New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-24
TWENTY WOMEN ARRESTED'
AN INCIDENT OF A GREAT STRIKE.
.,,,vvrv MEN .xD WOMEN ARRESTED AT AMsTER-

NINETY MEN AND WOMEN ARRESTED AT AMs'H"
DAM FOR "PICKErING."
AMSTERDAM Nov % (SpeciaD.-The strike in the A'''
goods manufactures here led to remarkable Scent
day that of women acting as "pickets ana suni =,
IN arrest by the police rather than depart Inc MSo
the city yesterday appointed special policemen 10 s
tho mills and prevent the intimidation Of persons sechs
work Three of the pckets OF the knights OF LABOR o
arrested yesterday and ninety-six plcKets ouaS' -
were brought before the Recorder and their tria w 30
down for Friday About one-half OF the picKets a'io
were women. As early as a. M to-day
pickets we're on guard. Their plan was to marcn n"e
soldiers up and down the sidewalks. Before oio.A
sixtecn men and twenty had been arrested ny ~
snecial policemen. They released on uicr wv
recognizance to appear for trial on Friday Al noon ~.
cpecia police were busy Batch after patch vi
were run IN The prisoners exhibited no slss
10 arrest than did men. District Master "orka t the
mings was present speaing ieassIs cloc when the
mills closed, the police kept thc uIo - IL tho
who lined the sidewalks from INT interterhs Is Among the
prisoners are number Of persons who were a. ooo
the second time These erSeT TeTe be Knights Of
look upon the arrests az arcica ana 40 no. reat
p;tnent over the situation and in view Of threats
made there fear that there may be serious our iation
ance of the peace The arrests were mauee Ill .od
Of city ordinances and "A section of the Penal Code
THE TERMS OF THE MANUFACTURERS.
| Couors. Nov % (SpcciaD.-The following was touaS
odonted bv unanimous vote of the Knit Goods Nan"
factrer Association of Cohoes and Waterford as tie
only basis upon which they will open their mills .
We do not wlsh in hiring or dischargng heP o,onS TO @
crminate against any person account OF tclr pcos
inc or not belonging any labor organizatlon anu W,
demand that no discrimination shall be made a9alls'
! ~ our number We ask that those whom We 1h I'
employ shall acknowledge and respect our r'sm 81,
| to hire and discharge whom We please, as wv WV
| deem best for the interest OF our @ DusIica ~
and that they shall not interfere with other 70 ar
are willing to refer any other questions OF deren%Se % 70
bitration The only real difficulty Is in calih to %
officers OF labor organizations have the night 10 lusT c
Investigate whether any employer may discharge ~ | W,
son whom he no longer wishes In his service lls ol
eo IN do has ALWAYS heretofore been conceded ahI
no reason WHY il should he questioned 10 uns
| IN say that he who hires another must continue u =
emniov him whether he wishes his services OF ~, ho
20 long as committee of arbtrators snail deleIo m m
This il as unjust as to claim at any one hiieu ny n
other should compelled to work Tor nm mli 1 !,
committee should say he might quit Ihs "o"iu
Tie manufacturers have no wish TO be UNJUST OF ,
trcsnass upon n single right OF those whom hey enpo
and only ask that they shall he treated In Ike ac
Ne are willing To start mills on inns DlSS oi W " y.
regard for the rights of both parties believing ti ~
for thc interest both TO deal fairly WIN c'uii
Whenever the operatives are desolis OF 81 M
work the manufacturers will be glad to employ thei
again