The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-27

The silk mill strike is over and work
will be resumed at all the !nills, with
the possible exception of the one at
Taylor, operated by Mulherin & Judge,
Tuesday morning. The Harvey local,
which numbers three hundred girls,
met yesterday and by an unanimous
vote decided to resume work Tuesday
morning. The Wrappers grievances,
which caused the negative action of
the Sauquoit soft silk workers on
Thursday, have now practically been
adjusted and Mother" Jones and the
members of the executive committee
yesterday announced that the strike
was at an end
The committee appointed at Thurs
days meeting by the Wrappers to meet
Superintendent Williams called upon
Bishop Hoban yesterday morning and
heard from him an offer made by the
Sauquoit superintendent. The latter
Is unwilling to advance the wages OF
these girls, who are the best paid in
the mill. but proposed that in all cases
where Wrappers work on less than three
hundred yards they may be paid OH
time rates at 81 a day.
The strikers did not consider this
offer to come fully up to the require
ments and will therefore be accorded
another interview with the bishop this
morning, at which another proposal
will be brought before them. 1t is
almost an assured fact that this offer
will be accepted. but even in case they
refuse their action will not affect the
main body of strikers
WILL OPEN MONDAY.
superintendent Davis will open his
mill Monday morning. but it is not
likely many Of the girls will return to
work before Tuesday. a public parade
will be held Monday afternoon, in
which all the striking girls will take
part. Tomorrow afternoon a general
meeting of the silk workers will be
held in Economy hall. at which the
strike will be formally declared at an
end.
There was Il large attendance yes
terday afternoon at the meeting of the
strikers from Harvey Brothers GEN.
trail city mill. Shortly after it opened
the president Miss Kate Bergan, made
an address III which she urged an ac-
ceptance of Harvey Brothers offer as
made per Superintendent Davis.
Mother" Jones also spoke, advocat-
ing a return to work ana referring in
glowing terms to the courtesy and
liberal spirit always manifested by the
management of this min toward the
employees.
The vote followed and not a ballot
was cast against settlement. Yester-
day morning the hard silk workers
held a special meeting and heard re-
port of the proceedings of the soft silk
girls Thursday afternoon. Tomorrow
afternoon the employees OF the Klo,z
mill will meet and decide whether or
not to accept the terms offered by Su-
perintendent Frieder.
CRADLE OF STRIKE.
This mill is the cradle of the strike
and is the only one whose employees
may make a possible stand against the
return movement of the Sauquoit
girls. ''Mother' Jones. however. yes
terday expressed herself AS confident
that the girls would follow the lead
of the others. The Taylor local will
meet in Basham's hall this afternoon
and Mother" Jones will be in attend
ance. No meetings have been called OF
Bliss Dickson mill local and the Bliss
DunmOre and Petersburg locals, but !
there is no doubt that the strikers at |
these mills will return to work Mon
day and Tuesday with the other con-
Germs employees.
Monday night a mass meeting will |
be held in ST. Thomas College hall in |
celebration of the end of the three |
months suspension of work. Addresses !
will be made by Mother Jones and |
Editor William Malley, of the New |
York Progress. The Harvey girls are |
for an entertainment ana |
social, which they VIII. hold in their |
hail. South Scranton, Wednesday.
May !.
Owing to Mondays parade It will not |
be likely that many girls will answer |
the whistle before Tuesday morning. |
superintendent Davis will be unable to |
find employment for the whole force |
at once. but will open with about one |
thousand girls. The rest will be taken
on as soon as possible. A like condi-
tion exists at the other mills.
number of the owners and super
intendents of the silk mills affected by
the strike met last night at the Hotel |
Jermyn and discussed the> situation. |
One and all expressed their belief that |
all mills will be running either Mon