Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-09-24
THE STRIKE Az MALLyILLE.
A General Lockout is now the Re.
suit OF the Boys Strike at
8hitalG. Tafuts, az Co.'S.

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boys strike at the flint and green-glass
works o. Whitall, Tatum s. Co., at
Millville, instead of abating, has been
intensified by the firm putting an ex-
tensive lockout into effect at both
works. On Saturday morning, when
the employees, in great pumber
went to the works, they found the
gates barred against them, and the
announcement was made that there
would be no work in any of the de-
partments.
The lock out is complete; no en-
ployes are inside the yards except the
clerks in the Glasstown and South
Millville offices and the men engaged
in loading freight cars. Fires are
banked in the eight big furnaces and
tank at South Millville andI.the four
furnaces ct Glasstown Not a bottle
of any description was blown, finished,
tempered or packed at either of the
works, and they present the quiet and
dreariness OF the summer shut down.
The streets are filed with the hun
dreds of the .locked-out workers, and
the strike is the sole topic discussed.
The whole trouble is over the empley-
ment by the firm of IA. Russian Jews,
that being the main complaint of the
striking boys, their demand for an in
crease in wages being minor matter.
They did not make the demand until
after they struck, and the majority of
them do not expect to get an increase.
1t is stated that they are paid fully as
much as any other boys similarly en-
played in the United States. The boys
are letting the people know that they
are around, and, while they are not
assaulting any Jews, they are quite
noisy and boisterous. Trouble comes
to the farmer or huckster with wagon
load of fruit and vegetables who falls
into their clutches.
On Saturday night they paraded the
streets, the procession being probably
as unique and sensational as any ever
seen in The country. The line extended
for several squares, ifit could be called
a line, for every boy carried club
and marched to suit himself. Red fire
and colored lights cast a bright streak
of light along the route, and music,
the discharge of cannon irecrakers
and the singing and shouting of the
paraders made an indescribable din.
At the head of the parade was ban
ner on which was nscribed; sour flag"
and I'VE won't work with the Jews"
One side had an American flag painted
on it and the other picture of bird
bearing suspicious resemblance to q
Democratic rooster. The refrain of
the first half of the parade was:
We don'C care whether we work or
not,
We wun'o work with the Jews"
while the rest of the parad, RS exhaust
ed their lung power in singing:
We'll stand the Storm
IL WON'T be very long"
In the afternoon ths boys were in
secret session again. What will be
the outcome of the strike lisa question
Many think it will be soon ended and
ta4t every boy will be in his place
to-day, while others are OF the opinion
that the struggle will be protracted
one. The way in which the boys stick
together, in spite of the persuasions
and threats of parents, bosses and
adult workmen, causes much wonder
ment and comment.
The statement that the tending boys
in T. G. Wheaton s. Co.'s flint glass
works had joined the strikers was
made several times, but it is untrue,
The works were in blast all day. The
strikers went up to the works and
were told by the manager that the
firm would pay the same wages as
Whital, Tatum g. Co., and this salts
fed them.
Everything was quiet yesterday.
Mayor Whitaker had an extra police
force on duty, but they were not need
ed, as not many of the striking glass
house boys came out on the streets.
A number of the Russian Jews left on
one OF the evening trains. Those who
remained, 1t is said, promised the
strikers that they would not work in
the glass factories any longer.
This morning there does not seem
to be anything new Tbe impression
is general that it will be fully a month
before the factories are in blast again.
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