The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-10-07
WILL. ENGAGE COUNSEL,
And Make a Vigorous Contest In the In
junction Case.

Auburn, October g. Leaders in the
shoeworkers' unions in Auburn and
Lewiston said today that they were go
ing to secure able counsel to defend
| them at the hearing before the law court
in the injunction case.
1--WE have already consulted with two
of our best local lawyers and we are 60
ing to have one from out of town." said
an official
''We hardly expected this move on the
part of the manufacturers, and our side
of the case will have to be worked up.
Our attorney tells us that we have very
good defence.
We know that one of the defendants
named in the bill died some months ago,
and that several of them left town the
day of the strike. just how these could
be included in the list we can't see."
Other officials of the unions said the
injunction had not frightened them, al
though they propose to comply with
its terms as nearly as they could. They
said they had torn down the notices on
the posts and taken steps for the discon-
tinuance of those published in the news
papers.
Several of the manufacturers who
were interviewed today, say that new
hands came in this morning and their
shops are filing up.
Mr.. Pray, of the Pray-Small Company
said: 'We have got all the help we want
and that we have work for; and we have
applications for positions to be filed as
business picks up"
Mr.. Foss, of the Dingley-Foss Shoe
Company, said: "Some of our old help
are coming back. We are getting help
every day now, and shall start up all our
machinery next Monday.
All has been quiet on the streets today.
Colonel Philbrook, of the Second Reg
iment M. V. NJ, was in town today,
looking for quarters for troops in case
the militia should be called on, an event
that now seems improbable.
Following is the official report of the
citizens committee, appointed to attempt
to bring about a settlement of the differ
ences between employers and employed;
| Your committee appointed to confer
with our shoe manufacturers and the
shoe workers unions have attended to
that duty and would report that after
due alteration and the hearing of both
sides in the controversy, we find it utter
ly immpossib1e to arrive at any plan of a
settlement.
Two delegates from the Armenian
Hentchakist Society of Lynn, have
arrived They are gentlemenly and in
telligent and say they are here to try and
persuade their countrymen to leave town
because of the labor troubles. Mr.. Barsel
of Chicago, stated that there were about
1000 of his countrymen in the United
States They have been coming for the
last fifteen years, and their object is to
escape persecution on account of their
religious views and desire for freedom.
He comes from Constantinople and the
others from Southern Turkey. Most of
them belong to the aforementioned
society, whose object is mutual protection
and advancement of It's members. Mr..
Barsel says that as an organization they
want to show themselves entitled to re-.
spect and protection in this their new
country They believe in unions and
think their men should keep away from
places where strikes are on. They will
remain in town day or two and will
endeavor to persuade the Armenians to
leave the association shops.
Mr.. Barsel says that only friendly per-
suasion will be used and they do not
propose to do anything illegal.