The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-31
MANY JOIN THE MACHINlSTS' 8 HOUR DAY MOVE Applications Coming Into Union Rapidly Ceder- holn1's Case Discussed. FORMER ALDERMAN
 LOSES HIS PLACE Stewart Construction Go, Announces It's Eight Hour
 Day Schedule.

Many applications for membership in the Bridgeport local, No. 30, of the I. A. M., are being piled up in the headquarters of the. local. Cannon ! street.
 Interest in labor conditions in Bridgeport, in the machinists' craft. Is growing to such an extent that man ufacturers who have not yet decided upon granting better working condi- tions to their ern ployes are busy con ferring with one another as to what IS best to be done to forestal1 what they agree is an impending storm.
 There was a big meeting of machin- l ists in Cannon street last night. One of the chief topics of discussion was the Locomobfle Company of America Here it was said that Fred Cederholn. former alderman from the 18th dis trict, a Socialist, had been discharged.
 Cederho1n is a union man, and it Is an open secret that he was exerting 1 considerable influence with fellow en- ployes at the Locomobile company to unionize the plant.
 Sudden termination of Cederholm's conn ection with the Locomobi1e com pany Is being widely discussed. What 1t will bring forth remains to be seen. The meeting last night lasted for three hours.
 Conditions at the various plants ar- fected by the Remington plants labor troubles remained little changed today. Pickets were on duty keeping close the; plant, and what efforts, were be- ing made to replacexthe men out on strike
 zJohn J. Keppler. the international officer who is directing the local ma chinists' campaign. left Bridgeport this morning for New r ork city, where ex- tensive labor troubles await his atten- ton Before se left he said there was little doubt but that there woald either be an eight hour day fn Bridge port, in the Immediate future, or that 1 the manufaeturers would have to suf- fer. 9 strike, that would affect many 1 plants
 Keppler announced that. he will re- turn to this city on "Wednesday next ] following conferences in New York upon matters not connected with the Bridgeport strikes When asked today. l if it were likely that other strikes might be called in this city within the near future he refused to make any definite statement. It was learned at labor headquArters later that the sen timent among the employees of at least one large Bridgeport factory was to- wards strike for the eight-hour day.
 We are trying to hold these men in lcheck until our leaders can properly negotiate with the factory owners, said another leader, and we have I every nope or dO1ng so. sIhe& meel1nS last night which was regular session called to transact business of the local l brought forth a general discussion of i the strike as far as it had progressed. There are some who believed that la Dor should accept such terms as the factories offered which are various and range from pensions for employees, di- vision of profits and change of the Svorking-day schedule down to mere promises for the future It was said positively by both Keppler. and Bowen today that the great majority of the fs0O nachinists present last night advo- cated fighting for the eight-hour day.
 A report that women strikers who had quit at the Renaington-U. M. c. 1company and had not been taken back, had sought to have the union recognize l their grievance was denied by strike leaders today It was said that the only woman present last night was Mrs. Cederholn who had come to see her husband then attending the meet ling.
 of the committee of international heads to adjust the millwrig1lt' status between the carpenters and the allied metal trades could not be definitely as certained but it is understood that fur tI1er sessions are to be held This since the American Federation of La Dor council decided that it should be arbitrated, will have future effect upon work at the Remington Arms & Ammunition company's plant.
 Notices posted at the Stewart Con- struction offices today indicated that the hour day would be in effect on l Monday. morning, in accordance with the agree ments said to have been l reached between the Remington Arms l Company and the nachinists head
 Guards doing duty at the Arms ] company currently reported that they were to. secure a wage increase from
 S15. per week to s1s.20. While no l official statement could be obtained from the company's officials as to the
 administration policy the advance in wages was generally accepted as going into effect on Monday morning, I Will Be Satisfied