Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-09-16
WAS MANUFACTURER
WENT ON STRIKE
ONLY EMPLOYED HIMSELF, AND
WALKED OUT WHEN STRIKE
WAS ORDERED.


TAMPA. Fla, Sept 14-When Joaquin
Menendez, cigar manufacturer, grants the
demands Of Joaquin Menendez, cigarma-
ker. the factory owned by the former viii
resume work.
When 1t is taken into consideration that
Joaquin Menendez. the manufacturer.
and Joaquin Menendez, the cigarmaker
OF all the freak strikes IN this city Is
shown to the public. The cigarmaker
makes demands Of himself that as . man
ufacturer he viii not grant. and conse-
quently there is strike and cessation Of
business.
About one year ago Menendez became
weary OF making cigars for other people
and opened a factory of his own. He was
a member Of Resistencia organization and
consequently kept HIS membership and
began manufacturing. doing his own
work. He has never employed any one
in his factory and worked along making
cigars enough to supply his small trade
and living easy.
Six weeks ago when Resjete1cia~ issued
it's strike order. as a cigarmaker. Menen-
dez promptly laid down his knife and
walked out Of the factory. AS a cigar
manufacturer he closed the doors of his
place, rendered his account to the internal
revenue Office and business stopped.
1t is one Of the most unique OF all the
ever
by Resistencia In this city. and the recent
list showed a number OF freaks In this
line.
The members and leaders OF Resistencla
have so far heard nothing from Angel
Rodriguez, who disappeared so nysteri-
ously Wednesday while walking in the
streets. bound for the postof1ce Rodri.-
guez had learned the secret Of iberating
the money belonging to Resistencia. and
which IS tied up in the banks, and hence
II was time for him to disappear. He
has left no address but 1t is believed that
by and by when he lights" somewhere.
he viii send a letter telling how it all hap
pened.
Yesterday morning a soup-house, on
Fortune street, was the scene of quite a
connection. An italian woman appeared
at the house and presented her bucket,
which was filed with soup. The attend
ant then proceeded to throw the contents
in the woman's face.
Her husband was ''seiector'' belonging
to Resistencia. Monday morning he be-
came tired Of the idleness and secured
position in factory Which was working.
He was waited upon by a committee and
told that IL he went back TO work We'd
nesday morning he would be whipped to
death. He started for the factory We'd
nesday morning regardless OF the threats.
but was surrounded by a mob which pre-
vented him from resuming his work.
While he was being held IN this manner.
his wife went to the soup-house for the
usual allowance and was treated as told
The matter Is being investigated and
those who inundated the man will be
attended BY the committee OF Americans
who have undertaken to regulate things
here.
Plans have been prepared by the man.
ufacturers whereby the factories are TO
be thrown open Monday morning. This
is mainly for the purpose Of allowing APP
prentices TO begin work. but OF course IL
Is known that others viii also enter the
houses ResistencR has q committee out
now warning all their members that II
they enter the factories they VIII be
dealt with IN a manner which VIII pre-
vent them from working anywhere again.
In other words, they are plainly threat
ened with death. f
Plans have been formulated by the or
ganization to establish line Of pickets
along every street leading to the facto-
ries and do al IN their power 70 keep
the men from returning to work and they
viii again threaten them with death as
they pass along toward the factories.
The citizens have guaranteed all those
who desire TO return to work that they
win be amply protected. A fun force Of
deputy sheriffs will be on hand Monday
morning 70 attend to the pickets and II
many OF them are in sight there may be
some more disappearances. The people
here have acted IN manner which plain
ly says that they will brook no inter-
ference and there has been none mani
tested so far from any source. It might
be mentioned that the investigation al
legged to have been ordered by the officials
at washington have not availed and Moth
ing has been heard from It.