Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16

tie respect for the forelgn-born men
whose labor produces the companys
earnings and who are proponents Of
the extremely individualistic and reao-
tionary Industrial theories discarded by
enlightened employers and by economists
many years ago"
The report then recited that the COM
pany employed a detective agency Of New
York City to furnish guards and strike
breakers. IL quoted the attorney for the
agency as referring 20 these men as "a
lot Of tbugs" The investigators added
their appearance amply justified his
use Of the term"
sheriff Played.
THE strike was broken by Sheriff
Eugene Kinkend." tho report stated,
who first overawed and disorganized
the strikers by assaultIng and arresting
one OF their leaders and then strength
ened his control over them by promising
20 use his Influence TO obtain an increase
in wages and by arresting thirty OF the
armed guards"
In snother section OF the report Il was
stated that the sherifrs alleged assault
was upon "a young Elizabeth city So
cialist by the name OF jeremiah Baly."
The report asserted that the sheriff
had suggested Baly as a member OF the
strike committee. and when the man
went to the plant 20 draw back pay. in
sisted that Baly. not being an employe
OF the company refused to go to the pay
window and that the sheriff first beat
him vlclously and then arrested him."
Sheriff Kinkead, OF course. had the
cordial approval Of Standard OIL COM
many officials. who were thus enabled TO
maintain their refusal to make any con-
cession 10 the men until the men returned
TO work and had In effect thrown them
selves on the bounty OF the company"
continued the report
The Increase In wages.
Two days after tho men had returned
to work the Standard Oil company an
nounced increases In wages. These In
creases were less than those demanded
by the strikers and the rates being paid
are stu below thosos paid by one OF the
other companies adjoining the Standard
OIL company's' plant, u the common labor
rate can he taken as a basis OF COM
parison.
''The outcome OF the strike constitutes
e complete victory for the Standard OIL
company as to it's vital policies. that Is
its refusal 70 recognize or permit col
lective action or TO make any concession
10 the men except OF its own free will
and accord"
The report gave long history OF
the strike and OF the disorders which
accompanied IT, 1t accused the Standard
OIL company Of urging the Bayonne po-
lice 20 keep strikers off the streets and
asserted that the attempt to do so caused
the first riot on July 30.
The arrival OF strikebreakers from New
York City on July 81 was blamed IN the
report for a conflict between the police
and strikers and It was stated further
that as result the local police asked
sheriff Kinkead to send deputies TO Bay
onne.
Notice by Officials.
The report said further that the city
officials notified the standard oil COM
pany and the Tidewater OIL company,
that they would have to make prepare
lions for their own defense"
The arrival OF armed guards was then
recited and .lt was said that the strikers
attacked the Tidewater plant July %,
after the guards had fired on men and
beys who threw stones,
Chapters OF the report were also de-
voted TO discussion OF the use OF armed
guards IN strikes TO the standard OF liv-
ing and comparative wages In Bayonne
and correspondence between the investi-
gators and the oil companies.
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