Show PlAN CAMPAIGN FOR EIGHT HOUR WORKDAY Metal Trades Expected to Uphold Uphold Uphold Up Up- hold Strikes to Enforce Machinists Machinists' Demand Washington Aug 23 Executive Executive e officers officers of of- of oC the metal trades trad division of tho tIme American Federation of ef I Labor took under advisement ad toda today tho the question of whether the International Association of or Machinists shall be supported In a n campaign to enforce the thc hour eight-hour workday 1 Specific plans of or the m machinists for rOT Immediate action In four New Now York Tonic and New England cities In plants employing employing em em- plo ln men were placed before tho tim council b by W W. H. H Johnston president president president dent of the tho machinists In these cas cases s strikes es have havo boon boen authorized If it the hour eight day cannot bo secured b by peaceful moans means We Ye have havo taken und under r consideration tho time question of supporting the machinists machinists machinists machin machin- in this movement said James OConnell O'Connell president of oC the metal trades division tonight and also aleo are t working working- plans for tor shorter and Improved conditions con con- In the tho other othor metal trades where heavy war orders present an aim opportunity Wo Ye will act on tho the machinists' machinists request for Cor support tomorrow That the metal trades will voto ot to uphold tho the machinists Is generally g accepted ac nc- ac- ac as assured and the they are arc also expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to Inaugurate a general campaign campaign campaign cam cam- In other branches of oC the metal I industry n Str ke nt at Fourteen ln Bridgeport Conn Comm Aug 2 23 Seven Seven new strikes making making fourteen now in I progress progress instituted here toda today The plants affected Include the Spring Perch company the time American Tube Tubo Stamping company compan the Lowe laundry laundr Rubber company compan Crown Corset Con Cor set compan company Salts Textile company and amid the Batchellor and Crown plants Labor leaders expressed themselves optimistically tonight ht regarding an amicable adjustment of or the trouble and the granting of or an hour eight-hour day a |