The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-26
Cause of Additional Trouble
in 0IneyviIIe.
The Difficulty May Terminate In a
General Shutdown,
Resident Workers Object to the Power
Welded by Floaters.
THE NEws BUREAU. oLNEyv1LLE,
No Z Hartford Avanue

teaching her, 800 weavers, all EMPLOYED in
NO. z, 4 and o mills stopped their looms at
$50 yesterday afternoon and at $3.50 left
the mill In a body. Their action would
involve 5000 hands IL a shut down should
be occasioned in the worsted mills here,
VINO are In a combine to close their en-
TIRE works N a strike occurs in any Of
them, should they deem it expedient.
The question OF wages is not involved.
10 is a movement to force the mills to
recognize a bylaw of the Textile Union
relating to the employment of learners.
The rule referred to provides that no
m OF the Union shall assist in learn
ing any person the trade Of weav-
ing until the learner shall have
paid the sum Of $50, one half
to go to the weaver. the balance to the
treasury OF the union. This rule has
never been enforced in the mills here.
The weavers have been growing uneasy
Tor some weeks and ready az the slightest
excuse to strike, consequently this
matter was brought up In the
weave shops yesterday afternoon soon
alter The dinner hour and "a
sent TO Superintendent Hol:ingsworth,
who declined TO interfere in the matter
and would make 10 conces-
lions. The committee returned with
the information TO the weavers who
informally disscused the matter in
the weave room, with their looms stand
- eHhsa ~ osoO GlOCkt WntD IQeV
went out in a body. The strike is UNI
authorized by the Union. 1t is condemned
by the weavers who make Olneyville their
home the year round. Ii Is caused by that
roaming element that are at home "where-
ever they hang their hat" as & local resi-
dent weaver expressed il this morning.
The weather is good; IL Is the spring mi
grafton.
Loud and strong are the expressions of
condemnation of the strike amongst the
better and more su substantial weavers in
volved in the difficulty.
That 1t was a force out by the roaming
help Is acknowledged by all. Ii is claimed
that II was intimated in the office that il
the weavers went out all orders would be
Cancelled and a long shut down would be
the result.
With the exception OF the weave shop
the entire plant stunning as usual today.
The striking weavers are to meet In
Textile Hall after the adjournment OF
the Atlantic Mttts operatives TODAY as
they were unable to procure a hall
at an earlier time as the helm
OF the Atlantic Mills were receiving their
union payment when the worsted weay.
ers came to the hall yesterday afternoon.
III Is thought that the strike may be
adjusted IL the question OF wages does not
become involved also. The manufacturers
have made no move In regard TO the mat
ter a. yet.
The situstion at the Atlantic remains
unchanged. Mr.. Owens of the director
ATE did not offer any words of consolation
upon his visit TO Olneyville yesterday: on
the contrary he is reported as being in
cilned TO let affairs take their course, and
II looks as though the mill
management might try a hand with the
help and sec which can stand the sltua-
ton the longer. "
Workmen are putting up the new
machinery that has arrived since the mill
shut down. The inside OF the
mill is being thoroughly renovated and
IL the old help are allowed to return to
work they will notice a decided change in
the appearance of the several rooms. The
strike OF the worsted weayers IL IL causesa
shutdown OF all the mills in Olneyville
viii be sorely felt by the Atlantic help
who are not members of the Union. III
they were TO receive aid it would be con-
tributions from their fellow workers in
the other mills in this locality.
who, once they are out of employment,
will be unable to assist others. A large
portion of the help in the worsted mills
are union mem bers and they will receive
support from the union in other places.
The Atlantic Mills weavers'
OF ten distributed call for aid In the
form of a neatly printed slip, enclosed i'm
a small envelope, to all the workers of the
Weybosset and Riverside mills as they
Npht hiOubh IA gaze tnlS morning.
The following is a copy OF the card:
Atlantic Mills strikers: Please leave your
donation at Textile Hall or with collectors at
the gate on pay day. Executive Committee.
Amount
On the payday at these mills IL Ia
proposed to have a collector with a basket
at the gate to collect the envelopes.
Branch No. 81 forwarded a check for
si5s, the entire funcp IN the treasury, to
hA anltAf 90 h.. = 4
meeting this morning.
A committee of 10 was appointed to So
licit aid from sympathetic business men
throughout the state. This morning
when 1t was reported that MIR. Owens
had stated last evening that he proposed
20 let affairs rest and go a-fshing.
{ was suggested by the idlers that n COM
be appointed to cut poles and ac-
company him.
The executive board of the Atlantic \
yeavers will meet at Z o'clock tonight
md the district council tomorrow at 3
The latter body will have the
Consideration OF the worsted mills
rouble TO look after.
Worsted strikers Meeting.
The weavers Of the Providence National
Mills, who struck Yesterday.
ave appointed a committee TO wait upon
Fletcher and demand a restora-
ion OF the wages received previous to
ho cut down OF 1893; and also
hat the perches on the looms be run 38
nches instead OF IS TO 40 inches. as Mt
and no learners to be admitted
as provided by the Textile Union
ules.
1t Is expected that the demand for more
ages will cause the shutting down OF all
he mills in this locality, which are in the
ombine, ~ the notices the manufacturers
osted when there was threatened trouble
few weeks ago are carried into effect.
Beside the weavers the ~spinners and
xers are out, and they number about 90
The committee appointed to wait upon
lr. Fletcher will endeavor TO see him at
ace.
school Meeting.
In district No. l last evening the fol-
wing officers were elected for the year
Clerk, James Donneily: treas I
rer, Thomas Mills; trustee, John
auditors, ". W.. Mason. 4
Ioses Pollard. George Farnell'
n account of the u Unavoidable ABSENCE of -
ne treasurer the meeting adjourned for /
NO weeks, at which time his report will !
n FnuH A nd a Na~ awaA..I