Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-19

of conferences in this city and in New I
York resulted tonight in the announce
ment that the general strike OF ma
chinists employed by the Remington
Arms and Ammunition company would
not begin at noon tomorrow, the time
set for the walkout. Persons interested
in the continued industrial prosperity
of this city were said by labor men
in charge of the situation to be re-
sponsible for an agreement to withhold
the strike call for at least d hours
Change in Plans.
Announcement Of the change in the
plans formulated yesterday was made
by ]. ]. Keppler international vice
president Of the machinists' union and
John A. Johnston, vice president of
the structural IRON workers. Mr..
Johnston, speaking for himself ana
Mr.. Keppler, said:
Statement by Vice President Johnston.
ston.
"T left Bridgeport yesterday after
noon and went to New FORK AS soon
as reached my office there 1 found
a telephone message from a friend OF
mine, asking that get in touch with
him Immediately. did so. / am not
at liberty to divulge the name of this
man at present. / can say, however.
that he is not connected with any la
Dor organization and that he Is not
connected with the Stewart Construc-
ton company on the Remington Arms
and Ammunition company. He has
large interests in other manufacturing
concerns in Bridgeport
Effort to Avert General Strike.
'.He told me that he believed he
could do something that might help
settle the difficulty and said that il
would be a favor not only to him. but
to Bridgeport business men in gen.
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the city to hold off for a day or so
until he could see what could be done.
We want to do everything we can to
avert a general strike. We do not
want to call the men out unless we
have to. We would much rather have
1 told him that we would do as he re-
quested. The men will not walk out
tomorrow
In Readiness for WaIkout.
Mr.. Johnston returned to Bridgeport
tonight, a half hour after Mr.. Keppler
had reiterated that everything was In
readiness for the men to walk out to-
morrow. As soon as he had talked
with Mr.. Johnston he announced that
the plans had been changed. Efforts
to secure the name Of the man with
whom Mr.. Johnston. conferred were
fruitless. 1t was rumored. however,
that a man prominently identified with
oocOSAG~-
ton was concerned
Men VIII Seek No Conference with
PenfieId.
In reply to a question as to how he
had been informed that the difficulty
might be settled, Mr.. Johnston said
that during the conference in New
York he had understood that an EFFORT
would be made to have Major A. PEN
field, works manager of the Remington
Arms and Ammunition company enter
into conference with the labor repre-
sentatives. Mr.. Johnston said he did
not know whether the man he con-
ferred with planned to see Major Pen
field or whether he planned ito see
someone higher up in the company.
The name Of Marcellus h Dodge, pres
ident of the company, who made a Y1s-
II to the plant yesterday, was men
toned to Mr. Johnston He said he did
not know whether Mr.. Dodge was the
representative Of the Remington COM
pany with whom arrangements for an
amicable settlement might be made.
Mr. Johnston stated emphatically, how
ever that under no conditions would
he and Mr.. Keppler, who went 10 tne
plant yesterday as committee from
the machinists to present their de-
mands, make another attempt on tnel-
own initiative to see Major Penfield
When they called yesterday Major
PenfieId did not see them, they said.
They added that he sent out mes
sage to the effect that until the ma
chinists IN the employ Of the Reming-
ton company were actually anecteo
he saw no reason why he should ne
gotiate with the committee
Definite Word by Noon Today.
Mr.. Johnston and Mr.. Keppler said
they expected to receive definite word
of the result of the efforts Of the man
with whom Mr.. Johnston conferred
before noon tomorrow.
sBy that time" said he, I'VE should
know whether the strike Will have TO
be called or whether there Is a chance
that everything may be settled peace
fully. Major Penfield will have to re-
tract his statement about German in
fiuences being behind this movement
and he must not try to settle the Ques-
ton of the Jurisdiction himself He
cannot run the unions"
Mr.. Keppler spoke OF the charge that
German influence might be behind
the agitation He said:
No German Influence Behind Action.
1T Is perfectly true that there is
some influence behind this movement
It is the influence Of the worldngman
trying to get what Is coming to him
at a time when he knows he can get It.
If this strike is called II win be Major
Penheld's fault II we could see him
and talk to him we could show him
where he is wrong In his expressed
belief about the German influence, just
as we could show him where he IS
wrong about the other points in ques-
ton"
Not Satisfied with company's State
ment.
Both Mr.. Keppler and-iMr>-Johnston