The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-02
REVENGE STRIKE
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creased wages and a half holiday on
Saturday. There are about fifty men
involved. The plumbers now receive
81 a dav and have asked for s., which
was refused. One establishment here
agreed to the demands
AID STRIKE.
steel workers Get Raise.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 2.-Thirty-five
hundred men employed by the west
pennsylvania Steel company ana the
Allegheny steel COMPANY d. 81 IN
ridge. Pa, today were granted IN
cresses in wages ranging from to Is
voluntary increase of 10 per cent
was announced for all its employees
nv the Tyler Tube company at WASH
ington, Pa. About 700 men are d.
fected.
cleveland. May "A strike of 2,oOO
motormen and conductors of the
Cleveland Railway company appeared
to hinge today upon the success %
Mavor Harry L. Davis in bringing the
comnany officials and carmen's repre-
sentatives TO an understanding. If the
roavor does not succeed the carmen
cav thew will walk out Thursday morn
ing. .,. 30
nothing the mayor can do unless ne
is willing to discard the three cent rare
system here.
."ro grant the men more than the
s40O. 600 increase in wages 1 have Of
fered to pay them during the next TWO
wears. means a certain increase IN
fare" said John ]. Stanley, president
of the railway company today.
The street car system is operated
under the socalled Taylor ordinance,
enacted to end Cleveland's street car
war several years ago when the late
Mayor Tom L. Johnson made his sue
| cessful fight for three cent fares. I'm
der this ordinance the city has entire
| control of the car schedules.
President Stanley declares he is
prevented by the ordinance from
! arbitrating the issue which the men
demand shall be submitted to arb1tra-
ton. The men are asking an increase
in nav from 29 and 80 to 40 cents an
hour a minimum day of eight hours
for 90 per cent of the employees ano
seats for conductors.
Hold Carriers Demand So Cents.
ST. Louis, May efforts were be-
ing made today to prevent the strike
of hod carriers and common building
1ahorers called Monday on Severa
buildings from extending to other
branches of the building trades.
Labor leaders claim that 1900 mem
bers of the International Hold car
riers' Building and Common Laborers
union are out to enforce a demand fol
an increase in wages from 25 cents ar
hour to 35 cents, for time and hall
for overtime, and for double time fol-
Sunday work. Labor leaders said
that an amicable settlement was
probable and that some contractor
already had accepted their terms.
, Harvester Plant Shuts Down.
Chicago, May 2.-The Mccormick
plant of the International Harvester
company today was forced to shu
down, most of its 1000 employees be
ing on strike. With additional walk
outs today, 1t is estimated that 10000
of the 10000 employees of the com
pany are on strike
George A. Ranney. secretary of thu
company, said he believes the men OF
! strike will return to work shortly a
they are not organized and have mad
= no formal demands upon the com
| pany. There have been but few dis
! turbances.
Remarks gathered indicate tn
strikers do not seek shorter hours
that they want to work as many hour
as possible. but they want more none
an hour for time work or more for tn
job on piece work.
The offer of the company grantin
!; ten hours pay for nine hours work
= not meeting with much favor anon
Il | the strikers
= Another Strike at Cleveland.
v Cleveland. o., May 2.-The lates
a actual strike in Cleveland, is a walkou
s of 100 asbestos workers. Pending tn
: result of continued negotiations fo
S higher wages, not a man of the so
o belonging to the electrical union di
d a tap of work today.
Building drivers. ESQ strong hay