The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-25
Another Mass Meeting Held Today on
MerinO Flats.
STRIKERS ARE STILL HOPEFUL.
Speech by T. p. Cahill OF National Union
Of Textile Workers-The Executive
Committee Reports Progress Big
Meeting to he Held Next Saturday.


mass meeting today on Merino Hats.
Several thousand bellicose operatives
were in attendance President
McGuy called the crowd to order at
III O'Clock and made few encouraging
remarks about the general situation.
The executive committee, he said, meets
every day and Is making good headway
strengthening the position Of the strikers
and solidfyng the kindly dis
posed attitude of the public. The COM
mittee, he said; stands ready 10 meet the
manufacturers at any time or place that
they may designate. So far no overtures
have been receiv d from the mill owners.
Mr.. McGuy predicted that the strikers
will win in the end and exhorted them to
stand firm.
Delegate from Abroad Appears.
Il. p. Cahill of the National Union of
Text le Workers was then introduced and
addressed the meeting at some length.
This is fight in which all New Eng
| nd is interested" he said. You are
fighting a battle that is not comprehended
ny the narrow limits OF Olneyvile. You
see now the vital necessity
Of organization. Without it
you are helpless in the hands of you
cHW9a1oTs. Lou neat ~ RO)u uetl hDOuJ
the love your employer has for you. III he
worries about YOU at all it is only because
he is thinking how he can grind you down
lower AMI lower. until you are his abject
slave. Must you be starved to death
before you open yours eyes to your de-
graded condition Must you wait until
the very bread is taken from your
mouths before you reafize and rebel pa i
hn ttu ~
organization. He detailed briefly the
history of the National Union Of Textile
workers and advised the weavers
of Olneyville to form local
union aud later TO consolidate into
national federation. He likewise ad-
wise them to stick together. IF any go
back" he said. 'let 1t be only when
all 20 back. Let there be no skulkers
and no 'scabs.
R.marks were also made by Rev.
Mr.. Vaughan.
Meeting This Afternoon.
The sewers and buriers met at p. m.
to-day at Mystic Chain hall. Delegate
Cahill addressed them briefly.
The next mass meeting will be held
next Saturday at IL o'clock. on Meriao
flats.
Opposed to "a seduction.
The square and streets of Olneyviiie
presented u lively appearance yesterday
afternoon. The fine weather was An
agreeable change to the strikers after the
previous wet day, and every one was APP
p,rently in gool spirits. The lead ders
seem rs determined as ever not to accept
reductions; in fact, the members of the
various committees are very much op-
posed to any movement looking toward
a compromise.
One member of the executive commit
tee said yesterday afternoon that there
was no disposition among his colleagues
to accept even a ten per cent. reduction,
and IL the weavers were asked he thought
ee-fourths would vote against any re-
duction.
Here and There.
Seth Waltoa, overseer IL the burling
and sewing room OF the Riverside mills,
saiei from New York today on the leu
tonic for England. lie will return about
the end of November.
The Democ rats Of Olneyville will have
a rally in Foresters hall. Manton avenue,
this evening.
A hen thief, a few nights ago, had some
very hard experience on Union avenue.
A man named Muspratt has a hen house
which is very well arranged
so that in case any one
enters during the night bell will ring in
his house. At a late hour "A night or two
ago the family were aroused by the ring
ing Of this bell. Muspratt and another
man who lives i'm the block went to the
hen house. A man dashed cut ana n
second person got half throu gl the win
dow. Muspratt used club on him most
numerically and the man fell back into
The hen house inse sible, remaining in
that p0stiol long time. Then he was
allowed TO depart, Muspratt thinking he
had received punishment enough.
"A man named Newton was sent to the
State workhouse yesterday from the
Eighth district court as "A vagrant.
The twenty ninth anniversary OF the
Broadway Baptist church will be held on
SIND " next In the churcn. There will
be sp,c al services and a reunion of o d
memDe during the day.