the In
ternational Motor Company. Plainheld's
largest manufacturing concern, an
nounced a forty eight o week for 700
machinists. AN Increase I'm wages from 8
cents an hour upward and a bonus on
all war orders. At the same time the
International Motor Company's main
plant at New Brunswick. employing 1000
men, granted the same concessions. fore
stalling the threatened strike.
Early In the day nearly 1900 me-
chanics and aborers employed by the
Meurer steel Barrel Works. at 3o7
Borden avenue. Long Island City. heard
the refusal OF the company TO grant
them a nine hour day and a half day
on Saturday and quit work at once. ccm-
pletely closing the plant. There was
no disorder. the men voting to keep
tho peace and stay away from tho fac
tory.
A majority Of the men got $40 and
f12 IA week. they said. the skilled
mechanics getting more. OF course but
the men worked ten hours a day. The
company has just finished a big war
contract for steel barrels and Is said to
have another big order in sight, II IL
expected that the differences will be ad-
justed This week.
Asserts Tisup Il Complete.
According TO Keppler. the tieup at the
Garvin works was complete. keppler
will go to Plainfeld tomorrow to meet
Hugh Reilly and Frank Carol. local
agents. The new schedules put in force
by the International Motor n other
companies. announced a few days ago.
leave only four big companies for KEEP
pier to work on there. The 1nterna-
,ional Motor Company was turning out
six auto trucks a day at the New
brunswick plant and more At Plainfield
and at Allentown. Pa. The increase in
wages and reduction In hours are effec-
tive at the Allentown plant AS we'll as
at the Jersey shops.
keppler has an engagement in Phila-
delphia to-day. He will meet the union
agents In that city to consider an eight
hour campaign at the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works, the new Remington works
AT Chester and other factories doing
war work in Pennsylvania.
William II. Johnson. president OF the
International Association of Machinists.
Is expected here from Washington to-
marrow