The New York herald., 1876-01-28
Confusion and Excitement at Their
Meeting Yesterday.
S TORMY SCENE s.
Queer Tactics of the Leaders to In
duce a Surrender


was generally supposed this the final meeting
and that something would be developed thai would be
the means OF breaking the backbone OF the strike.
Henry S. Lewis presided usual He had had II nti
mated to him that there were many in the hall who
voted upon every question and who had no business
there The relief committee, through the chairman,
reported that the applications for aid growing less
He knew that the majority OF those who needed aid had
quietly gone work rather than ask for assistance,
and he hoped that all who needed aid and who wanted
TO go TO work would do The committee was pre-
pared to attend all the needy any time and
he hoped that all such would apply
A representative OF the mule stated that the
mule spinners held a meeting last evening and had
passed resolution p relation going to work,
they had come out after the other departments OF the
mills they would wait before taking until after
the matter discussed by the amalgamated meeting
They would, stated in the commencement OF the
strike, remain out as long the weavers did When
they went in they would do so IN body II the
feeling, he said to go in, but they would every
thing until those assembled had discussed the matter
in all its bearings.
The committee appointed TO wait upon the opera
tives at Berkeley reported that the at that
place had given $s3 and the mule spinners $50 more.
THE sgLSSERs WILLING TO RESUME WORK.
A spinner referred to their meeting last evening
earnestly hoped ali would go in body They would
not deceive each other. He would not go in until the
majority decided TO resume work. He thought that "
they passed resolution to 60 to work Monday II
would be a good idea
John Nelson said appeared to him II the spinners
wanted the weavers follow them, having lost sight
Of the fact that they did not leave on work until week
after the weavers did II was the spinners who had
recommended them to strike, and they the
first to advise them 10 60 TO work Applause)
The mule spinner said they did not wish to lead
They would have been In long ago they had followed
the example of Others He referred the fact that
upward Of 800 weayers were a work and not single
spinner among the strikers had returned.
Thomas McTorrie said the spinners had worked
week after the had struck and they the spin
ners would now be at work II there any work to
do referrng the fact that they could do nothing be-
cause the bad left no work aheadl He knew
the weavers were willing to go in with the majority.
He called upon those who foremost In the strike
70 come forward battle the right They had
NAMED in the background 1t was not right for few
fight the battle which had been begun by all Those
In favor OF remaining should stay out but don't
sneak In because you afsad OF anybody They
out TO fight for her rights and he hoped hard
feelings would be engendered against anybody He
created a sensation by saying that they all knew
STRIKE FAILURE,
referring 70 the conduct Of the gentlemen who had
They had suddenly changed since their return.
INTKMPBRATE RxuTEMESr
At this point there great excitement and deris-
i've laughter and Kisses filled the hall The policemen
prepared themselves for action, men and women
jumping up and giving expressions pro and con Of the
conduct the delegates and IL evident that
take had been made Several ladies left the hail. fear
| ing that a fracas would be the result The speaker
continued by referring TO the change which had
over the chairman SINCE that gentleman had the
Goddards intmating that he well the committee
had either been bribed by money or promised good
|
Michael McCarty came TO the assistance Of the chair.
man. He told them that far they had conducted
their meetings with credit but now as the strike was
about ended, they were determined TO end il In dis
order and commotion, They would listen 10 nothing
! In favor Of their chairman Notwithstanding,
the Monday, they could get no one 70 I'LL his
! place
not striker He had no business 70 go 70 the
Goddards or occupy the chair.
McCarty said he did not whether the chairman
was striker or not They were not justified In treat
| ing him as they did. he hoped they would conduct
the meeting in such manner as 70 bring reproach
| John Mooney said that all should be heard, whether
strikers not Ho wanted 70 know what they had
! come together for. Did they come 10 who
strikers whether the mule spinners the first
last leave the millY Would II not be better to have
the meeting terminate IN good feeling than to have
| end IN a rowS He called upon the chairman read
the resolution passed by the spinners, referred to
above; and there being considerable commoton IN the
hall the latter called upon Captain Marson 70 arrest all
those who disturbing the meeting The resolution
follows, and when il was read the cr,es of 'No
! ded feeling against the tone oft
Resolved That while believing demands for a res.
soa'Sn Of our wages are only Jus. and N Lshs as they are
yet under circumstances over which have control
think would be best to 10 work Monday
morning next, for the present
George Ramsden hoped they would act right in
the matter. He thought, as stated In yesterdays
HERALD, that he would not again 60 the platform,
but at the suggestion Of friend, he had changed his
mind and came forward TO second the motion accept
the proposition OF the spinners lie would vote for It
with pleasure and it the best thing they could do
They could plainly that the strike breaking up
and that
THEIR CASE WAS HOPELESS
Several OF their number starving Cres OF "Nol
nolD and remark that such stateme was ridcuious
There little excitement AZ the assertion OF Mr..
Ramsden that several starving and IL was long
time before order could be restored The Chair refer
audience the fact that the past they had
respected Mr.. Ramsden and believed him 10 be a truth.
iul man and OF their best friends Mr.. Ramsden
continued by saying that he understood that when
sons applied for aid they starving and II anybody
understood such not 70 be the case he hoped they
would step on the platform and explain what starv-
ing meant They could that the strike was fail
ure and that there prospect OF their getting their
pay back They knew the decision Of the company TO
be na Boys and girls should not be allowed to vote.
Hsses He should support the resolution because 10
was right and II was best 70 return to work
Mooney did not fully agree with Ramsden In relation
Relief Committee, must say that there were many serI
Gus cases which daily presented themselves He then
difficult II TO secure funda The other day a
found VINO had neither shoes nor stockings
linen and scarcely enough clothing her naked
ness one OF the committee, knowing how 70 work
sewing machine, remained al her house and assisted
her In getting some clothing made He sorry 10
see those the OF the hall doing all they could TO
continue the strike II they thought there any
prospect getting their pay let them stay out but let
others 60 IN. He had been on the strike for three
weeks and could
NO Affirmative BuT TO 90 TO WORK 81
Their places being filled and those not respon
sble for the strike, the innocent ones would be the
losers II they returned 10 work he did consider
would q
world think many operatives had len their work
midwnter for nothing No; their strike righteous
one but being three weeks he thought they
would get back the reduction sooner BY going in than
by remaining out
j. Montgomery, as member OF the Relief Committee,
had many hard cases, and, referring the one
above mentioned by Mooney, said h would be substan-
tal proof that portion OF the bcachers acting the
committee had sold them TO the Lonsdao Company.
He would sooner sell his right hand than see a poor