Evening journal., 1899-10-23
THEY DIDN'T TELL SECRETS

TWO WOMEN WEAVERS CLAIM
THEY WERE UNJUsTLY TREAT
ED BY COMPANY AND EN-
PLOYES.
I'VE didn't tell the secrets Of the or
ganization. We believe the wages the
workingmen wanted we're fair, but
both the workingmen and the com
pany have acted unjustly toward us"
This was what Miss Mcconnell and
Mrs Dadds, 623 French street, says re-
garding the strike Of the weavers at
the Delaware Cotton Company's mills
which has been topic of conversation
among all the labor organizations of
the city during the past week. The
employees were dissatisfied with the
wages paid by the company and upon
seeking an advance were met with the
refusal by the employers. The work
men believed themselves justified in
asking for the increase, and gave no
tice that unless their request was
granted that they would quit work and
this they did refusing to resume their
places at the looms on October 2.
1t was to Mr.. Gamhrill that the ap-
peal for higher wages was made A
change had been made in the length OF
the cuts and an advance OF from As
cents to so cents on one cut and from
40 cents to As cents on another; on cot
ton pants goods 20 cents was offered.
but 40 cents was asked for 77-yard
cuts an advance from Go cents to 81 was
asked. These increases were considered
to be fair by the employees. Commit
rf "A 70.
management and reports Of the con-
ferences were made to the striking en-
ployes. The condition of affairs was
not improved for several days, the
strikers refusing TO go to work and the
company refusing to make the desired
advances. After several conferences,
in which both the company and the
strikers yielded, the strikers agreed To
go to work on October IL. An advance
to AZ and AZ cents respectively. was ac-
ceDted in the first item; on cotton
goods 3S cents was agreed on; and on
the 1l-yard cuts 81 cents was fixed BY
these advances the strikers gained
much, and they went back to work.
In the meantime, however, the EN-.
ployes expressed their dissatisfaction
at working with Mrs Mary Dadds and
legged had informed the company of The
proceedings of a secret meeting Of tn,
strikers. This was denied by tn,
women, but to no avail The demand
was made by the employees that il thesl
two were not discharged that the.
would go out again. The company re
fused to discharge the women and OF
October IA the employees again remain
cd a. hr Is 4
sumo work until Tuesday last, whel
another start was made without tn
two women to whom they had oh
jected. The employees now seem salts
fed There has been a dismissal OF tn
unpleasant feelings that existed be
tween the employees and the company
When a Herald representative called a
the mills on Friday afternoon everyon
seemed to be working in perfect har
mOny with the others.
The strikers were of the opinion tha
their demands for increases were Jus
and that the confidence in the tw
women had been broken by what the
considered unnecessary conversatio
with the company and others concern
ing the secret meeting. The striker
would not talk about the merits of tn
original strike since they had secured
portion Of the increase and do not car
to open any old sores.
Mr.. Gambrill would not enter into
conversation for publication whe
seen. He said that the troubles ha
been adjusted and that it was the II
tention OF the management 10 cult
vate general good feeling with its en-
ployes, and not enter into anythin
that has already been settled
Miss Mcconnell and her sister, Mr.
Dadds, the two women over whom tn
second strike occurred were seen 1
their home, No. 623 French street. Bot
have secured employment again, IL
FORMER in the Eastern part of the cit
and Mrs. Dadds in a well-know
clothing establishment. They said thi
their treatment by both the strike
and the company had been unfair. TT
wages demanded were fair. they sal
and that they did take part in the cor
mites meeting What was done in II
meeting had not been divulged I
them, as had been stated. Both deni,
that they had told any persons tn
speeches We're made that would mai
a woman blush or that the meeting w
an unfit place for a woman They h,
remarked that the transactions in Il
meeting did not suit them. From th
they could not see how it could be CO
strued in the way in which IL had be-
reported. On October IL they were 10
by the management that the compal
would stand by them and that tn