The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-14

The strikers of the Salts Textile
Co. said today that Fred E.. Kip, head
Of the firm. has returned from his va
cation. A committee of employees
is endeayoring to reach him today for
a. conference. Henry Cunliffe, presi-
dent Of the Salts organization. de-
clared today that he expected the
company will be concfhatory.
All but one of the machinists who
worked in the Salts plant have OBJ
tanned jobs in other factories, under
the eight hour day, better pay and
better working conditions, according
to Mr.. Cunliffe.
The Burns & Bassick Co. employees
have given the company several more
days for an answer to their demands
at the request of the factory OFFICIALS.
An answer was to have been received
yesterday but the employees were told
that e. w. Bassick, president of the
firm, is out Of town, and the firm
would rather wait until his return
before giving an answer. At a meet (
ing of employees last night it was
voted to allow severaIs days.
= indignation at the arrival here Of
strike breakers was freely expressed
this morning by the labor leaders.
Walter Lord, chairman of the en-
ployes' committee of the Graphophone
Co., deprecated the matter this morn
ing.
There's a big bunch of strike
breakers here" he said. ''and don't
think it's right We've taken pains
at the Graphophone plant to be
peaceful more so than any other
gathering of employees. Yesterday
1900 men were paid off an4 we saw
that they left and went to their
homes without a sign of noise or dis
turbance.''
.exve,x,s .1,ae, Vary Psir We've t,se,,
on the level and we want the manu-
facturers to be on the level with US.
This is being done in a busine like
manner and thereH be no trouble il
we can help it. We haven't seen any
of the strike breakers at the plant
yet
/ Whether or not strike breakers pro
woked the disturbance near the Crane
Co. plant last evening will will be de-
ternined by the NTolders' union.
James f. Roche, chairman of the
executive committee of the A. F. of l..
was asked this morning if he will be
gin an investigation. He said he will
instruct the Mo1ders' union to look
into the matter.
The case was called in the city
court this morning and George Urge
1ewick of S. Allen street, was charged
with assault on Alec Nulyajavsky Of
53S Park avenue. Urgelewick inter
cepted NuIyajavsky last night is the
latter was leaving the Grams Co, and
demonstrated with him for breaking
the ranks of the strikers. An argu-
ment. ensued in which Urgelewick Is
alleged to have assaulted Nulpajay-
sky by throwing a. stone at him.
Not a mark was on the alleged VIC
tim, In the city court today After a
ten minutes rearing Judge r. A Bart
lett said: Although there is no sign
of "injury on the complainant, this
thing. should be stopped. VIII be
1erfent and give you only so days
The two months sentence to Urge
Iewiclxl was the cause of a surn1ise by
MI Roche this morning that they're
still bucl1ing u.s. lie expressed sur
prise when he learned THAI although
the complainant had not been Injured,
the defendant was jailed for so long
a term.
The annual nqeeting OF the eFeeu-
tive committee of the Metal Polisbers.
Ruffers, Platers, Brass and Silver
Workers union of North America, viii
be held in this city next Mondav. Tt
will be the first executive meeting OF
tho new president, w W. Rritton.
John ]. F1zrnn, vice pres dent Of the
union. said this morning that not only
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