The New York herald., 1878-08-16
SILK SPINNERS STRIKE.
LABOR AGITATION IN PATEEsoN--EFFoRTs TO
IxrENp THE MOVEMENT

LABOR AGITATION IN PATERsoN-EFFoRTs TO
IxrEND THE MOVEMENT.
Two months ogo the mosquito net weavers en-
p,oycd by r. Il II. Adams a. Co, Paterson, to the
umber OF about Eve hundred aud nfty In ALL struck
against reduction in their wages OF about five per
cent. Tho operatives then held meetings and finally
demanded the old OF wages and ten per ad.
ditiouaI, to which demand the 1rm refused 10
accede. Owing to this strike, Tor the operatives
have remained ever since, tho mills OF
the Mcssrs. Adams practically idle not more than
n dozen weavers being now at their looms These
mills--tho Harmony aud Esscx-are tho largest en-
ployed In the manufacture Of quito netting n tho
country. Much bi,tcr feeling exists between the
strikers and the nrm and those who remain at work
Collisions are frequent between tho workers and non.
workers.
Tho strikers bold frequent meetings, at which
speeches by j. r McDon 81. OF the Labor Standard,
other agtators Of tho rights OF labor address the
operatives. AT these meetings the local newspa pors
nro severely banded for the course they pursue IN
reference 10 the strike. Ths firm out in card
caimin that they arc wiling and ready TO pay as
m uch as my other and cite the wages
paid ut Providence Lowell, Lawrence, Fail River and
elsewhere ns showing that they have been misrep-
Meantime the strikers are holding plcnics ana so'
itcing subscriptions from inc public especially from
mcn In business, to sustain them IN holding out,
they have finally succeeded III Inducing tbe silk
epinncrs, OF whom there about three
hundred snd n,y IN Paterson, to. form a
ing wns held on Wednesday evening OF last week
and another vas hold last night at Harmony Hall.
During the Intervening week circular letter mad
been to all the SILK manufacturers dema nding
that the spnnors DO recognized skilled Iaborcrs
demanding wages NJ the rato OF $l2 per week,
aud requesting that an answer be sent to
tno secretary OF tho new trade union.
James Taylor, No So Jersey street, before last
nights meeting. To TINS tho manuta acturcrs have
mace response far aud will provaoly make
tho spinners, mostly Young noU able to
S5 per week. and from tnat to So IL has been threat
cncd tha; u the man ufacturers ala what
they call their altimatum the spnners Will strike,
ch that the silk mills of Paterson would be
compelled to stop for about six weeks until new
HANDS could earn 20 spir. This would involve
the temporary idieness OF perhaps 1900 weavcrs,
denied ny some OF tho spInners that this dcms ind
has bsen made, but HERALD reporter one crcu-
lar addressed TO iat So silk anufscturor employing
nearly Que Thousand hands, and tho terms wero ms
the information 70 what would be tho result On
tho cotton OF tho circular was staten eut 10 tho
effect that a similar papof had bcen cach SILK
manufacturer IN Paterson
STOPPING WORK
A. the meeting OF tho spiuncrs last night no re-
porIers were admitted, and nothing could be learned
except that tho oreanization was completed. Under
the direction Of their leader, James Taylor all The
Dexter, Lambert Co.'S mill In the Dale building
yesterday afternoon struck work. Most or
the spinncrs In tho mill OF George singleton,
on Market street. went out, but somo OF the older
strikers .hen proceeded 10 Dcx,er, Lambert 90, Is
other mil on straight street, ana tried TO induce tho
spinners there to JOIN them but were unsuccessful
The strikers Cam, however, that tho turnout VIII DO
Two weeks tho weavers will compelled TO quit work
for lack Of Material ILA ..I