Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-01-12
300 STRIKERS
FORM UNION
IN ROOSEVELT
Although Breach Has Been
Caused by Strikers Return
ing to Work at Consumers
Plant, 800 Form Union.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

special TO the EVENING NE WS.
Roosevelt. Jan. 12.-Although a
breach has been made In the ranks
of the strikers by the returning of a
hundred laborers to work in the
Consumers Chemical Corporation
plant after that concern had acceded
to the demands for wages of So a
day, no attempt was made this morn
ing to molest the workmen as they
reported for duty. Fearing that some
disorder would occur after the union
organizers had told the remaining
strikers to make an attempt to force
the Consumers men into the organi-
2ation, Chief of Police Harrington
and several of his men were at the
gate of the plant early this morning
No efforts were made, however, to
foreible means.
At meeting held in Nashs hall
yesterday afternoons union was Or
ganized among the fertilizer workers
an enrolment of nearly $50 of the
strikers, who are employees of the
Williams and Clark plant the Lie
big plant and the Armour Fertilizer
works. 1t Is said that an effort will
be made to enroll the employees OF
the metal refining companies In this
borough in the union and a strike
may be pending in those Industries.
Attempts Will also be made to have
the branch factories of the American
Chemical Corporation at Greenpoint
and Boston recognize the union, and
If the organizers succeed in this
movement a sympathy strike will
probably result.
Big Plants VIII Not Give In.
Superintendent e. c. Champion, OF
the American Chemical Corporation,
stated this morning that the action
of the Consumers plant in submit
ting to the demands of their striking
laborers would not influence the
larger concern In any way and that
the American Chemical Corporation
would positively not accede to the
strikers clamor for their former
wage scale of 50 q da,y. ,-------,--ss..
| The Consumers plant, 1t is he
| lieved, were forced to give in to the
| demands of the strikers because they
are experiencing one OF the biggest
rushes since their factory commenced
| operations short time ago. A
! number of rush orders have to be
| filled and their 150 workmen are
now to be divided into both day and
| night shifts in order to keep up with
the demand for the product.
The strikers believe that this
same condition will shortly affect
the other three factories and are ex-
pectantly awaiting the settlement OF
the strike at treir terms. The city
| officials and business men of the
borough appear to coincide with the
| strikers in this belief but there is
J also reason to believe that the plants
may go to the extreme of employing
strike-breakers before giving in tc
the persistent demands OF the men.
Getting Even Lower Pay.
The prevalent feeling that the
employees of the American Chemical
| ton receive higher wages than the
local laborers, Superintendent Cham
| pion states, is a mistake. ffe de
clared that in some instance the
workmen of the concern receive ven
lower pay.
The Jerry OBrien deputies are
still maintaining a vigilant patrol al
the fertilizer plants, fearing that the
state of sullen obstinance among the
strikers may break forth at any time
into violence. Business conditions
in the borough, as result of the
strike, are greatly depressed and the
merchants are directly behind the
movement to bring about a settle
ment of the situation.
Sheriff Houghton was at the scene
of the strike yesterday, but found
that good order had been maintain
ed by the local police force and the
deputies.