The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-13
Another Large Mass Meeting Held on
MerinO Flats Today.
OUT-OF- TOWN SPEAKERS PRESENT
An Immense Meeting Will Be Held at 2
p. m. Monday ut Music Hail-well-
Known Speakers VIII BE Present
Parade from ~Oinsyviils.

The striking mill operatives of Olney-
Vile met at Merino fats az In this morn-
ing TO listen to further discussion and re-
ports OF progression or retroprogession.
Looking back over the week the strikers
do not feel that much advantage
has bern gained as yet. but they maintain
their former attitude and swear that they
Will never 20 back 10 work either on the
old schedule, or n compromise basis.
The committees are getting under
way n report some progress,
yet not much is expected 10 develop IN
I'll the approaching mass meeting which
will DO held on Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock instead OF tomorrow as previously
planned.
Miss Avery Speaks.
AT 9:45 o'clock this morning the meet
ing was called to order to listen TO a
speech by Miss Martha Avery. a profess
sional labor agitator representing the So
claiist labor party OF Boston. Miss Avery's
stock labor grafton, having a tendency
TO increase discomfort rather than
TO point out the path Of present salvation
The laboring people, she said, own the
mills. the machinery aud everything that
produces commodi y. How a where
they go them she did not
mention, Furthermore. she argued,
all brodu It's of mills and
machinery belong to the producers, the
w~orkingmen. not allowing one jot or
title to the manufacturer. Why
the manufactures should be
deprived OF the raw material from which
commercial products are evolved she did
not take pains to mention. The
ballot Is the Instrument by which she
proposes TO eradicate ali these evils and
to shift capital from the capitalist to the
wage-worker The crowd did not man.
ifest much sympathy for Miss Ayery's
socialistic doc ,riues. Advice as TO the
est method of getting out of tue present
dilemma was what they wanted.
President McGuy
gave a few instructions after which
speeches were made by Patrick Mulligan
and labor orator from New York named
Gassner.
Yesterdays Meeting.
The burlers aud sewers from the River
side. National AID Weybtsset mills mel
in the Mystic Chain hall yesterday TO
complete the organization which had
been commenced at the meeting on
the previous day, but at 9 D.
m. the time for commencing
The meeting only FIVE had put In All az
pearance, aud at 3;l5 p m, when they All
jourper without doing any business.
onls sixteen were in attendance. Those
present adjourned sine die.
Oie Of the girls who works at Wey-
bossett mill said they were being
rei uced 35 cents on the dollar aud
the girls from the National said they
were being cut down from As cents to
40 per cut. In the conversation 1t was
elected that he cut down at the Wey-
bosset mill is larger than at any Of the
others.
NIeetiura Todav
The spinners met at $50 p. m. today at
Reg mt hall.
National weavers met at 2:ao p. m. at
German hall.
Saranac help met at Q p. m. at Carlisle
hall.
S xon weavers met at German hall at
3 p. m.
The worsted workers met at 2p. m. at
Davis hall.
A vigilance committee has been formed
from zach mill.
Mass Meeting Monday.
The mass meeting will be held at Music
hall next Monday at 2 D. ~. Business
men or q neville and Providence are in
vited. Tho Weyhosset help will form
at Troy street, Saranac and Saxon help
at c lrner OF Delaine street and Manton
avenue, the National help at Loomis
street. the children al corner
OF Harris street and Broadway,
bur,ers and spinners opposite National
null. All will form and parable to Music
hall. Among the speakers will be Robert
Howard of Fall River. Edward Cannon,
DIR. /. T. c. Garvin Of Cumberland and
Hugh j. Carroll of Pawiucket.