The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-10
EXCITEMENT IN PATERSON.
THE Assault IRON THE sTRIKERs or
the IDIHS FACTORY.
n Woman Alleged to he n Hingleader Is
Dragged to the Police statiou-Ifow the
strike Affects 4. W. Cutler. Candidacy.

n woman Alleged to be n Hinglender L.
Dragged to the Police stntiou-IfoNv the
strike Anects \. W. Cutters Candidacy.
About three months ago tho employees of
r. ii. Adams's mosquito netting factory in
Paterson struck in consequence of proposed
reduction OF wages. Tho strikers number
about 500. The strikers have maintained them
selves by frequent entertainments as well as by
subscriptions from other mills and from cti-
IONS. and have placed themselves under the
protection OF the International Labor Union.
IN entertainment in the Paterson Opern House
last night Tor their benefit filed the theatre to
Overlooking. For time the strike did not seem
to make much difference with the firm, az they
had a large stock Of goods on hand. and
could afford to wait. During tho past week or
SO. however Mr.. Robert Adams the Paterson
member OF the firm. has been trying to get some
OF the old hands back at their former wages
and the strike is evidently approaching q crisis.
Tho Paterson employees all refused to return
TO work unless the whole force were rcinstatcd
az their former wages Then Mr.. Adams
turned his attention to other places. and last
week he and his Superintendent Mr.. Lattus.
went to Fail River, and engaged number of
hands to 10 to work yesterday The strikers
heard Of this. and on Saturday night they had
aprocossion bearing banners on which were
inscriptions referring to Mr.. Adams. Super
intcnlcnt Lattus ami others who had IN
Cured their displeasurc. Speeches were
made on SATURDAY evening in the Wig
wam, and Mr.. Adams was abused without
stint Tho strikers passed resolutions to stick
II out and not TO permit the Adams Mills to
start again until all the old hands were REIN
stated at the old wages. except Superintendent
Iaius who. they insisted must quit the place
on the day that work was resumed. II was also
decided TO start In Paterson an independent
paper In the interest Of the lnborng classes
huth Paterson duilics being denounced as the
organs ~ the despotic capitalists
Mr. Adams's new hands from Fall River were
expected TO arrive yesterday. The strikers
made up their minds To- meet them 40 the depot
nni .ntuee theH, not to 50 y work AnurI-
III ihe depot yesterday morning nj II O'clock
whom tho now hands arrived. Tho now men
r nbnPesrssS 10 NGoui thirty They were taken in
99rted to The mill. followed by the strikers.
Dg,nits al. the PRECAUTIONS taken. the latter
they eot down to tho min The strikers
thcn posted themselves around the mill AMI in
the streets to meet the new hands when they
cane out. They threatened no disturbance
nut relied upon their ability 20 induce the new
hands by persuasion not To 70 to work. Mr..
Adams came out Of the mill and was greeted
with a.volsy of yells and Kisses. Mr.. Adams
nrp,iedto Mayor Buckley for assistance and
tIe Mayor not only sent some morr police OIL
ccrs. tut went to the mill himself This WIS
at' NJ noon. when all the hands were out Of tie
Nlutr SHOPS, ami the fhr0ng increased until
and children in front Of the Adams mill. Tho
MAYOR ordered them 10 disperse. and told them
tnat the iirst man who attempted any disturb
nnc" or used opprobrious language 10 Mr.
Adams should be arrested.
~ this some women in the foreground began
to JDor. and the Mayor ordered tn. arrest # ths
apparent ringleadrr Sarah r. Winters. Police
Omcer Cronk arrested her. She resisted and
the cnlcor had To pull her along This sight
aroused the men. and a loi Il them pouu,,d
ulnn the officer o. release the woman. But
the tnrong threatened t. blow out The hrains
81 the first man who attempted % Interfere with
nina. the men shrunk back. and the woman
In tho mean time some u the men nj tho mill
DENOUNCED the city anthoriues iortlc'r .ntsrfer-
81 e. AMI Two men, Pttrr /. Booker and James
lt3sinmons, Were arrested and iockeiup. Soon
aiirrward most 81 the assemblage DISPERSED.
although several hundred remained about the
locality during the whole afternoon. waiting
Tor the remaining now wcrkmen to quit tho
mill. The entrances to the factory were guarded
Tn, persons arrested wore subsequently re-
leased. giving security to keep the pea.e The
release she tainted IN the hallway. II was some
tlme before she revived None % those arrested
Last evening the strikers got hold ~ several
OF the new coners and hy lnductnlvut per-
Adams. Mr.. Adams insists that h. viii fix hi;
own lrI'l-, ana TINT he Will nll his mill with new
hani-. The strikers lus II that tue mill shall
never Ice started w, again unlrss all the I'D
hands ar" employed. 40 their former wag.S
]. sides stand arm and il is feared that III, re-
Will De trouble unless one or the other givn3
in soon. Public sympathy seems TO lie Oh the
SIDE Of the strikers. They ACKNOWLEDGED Mr.
Adams right 70 make his own arrangrme nj
with his hands. but argue that he could lust as
well Civ them living wages. - in his peculiar
hne Of manufacture he controls the market
and can gct for his goods what he likes.
The strike is assuming "A political signin-
cameo. II happens that Augustus w. Cutler
eN-nemh"r OF Congress and candidate for re-
nomination. is an intimate friend of Mr.. a.
ans. The strikers and their friends have come
70 LOOK upon Cutler as Mr.. Adams's personal
candidate. and for that reason they are opposed
10 his denomination. This feeling has been
intensified by printed cards that have been cir
eulated by thousands. They read as follows:
pEMOCRAriC CONGRESSIONAL CONTENTION,
Court Housc Hackcnsack y D.
WEDNESDAY, :, ~ r. ISIS