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Show STRIKE IS EXPENSIVE Machinists' Union Has Spent Large Sam to Keep Up Fight CHICAGO. Jan. 14. The strike of union machinists which went into effect ef-fect May 24 last, has been expensive to that organisation, according to a statement state-ment given out by Secretary Lee S. Fisher. His report shows that out of a total expenditure of $161,000 during 1904, $156,000. had been used in supporting strikers. When the strike was called 800 members of the union Quit work, but a number of them have since obtained ob-tained employment, and strike benefits are now being paid to only 600 men. The strike was called at over thirty shops by members of the Chicago Metal Trades association, and was caused by the refusal of the employers to Increase the minimum wage scale from 28 and SO cents an hour to 32 and S5 cents an hour. . X |