Show STRIKE MAY EFFECT MEN metal trade workers de nand shorter day with no in wage A general strike involving directly machinists and indirectly men in the metal working trades Is expected to take place on may unless some arrangement la effected in the meantime this is the statement made by pres dent james 0 connell 0 the international association of ma chinis ts who has his headquarters in chicago the demand of the men the refusal of which threatens to precipitate the strike are for a working day of nine hours and an increase of 12 per cent in wages or in other words ten hours pay for nine hours work the matter has been under cons aeration de ration for ome time and every effort has been made by the inachin its s association to avoid re dorting to a strike but such action the machinists claim is now necessary if the workingmen hope to attain the end they are striving for |