The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-03-19
THE STRIKE IN LAWRENCE.
weavers Joining the spinners. and the Closing
of tho Mills Inevitable.

LAWRENCE, Mass, March 1s.-Three hun
bred weavers in the worsted department Of the
Central Pacific Mills struck this afternoon.
stopping 900 looms. The strike Of the weavers
| puts n more alarming aspect upon affairs.
| There are now 81 900 spindles vacated by the
| ring spinners and 900 looms imperative he
sides the entire carding and picker depart
| ments. The number of strikers is now swollen
to over 700 and the other weavcrs at the Cen
trail Pacific. numbering 400. declare tonight
their intention not to resume work on Monday.
The strike of the weavers was unexpected mt
this time. as the reduction in their wages will
not take effect before the 9th but such strong
pressure has been brought TO bear upon them
that they would not continue at their looms,
The situation tonight is one of conflicting
tendencies among the strikers, with the breach
between capital and labor still widening. The
ranks Of the strikers have bcun SO far aug
mented that there is no longer do bit that the
mills must shut down on Monday. The corpo-
ration officers to night admit Tint n shutdown
Is lnevitabie unless majority OF the strikers
return. AT one time this afternoon il seemed
that compromise might be reached. but the
action of tho strikers meeting this afternoon
makes such Il result at present impossible. Tho
| advice OF the leaders. however has to-day been
almost unanimously in favor Of temporary
acceptance Of the reduction. This change IN
their policy was caused by their learning the
the corporation would not he DISCONNECTED
| by strike. but that it would really be money
In the mill owners pockets The long headed
OF the trap. Furthermore. the calculating lead
ers emphasize the fact that they are not pre-
| roofs enough in Lawrence to cover the strikers
were they turned out of the corporation houses.
Of operatives. we're to day out Of the mills. but
| their presence is absolutely necessary to a con-
tinuance Of work The meeting this Afternoon,
| whom endorsed the proceedings and thereby
made It EVIDENT that the strike Will become
| position. Mayor Brppn presided at the meet
ing, which r!,h IVA, vas held by his invitation
sympathy With the strikers. but advised mod mod.
| GRAFTON in speech and action He guaranteed
the support of the citizens of Lawrence. With
advised a return to work on Monday for the
reason outlined above. II the strike had not
SSespa would r&G SSe bed na' pe
suaded to stick to their spindles and looms
for the present present. But IT. they were in no
taken, and the rank and WI file A mani,
tested the fullest determination to starve
was much Indignation. too. against the cor
poration for refusing to confer with the oper
atives' committee appointed yesterday. 1t was
traton consisting Of twenty strikers and oper-
atves from other mills and ten citizens Of
on Monday. and present the case of the oper
atiyes to the directors of the corporation. It is
The strikers declare they will not return to
| work until the old prices are restored. Every
eHns qa are he dc e
strikers do not return. the entire Pacific Mills
will shut down. stopping 100000 spindles and
throwing between $500 and 6.000 persons out
OF employment
| Fall RIVER, March 1s-The operatives here
| watch with absorbing interest the progress Of
the Lawrence strike No action has yet been
| taken by the Spinners Union, nor is any likely
| unless the strike extends to the mule spinners
| Letters received here from Lawrence give rea-
sons for surprising that the mule spinners may
| strike on Tuesday.
Robert Howard. Secretary OF the Spinners
| Union. is also Secretary Of the Mule Spinners'
| Association. He says but few of the Pacific
| mill spnners are members of the union. ! nile
renee are union men. The operatives here
would undoubtedly render aid in case the Law
| renee operatives request it. The union would
| only assist union men. but others would re-
| ceive aid by voluntary contributions.
| LABOR TROUBLES IN TROY
TROY March ia few days ago committee
| from the Moulders Union. which numbers over
| 800 members. visited the several manufac-
| turers and demanded an advance OF about %
per cent on certain grades of work asserting
| that three firms were paying the advance and
arguing that II they could afford do so all the
| manufacturers ought to be able to do likewise
| The employers refused 10 accede to the request
| A meeting Of the moulders was called for last
| night, but. as only about one-half of them could
| be accommodated in the unions rooms. the
men resolved not to work to-day. but to hold a
| meeting instead. This morning over 500
moulders assembled in the audience room Of
after p NJ. They decided to return to work
on Monday. and leave the matters in dispute
| with the shop committees to report at q meet
| ing TO be held next week.