The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-19
UNIONS POSTPONE
Big ARMS WALKOUT
Announce Shelving Of Plan to
Call Remington Men
Out To-day.
MEDIATION PLAN AFOOT

Bridgeport. Conn, July Is-The
international labor leaders h have
planned a huge labor war throughout
New England announced Unexpectedly
tonight that the strike against the
Remington works and the ~sub-contrac-
tors filling large orders for war NUM-
tions. which was scheduled to begin to-
morrow noon. has been deferred for a
day at least. pending an attempt on the
part OF influential manufacturers to ar
range a conference between them and the
Remington officials. The disastrous
possibilities Of a tieup OF the nor
country have grown ~ alarming. It Is
believed. that every effort Is to be made
to avert the contemplated strike. At
least that is the only reason assigned
tonight for the ~postponement OF the
walkout.
According to the announcement OF the
labor leaders. an influential New Yorker
having large manufacturing interests In
bridgeport asked that the strike be de-
ferred until he has had a chance TO try
to bring about amicable negotiations be-
tween the workmen and the Remington
officials. He prefers for the present. the
labor leaders assert. to remain ~incognito
and all attempts to obtain his name have
been futile.
The p"ostponement Of the walkout,
which up to Z o'clock tonight was def
initely arranged for tomorrow noon.
with a big demonstration was as much
Of a surprise to the Bridgeport strike
leaders as to any one else. They an
nounccd their decision TO hold of for
n day or two about half an hour after
John A. Johnson. international vice
president OF the Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers., returned to Bridgeport
from New York. where ne went yester-
day afternoon to meet General Manager
Rowan of the James Stewart Con-
struction Company. which Is putting up
the new Remington buildings here.
Johnson said tonight that when he
reached his office i'm Manhattan he
found a MESA e from this manufacturer.
who intends to try to mediate the strike
difficulties. The latter. Johnson said.
talked with him over the telephone and
then they met and discussed the situa-
ton at length. Johnson left, promising
to defer the strike for a day at least
and came up to bridgeport on this
evenings train.
Dodge May he Mediator.
Speculation is rife as to who the vol
untary mediator is. One report had II
that Marcellus Hartley Dodge. president
OF the Remington Company. had taken a
hand In the situation personally but
neither Johnson. nor j. J. keppler. the
international vlce-president Of the ma
chinists. who called the strike for to-
morrow. would divulge the mans iden-
tity. When Dodge's name was mem
toned to johnson, the latter said he
was not at liberty to tell who the man
was.
Coupled with the announcement OF
Kepplcr and Johnston. made after n
hasty meeting OF the executive strike
board, were their assertions that II does
not mean that the strike Is off altogether
and 1t IL not likely that the men will
consent to calling II of altogether.
There will be no strike Tomorrow"
said Johnson. but that does not mean
that there will be none. Maybe Major
Penfheid will consent to talk things over
with us. but he has got TO send for us.
We are through going to him as long az
he said there was nothing to negotiate.
lie says there Is German influence back
of this, hut he won't GIVE us n chance to
snow MN ne is wrong, Inc Only tnlhg
back OF this strike is labor trying to get
what is coming to it. and we'll get 1t
too"
Keppler declared that the workers did
not want trouble unless II was necessary
and that after Johnson arrived and they
talked IL over they thought 1t advisable
10 defer action until Tuesday or Wednes-
day. The postponement. said keppler,
will be merely for a day unless there Is
promise of concessions.
Demands Repeated.
W intend" continued Keppler. 10
get an adjustment OF the differences
growing from the construction work on
the new Remington plant and the
adoption OF an eight hour day. II we
don't get them we'll call out the new
Remington plant on Tuesday and within
a day or two later we'll pull in the
Remington Union Metallic Company's
plant and the factories doing sub-con-
tract work for the Remington people,
The situation il especially muddled
nigh because the machinists who
were going on strike also nave been
worked up to a pitch OF enthusiasm
within the last Few days. Furthermore
the Billiard Machine Tool Company,
which is su~b-contractlng on some of the
Remington compaay's shrapnel orders.
discharged thirty-nve machinists on Sat-
urday. 1t was learned to-day. and there
is a Ii .lihood of strong opposition to n
long dc " OF the contemplated strike on
that gro und.
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