New Britain herald., 1915-09-22
[D|VION WORKS HIT BY STRIKE FEVER
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liner than the helpers that walk ed gut yesterday. He said these places had been filled temporarily Pres!- dent smith does not anticipate ary strlke rom the moulders of the plant. lie said that owing to compe- tiuon With concerns in the west which all industries in New England were reed to face it would be impossible
 grant the demands of the workme en
 Aelght hours. He said that these concerns all work 10 hours and more day, and if it were possible to have all factories on the same basis, con- dlt1ons would be different. He also said that the continuance of the strike on the part of the men, would 1mean the closing of the factories ul- timately. President Smith told re-
 rters that during the depression a
 |se quantity of stock was amassed
 keep the men at work.
 @Do you think that the strike is due to outside influence?" asked the rcporter.
 certainly 10 and I have reason kfor so believing answered MT. Smith. R. e& E. Moulders Working
 Inquiry at the office of the Russell l Irwin Manufacturing company this
 
 theA moulders are still at wok. E rDo you anticipate any trouble. ?" basked reporters of General Manager E. A. Hawley
 T hope not for the mems sake," answered the head of the concern.
 urther efforts to secure informa- ton proved unavailing as President HaWley referred his questioners to Rres1dent H. c. M. Thompson of the
 per1can Hardware corporation, and It official could not be located. It Sas currently reported about the Ereets ths morning that the workmen I8t the foundry had sent in new de- l mands, somewhat modified, but the >pfHcials again refused to accede to their request.
 Machinists Play Ball.
 The machinists from the New Britain Machine company made HseEry this afternoon at the East End diamond when teams chosen among their ranks met in a baseball game. With the same enthusiasm that has ! been conspicuous since their walkout at the shop, the ''boys'' went into the l baseball, frayM&Sh ort talks were given by the lanI1l rs fswhich the same - 1Ea6,nl | that has evidenced it.
 lie beginning of the strike
 1ocdted. The strikers held no
 elhg today, but will assemble
 in tomorrow evening at Beloin's MI, where a closed meeting for the ma achinists will be held.
 Rendered Free Hall. ,FFred Beloin, owner of the building here mass meetings have been held r the past few days, has offered the se of the hall free as long as the Erikers care to use it.
 Police on Guard. An indication that the factory wners are fortifying themselves Sainst any disturbances, is that at ofhe of the concerns affected by the I1trike. policemen are on duty day and right At the North & Judd company two supernumerary officers walked Faround the buildings during the night and the same conditions exist at the |machine company's factory. At early morning and again when | khe factories are closing after work elAg hours, many of the strikers con- gZgate about the gates but no | q onstrations of any sort have been | VTreasurer pcase's Statement.
 s'It is absolutely impossible to grant 1 tEe demands of the strikers. We have | stated the conditions clearly to the 1 kr1en and explained that the profits n the business do not warrant a hor- iz1ntal increase in wages or shorter hours We inte1.d to run the shop Continuously ar,l will not deprive a single man of work by shutting down" Thus spoke Treasurer H. H. Pease of Nthe New Britain Machine company aWhen a reporter called on him this Afternoon. MT. .!'ease said that the kcencern was working as usual, despite DRe rumors that the plant was about t93 close it's doors due to the lack of pioper working force He also denied efnphatically that the company had number of orders that it was forced to get out at once. Most of the work nov on hand were orders for (which there was no immediate rush and can be handled in due time, he kaid. Mr.A Pease said some of the fore man have. been advised that a num- f berTof msn are ready to go to work, as they are not in sympathy with the strike. He was unable, he stated to say whether any more of the men had left the factory today on strike, #and the rumOr that Q number of Bweepers at the concern had uulr was not verified.
 Strike Rumor Denied.
 An absolute denial of the rumor that the workmen at the Skinner Chuck company had gone out or were contemplating 8 strike was made this afternoon by Superintendent North of the company. He said perfect harmony exists between the company and the men and the latter nseem perfectly satisfied with condi- sions. He said that during the warm