Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-10-01
GENERAL war.
Big lasters' Fight on Over
Whole District.
SERIOUS FOR BROCKTON.
Street Demonstrations aud Riots
Begun-City Authorities Alive to
Situation-Few shops Not Affected.

Brockton, Sept. 29.-Trouble was
narrowly averted at two shops last even
ing, and one ARE st was made. A crowd
Of about 1000 people corgregated in front
of f. b. keith's factory, but the 10 Of
icers kept it moving until five Armenians
app AIRED. They walked through the
multitude under prote ction Of the OFF,
ce!s. 1t was noticed that one of the
a merians had knife in his hand be-
fore the police reached them. Stones
w re thrown, and one Armenian re-
ceived a flesh wound. Another crowd
followed three Armenians from the same
shop to the depot. One of the nom union
men drew a revolver, but did not dis
char &c it. John Nelson was arrested on
the char &c Of disturbing the peace.
There was a large crowd in front Of
n. A. Packard 4 Co.'S factory, which
waited in vain for the non-union men to
come out. They had left their benches
at about O'Clock, with the exception of
those who ara sleeping in the shop,
wher two officers are on guard. At
about o'clock. John s. Kent, one of
the firm, started to go up the sire ct,
when he was discovered and followed
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him. After going nearly quarter of a
nile he stopped at a street corner, where
stones were thrown a him. Several hit
the mark, but he was not injured. Off
GERS escorted Mr.. Kent to the factory,
and later he went to his home in a con-
veyance.
To add to the apprehension and gen.
eral unrest. street demonstrations of some
proportions have been made by those
opposed to non-union help and serious
trouble has been narrowly averted. The
strikers and union otficia 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 the
needs of the hour. and strong force
of police will hereafter be on hand at
the places where trouble has already
occurred. Riot rule will not he tolerated
in BrOckton.
Preside mt Tobin says that the war in
augurated day is against the ma
ciines and not the unaffected manufac
turers as the union stands ready to help
tkem in every possible way. SO far as it
could be done without working the ma
chimes.
The Rrockton COOPERATIVE Shoe Co.'S
men all own shares. and it looks as
though the Chase machines there would
continue to be run. At X. B. Growers
Empire Shoe company. NJ. p. Clough
& Co., l.. NJ. Reynolds of this city. Regal
Shoe company and United States Shoe
company of Whitman. Williams, Knee
land q Of Rro In .a mi n,
Bros. & Co. ami j. =. Fitzpatrick of
Stoughton. the men all Quit the ma
chimes, and will pr epare to last by hand
as soon as possible. a days delay is
the most anticipated. No notice was
taken of the order at the fac tories of f.
& l.. c. Keith, G. G. Snow, NJ. a. Pack
ard, Field Bros. F. c. Kingman Shoe
company, Ware & Lincoln Joyce Il
Fletcher, and B. 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. d. Barry and
G. G. Snow are the three largest as
gressors Of the strikers. Combined there
are 40 lasters in these factories, and
they are dividing about 100 Almenians
and others among them
Both Barry and Packard claim to have
all the men they want, and Mr.. Snow is
satisfied with the outlook. Trouble ha.
been and still is threatened at Barry's
and fackard's. and every effort is b.
ing made to avert it. The majority Of
the lasters in both shops are sleeping
in the shops every night. Blankets
have been provided for them and food
is brought to them to the shop. Several
new men We're seen to go into Barry =
factory, and little later two boys went
in with all the blankets they could carry.