The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-22
IN EVANSVILLE.
Operatives Who Have Foolishly
Thrown Away Their Chance.
They Admit They Gould Run Two
Looms, but wouldn't a Dozen
Keeping 400 from Work.
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The strike at Iymansyillo continues
That Ia, they cali IL a strike, but It might
40 by another name, and having been In
progress nearly a month the operatives
are beginning TO feel ms effects
The village had a Sunday aspect today
and scarcely person was TO be seen on
tho streets, while at tho mill everything
was quiet. Conditions are the same here
as in other mills. There are no orders TO
be got and the only reason the strike
has not been killed Is because there
was no object in doing so rs there
was nothing for the men 10 do II they
came back. The mill will probably shut
down in few days and while tho mill
might bc started II the men came In, still
the days OF grace aro passing and none
are urged Go come In.
In fact, IL looks as II the strikers had
got themselves into bad fix. The order
on which the mul would have started, has
been placed elsewhere, owing 10 the
strike. The people are badly i'm debt
with no prospect for work
The strikers have acted foolishly In
rosorting 10 intimidation and have
already rendered themselves liable To im-
prlsonmcnt should The authorities desire
to take action. kvon hast week they went
60 mans house and threatened him With
violence II he opposed the union. the
owners ere ln possession of the nalncs OF
the leaders, against whom evidence has
been collected, and have days, dates, Rnd
threats with other evidences of intimida-
ton IN shape TO present, II necessary IN
criminal proceedings.
These leaders are the ones who have made
considerable trouble and unless they make
themselves iesR obnoxious douhtless they
Nyill be arrested and givon dose OF the
law. IL isa Striking evidence lof the in-
difference of the mll people about socur-
ing men that thty should allow applicants
20 bo driven away. ga
Further tlian this some 20 tenonicnts be-
longing 90 the company are now occupied
by The strikers, who are unable 20 pay
rent. Nothing has been done with
these, aud nothing will be until "the
company nNcds them The ma
lority Of the wcnvers who are
the striking element own their houses,
bat a number OF landlords are still walt
ing for their rent, while one
boarding. house keeper bomoans the
loss of some 5000 for which
she has trusted the strikers. She stu has
dozen boarders who are paying moth
ing, but how long she VIII con-
tinue that business Is Question.
The store keepers are suffering from the
strike badly and the worst feature OF IL
all il that the ones who are suffering most
with the strike. The weavers are
responsible for the whole trouble.
The ~ per week assistance promised Tor
efeif tftrrt has tiwtndicd to Sf.he per week.
Even this Is uncertain and may not con-
tinuc. at
The weavers admit that they could do
the work offered, but they refuse 20 do IL.
The mill people state that no fines were
TO be exaeted ON this work, but through
sheer folly u dozen men stop work that
would have supplied 100 people with work
for the next three months. HNt
II Is refreshfng TO notice the attitude OF
the Oakland and pascoag workers 20
whomthe Union committee appealed re-
Gently 10 give up the two looyps.
" Not on your life, was TIE ansrcr.
"We have got work and While the mills
will run we will work. They are paid
3A cents yard while az
l.ymansviile they offered over four cents.
The men are standing out on an issue in
which they have no hope for success.
Their only chance Is TO give IL mp while
they can get work and IL isDdoubtful II
they have not already thrown away their
opportunity. aa