Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-22
REMINGTON STRIKE
IS TO END MONDAY
Vice President KeppIer An
nounces an Agreement Has
Been Reached.
OTHER LABOR OFFICIALS
AT FIRST DENY REPORT
Pickets Still on Job Today Trying
to Persuade Men to Lay
Down Tools.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, July
22.-John A. Johnston, vice presi-
dent of the structural ironwork-
ers, today announced that he had
been advised by ]. ]. Keppler
vice president of the international
Association of Machinists, that a
written agreement which would
settle the strike of the machinists
in the plants of the Remington
Arms and Ammunition Company
and various subcontractors had
been secured.
According to Mr.. Johnston. the vice
president of the machinists telephoned
him from New York and requested that
| Thomas j. Savage, member of the gen.
eral executive board of the machtnists,
| be asked not to contradict any more
| statements regarding the settlement
Mr.. Savage had said that he knew
! nothing of settlement after Mr.. KEEP
pier had announced that the strike had
go back to work Monday,
Girls Vote to Return,
Mr. Johnston said Mr.. Keppler would
return to Bridgeport with the written
agreement this afternoon. Mr. John
ston said he also understood that the
girls who walked out at the Union
Metallic Cartridge Company plant of
he
return to work. having been promised
an increase of about 80 cents day
Mr.. Savage denied emphatically
earlier in the day that the strike in
the plants of the Remington company
and subcontractors was off. He pointed
out that pickets were still on duty to-
day before the different plants and
| said they had succeeded in keeping
twenty-three more men from going ia
| work at the new plant of the Reming-
| ton company.
Waiting on Mr.. Gompers.
1t was said by Mr.. Savage and other
heads of the international unions here
that the coming of Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
Of Labor. andlahos-1eaders with whom
he conferred in Washington yesterday
was awaited with interest.
Many of the labor men thought that
Mr.. Gompers and his assistants might
take some action to bring the strike to
a successful close.
A large force of policemen remained
on guard before the new Remington
Metallic Cartridge Company today. :
Men and women with signs of Don't
be a scab" pinned across their hats
walked through the streets Some
asked Mr. Savage whether strike calls
sh
would be issued today. They were in
formed that such action depended upon
the developments Of the day.
Differ as to Numbers.
There was a wide difference between
the figures regarding the number OF
men on strike. as they were given out
by the labor leaders and by the Bridge
port Manufacturers Association. Ac-
cording to the estimates of the labor
| men. at least 500 machinists and about
200 girls were on strike. The manu-
facturers' association. however. de-
clared that in all Bridgeport there were
just 127 machinists out. Appended to
these figures were others which repre-
sented that. according to the pay rolls
| fifteen girls and twenty-one men were
out at the Union Metallic Cartridge
plant.
committee Of the Bridgeport Manu-
facturers' Association last night gave
out the following statement:
The failure of the plans Of the la
Dor leaders would appear to be due to
the intelligence of the average tool
| maker or machnist who has reasoned
out the situation for himself. placing
on one side the promises of the out-of- :
town labor agitators and on the other
| side their belief in the sincerity of the
statement of the manufacturers made a
That labor conditions in this city had
been satisfactory to both employer and
| employe for many years. and that un-
der no circumstances would the manu-
facturers operate anything but an
open shop.
Quarrel Between Unions.
THE impression has gone out over
the whole country. through the medi-
um Of the press. that the Br!dg eport in
dustrial situation was in a very bad
state and there was a great deal OF
unrest among the mechanics of the city
whereas. as matter of fact, the
trouble has been mostly confined to a
quarrel between two labor unions
working for an out-of town contractor
| on structural work
| The wide publicity given to the
/
reflected on Bridgeport as an industrial
| center and has done harm to the city
| because it acts to prevent skilled
workmen from coming here to the city
! They are necessary If we are to ma
! terially incre&se these large plants l,
also prevents the placing Of further
contracts with the manufacturer
here
| On Strike at Palmer.
PALMER. Mass. July 22-About 2Ot
men remained out at the Wright wire
mills today as the result of the fail.
ure Of the attempted arbitration be
tween the company and members OF
the Wire Workers Union which is af-
| fliated with the International Associ.
alton of Machinists.
! About 300 hands are employed under
normal conditions. The trouble start.
ed over the matter Of wages A police
guard was maintained at the plant.
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