The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-29
TIE FALL RIVER STRIKE.
THE TRCTH ~ REG4RD TO MONDAYS
SO-CJLLED RIOT.
Fifteen Thousnnd Operatives Refusing to Sign
self fnsla,ing Aareement-A PeacenbIe
Assemblage Treated ns Maddeued Mob.

troubles Of yesterday and the present attitude
OF the Fall River operatives. have mixed and
talked with operatives, With their employers.
and with merchants and tradesmen. II should
be understood in the nrst place that this is no
strike for higher wages or against reduction OF
wages. II Is a refusal by fifteen thousand opc-
ratives Of Fall River to sign the following self
enslsying and humilating agreement;
wethe UNDERMINED, each for himself. and not Jointly,
-,,1 mi mil. and az psri Of our respective sgresmep!
i,Tsi1ih.i We viii not, While in the. euplo, Of said
any citation or combination whcse members
sc r H g obr M Dca Si s SS p is . ss' @ RE RI %
Of any 70 work Tor whom snd st such rates As
= osd That should We wish to leave tho employ Of
oyerseers. ana vin eooilnue to sotk ten days after
more aSsn oi sny oee class OF operatives
vii be scesped within one week or 4 les. than egn.
such and should leave the m withYui eiylpG
"nr, nav NAV he 9r n" rom aid tar
iaeor preyio usy performed
mcnt the printed regulations posted in the mills
Ve snHsSser ',y Wet AMI On su,nr,sn
cause for discharge from the employment vf
leu y hoiice "''''' "
The Board Of Manufacturers insist that no
man, women, or child shill work In their mills
unless he has previously signed the above docu-
ment, which Is plain and distinct abnegation,
prepared under the advice OF experienced law
yers, Of any right to combine for mutual protec-
tion against the caprice Of employers. The
! operatives, who are mostly intelligent Ameri-
cans and English. have behaved with camness
and self control under repeated provocations,
and when the mills started Yesterday they had
no thought or design to Preveut any one from
1he facts OF the pretended riot yesterday are
a. follows: The ony mill winch started with
| ANYTHING ike an adequate forge was the Richard
| Borden. IL had ABOUT haf its help IN who
| sigueu the above agreement. About i've thou
sand operatves' men. women and children,
/ closed against them large numcer of the
weavers insiie concluded TO quit A lew stones
| were thrown ~ boys, but thr great bod Of ov-
erstves showed no violence. some Of the
stones broke window In the osborne mhl- tbe
I only dan age done to any building during the
! whole Of the so-callcd riot.
After uaradinE through tho streets u e ouera-
tive assembled In Market square aud voted TO
/ e-k for f"i T. not To- demand It. ihe Mayor
! repi ed To- their committee that those who were
/ rtIiy.n, rsult he sccnfflrinfgted at the city
fIrnf, and tnat those not cat tIlens would be sent
/ t. tn slm-rouse. " aud when those place. are
4 fsll. he dntd sneeringlv. suppose l'll have
/ o. BOARD tie rest of ynu a. hotels. I = lel Ole
ia,ns en- herei 20 tie runbcr of ab. ut ten
thoDsinf around the City Han tn, Mayor
-tepped out - I'D lra-s them. several in the
| mu.utude shouted to MIN 70 set pn the balcony,
/ So they could hear hlu. better. btncr ilfn TINS
| shouting there we're 10 demon-tration- what
ever. but tno May fh0ut waiting minute,
called uiOn the police - Gi-per,e the mob, as
! he termed the huugry hut wet-hehhNtd gain
| efine.
Ihe streets were packed and as the police
| rushed netcely upon them, the peupie gave way
as rapidly as they could. Ihe Marshal whn was
almost ss excited as the MAYOR. shouted to the
police to draw their batons, md he gualdi ians
! OF the peace at once began clubbing onslaught
| on the yielding crowd. Not stone had been
| thrown. not a blow been delivered by one Of the
| ten thousand petit Onens for bread. Not until
| long after the police began their attack was n
| missile hurled. An unpopular mill superintend-
ent tried to drive through the tLrong. aud some
tDrpW "A stone him. The taftutendent
/ drew revolver and nourished II around, and
/ the police mace A rush for The stone thtowtr
That wl- ALL The people dispersed RAPIDLY, and
tive or six who coulunt get away fast enough
| were rlubbed and then arrested To- proy,. IN at
thrV deservei H. In. M,,,,r c'lied upon CoI'
Z Davol, mlii owner, for his regiment. and three
companies were summoned. The military were
| huoted a. toy some boys A. tHcy niafChed thfp1g Ia
tue streets Ou; with this exception there was
Do Demonstration after their arriy I.
While standing on Borden street this evening
I ] heard a woman cry out that the help we're
coming out II the Richard Borden u,ill, anI
wera tr"Atod hy the outsiders. Seventeen
| policemen we're scattered IN skirmi-h line al ny
/ the street, and groups ~ operatives were hiss
/ ing aud hOoting the workers as thei cAuie out
from tneir toll.
! girl VINO was coming down the street.
No. indeed, WAS the Indignant reply. ii
Ike to get behind one OF those scallawsgs IN tue
night time ia knock him ON tue head.
p" 50 YOU won't sign the agreement
Ia de hrst." was tue kissing answer.
DO you think those who have been work ng
I would BE- hurt n the policemen were not there y
sail l" ai elderly w"'i.aiii 49,. 49,. =. =.
| es' uey MoIu, ahu thr1 ue>erFe 10 oe
hur,, h,,s svtnx TX 70 ""'A anu "o'!'ns 'heu ~ uiaNe
iiNcs "i - - 80.
] Without excention every niale on.r.tiy, sJ
dressed by me said ne was willing To- work
/ wit ont oilesti,niny the " ,ces put would nnt
| siyn ne npreement and that there VA. no de-
/ -irs or luIention 10 oifer violence To the manu-.
! fncturer, their Iroperty or those working for
| them, Ihis sentiment bel eve To- be- as ain.
rets "a IN ia ,iniveIs.l lnousand. 81 ,ha
| onera;ors are anxious To- 20 tack 10 Engl,nd
| could they obtain money enough 10 take them
there The msjprity Of them are almost ne.tI-
/ tute one Of them an intelliu, nj fairly edu.
Gated Englshman n with a family toll NE mat
ne ana NOS know vhetnsr uis family could get
anvthing for sunper
me n,nuf ,cii,r.rs sAy m At they ara indiTer
EN- ~ to resuming work A. the marLef H. ,Is',
| ntnt Ihey add Thar the aDreement il "A 30
cIution against sudden efforts Ia rrinnls liza
mill. 1 am assured on good authority tn,t n,ost
u the Fail River mill stock has gone down
nfty per cent. " thin siI weeks
~" "' A''D''1's' E'''' "'p''N'
80, '.,,a1I 49,, S,',-,.,.. ,'i,., - 80,
,a-,.r,., rssri,,,,,. 80 -, ,,,.s,,,,'
80
~ u lO'ioN9'
Ae!olrsf, mat petition be sent through the city "a
sphcl ne .tAdrsMrn anu o'hers IN itNof OF ho vi n
ultNat ~ @ 20 lo,eu l Y ie .il ll.y I,
80 ~ ~, 80 - ~ ' j 81 .t w. '''ti'i