Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-07
STANDING FIRM.
No Change In the Situation at
Hallowell Quarries.
Men Leaving Townto Work Elsewhere
---Neither Side Ready to Yield.
Van Carried Over DAN al Brunswick and
Drowned a, pittsfeid.
Especial to the KEssrsEc Jot RsAL. 7

/ Special to the kEssEBEc Jot RIAL.
( H4LloRELL. Mas 6-The number of
I men to be- seen on the streets has begun to
show marked decrease over that of the
/ first Of the week. Foar days baye passed
and there Is yet No Improvement in the
situation. The meu have began to make
( up their nIiHd- that there is no prospect of
the company settling the local trouble with
! their cutters AMI that the general engage
ment has really begun. As result they
are leaving the city in daily in-
erea-iHg numbers. tlne encouraging
feature To the union about this
emigration u that many of those leaving
here have secured jobs at their own trafr in
other places. Ia fact. II il plainly evident
'llat not only j. the determination of the
striker. increasing, but that their courage
Is also improving. The speeches made at
the unions meetings today and yesterday
are said TO indicate a growing belief that
The company will eventually be forced into
an acceptance Of the mems requests The
cutters distinctly hsayow any desire
for, or intention of injuring their
employers. But they dcrlare that they
fp AtiAEsNA ~ uidbt NtEpliE h-Ht7 bittiJuBH
they expect that it may have some effect
upon the company Judging from the
history of the Quincy, Chariestown and
other strikes of recent years.
Contrary To tie general opinion, the dec
laraii0n of war recently made by the Manu-
farturrrs' Association lid not catch the meu
mapping They claim To have been pre-
pared IN relation 10 their demands for in
.tn-
lion, they say that the hill of prices they re-
Gently submitted i, the most reasonable of
any handel in this spring throughout New
England. They also claim that they only
ask for what the majority of employers
have been paving for some time.
The company continues in its dctcrmua-
ton and the officers, it is understood
consider that they do not know officially
hat the men are ont for Their position
is that the strike l. uncallcd for. As to the
charge that the cutters make that non
union men were employed as spulge or
plug lrillcrS they are understood to SAY
that these driiler. are the same that have
been working right along - that the cut
ter, have no grounds for their strike. In
relation to the paving cutters they ask why
they did no: 90 out until MAY lSt when
their bill expired April I-t, The men had
continued r1 work nnder the old prices Will,
aun,rent rontrntpept WHY then didn't
,bry keen on. In fact the rompany !. nm
l,r.toof tn brli.,t that the mon have no
cl.or i,l., of " hat the. tro,bl,. il ,bnut 49,
If rh,., rnull ntIu,,l,, with the mon and
talk frcrl, with them il world NOT h. very
l,n, before the officials ,yonld fnllv real
iz.. tl,,t-th,. n,n ha,,, rcai and distinct ron
son. for rhrir artion. Thry are not the
men tn .,rik.. brrarse they havt. been car
riad AWAY by .omr pIau,ibIe labor agitntor
The striI, il thu. rrsult of the alm,st unan-
imous oriuiop of the member. of ,hn pn;op
and the strp was not taken withont ron.iI-
,r,tior of their owu STRENGTH and tl,a, nf
their onp,nont-
MN iul,..n., N Ill >oon soon come into