The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-06
THE FALL RIVER STRIKE.

THREATENING ASPECT OF THE STRIKE AT THE
FALL RIVER MuLs-MAss MEETINGS OF THE
srRIKERs-oNE HUNDRED THOUSAND oPER-
WOMEN TONIGHT.
FALL RIVER Mass. Feb. s. 1878
The strike among the operatives OF the Fall
River mills stu continues, and In some respects It
Is beginning to assume threatening proportions.
Nearly 1000 weavers and spinners the most OF
them females, are now out and the larger mum.
Der OF them nave been idle for nearly fortnight.
Several meetings have been had with the repre-
sentatives OF the corporations, but no terms OF
compromise have been arrived ct at this time. As
between the two the operatives feel that
they are ahead, and 1t - transparent that
the mill owners are very much annoyed
at the threatening aspect OF anairs. There nave
been none OF the riotous demonstrations than usu-
ally attend strikes; but still the disanected oper.
tlves have been industrious In presenting their
SIDE ana thus exciting q public sympathy In their
behalf. A mass meeting was held mere this even
Ing. at which there was q large attendance OF tho
strikers and their supporters and there will be an.
other tomorrow evening" under the auspices oithe
female weavers. The speeches at the meeting to-
night we're moderate and yet determined, and
disclosed an evident ieenng among the employees
TO hold out Tor the demand which they have made
The ostenslble purpose o. the meeting was TO raise
iunos for the purpose OF depe ting the labor mar
ket IN Fall River, and 1t was voted to continue
assessments among the employed to pay the ex-
o. i. ooo operatives. By getting surplus Of heip
out oil the way II Is thought that the MANUFACTURE
ers win be brought TO terms more easily.
SENDING TO ENGLAND FOR FUNDS.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS step was taken Ii ap.
pea ed during the discussion that there was
iunds TO sustain the strike mere rather inan bur-
den the market there with lot OF unemployed.
1t also appeared that support has been promised
from England toward sustaining the strike, and
your correspondent AZ privately informed that
u remittance Tor this purpose viii be forwarded
the operatives manifest disposition TO stand 0y
one another, and those VINO are working are con-
Idle. How long this PRACTICAL sympathy WIN be
extended 1t Is Impossible TO determine. Other
manufacturing cities, however. are also contrlDut-
Ing freely. such AS New Bedford, Lowell Law
renee. Providence and Manchester. So, taking it
all IN all, tue movement SCENE Tor the present TO
ALL NEW ENGLAND AFFECTED.
The operatives elsewhere regard the strike here
or actorv a N anu ES ase
land, and, therefore. tne movement will not be
earl, abandoned unless their demands are early
and fully complied with. Nearly all OIL the manu-
lecturers here are furnishing goods Dy contract,
and Ii they iall to keep up the supply heavy losses
are the result and hence 1t is tnat they are in
some degree IN the power OF the strikers. The
corporations however, are said to De forming
mutual protecuon ring, which includes support
not affected by the strike, the immediate
consequences or which VIII be, according
TO the proposition. the relmbursinR OF all
losses which the Suspended mills incur.
This idea IS ALREADY meeting win some
opposition, and meeting has already been
called OF the stockholders VINO are in sympathy
with the Strikers and or course they VIII enter an
earnest protest against any such actlon. Even the
temporary suspension OF any OF tn. cotton mills
here now ID more than ordinarily disastrous, IN
other parts OF the country many mills are stopped
Tor want OF water ana the demand Tor gOoos ana
the threatened increase Of prices are simulta.
neOus general strike, the strikers claim, would
be fatal to their cause Tor II all OF the $1,000 opera
tives here would turn out at once they would soon
exhaust their resources and the corporations would
triumph. Tneir pan seems 10 consist OF teas
ing surewdness ano their counsels adm0nisb eau
ton aud elaboration In all movements, and tais
attempt to reduce the number OF operatives py
shipping home 10 EnalaDu sucn AS are deslrous OF
gong Is one when the corr orations regard with
considerable Anxiety. TIE meeting OF the female
opera ives tomorrow night will be In aid OF TINS
same purpose, ana IL Will probably be the largest
working women's gathering ever Witnessed In TINS