The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-29
FIGHT OF
THE UNIONS
II IS Directed Against
Lasting Machines.
BIG DISTRICT INVOLVED.
| Strong Force Of Police Will Try to
Prevent Disorder.
BIG DISTRICT INVOLVED.
BROCKTON INTERESTSAT STAKE

Brockton. Sept. 29.-The strike situa-
since the trouble started. True TO their
threat, the Lasters union officials have
carried the war into the whole district
the move being aimed at the machine
companies. though unfortunately to
some extent II will injure the manufac-
turers against whom the men have no
grievance. Unless either side sues for
peace soon. the industrial success of
Brockton Is indeed In jeopardy.
To add to the apprehension and gen.
eral unrest. street dems ms ira tions OF some
proportions have been made by those
opposed to non-union help, and serious
trouble has been narrowly averted. The
strikers and union officials have not
sanctioned these demonstrations. and
in fact have spoken emphatically against
them. Marshal Chase and the city au-
thorities have become fully alive to tha
needs of the hour. and "A strong force
of police wsl hereafter be on hand at
the places where trouble has already
occurred. Riot rule will not be tolerated
In Brockton.
There are few shops in the city which
are not affected by the strike against
the machines. The number of Chase
and Consolidated machines in this city
is about 300. and the entire district which
is affected by the strike. includes about
500 machines. The number of men al
ready affected is between 400 and 1900
and all are expected to strike during this
difficulty. Men are being laid off in
h.. a
shops as fast as they get through the
stock they are working upon, and the
other departments are quitting as fast
as they finish. The number made idle
in this way will swell the total well up
into the thousands Several of the larg-
er shops have adopted the old method OF
hand lasting, wh<h Is sanctioned by
the union in shops where there was no
previous trouble, and this will keep
many busy.
The Brockton Cooperative Shoe Co.'S
men all own shares, and it looks as
though the Chase machines there would
continue 10 he run. At r. B. Growers
Empire Shoe company NJ. Il. Clough
e. Co, l.. NJ. Reynolds OF this city, Regal
Shoe company and United States Shoe
company of Whitman. Williams. Knee
land & Co. of South Braintree. Upham
Bros. e. Co. and j. p. Fitzpatrick oi
Stoughton. the men all quit the ma
chimes, and will prepare to last by hand
as soon as possible. A days delay is
the most anticipated. No notice was
taken of the order at the factories OF F.
& l.. c. Keith. G.. @. Snow, NJ A. Pack
ard. Field Bros. F. c. Kingman Shoe
company, Ware & Lincoln. Joyce &
Fletcher. and h. F. Reynolds. These
shops were already affected. and what
men they had secured since the strike
began could not be reached by the
union.
NJ. A. Packard & Co.. T. ID. Barry anC
G. c. Snow are the three largest a.g
gressors of the strikers. Combined ther,
are 150 lasters in these factories. ant
they are dividing about 100 Armenian,
and others among them.
Both Barry and Packard claim TO hav,
all the men they want, and Mr.. Snow /!
satisfied with the outlook. Trouble ha,
been and still is threatened at Barry.
and Packard's, and every effort is be
ing made TO avert it. The majority o.
the lasters in both shops are sleeping
In the shops every night. Blanket.
have been provided for them and fooC
Is brought to them to the shop. Severa
new men were seen to go into Barry
| factory, and little later two boys wen
in with all the blankets they could carry