Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-10
BREAK LIKELY
To COME IN THE
LOCAL STRIKE
Sloan & Chace Machinists Are
Showing a Desire to Re-
turn to Work.

IL there is to be a break in the
ranks of the strikers who are out at
the Sloan & Chace plant for an
eight-hour day and a ten per cent.
increase in wages it will come to-
morrow. This was the prediction of
one of the leaders OF the strike to-
day after President Peter Weber. of
the company had made a statement
that his offer of a fifty two-and- a
half hour week. made to the men
yesterday. was the only concession
that he would make and that, start
ing tomorrow. he would put any me-
chanics to work that would apply for
work
Ii is known that a number of the
men were in favor of accepting the
offer made by Mr.. Weber. and it is
said they are in favor OF returning to
work. and then continue their de-
mands on the company TO grant them
an eight-hour day. The vote was A
verbal one. as many of the men did
not vote on the question, and the
more radical strikers carried the day.
That the action taken Yesterday
did not meet with the approval of
some of the men was demonstrated
morning was attended by about 1no
OF the strikers. while the meetings
heretofore have had 200 and 800 in
attendance.
The fact that three strikebreakers
started 10 work in the shop today
offset the claim of the strike leaders
that II would be impossible for the
Sloan & Chace Company to secure
skilled mechanics.
President Weber said that these
three were the advance guard of many
more, that commencing tomorrow the
vacancies in his shop force would be
filed in short order.
That offer made them yesterday
was all that ! will have to say to
them" said President Weber. 1T was
no preliminary al all. but my final
word. | have plenty OF offers of help
from other members Of the National
Association of Manufacturers, but I
do not believe | will have TO call on
anv of them. Commencing tomorrow,
| will hire all who come, and expect
that plenty of applicants will put in
an appearance.
Back Pay Coming Tomorrow.
President Weber also posted notice
wages retained from last week would
he paid tomorrow at ] o'clock instead
of next Saturday, the regular day.
He declared his reasons for advancing
the pay-off day were to refute the
story In circulation among the strlk-
ers that he expected to give in.
The strikers at the regular daily
meeting held this afternoon at Four
teenth street and Sixth avenue, voted
IN increase the picketing force from
sly to twenty men, commencing to-
morrog. The action was taken after
this mornings picketers reported
that three strike breakers had gone
10 work The men declared they were
more than ever ready to test their
strength and endurance with the COM
many Secretary Charles Heyde re-
neated his prediction that President
weber would be swayed to the side
of the men before MANY days, through
recollections OF his own struggles Tor
.I,o .dvancement of unionism twenty
veare ago when he was president of
nc tacbinjsts' Union in New York.
w n Ranks. business agent of
1.ocai 20 International Brotherhood
- Flectrical Workers stated this
.,,orninp that so far as the union
was concerned there was no change
in The strike situation at the Point
Vo-Point plant of the Public Service
rornoration. where thirty-five MEM
hers of the union walked out several
weeks ago, refusing to work with the
non-union switchboard men that
were put TO work by the corporation.
Mr.. Banks stated that he under
stood thar the work a. the plant was
being done by non-union men. but
ira he had not been near Point No
Point since the day that the strike
was called.
He stated further that the union
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