Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-25
LABOR MATTERS.
New England Manufacturers Secretly
Forming Protective Or
PLANTATIONS,
A Movement in the East That win Tend
10 Make Men Think Twice
Before Striking.
Grand Demonstration OF the miners and
Lnborers Of the Am,,lgamated
Association.
ORGANIZED CAPITAL.

oROANlIin CAPITAL.
BosToN, Mass, April 2i--Thc Com
mercial Bulletin this morning says The
sudden and unexpected collapse OF what
threatened TO be a serious strike az the
WhittontOn mills at Tauton was caused
by the discovery that the mills belonged
10 a large organization of textile indus-
tries Of New England, which has been
formed so quietly Il has escaped
ali notice, This organization OK.
tends over Rhode leland aud Con-
lnecticut, and already includes forty
nine large wooden mills. This
society was organized for mutual
protection. II does not recognize the
authority OF the Knights OF Labor In any
way, but Is prepared TO use arbitration
in the settlement OF strikes. The organi-
zation Is growing IN numbers. II pro.
poses to give each strike careful consider
alton, aud assist only those manutactur.
ers who are unfairly treated bv their
help. a second society, embracing
all Of the cotton mills Of any
Importance in Maine, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, was quietly completed
aud elected It's officers in Boston on
Wednesday. The Massachusetts league Is
the league OF cotton mills TO which the
wooden mills are 20 be admitted. The
I Rhode Island society was formed by the
wooden mills and subsequently, admitted
cotton manufacturers During the last
month the cotton mills OF this state have
/ been quietly preparing and or
/ gnnlzing for mutual Insurance
/ against labor disturbances. The cotton
manufacturing industry is better adapted
for the formation OF such 40 organization
than many others, because Il Is composed
OF a number of large mills rather than n
large number Of smaller ones, The quiet
/ organization which has taken place there
fore has been conduct, q with mucn eN-
| petition, aud its result viii prob
ably be Witnessed ut the next
attempt Of mill hands TO secure the dis.
/ charge OF workmen who arc not members
Of the union The society is not cor-
operation and has no stock Tine yearly
pay-rolla of the Massachusetts mills That
have already Joined amount TO $4,000.
900 Tie aim OF the society IS not IN any
sense aggressive, It's purpose is not TO
attack the Knights q Labor, but simply
TO protect its members against unjust
} persecution. The methods OF self-de.
: Tense which the society win employ have
not yet been made public
LABOR DEMONSTRATIONS.
WIrKEsnARRE, PA April 2l--The
miners and laborers OF the Amalgamated
associations OF LnzaFne, l.pclSawanne
and Northern Schuylkill counties held d
grand demonstration here this afternoon.
All the colllerles in Luzerne county sus-
pended work for the day, and about 10, 0o0
persons took part In the parade. mass
meeting was held at which addresses
were made by Congressman G.. n
Brumm, ex-senator John Parker,
Hon. w. II. Hines Of WI kesbarre,
Daniel Dutlle OF Schuyklll, George llar-
rls, state president Of the society, and
John Brady, assistant organizer OF the
society. They spoke at length upon the
: elght-hour law and the enforcement Of ",
lm2ressing upon tho minds Of their hear,
,, ora that this did not mean u strike as bad
been reported. What they would lie
} mand was fair days pay for eight hours
work.
THE STRIKERS DiD NOT WIN,
ST. LOUIS, Mo, April ~ The com
mittee appointed last night By the strik
ing employees Of the Missouri Car anc
Foundry company to walt upon President
Mcmillan and attempt 70 arrive at somC
! settlement Of the dilllculty, called upor
that gentleman to-day and requested hin
70 assure them that Il they should rotnrr
I 10 work the company would cease furnish
ing repair material 10 the Missouri Pa
cinc railway. Mr. MCMILLAN callet
, tho attention Of the o0mmittee &
the fact that tho object of their strike haf
not been attained, as others had aireadl
: applied for contracts which tho strike WA
! making II impossible for his com
pany TO fulnG, apd warne,
them that y they do not return 20 won
Monday their places will be filled By ney
men. Tho strikers haye given no lntlma
tion Of their future course.
RIOT FEARED TO-DAY
ri NEW Yoag, April - TO day is thl
! ninth 81 the strike on the Third Avenue
/ Surface railroad ana the situation is Il
: mangrsspoets the same as on the Ars
/ day. The cars began to run this morning
as soon as the police arrived. The oil
GERS Of the company had q conference 20
4 day IN relation 70 starting a cable road
! but arrived al no decision. They 10
tended to run the Third avenue cars "a
I morrow The police say that v this Il
4 done trouble would certainly result
) Hundreds OF workmsn are idle on tha
/ dpy, and the police declare that a rio
& would surely be started.
! NO CONCESSIONS WILL BE MADE
: BALTIMORE, Mn April "a The mid
/ night ASSEM- lily Of caf-driyers held
: meeting last nlght, which continued unit
Z after sunrise to-day. The drivers on thi
. Erick lines determined 10 hold ont, New
q drivers are on the cars and most Of then
. are running The company will make ~
. concessions, aud 10 q few days ali TN
lines viii be supplied with new men
there being plenty Of applicants TO
places,
An INCREASE ANNOUNCED.
JERsRY CITY, N. y, April a8--Th'
Matthesiethen WeIcbera Sugar Rolnin.
company announced to-day en- incregse o
! 10 per cent Of wages, 70 take etfec
/, April ! They employ 1880 men.
GIT AN INCREASE.
EASrON, Pa, april ~ The Caia
sanqua Manufacturing company has glYci
its employees "a increase Of 10 per cent
: 10 wages 10 date from April j The IN
y crease beuehts about 800 men