New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Practically Every Large
Plant Complies With Gar
field Closing Order
$1,000,0O0 Wage Loss
Police in Manufacturing Cities
to Close Saloons to Pre-
vent Disorders

plant in nearby New Jersey, with per-
haps a score o9 exceptions, closed down
yesterday. 1t was estimated that 300,-
600 workers were rendered idle by the
carrying out Of the Garfield order, and
their aggregate wage loss for the day
was figured Mt almost 100000.
Six large plants, turning out NUM-
tions or war supplies, in Newark re-
ccived reprcves from the order during
the day, and started rounding up their
scattered working forces. Other fac
tories, making supplies equally vital
for our fighting forces, waited in vain
for Washington orders to reopen.
Police in many manufacturing cities
prepared to shut saloons and take
drastic steps to meet possible disorder
resulting from the congregation Of idle
laborers. Orders we're issued in Orange
and West Orange for the closing Of
bars at 10 p. m. No disorder was re-
ported during the day, however.
NEWARK
The following plants received tele-
grams from Washington enabling them
to open: Splitdorf Electrical Com
pany, J. S. Mundy Hoisting Engine
Company, Cruciblc Steel Company of
America, II. A. Worthington Pump
Works and the Weston Electrical In
strumcnt Company. These concerns
arc making parts for airplanes and
ordnance supplies.
Their notifications were received yes
terday after workers had been dis
missed, and they were unsuccessful in
rounding up their entire force by mes
scngers. Most of the factories will
work a full day to-day to make up
the time lost.
One hundred and twenty thousand
workers here were affected by the
shutdown, but in a number of cases
wages were paid and men put to work
cleaning up" shops.
SIX BIG ARMS PLANTS IDLE
Six of the biggest munitions fac
tories in the East arc still closed
They are: International Arms and Fuse
Company. 1000 men and women en-
ployes; Buttcrworth- -Judson Company
and American Synthetic Dyes Com
panY, Inc, employing 5000 men max
ing picrc acid for explosives; Mas &
Waldstein, gun cotton, 500 workers
and the Crockcr- Wheeler Company, one
Of the biggest shell-making factories in
the East.
The Clark Thread Works. with its
1000 men and women, were idle The
Celluloid Company had some men and
women at work, but they were
operating under the necessity clause y
their product requiring development
continuously under great heat.
In the leather industry, the tanning
plants are operating, because they cam
not stop while hides are being pre-
pared for manufacture. The plants and
departments handling the tinished ID
product are all closed. The tanning
process requires only enough heat TO
keep the operatives from freezing.
ORANGE
Nearly 5000 employees were thrown
out OF work when the Edison
plant in West Orange closed down.
pany. announced that the firm would
not pay the IDLE workers.
PASSAIC
A large number Of wooden mills
working on army and navy uni
form cloth were shut down in the gem
eral tie-up Of manufacturers here, al
though the mills have several weeks
supply of fuel on hand. Thirty thou
sand workers are idle.
Among the government contract mill.
oiamped down are the Forstmann &,
Huffman Company. with 1000 workers
and the Botany Worstcd Mills, with
5000.
A majority of the city's merchants
annuonced that they would stay open
on Monday. without light or heat. Six
oil the largest plants will paw full
wages during the iive-dav tie-up. Thev
are: Manhattan Rubber Company. Oko-
mite Company. Passaic Metal Ware
Company, Standard Oil Cloth Company,
Hracnder Rubber Tire Company and
thc United Piece Dye Works. Other
factories viii keep men at wor,;
cleaning up, paying their usual wage,
for the job.
HOBOkEN
BY an order to Chief OF Police Pat.
ylck Hayes, Director of Public Safety
iernard McFceley made every police
man an acting assistant 10 Fuel Admin
istrator Fail. Each uniformed man ON
patrol WAS directed to report anv VIC.
latlons o. the Garfield order to shut
down. Observance of the order r"s
universal.