The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-01
A Letter from the Strikers.

Editor Of Tribune, Carbondale.
The silk mill strikers held a meet
ing Friday evening in their hall, and
the report of the committee showed
that there were only a few hands
working in the mill at present. These
will have to join our union or the
miners will put their fathers out Of the
United Mine Workers and also throw
them out Of work. at the meeting
held last Sunday of the officers of the
different locals from Forest City to
Olyphant, our case was laid before
them and they said they would give
us their sympathy and do all in their
power to help us, for we are as BROTH
ers and sisters to them. The Simpson
miners refuse TO work with any man
who has a daughter or son in the mill,
because they are true union men and
not like some of the union men of our
city, who are union men only in out
ward appearance and that is all. They
send their children TO work in our
places while we are on strike for what
is just And we would like to know
how we are going to win while they
continue to work-they say that they
will Join when our union is strong
enough. What we want is to have
them join our union and make 1t
strong If those working would only
come out peacefully and join our
union, it would be but a short time
before this company would accede to
our demands. They can not afford to
let these two mills stand idle and es-
pecially not now, with all the silk on
hand that Is piled in the packing room.
One of the committee reported last
night that a girl working there told
her that there was only about twenty
five girls working at present. Shame
on the girl or boy who. will work in
the mill, and it's a shame and dis
grace to the parents who send their
children there while the smallest, and
those in most need of the money, are
out for their rights.
We have worked quietly enough and
stood 1t long enough, but we will stand
for ii no longer. But we will brand
those people with the name that they
Will find hard to get away from and
| one they will carry for life. They say
they will arrest us. Let them arrest
us and throw the case into court, and
| when the time comes we will get up
| and prove that they are just what we
call them. That mill is declared on
strike throughout the country, and
| those who work in it are deserving of
| the name we brand upon them. We
| heard this morning that Manager
| Freider told one of the reporters not
| to put anything in the papers that we
would give him, and to not let it be
| known in Scranton that there was a
| strike on in the mill here But we
| won't leave it to the reporters. We
send all our news right to the office of
| the paper. 1t will be known in Scran-
ton, and not only in Scranton but In
| all the cities in the country. Mr.
Freider cannot fool those on strike
| We know that we ask for no more
than what is just, and by our word
We will stand. We hear also that the
speed of the frames has been cut
down, so If the factory inspector
should come around they could say
that they are running at the right rate
of speed, but they are too late now
for we can prove that three of the
| frames of the first time spinners were
| running at the rate of $4,000 revolu.
tions. That is 1000 revolutions higher
than the average speed, and that they
cut them down to sixteen and four.
teen thousand revolutions. We can tel
a lot more of the quiet work that 1.
going on up there, but we will pu
that in the paper later on.
| (Signed) Press Committee.