The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-26
GIRLS TO RESUME WORK
Silk Mill Strikers Worried Over Re-
port That Number of Weavers
will Return to Bliss Mill.

The report at the striking silk work
crs' headquarters yesterday afternoon
that a large number of girls will re-
sumo work this morning at Valentine
Bliss mill in Dickson provoked a great
deal of discussion, and resulted in
pickets being appointed to guard the
factory this morning ana prevent any
resumption of work.
About twenty hands have been
steadily at work at the mill and yes
terddy's rumors had 1t that between
fifteen and twenty girls would go back
fhis morning. At Reilling, David n
Schoen's Petersburg plant, nine girls
are working in the weaving depart
nGnt ana a number of male loom fix
crs are also employed
The strikers OF Harvoy's mill will
meet this afternoon III Carpenters
hail and transact business of import
ancc, Mother Mary Jones, who is once
more in the city, will deliver an ad-
dress. The female organizer was busy
sunday at Forest City and Carbonate
banding the textile workers up the val
ley into permanent organization. She
will probably remain in the city dur
ing the remainder of this week.
Sh" will then leave for West Nir-
cina. where she was assigned by The
national body of mine workers. Ar
ranGements are under way for another
mass meeting OF the silk workers, TO
be addressed by Mrs. Jones. A meet
ing will be held at Taylor this after
noon, and on Friday the Sauquot hard
silk workers will hold session.
But few responses have been ra-
coived as yet to the appeals for aid
sent out last Friday. \ number OF
cases of distress were yesterday re-
ported to the executive committee and
will he investigated today, ana dur
ing the week.
The following resolutions were pass
ed and sent the strikers by the Bot
| tiers association. which was organ
lied Sunday by j. +. HammeS of the
stone cutters union:
where's, the silk works employees are en-.
-.,.yd in q Struggle for better conditions and an
increase OF wages, therefore he it
r,,oled That we, the Ioitlcrs' union, extend
uur hearty sympathy and offer our moral and
iIaucial support. and be- il further
Resolved That We donate s. 10 their cause.
Valentine Bliss last night declared
| that il his Dickson mill We're afforded
I proper Illolttllbll ny Tie bolDuSn uu-
| thoritios, he would not have the least
/ difficulty in operating il.
! However" said he. "at present
crowds of girls ana boys remain about
! the premises all day armed With clubs
and barrel slaves, threatening the
/ hands who are working and utteriny
/ dire imprcCations against any VIII ,
! evidence any intention OF doing SO.
IF Burgess Kennedy made the lease
effort to give us some sort of protec-
| tion, I would experience no trouble in
! securing hundred girls to resume
! work, ! have repeatedly asked him To
| break up the crowds or afford us some
guard. but without avail, and | in
tend to sca my lawyer Attorney Burns,
ae soor as he returns from Philalal-
/ phia. regarding the matter.
II have also complained tu the shcr-
tf and the latter told me to demand
protection from the burgess. This |
| have done twice. Burgess Eennedy's
sympathies are known to he enlisted
With the strikers as he attends their
meetings and openly encourages them.
! As ! am given freedom from taxes in
| the borough, Kennedy advances the
/ peculiar argument that / cannot claim
/ protection
There were no acts of violence at .hn
mill yesterday, Mr. Bliss dismissing the
girls early in order that they might
avoid the strikers,