New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
so0 TO March Out of
Remington Co.-DeClare
aBattle to a Finish"
ALL NEW ENGLAND
WILL BE WAR AREA
Gompers Flayed for German
Money" Charge-City's Manu-
facturerS Join Forces.
lBy Telegraph to The Tri0une.l


.,smpted to avert the great Bridge
..rt strike have failed. The strike
s.o;r, tomorrow. The labor leaders
have made no change in their original
,,,,s Five hundred men will walk
ant Of the Remington Arms and Am
run,tion Company At noon to-mor-
-ov. The union heads here characterize
a. strike as "one Of the biggest jobs
y, have ever undertaken"
Ths statements Of Major Walter q.
p.,seld. general manager OF the war
,,spt. and Of Samuel Gompers, that
c.rman money was behind the strike
have ircensed the labor men. J. j.
r.nnlsr Of the nachinists' union, and
Jobn A. Johnson, Of the structural
;ronworkers, the virtual leaders OF
as lapor movement that tends 10
bring al New England into its grasp
are particularly angry over the alle-
cations. They say they will bring
botb the major and Gompers to time;
will defy them to prove their words.
As before, the actual matter Of
,bs strike is laid directly at Major
Penfeld's door.
ave have exhausted every effort TO
prevent the strike" Keppler said to-
night. eve have tried to see Major
Penfeld. He fatty refused. He is
the only employer can recall in the
history of labor troubles who took
this stand. Even in the differences
we have had with United States navy
Yards we have always had hearing.
But Major Penfeld, an army officer,
refuses us the privileges we have en-
loved at the hands OF the United
States government.
CITY Manufacturers Back Arms Co.
well, it's going to be a battle, and
& battle TO a fnish,' he continued.
"Bv the end Of the week, every sub
contractor Of the Remingtons in
BRIDGEPORT will be closed up. This
strike will spread all over New Eng
land. And it may so further than
that For if, after the strike against
the Remington begins, we find that
any factory making material for them
continues to ship that material we
will pull men out of those factories,
no matter whether or not they are in
the union"
The general situation was still fur
ther complicated tonight. when it be-
came known that a vigorous attempt
vas being made to bring about strike
Of fHungarians working for the Reming-
ton company or the sub-contractors.
Many copies OF Hungarian newspaper
we're circulated urging the Hungarlans
70 attend & strike meeting tomorrow
night
Meetings were held by a number of
Unions tonight, but, so far as could be
learned. no definite action was taken.
The hod carriers, at a special meeting,
voted 70 postpone action until Wednes--
Gay night, when another meeting Will
be held
The definite decision to strike was
reached lust after Johnson heard from
the mysterious person who tried to
arrange arbitration. II just can't do
single thing" he told Johnson over
the telephone There was rumor
to-day that the man was connected
with Morgan interests. Johnson de-
ried this, but said he didn't know
whether the man went to see the
Morgan firm or not-in fact, he didn't
eare-if the man could settle the mat
Ter that way
Just after Johnson received the mes
sage the Manufacturers Association
Of this city, after a secret meeting
issued statement that the manu-,
fscturers Of Bridgeport Will stand
asa body behind the Remington Arms
Union Metallic Cartridge Company, IN
It's decision TO operate only an open
shop, inasmuch as under this plan
Industrial conditions here have been
satisfactory TO employer and employe
Tor many years"
No German Dough"
Keppler said this statement was only
an attempt 10 becloud the issue. lie
going to get a personal explanation
:Iom Gompers, he says, TO hnd out VINO
was meant in the allegations ABOUT
foreign money.
"Gompers is employed by US said
Aeppler, "and it's probable demand
vii be made upon him to prove his
Natements And ! want to say rlght
fere the A. F. L. has jurisdiction over
federal unions only, not over lnterna-
honals, such as we are. We are go
iiihg TO conduct this strike ourselves
We have enough labor leaders here 10
'oncuct the German army.
The vice president of the lnterna-
uonsl Machinists said his men were
Working all over the country on secret
e.ders for the Allies.
They will keep right on working on
nem, too" he said, "and will preserve
,ae secrecy the employers demanG.
Ae made the statement TO refute the
point that German money could lnnu,
tnee union men to stop labor on AlIles
contracts.
Yes, they will keep right on work,
hg as long as the employers iulhl
hion conditions That's what the men
want Tne only things that would stop
sofk would be violation of union regu
ssslonS or an order from the Cnlteo
sIates government to stop manufactur-
Mg war material" he concluded.
when the strike begins tomorrow
ana the men walk out the police VIII
w 10 prevent a disturbance. What
VII happen no one knows. A demon
,,irstiop is proposed in front Of the
remington Union Metallic Cartridge
Company's plant half mile away: IL
y planned TO take no workmen from
,tat plant until Wednesday or Thurs
ssy' Some will be taken away from
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