The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-20
TOO LATE NOW
 FOR COMPERS
 TO STOP STRIKE
Even President Wilson Could Not Stop It, Says J. A.
 Johnston.

'.Neither President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor or the President of the United States can stop this strike of macatnists to- day. said J. A. Johnston, head of the
 structural Iron workers last night following the strike order which was i issued yesterday afternoon at the ex- piration of 24 hours truce held at the
 instigation of some mysterious person I age.
 l The statement came forth as a re- suit of an interview accredited to Sam 1 Iuel Gompers to the effect that he had asked the labor leaders into the con ference to see if he sritke here could be settled.
 The announcement that a strike would be ordered into effect at noon to-day at the Remington plants was 1 issued after a. meeting of the nachin- ists at 5:30 o'clock yesterday. It was announced to includeh all the skilled machinists in the Remington ] plants, about 500 in number. It was exp cted that during the afternoon about 200 die sinkers and drop forg- CTS would walk out and that the hod Ecarriers. numbering 500 will put into emect their previous strike order to follow the maehinistsS out
 | If they do not do so to-day, they will in all probability, be taken from the work tomorrow by necessity, for I DT1Ck16Y0rS say that the WOrk or ToA- i lowing the structural steel workers 1 now out over week has gradually narrowed down so that all will be completed with 24 hours About
 400 br1ckIayers are employed. l While it was generally believed yes- terday that other shops in this city would be called into the strike. to-day. this is positively denied by the lead
 CTS, one of whom outlined the plans to the Evening Farmer to-day as fol- lows:
 'ewe have had no desire to cripple the street, homeless and starving. Therefore the strike has been planned with ingenuity so that the manufac- turers will have to take the burden of responsibility if they do not accede to the demands or desire to close down their plants.
 s-rWe have selected only the work men of highest skilI-those best able l to sustain the fatigue and expense of strf1ze-as means of effectual1y stop l ping the work. With a few of the highest ekilJed labor out of the plants, those less skilled and more in need | of money will be able to resume their places until the last moment Skilled labor is also harder for the employer l to obtain.
 Instead of calling a general strike 1 it will be noticed that we propose 1 to proceed in the campaign by slow 1y pulling out one factory after anotI- CT until our demands are acceeded to. We hope that 1t will not be necessary to call every factory in this city out for such gneraI strike will be most dlszstrous's
 At the strike meeting yesterday when the decision to call the Reming- l ton plants out, the greatest enthusi- asrn was shown by the men who will lbe involved. Frank Daily, Interna- tiona1 organizer of the Polishers and Buffers union, addressed the men and assured them that his organization which would not be afected by the nachinigts strike for week or two following the waIk-out of rnachintsts would stand by them to man.
 Johnston and Keppler. in whose hands the conduct of the strike has
 been left by the national executive ] officers, also addressed the men eau tioning them against any acts of vio- Hence.
 That there are a few members of
 the machinists' union who will not
 sustain the action of their labor I brethren became known yesterday when the matter was taken up at tha meeting and the names of those who
 will not go out to-day at the arraS plant were handed around among the members These men are claimed l to say that a two-fl7ir7s majority was not present at the meeting on Friday
 To the organization. however. 1t has
 been reported that the men have been
 promised advancement by their en- 1 pIoyers in the event of their aiding in breaking the strike.
 The name of another man said to
 be s'unfair'' as a millwright in this city was presented at yesterdays meet ing. His history as poIisher in l Springfield, Mass. was read 1 The notice of an efght-hour-day 1 posted by the Remington plants was characterlzed as "soft soap and it was urged that the men enforce a
 written agreement in place of the
 s-Until Further notfce'' announcement