The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-21

moncd all the police available in Bay
onnc to guard the plants. MIR. Clifford
had hired at least 100 deputies as watch
men. but announced tnat none OF his
men was armed. lie made ii clear that
there would he no ropat.tion of the KILL
ings at Roosevelt. y. j.
Mr.. clifford in "A statement made 1t
slear that the company would ;ight the
strikers to the finish. I'VE are going
to fight he said. W. intend to run
the plant under guard. but II We hnd
that we cannot run IL without violence.
then we will close 1t down and starve
the strikers into submission. You Will
see how quickly they will come to terms
when they have to pull their belts
tighter
OH Enough for Year.
Mr.. clifford said there were no union
men in the plant. He does not believe
the strike is "A result OF any German
influence. but thinks II Is due to the
belief of the men that the Ii
making big profits by selling oil to the
Allies. 1.-THE men," he said. Thought
they had us in a tight fix because of
the demand of the Allies for oil, 40 they
tried to take advantage or us. Nor
mally we ship between 1000 and 5000
barrels of oil a day"
Mr.. clifford said the company had oil
enough to last for more than a year ;
that barrels would he obtained from
Rochester, y. Y. and from indianapolis,
Ind, where the company has factories.
IT was rumored also that the company
would have oil pumped from Philadcl-
phia.
II was explained that only 1000 men
had made any demand for increased
pay. They were the still cleaners. who
say they were u~ndcfpaId because they
have to work in intense heat. and the
barrel makers. who want an II per cent.
increase. Mr.. Clifford aid non. Of the
other men had mad. demands. but he
expected TO hear from them later on.
The strikers are mostly foreigners.
They are easily inflamed. and Henry
Wilson. Director OF Public Safety in
Bayonne, IL apprchcnsivc lest the men
may do damage to the Standard oil
plants. He Expects to supply all his
policemen with horses to-day so they
will be better able to charge the strik-
erS who gather and threaten trouble.
Supt. kohl.r Of the STANDARD oil
plant at BAY Way said last light tina
his men were conteuted and there is no
LANCER of Il strike. The strikers. how
ever. are trying to got thos" men to join
them, as they also are appealing to the
employees of the TidcwHtcr oil com.
pany.
I Late last night tho Standard OF COM
pauv issued a circular in four languages
telling its employees that the M
vas willing to consider any complaints
or requests they wished to make. hut
would deal only with the employees di-
rect. and not through agitatorS. The
statement follows
Efforts are being made by profess
sional agitatorS to induce this company's
employees to demand changes in work
ing conditions and an advance in pay.
The company desires to caution it's en-
ploye"s not To Ice influenced or mislcd
by those seeking their own personal
gain and not the interests of the en-
ployees.
The company wishes to say that 4;
will deal only directly with the en-
ployees. The company, as alwas in the
past, is ready to consider any complaints
or requests the employees desire to
make. but under no circumstances Will il
deal with agitatOrs or other outsiders.
or consider an ultimatum demanding an
answer in twctty-fuur hours, such as re-
Gently was presented
The reference 10 an ult,u alum IS
thought to he caused by the action "l
the still cleaners. who before striking
sent a local lawyer to IN" "ompauy's Of
fcials with their demands. couul-d with
n demand for an answer within twenty
four hours.