The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-23

chin,s,s, which will close more than 400
factories engaged principally In the
manufacture OF war munitions s
planned by tho union. Officers of the
organization admitted yesterday that
the strike At the Remington plant in
bridgeport and the threatened strike al
the Rrvcklyu plan; ot T.. w. BLISS
Co are only the first guns IN cam
paien for better conditions. and poss'-
bly, war bonuses. which has already been
started and which wilt involve most OF
the factories IN the United States, Can
ada and Mexico.
An eight hour day and an Increase OF
wages will b. the demand made To tho
manufacturers because OF the terms
made with the Remington COMPANY
which granted the striking machinis's
approximately 20 per cent increase
over the union wage scale. 1t IS eN-
pccted that IN future strikes sl'n''ar
lorus will b. demanded
The cainpalgu of strikes has been
planned Tor some time. IL was srheu-
nj Il TO begin early IN the fall, and the
Rl'ss plant was the one selected Tor the
start The strike ~ tho carpenters ana
iolners az the Remington plN't however
offered an unusual opportunity Tor the
'nachirists to make their demands I'M
mediately
The Bliss company was chosen be-
cause IL is the only large factory IN
Greater New York which is not giving
It's men the eight hour day We demand
declared business Manager l.. ! Deer
ing q, the New York district OF the In
tcrnatiOnIl Nachiuists Association YES
t.rday. 1T was also selected because
sl,s.a holy Nf
the strike Of 1911. We intend to start
in New York, and then to hop along
the line through New ENGLAND and the
entire country. There are more man
t0U factories OF which "" intend Ia
serve notics OF our demands The bliss
factory VIII be the FIRST and We WI
notify them rs soon a. j j. keppIer, oui
vice-president, returns 20 New lorN
/ That will he early rcNt week
The present time Is the hest that
ever happened for us For the pas1
fourteen years there have been three
men for every IoO and strihers have
been handicapped Now there are three
johs for every man. almost, aHd the
manufacturers are crying for more
hands t. turn out munitions TINS II
our time can you blame rs II ", take
II? The conditions are favorable ais
/ ia that there IS 40 other labor trou9l,
IN existence.
In our strike of 1911 We were hind!'
car,ed by the big ral~nld strike which
drained US II our funds when We needed
/ them 70 take care ~ our own merhcrs
We learned the lesson that a genera
strike par,lNZeS the strikers more thar
the employ rs For that reason we Vii
not call out all the factories At once
We're going to just hon along th'
lire and as fac, as We settle with one
VOL nu another
Gcprg Wallace. the American repre-
sentative OF the AmllgIwatod Society ="
Eng inerrs, an English union, wts IN th'
office ot the Machiusts' ASSOCIATION YES
tsrdiN. having Just returned iron
Rridgepori lie laughed al the stat
mert that the Remington strike hdS
failed
We got what We wanted, ana more,
he said How can IL have been a fan
urc. What was the use nf con;lnu, n.
the strike after We were satisfied
The yarn that W. failed ls almost a
funny a. the one that We were paid h'
German agents can YOU imagine me
reprrsruting British ASSOCIATION, in
citing strike for the hencht Of IN
Germans "'
change IN the working hours hcne
titiuc the employees At the T.. W Bis
, torpedo factories IN BROOKLYN was ar
nounced last night j. ". Lane.
member of the trm gave out a stat,
meut ~ the Union League club whic
explained that after August ! the IN;
tories viii follow IS hour instead ,
a "a hour week. After that date thcr
will be an eight hour day for six day
week at the same pay as AZ presrn