The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-20
OIL STRIKE SPREADS.
1000 Workers At Dayonne Plant
Are Out Now.

The strike OF 100 still cleaners at the
Bayorne plant OF the Standard oil
Company. the largest In the East. which
was ordered last Thursday when the
company officials refused to increas Sc
the wages Of the men IS per cent.
yesterday spread to the barrel factory
and 900 workmen quit. They had sent
"A demand 10 the officials that their
wages be increased II per cent. and
gave them until 10 o'clock to decide. Ma
answer came and the men formed a
parade and left the plant. Their action
caused unrest among the 5000 employees
and many OF the men said last night
they expe ted to see the entire plant
closed down to-day.
AZ the Office of the plant il WAS de-
MED that any men except the still clean
ers had gone out. General Manager
George r.. Clifford and General Superin-
tendent George y. Hennessy left shortly
after the barrel men quit work for the
main offices of the company at &c Broad
way. Manhattan. where they remained
In conference with the principal officials
Of the company. Police Inspector Daniel
Cady spent the day at the plant and
policemen were t%hrougho I the works
That more trouble is looked for to-day
Is evidenced by the fact that Commits
sioner OF Safety Henry Wilson last nigh,
revoked an order allowing a score OF
policemen and detectives leave of alb.
sence to-day to attend the Democratic
Club excursion.
In the event OF a general strike being
called he Standard Oil Company will
be unable to ship n oil. Yesterday six
vessels were being loaded with oil in
cases and aboard tank vessels. one OF
these vessels is due TO sail to Mexico
and the five others are being loaded with
cargoes for English ports. The gasolenp
market would he greatly Handicapped
were the plant to cease operations, 70,
much Of the country's supply comes from
the Standar Oils plant in Bayonne
Naphtha is another commodity which |!
turned out there in great quantities.
The company employed about twenty.
Ave Italians to replace the Striking Polisi
still %eaners Yesterday a number OF
the Italians quit their jobs being unable
to stand the terrific heat inside the stills
They were Obliged to wrap themselves
in heavy clothing and stand on hot coke
with the thermometer above 200 degrees
while cleaning the tanks and the'
emerged in a few minutes Frustrated
The still cleaners are paid from s2.l7 to
s2.40 a day. Formerly from s. TO 81
a day was paid for this kind of work.
Fifteen strikers who were arrested
] LOT ulSVTueTlN tO1lluct were dTThlgneG
before Recorder William J. Cain ycster
day. Aleck Truzowski. who had a rub,
Der hose blackjack when arrested, was
fined $50. Two others were fined $25
Ave were sent to Jail for thirty days
and the others released. As PhiliI
Greseld and Frank Raguse, who tool
places Of striking still cleaners. were OF
their way home early yesterday morning
they were shot at from ambush, !
dozen shots were fired at them but non.
took effect. Both men had weapons or
them and they were fined $50 each.
The Standard. it was said last night
may use a portion Of the new barre
factory at the Tide Water Oil Com,
pany's plant, which adjoins the Stand
| ards plant, but II this is attempted /
may lead to a strike at the Tide Water
| plant. where about 1000 men are EN-
ployed.