The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-23

As the result of conference held
yesterday between Mother" Mary
Jones, Superintendent Joseph Harvey
Of Harvey Bros. silk Manufacturing
company and the girl employees of the
Forest City mill, the grievances enter
tanned by the strikers at that plant
We're adjusted. and Monday morning
between forty and fifty girls, who con-
stitute the full force of employees, will
return to work.
Negotiations for a settlement have
been on for some time, and the sue
cessful issue of the strike at Forest
City is expected to result in a settle
ment of the trouble at the company's
plant on South Washington avenue.
Three hundred girls are out there, and
IL they return to work It will probably
mean the end OF the entire strike
movement.
They We're the second body of en-
ployes to go out, and their union is
recognized as one of the strongest af-
fliated with the strike movement
Mother Jones met Mr.. Harvey yestcr-
day morning at the Forest City mill.
The full force of girls was present, and
ON Superintendent Harvey asking to
hear their grievances, various of the
girls responded
or A PETTY NATURE.
The difficulties existing were allSof a
petty nature, and easily adjusted. The
wage scale presented differs essentially
from that made out by the strikers
executive committee, the demands not
being as high, as the girls employed
are younger and less experienced than
those at the central city mills.
The wage finally adopted was a
medium between the old scale and that
proposed, and was exceedingly salts
factory to the strikers. Joseph Har-
Ncy in discussing the matter with a
Tribune man yesterday, said:
Negotiations are now on for a settle
| ment of the strike at our city mill, and
| we are hoping to soon have all our
| difficulties settled. / am of the opinion
| that If our girls return to work. the
| strike will be over in two weeks, and
| all of the mills will be again in full
| blast
At meeting of the strikers cxecu-
| tive committee, held yesterday morn
| ing, a petition was drawn up to he cir
culated among city business men. In
this, those whose signatures are to be
attached signify their appreciation OF
the justice of the strikers demands
and suggest arbitration.
| The weavers of the various mills
have also issued the following griev.
ances for the consideration of tbs
superintendents:
WEAVERS' GRIEVANCES.
| We ask to be advanced one cent per yard or
| all qualities OF silk: also crepe, over tht
| price We received before the strike. We also
| ask to be allowed to measure our silk. We dC
| not want our silk to be reduced whenever it i
| convenient to the foreman. We would like I,
have hour Tor dinner and stop woik al J:
| o'clock noon on Saturdays. We also want
| scat on which TO rest when eating our dinners
| All wish a person deputiled to allow employe
TO go 10 their homes when i'll, and not be obliget
| to ask permission from the foreman
| No girl is obliged to earn a new hand unit
| compensated for the tine lost, We want pa,
| tor weaving samples and tor fixing smashes, .
| cents per hour. We want pay while waiting fo
| waTps il the time exceeds two days, according
to what we weave on one loom. No girl !
obliged to lis a harness unless paid for tiur
lost. The girls also refuse to work unless tn
mills are properly heated in winter time, cs
pecially the old mill. 4 new wash room prope
| pIaphcInalia is also requested.
A special committee was busted dur
ing the afternoon circulating this pc
tition among prominent citizens. An
other outbreak yesterday occurred a
Bliss North Scranton mill. Stone.
We're thrown at the building anC
threats and abuse shouted at tn,
workers. No deeds of actual violenc,
occurred, however.
STRIKERS ARRESTED.
Katie Barrett and Nellie Deacle, tw,
silk mill strikers, of Dickson City
were arrested yesterday at the in
stance of Miss Anna Evans. Mis-
Evans is a forelady at the Bliss mil
at Dickson City, and had just alightet
from the train and was on her way I,
the mill yesterday morning, when, sh,
alleges. a crowd of fifteen or twent,
strikers accosted her. She insisted o,
continuing, and she claims the crowt
set upon her, pulled her hair an,
clothing, hurled eggs and other missiles
at her. and generally maltreated her
not to say anything of the disturbance
created and the disagreeable terms ap
piled to her,
Kate Barrett and Nellie Deaclc sh
singled out as the leaders of the mob
and Swore out warrants for their ar
rest before Alderman Howe. They wer
arraiened before him late yeSterda'