Arizona republican., 1915-07-20
Machinists of the Bcming- ton Arms Company at Bridgeport Will La Y Down Their Tools at Noon Today
GOMpEkS' PLEA
 OF NO AVAIL
Labor Leaders Deny That German Influence is Be hind the Strike Con- icctruc as to Extent Of Its Spread
ASSOCIATED PRESS DrspArcHI

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHI BRIDGEPORT July 19- Negotia- ttions to bring about l settlement of ithc difficulties between the machin- ! lists Of Bridgeport and the Reming i ton Arms and Ammunition company Iengagcd in a gigantic scale in the anufacture of war munitions for l the allied armies have failed l Labor leaders announced tonight lthat the first of the machinist= Wiu IthroH down their tuols and walk out at noon tomorrow. twenty four hours from the original time set for the | beginning of the strike
 1 They added that within a week ian work lu tho Remington shops and ! tu the ehaua of enh-coutractors would De at staudstnl. Just how far tho strike might spread in other manu- featuring communities in New Eng land. the labor leaders are unable 10 estimate.
 The labor leaders announced thi= afternoon that tIev had failed to hear from a New Workers who on Satur day requested postponemeut of the Icallug ont If the machinists em- ployed in the Remington Arm and Ammunition Company If We do not hear from this man hv four o'clock this afternoou." said J J Kcppler international vice president of the machiui~ts union. .Re will hato to believe that the negotiations have failed In that event inc men will be called out tomurrnH-
 Simultaneously with this announce ment came another of equal import ancr from the secretary of The Bridgeport Manufacturers Association tEat at a meeting of the manufac- turers it was determined Co stand ss 2 body behind tho EcminEton Com panv ln its decision To run m open shop. This action. il is said in the announcement. was taken after the manufacturers were addressed by Daniel Davenport once affiliated vith ruuosel for inc National Assoc citation of Manufacturers and now counsel for the American Anti-Roy- .cott Association.
 During th" lunch hour hundreds af workers from the Ecmington plant- swarmcd about the labor leaders who went there to make sure that all un dcrstood there would be no WaIk-out today
 After Kcppler he'd seen Gompers' statement he said. T can not see why Gompers should interest himself in this situation. Now he says he i~ going to try and settle matters. Iiis statement. if he ia quoted correctly, places ms in 2 most peculiar situa tion No matter which way the thing goes somebody is likely tu claim they haze tcen sold out t.iinlz Gompers' statement ia ill-ad viscd. to say the least. want to ro peat at this point what said auout the charge of German influ cnces behind the movement Tha charge is absolutely false
 John. Johnson. vice president of the | Structural Iron Workers. speaking of the announcement of the Bridgeport 1 Manufacturers Association had this 1 to say later in the day:
 That announcemcut beclouds the issue. We have not mentioned closed | shop since the agitation began. Now 1 that they say they would keep the | open shop rule force I might say We want closed shop. And we may go
 ftor it. We. of course, stand for | the closed shop.
 T. J. Keppler. international vice president of the machnists unions. 1 said that he and other labor leaders i here will pay no attention to the | c1n of Samuel Gompers for con- ference at Washington. Neither Compers nor the president of the.I United States can stop this strike now" he said.