Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-20
5000 STRIKE AT
BAYONNE PLANT
OF STANDARD OIL
Unable to Continue Short
Handed Manager Orders
Works Shut Down.
EMPLOYEES RESTLESS AT
TIDEWATER, ADJOINING
Almost 10000 Men Thrown
Out of Work-RevoIvers
Used to QueII Mob.
Special to the Evening star.


BAYONNE, July 20.-The Bayonne
plant of the Standard OIL Company
of y, " Jersey was closed down to-
day, following a strike of about !, 1000
still cleaners and barrel makers for
increased wages and the fact that
about 1000 other workmen refused to
go to work either through sympathy,
as was claimed by the strikers, or
intimidation, which was the view
given by the company's officials.
The order to close down was given
by General Manager George B. Clifford
and the few scores of men who had
entered the plant willing to work,
were sent home. 1t was said that the
company had sufficient supplies on
hand, or within reach, to permit the
plant to lie idle for a year. Some
serious rioting, which occurred early
today, it was said, was a factor in
influencing the shutdown.
Mob Retreats Before Shots.
Several hundred men, alleged to be
strikers, and their sympathizers took
part in the disorder today. They first
tried to stop the men who were will
ing to work from going into the plant
and attacked a detail of police who
were on the ground to prevent dis
order. Inspector Daniel Cady, who
was in command, ordered the police
to charge with clubs and drawn re-
volvers. Dozens of shots were fired
over the heads of the rioters, and
before this and the threatening night
sticks the crowd drew back.
No one was seriously hurt, but six
arrests we're made. Nearly the whole
of Bayonne's police force was on the
ground later to maintain order.
May Call Militia.
If the disorder should be renewed,
ii was stated, special policemen would
be sworn in, and if this measure did
not suffice the militia would be called.
The strikers during the day held
numerous street corner meetings and
listened to addresses by their leaders.
1t was stated that the strikers
would make efforts to have the men
employed at the Tidewater Works and
at Bay Way, near Elizabeth, join the
movement.
At the adjoining Tidewater oil
plant the men are still at work. but
they are said to be restless and the
strikers say they will shortly Join
them. If they do the entire produc-
ton of oils and gasoline and naphtha,
as well as the by-products, will stop.
There was riot in front of the
Standard Oil plant this morning led
by striking still cleaners and barrel
makers. The police reserves tried to
disperse the mob. Stones were
thrown, clubs swung and several
shots fired. During the melee Inspec-
tor of Police Daniel Cady was struck
on the hand with brick, but no
serious injuries resulted
May Have to Get Special Police.
Director of Public Safety Henry
Wilson, of Bayonne, sent almost the
entire police force of the city to the
plant. IL there is further disorder
Mr. Wilson will ask his fellow COM
missioners to vote money for special
police.
The strike trouble at the works first
appeared last week when the still
cleaners, a comparatively small part
of the working force, went out be-
cause their demand for an II per cent.
increase in wages was not granted.
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