The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-21
ARE WILLING TO DISCUSS
0lneyVllle Strikers Ready 10 Meet
the Manufacturers.
HELD A MASS MEETING TODAY.
The Strikers Ready To Give Audience and
Discuss tho situation-P Plenty of As-
sistance for Those I'm Need-A Mass
Meeting Planned for Next Wednesday.
HELD A MASS MEETING TODAY.

The Olneyville strikers held another
mass meeting at IL o'clock today on Me-
rino flats. The meeting was not very
largely attended and no speeches were
made. President McGuy called the
strikers together aud made several an
noubcements.
A mass meeting will be held on Merino
flats at 11:30 a. m. next Monday. Strik-
ing operatives ars requested to attend.
On wednesday at 10 o'clock mass
meeting will be held AT which represen-
tative Of the National Union of Textile
workers named Cahill will be present
and speak.
The Weybosset weavers will meet at
a. M, Monday at Woods hall.
Permanent Headquarters.
Headquarters for the committee have
been established at German hall where
business will be transacted from 10 to IL
o'clock in the forenoon.
Knights Of Labor hall will be open to-
day from noon until o p. m. SuOscrip-
tions will be received here.
Mr. McGuy reports Progress.
President McGuy stated tha. the OUT
look for successful termination of the
strike. now two weeks old. is good. The
conditions are more encouraging than
they were at the beginning
of the walkout. There are plenty of
funds on haul TO supply the wants of all
needy pers ms and every destitute striker
will be- supplied with the necessaries OF
life. One baker in Olneyville has donated
100 bread tickets that will be distributed
TO those in want.
Mr.. McGuy counselled fortitude and
hx. ufrfly l,nf haxr h..H ...f h.
ing to fear and would win in the end.
A man named William Sullivan. pur-
porting to be representative OF the
Central Labor union, was introduced and
attempted 10 haranguc the multitude, !,
but his remarks did not meet with ap-
probation and he was Kissed down.
Ready to Discuss the situation.
The secretary Of the organization read
the following card from the committee on
arbitration which he desired to be pub
lished in the various papers:
To THE PUBLIC:
We the operatives OF olneyville, believing that
there has been misunderstanding OF our position
herein submit the following:
There having been concerted action on the
part OF manufacturers an action unprecedented In
the history OF textile Unsatisfactory having by mu
tual consent posted a schedule OF wages that we
believe impossible for any maa TO accept who
wishes 10 educate and bring up his children that
standard that free-Dorn American citizens hope to
see their children attain. and having justified
their acticn by the cry that the present state
OF the market compels them TO take this STEP
wish to inform the manufacturers and the
public that we, the committee chosen by the execu-
tive board. stand ready TO meet and discuss the
same anything pertaining to the present dim
Guilty wherein we may come to an amicabs settle
ment. Hoping that the above will entirely rcmove
the alse impression that has gone abroad re-
main. Yours respect fully,
THE COMMITTEE on ARBITRATIoN.
The help IN the spinning department of
the Riverside mills met in the grove on
Manton avenue yesterday afternoon.
There was a good Attendance and every
one seemed cheerful and in good spirits.
The strikers declared that they would
not 90 o work until they were promised
the old price list. One Of the speak kers said
the strike would probably continue until
Jan. /. 1894, and advised the strikers to
prepare for holding out until that time.
Then, he though, vicsory would be on
heir side.
The riding room aud dye house help
met in Woods hall this afternoon.
The machiuists and mill wrights will
meet in Woods hall on Monday evening.
The relief committee was very busy
yesterday receiving applications for re-
lief, many Of which they found were from
persons who were not enti led to help
from the strike funds and from others
who were not really in need. The case
was cited by the committeeman OF per-
son who applied for reli and on inquiry
it was found that he rest OF the family
were all at work. Speaking general y he
committeeman said there was little real
poverty at present.