New Britain herald., 1915-07-22
WRITTEN COMPACT
TO SETTLE STRIKE,
DECLARES kEPPLER
Vice President Of Machinists'
Union Returns from New York
With Document. 4
ORIGINAL PROPOSITION
MADE BY JENNINGS

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Labor Leader Believes Every Striker
Will Be Back at Work on Monday
and That an Eight Hour Day For
Maclinists of Bridgeport is Nearly
q Gcrtainty-Gompers Coming to
Park City.
Bridgeport, Conn, July ga. j.
Kepplef, vieE president of the Inter-
natiohs1 citation of Machinists, re-
tprne Ia Bridgeport this afternoon
from {yeWtFYo with what was de-
sctibed ssas IA 3IWritten agreement
which would lead to the settlement Of
the strike ID the plants OF the REM
ington Arms Co, and served sub-con-
tractors The lgfnal proposition thar
nigh 4 lead ITO the settlement was
rsAde he said BY Frank Jennings an
e tfeFs les IT59sJdAflt of the 1dachinists.
Mr. MO he had good rea-
womb w Alex to work on Monday,
and that an eight hour day for the
raachinists Of Bridgeport was nearly
I a certainty
Mr.. Keppler at first declined TO
answer any questions in regard To
the result of his mission to New York.
Later, however, he said that an ex-
ecutive meeting would be held here
tonight and the entire proposition
would be considered by the leaders
Later, he added. the proposition would
be submitted to the members of the
union and then to the Remington
Arms and Ammunition company
Responsible for Strike.
The belief prevailed in labor CIR
cles that the proposition SAID 70
have been made by Mr.. Jenning had
something TO 10 with the statements
Of the 1nillwrights.. This status, dis-
puted by the machinists a nd BY the
carpe nters, was directly responsible
for the present labor troubles ~
Bridgeport.
Mr.. kappler expressed bitterness
against Samuel Gompers, Pfesluent
of the American Federation OF LABOR
for his rema rks about believing thft
German influence" had been re-
sponsible for the labor trouble in
Bridgeport. He insisted that Mr..
Gompers would have to prove his
statements upon his arrival here to-
morrow from Washington
Johnston Announces News.
John A. Johnston, vice president of
Structural Iron Workers, today am
nounced that he had been advised by
j. Keppler vice president of the In
ternational Association of Machinists,
that a written agreement would
settle the strike Of the machinists in
the plants Of the Remington Arms
and Ammunition Company and sub
contractors, had Teen secured
According t. Mr.. Johnston the
Vice President OF the Machinists tele-
phoned him from New York and re-
quested that Thomas j. Savage, meni-
Der of the General Executive Board CT
Machinists be asked not to contradict
any more statements regarding the
settlement. Mr. Savage denied last
night he knew anything of settle
ment.
Mr.. Johnston said that the girls
who walked at the Union Metallic
Cartridge plant of the Remington
company had voted to return to work
having been promised an increase I
about 80 cents a day in their wages.
No idea of Terms.
Mr. Johnston, Mr.. Savage and the
other labor leaders, said they had no
ieoa OF the nature Of the terms in
Z. Icied in the writte.l agreement MI.
X ppler was said q be bringing to
Bridgeport Originally tie unions de-
;n.nded a rec ogni.;on Of the union, re-
inst atemenlsof ell ies Who went On
strike. an eight horr day With a writ
ter agreement that it would continue
fer some definite perIo1. double time
for overtime. mirimun, wage for
certain classes of workers, and settle
srs,ut Of the status OF the millwrishts.
The Remington company early last
week promised to give the workers in
Bridgeport an eight hour day until
further noticegIys The labor leaders
protested thAt ysthe until further
notiqes d Sflithe promise left a
llooph ofea sTNe fight hour day promise
clarified With notice that ten hours
pay, IN hi ii tfle Workers are not re-
ceipdng " ouid be- continued In other
words, workers now receiving 40 cents
an hour, would receive SO cents an
hour under the new scale. Reports
that ma chinists and other workers had
been ffsrad Sss in wages ranging
frotp to dollar a day