Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-21
TEMPORARY CHECK
Of THE STRIKE
Merchanics at Bridgeport
Secure More Pay and
Better Hours
FEW MEN REMAIN OUT
Labor Leaders Threaten Further Ei-
forts to Paralyze the Plants-Presi-
dent May be Arbitrator

Bridgeport. July 2l.-Pressnr'
! from powerful interests has checked
( the threatened munitions strike at thu
Remington plant, temporarily Al
least
In spite of the statements OF labor
| leaders that nearly 1000 men had
walked out. only small proportion
Of the workmen, scattered among the
several affiliated plants are on strike
On the efforts of union leaders to
get 500 non-union machinists empoly-
ed at the Remington plant to walk
out today hangs further Developments
in the situation. The union officials
admit that unless they can tie up the
Remington company the backbone Of
the strike will be broken.
Only $50 men stayed out of the
Remington plant today. The total
number, say labor leaders, now out
is about 500. Union offiialS believe
they can induce the 900 non-utdon
workmen to join the strikers. The
Remington officials say that there is
no possibility of widespread
strike.
There are pickcts about the Rem
ington plant today.
Major w. G. Penfeld, head Of the
operating department Of the Reming
ton plant, not only met the demands
of the wOrkmcn, but granted far
more than was asked. III brief. the
men will receive an eighr-hour day.
with pay for ten hours; double pay
for overtime, and an increase of 81
day in wages.
Labor leaders. nonplused for the
moment, are threatening that today
will see startling happenings; tha,
those who said they were satisfied at
noon yesterday will not return to
work; that there will be a strike in
the biggest of the Bridgeport Tag
tories and that another,i unnamed,
will see a walkout Of 800: men.
+ Reports are current that Washing
TO :ninfIuences have had much to do
with. blocking the attempted indus
trial. paralysis.
J. j. Keppler, vice president OF the
International Association of Machin-
lists went to New York hurriedlv las:
night for Il conference.
+; International labor leaders are cx-
pected to meet with Samuel Com
perS, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, in Washington TO-
day to take action toward mediation
of any further difference. It is rum
ored here that President Wilson will
be asked to mediate.
The Manufacturers Association
Through its president. James &.
Ludlum, issued the following:
"The strike is fzzle. 1t had
been placarded from one ned of the
country to the other 1t was to have
been an enormous affair and to para
lize business. ] hope the same pub
Iicity will be given to the failure Of
the labor agitation as given to the
promises The publicity given to the
prospective strike has not been help
full to Bridgeport and every person
with a substantial interest in the
city will appreciate it ifjthe newspap-
5crs will give the actual facts to the
country at large"
Bridgeport, Conn, July 2l.-The
first clash between striking ammunl-
,tion workers and the police occurred
near the Barnum avenue plant of
the Remington Arms Company at
noon today.
Forty police reserves. in autOmo-
ibiles, rushed a crowd Of 400 strikers.
who were marching from strike head
quarters to the Barnum avenue fac
tory. They forced the strikers TO
break up the procession and disperse,
No one was injured:
The strikers had planned to reach
the Remington plant for a demon.
stration at the hour when the machin-
lists remaining at work left the
buildings at noon.
Thirty-three more machinists, COM