The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-17

DfOchJOn, MASS, Sept, lI-lne strlke
of the lasters is on in full force. Ihe
men in the various factories dropped
their work this morning as they finished
up the cases they We're on and Joined in
the warfare on the Chase Lasting Ma
chine Company. In this city and neigh
boring towns. 1000 men are out.
The strike fever is contagious 1t has
already spread TO the edResetters and at
several factories the men arc out on
strike.
A conservative estimate of tho entire
number affected, If the strike OF the
edgesetters becomes general, is 2500.
AT this moment there is every probabil-
ity of general strike in both the lasting
and edgesetting departments of tho vari-
ous factories.
AGAINST MACHINES.
The strike is on against the manufac-
turers. In every factory in the district,
excepting Churchill ana Alden's at Camp.
bello, there arc 10 differences between
employer and employe
The fight is directed against tho Chase
Company and It's machines. The trouble
grew out Of the recent strike OF the lasters
at the factory of Churchill and Alden.
When the men left their work there ana
demanded an increase in wages, the
Chase Machine Company sent its agents
into the factories To take the strikers
places
AT meeting or Union 80 last night it
was decided 20 light the Chase Machine
Company whose machines are operated
in all the factories on royalty. That is
the Chase Company receives so much for
saoh pair Of shoes lasted on its machine.
To cut off this royalty and thereby pun
ish tho machine company for sending
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ject OF this strike, aud the strikers appear
to have the sympathy OF majority OF
the manufacturers in their fight.
WILL NOT SEEK A CONFERENCE.
Treasurer Walter Shaw. who is the ac-
tive manager of the Chase Company was
sean by an Associated Press representa-
tive. but did not want to say much. He
said that he would seek no conference
with the strikers and would most as
suredly keep his men in the factory of
Churchill * Alden, and use every en-
deavor to fulfill his contract ID last the
shoes of the firm. He also said he would
enneavor to find men To operate the ma
chimes in the other factories where the
men had gone out providing the manu-
facturers were willing.
HAND WORK PROPOSED.
That he will do SO, however, is improb-
able. as the lasters who quit work this
morning and refused To work on the
Chase Company machines have notified
several manufacturers that they will i'm
mediately return to work and last the
shoes by hand at machine prices. In fact
this has already been accomplished in the
two factories at North Abingdon, where
the men came out.
They are lasting by hand at machine
prices The shoe fasteners strike is for AN
increased price and those employed by
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WILL JOIN THE STRIKERS.
North Abingdon, Mass, sept. 1I.-At
the factory of NJ. y. Arnold. the lasters
this morning early notified MIR. Arnold
that they would finish up tho cases they
oil ard would then join the strike. Fifty
men came out. At the factory of Lewis
A. Crossett the mon also finished up their
cases and then went out. There were
twenty of them.
STRIKES IN TWO FACTORIES.
Abingdon, Mass, Sept. IA mum Der of
lasters operating the Chase machines,
struck this morning At Cobb d Thomp-
sons there are nine mon out; ana ut
Kings their one machine is idle.
HAS MADE ITSELF FELT.
whitman. Mass, Sept. i7-Whe big
lasters' strike in this district made itself
day the shoe workers here are cXperienc-
ing labor troublo for the first time in
seven years. About z uulocs this morn
ing 20 men in the Commonwealth shoe
factory, who run 16 Chase machines, won't
out, followed "A tew moments later Dy the
30 mon in the old Colony factory. The
men manning the three machines in the
factory OF the United states Shoe Conn
panv also left In the factory of l.. Z.
Bliss ana Company are 20 machines and
10 men. These have not left their benches
yet, but are considering tho matter and 4:
is probable that they will strike tonight.
WILL GET OUI SAMPLES.
whitman. Mass, Sept l7.-Shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning Manager
Reed Of the Commonwealth Shoe Com
pany sent for tht mon who had gone out
on strike and together thcy held short
meeting. Tho men stated that they did
not in any way wish To injure or incon-
venienco MIR. RCcd or the factory and mad
20 grievance against them, but they
would not man tho Chase lasting
machines.
Mr.. Reed then requested that about 40
men be allowed 90 return to work and 10
last several cases Of samples by hand, in
order that the firms samples might not
be delayed. Tho men readily agreed 90
do this, and forty mon were detailed To
go % work lasting samples ny hand this
aftorr oOu.
At II o'clock tho lasters' union held a
meeting, but 10 was soon adjourned until
4 o'clock this afternoon, when state
ment will be given out 20 the public.
BROCKTON SHOPS AFFECTED.
BrocktoD, Mass. Sept l7-Iho Brock.
ton shops employ ing Chase machines and
therefore affected by tho union arc as FOL-
| lows. the total number being -;
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