The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-22
L0Ck-|N HALTS
ARMS STRIKERS
Remington Manager Meets Men
and Grants Demands.
UNION LEADERS ON OUTSIDE

Strike in Standard Oil Works Spread.
ing-Much Rioting Going On
Welsh Coal Strike settIed-votina
Going on Over Proposals Already
Accepted.
Bridgeport, Conn, July 21.-Major
Walter G. Penfield, u. S. A., retired.
general manager of the Remington
Arms and Ammunition company, al
most completely forestalled the open
ing OF the big strike on war MUM.
lions work. BY the simple expedient
of calling the would-be strikers TO a
meeting inside the plant and offering
them more pay and shorter hours the
major checkmated the strike leaders.
who waited outside the gates to order
the men not to return after the noon
hour.
His move prevented the strike of
some 200 metal trades workers in the
new Remington plant, which was to
be labor's first blow. About 100
workers in three factories doing sub
contract work for the Remington
shops did walk out at noon but the
action of the major and it's reception
by the workers in the Remington
plant SO disconnected the strike lead
ers that the situation in Bridgeport
is more uncertain than it has been
since the agitation started
Standard Oil Strikers Riotous.
New York, July 21.-The strike of
the 5000 employees of the Constable
Hook plant in Bayonne Of the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey as
sumed a more important phase when
the company announced its intention
OF fighting the strikers and closed
down it's plant. The closing of the
Bayonne works was attended by riot
ing, resulting in the injury of several
men and the arrest of eight strikers.
In sympathy with the strikers 200
employees of the Bergenport Chemical
company in Bayonne quit work. It
Is reported that the 1000 employees
OF the Tidewater Oil company, also in
Bayonne, would go on strike today
and that the 500 employees of the
Standard Oil plant at Bayview, near
Elizabeth, would stay away from
work
The strikers in Bayonne are in an
ugly mood and more than 200 police
men, special deputies, and the watch
men hired by the oil company are
guarding the 400 oil tanks, the va.
rious factories and refineries against
any possible move by the workmen.
Because of rumors that the strikers
would try not only to set fire to the
oil tanks but to blow up the oil tank
ers tied up to the wharves of the
Constable Hook plant, seven partly
loaded tankers were towed away from
their wharfage and anchored off the
Statute OF Liberty.
There was a riot in front of the
plant, lead by striking still cleaners
and barrel makers, when the men
went out. When the police reserves
tried to dispense the mob stones were
thrown, clubs swung and shots were
fired. In the melee Inspector OF Po-
lice Cady was struck with brick but
was not seriously injured
Welsh Strike Near End.
London, July 21.-The strike of
miners in the South Wales coal field
Is regarded as virtually ended. It is
expected the miners will be back at
work on Thursday.
The agreement which probably will
end the strike has been drafted and
has received the approval of the min
ers' executive council. 1t was sub.
mitted to them for Endorsement at
mass meetings in the various districts
last night