The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-10
HAVE ORGANIZED.
Big Mass Meeting Of Strikers
Held This Morning.
WILL FIGHT TO The END.
Operatives Want a Uniform Rate OF
Two Mills a PICK.
THE CROWD WAS VERY ORDERLY.
THE CROWD WAS VERY ORDERLY.
Committed Appointed from Each of h
Mills to Take Summary Action.
Richard McGuy Chosen Chairman Of
the Organization Will Accept No
Cut Down and VIII Ask q Schedule
Higher Than the Old.

Fully 1000 weavers and their svmpa-
thizers mou,l eel on Merino Flats. o ney-
Vile. at 0 o'clock this morning, to discuss
the s III ,tion precipii ated by yesterdays
walk vi. TIE croad was thoroug ly
orderly ana even good natured,
jokes and Laughter bel ,g heard on al
sides as the strikers awaited tue opening
OF the meeting. Men, women and chill
cren, al. were there, all expressil g a fixed
determina, lou TO hold out To the bitter
end. News of the meeting had been
thoroughly noised about a d every man
woman out of a job was on hand to learn
what Was TO berthe ou, OF the con-
vention.
chairman McGuy's Exhortation
Richard McGuy OF the Wanskuck
mills cal ed he ~ Getting TO ord + AT
10:l5 and made the opening d e,s, In
which lie outlined the grievances OF the
strikers AID the p ans to be adopted
for "A ,ett.rinent of their condition. His
re marks we're temper to throughout but
be insi sted upon holding out ".ill the
last dog was hung" 81, for one"
he s id, "do not propose to See our call
ing degraded to t Q rank oil u ere man TAI
labor. A weaver's iride r,qu.rts - nigh
degree of SIX II, and at pres nt commands
DO better pay than mere hod-csrrying.
The manufacturer a t. beat US Own
to a mere pitta, &C Of 81. 10 u day. We not
onl do lol propose TO submit TO the new
sc ed lie. Tut we del AID something even
better than the Oil. Under The former
schedule We received nothing more
tina a day laborer', compensa-
ton. The mill owners propose
to take ADVANTAGE Of our dire extremity
and cut us down TO a starvation b sis OF
wages. before / would weave for a dol
lar a day / won d % out on to the streets
with "A pick and shovel. Now or
never is the time to gain
the end we seek. II we fail
nov we fail FOR ever. We are In for a
fight AID f. ht we must. No Neaklins
among Us u ut be put Ia control of this
NOV ment. The strongest aud mos
deIe mined men must march 1T tie head
OF our column, and hew out n pathway
for coming generations OF weavers. We
are fighting not On y our own battle but
that of the we ,vers + the whole country
rs well.
CoupseIs n l. ng Fight.
''The weavers OF oldham, England stood
out for six months againsl the pposition
of their employers " no wanted TO grind
q EN- down pr, c sely as we are bel &
grouLd down now. Toe weavets
won. We can and must fight this thing
out TO a successful issue even IL are
Obliged to lay III for "A year. We can af-
ford he loss OF time and wages n we win
in The end as win we Will. We must
never rest content uutii we rec i've a uni-
form rate OF
Two Mills a Pick.
'This is the pr ce we are entitled toaud
we must have II at all hazards"
Organization Effected.
A call was then made Ior election o.
officers OF the organic ltiou and resulted
IN the unanimous cnoice OF Rich ira
McGuy for chairman aud john
Kelley of No. 8 Fletcher's mills for secre-
tary. Lawrence Hart then made a snort
address ctul selling the appointment OF
com %uitters from each mill to take up the
Jrievances n q devise plans OF redress.
G. airman McGuy suggested that fifteen
men be appointed on various commuters
from each of q o four mills, three commit
tees To be chosen by the Weybosset
weav r.. four by Fletchrr's, four by River
sid aud three By Saxon.
Meetings to be Held.
Meetings for the various mill workers
were then appointed Ms follows:
o. eyville spiuners, 9 a. m. tomorrow,
az Wooa's hail.
Olneyville burlers and sewers, 2 D. m.
ton, ROW, at Cadets hall.
Olneyv lie worsted help. ZIP. IN. today
at Wo as hall.
Riverside weavers. 1880 a m. today at
" ood'- hall
Lawrence Hart announced that b.
kindness OF the proprietors the
weavers could have free access TO
Cadets hall during the entire
weet, and that the doors would he open