The New York herald., 1878-01-13
CRIspINs TO BE LOCKED OUT.
SITUATION OF TIE LABOR DISPUTE IN MAssA-
cHUsETTs-A STRUGGLE EXPECTED NEXT
MONDAY

SITUATION OF TIE LABOR DISPUTE IN MAssA-
cHUsETTs-A STRUGGLE EXPECTED NEXT
MONDAY.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
LrSS, Mass, Jan. Il. ISIS
The crisis In the labor troubles IN this city has come
at last. and on Monday morning the sds that has tho
most Greeks will win the battle. The man nuiacturers
have issued lher ultmatum and the Crispns this
evening eagerly discussing the terms proposed. II
can be said OF The strikers that they show wonderful
pluck, considering their actual financial condition. IN
holding out so long against the strong combination OF
capitalists that arraycd against them. but the gen.
traI belief 70 that they must succumb 20 the nevta
bio and accept the terms offered by their employers
The terms are as follows
THE MAAuFAcTuRgas CIRCULAR
Take notice that We, :he undersigned shoe manu-
lacturcrs OF The city Of lynn, hereby agroe shat
and after Monday, January IA, 1875 We VIII give
work 10 no person subject 80 or under the control Of
any organization claiming the power to interfere with
any Contract between employer ahc empioye Every
person taxing work "a this shop and after this date
thereby assen's 10 tho conditions OF the above agree
ment, and acknowledges AIS independence OF any
lerierence IN any matter between himself ANT hs en
poyer
This circular has been signed by all the owners OF
the Mckay machines with lew exceptions. I'm
the same as the one adopted in 1871 which resulted
in the death OF the Crisplu orRanizaon an IN years
gone by whenever the manuiact united against
the Crispns, they invariably succeeded In breaking
up the Order
BITTER STRUGGLE HAND.
Just what the result Will be IN the present cmer
gsncy is hard TO state but it Is undcniably true that
the Crspns are on the eve oi one oi the hardest
battles thcy ever fought aud Will a,ht II out to the
btter end In one sense they arc not very well
prepared 10 wage long war, as they have
been idle for u long time, and, OF course,
U
OF money They have, however. the entire sympathy
Of the community including all the usness men,
ousido. oi course, Of tho shoe ulacturcrs Ihey
will hight on MONDAY, and light Tor thsir lives and
thar bread anu butter but tue odds ara against ,nem
To be sure, they have received large oi money
from OUTSIDE sources Lhd large accosslons 10 their
ranks from among tho very men who aiew weeks ago
were trying 10 lake their vacant benches in the shops
GENERAL LOCKOUT
Tho action oil tho manufacturers will, oil course, re
suit In general lockout on Monday morning, ana
extra policemen are beiug summoned 10 AID ~ the
preservation OF the peace Az tho man uiactory Of
Charles :. Sweetser Co., Central avenue to-day, q
paper was circulated among the worKmen, by which
they should promise 10 work through the season AT
The present scale OF prices and coutorm with the rcso
luton The operatives 10 man openly rcbe led ut Tue
obnoxious conditions OF the paper, and unanimously
refused TO sign It fho nrm informed them that they
should shut down, thus causing "ock out, but tho
the Crispn Board OF Arb. .tration that they would
hold the tort " Tho messagswas greeted with three
cheers by the Crisplns, who wero holding meeting
at that hour.
LOSING MONEY.
page Of their business but they will stand together
An out OF town buyer went into manutnctory on
Market street FRIDAY and lett largo order, with tho
understanding that Inc goods should be forwarded tho
latter part OF tins week. That firm has between 600
and 100 cnses ci goods all ready TO 20 10 tho
asters but us tho entire shops crew arc now out, and
ss tho prospects Of their going to work nrc growing
beautifully less the chance Of 1ing the order very
prscari0us. Other manufacturers arc III the same
predicament, l, and II owing TO the fact that the
Crispins full possession oi this knowledge that
they SO hopeui OF defeating tho manu- facturcrs
HIlpI
The Crispins say that The responsibility Tor tho
troubles which must cnsue on Monday does rest
their shoulders. They say that they have had wind
OF this action oil tho manufacturers since Friday and
have lain on their osrs giving up plan OF settlement
with the dsaoc cd factories which they intend to offer
last resort. Everything IL pcaceable TO- night Tho
Crisp ms held informal meeting and talked over
Matters but broke up soon and formed INTO groups
tho streets and IN tho saloons There Is absolutely
disorder, but what Monday will bring fortn Is not
known. Several manufacturers told the HERALD cor
respondent this afternoon that they did not appre
hend any serious violence aud thought tho Crispins'
organ niZation would die speedy and natural death