The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-16
R. e In ington Enterprises Here No Longer Affiliated With Local Manufactur- CTS Who Are Divided on Fight Hours Question As Result of Meeting.

Samuel GoInpers, president Of the American Federation of Labor, the United States de- Dartment of commerce and la bor and other bodies have been called in to settle the present strike at the Remington Arms & Ammunition Company s plant which threatens to stop the shipment of munitions of war and to involve many of the other factories in Bridgeport
 Eight internationa labor un- ion heads held a conf ference with President Gompers, in the Continental Hotel New York city. last night, at which Daniel J. OSKeefe, deputss commissions CT of labor at Washington was present personally represent- ing C0mnissioner of Commerce and Labor Wilson
 It was denied by Representative Claude Kitchin. of North Carolina, who is in Connecticut visiting Con- essrlara Thomas IA Reilly of Mer1- den that he is armed with authority to1o6er the good offices of the Dnfted States government in an effort to bring the strike to an end as had been intinated in a New York pa
 As a result of the conference held in New York last night International heads J. J. Kepp1eT. John A John ston and John Flynn returned to this city at noon today to hold 2, further state conference at the Atlantic hotel at 2:30 o'clock today. attended by a large number Of the international and state heads who have gathered here to watch the progress of the inpend- ing battle.
 As a further result of the confer ence last night J. J. KeppIer, Inter national ce-president of the Asso- ciationzof Machin1sts sseids
 we returned to this city this morn ing and personally. have come to stay until the war is over. The stage is set for action but we do not pro pose to put all our armies in the field at ohce for we are aware that we are up against the Major
 eve hold Major Walter A- Penf1eld responsible for this trouble and we propose to call our armies as needed. As far as the machinfsts are concern ed we propose to take action tonight and to call them out
 As regards German Influence, the best possible answer to this is that the U M c. Go. through Major Pen field, can settle this strike within 24 hours if he sees fit to resctnd the or der given through the Stewart Com spany to our ni11wrights ordering them to join the Carpenters union or quit work It is not a question of Ger man influence, as has been intimated but rather a question of the Rem ington Arms and AnnInunition Com pany attempting to dictate matters of strictly union government As have said we hold Major PenfeId person ally responsible for this order to the miIlwrtghts.''
 Among those who participated at this afternoon's conference were J. J. Kepp1er, international vice president of the Association of Machinists; John A. Johnston, first vice president of the International Association Of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers; James Ryan, organizer of the Sheet Metal Workers; Richard Patterson, president of the Sheet Metal Workers; S. Carlisle, presi dent of the Ironwork- CTS of Connecticut; Vincent DeFaleo, general organizer of the Hod Car riers, union; John Nolan, internatfon- al organizer of the Hoisting Engin- eers, and many other leaders proqnin- ent5 in labor organizations in Connec- ticut.
 strike meeting has been called for 8 o'clock tonight in Machinists' Hall on Cannon street. A vote to strike will be taken and it was fntf- mated today that while the sentiment was in favor of the strike the ques- ton Of whether it will be at this time be confined merely to the Remington plants or whether it will include those machinfsfs working in about 20 other Factories in Bridgeport will be de cided.
 Those plants which would be af- fected by such a general strike order are The Harris Engineering Com pany Bu1Iard Machine Tool Company, Coulter & Mckenzie Company, Stan dard Manufacturing Company, Grant Manufacturing Company, Gaynor Manufacturing Company, Bridgeport
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