The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-09-06
mill STRIKE NOT SETTLED.
90 BACK BUT THrY DO
BT NOT REMAIN.
Things Arc Worse Than Evrr-nIlIl Man.
agement Adhered to Its Policy H4pu-
dating tho EH,rt to Compromise
Help TO Leave.
lThe State, 4th. !

'N 'Ao Si'J poluS SollloI-dS he
State yesterday announced was the
case-the strike is now Of larger pro
portions than it had been before and
the strikers are more determined
than ever All hopo of settlement
&ls abandoned. The strikers will
seek other places if they intend to
stick to the union, and there is no
indication that any Of them have an
Intention to give up tho orgauiza-
tion. The strike will now settle
down to the usual test of strength
Iiand it's success depends upon the
ability of the mill management to
Sfill the places vacated
sSS AS related in The State yesterday,
Sat meeting of the union the night
before it WAS agreed that the strik
I,ers should return to their places
3yesterday morning and offer for
work, the assurance having been con-
Syeyed to them that no questions
would be asked regarding their
membership in the union. Accept
ing this assurance in perfect good
faith az many of the union members
who could be in time notified pre-
sented themselves for work at their
accustomed places yesterday, morn
ing. Many of them we're met by the
"bosses" and asked if they were
union members, and if SO would they
agree to renounco the union before
working in tn mills. Others went
On into the mills and were at work
for some time before the bosses could
get around to put these questions to
them. So far as is known every
union operative replied that he or
she belonged to the organization and
had no ida Of renouncing it. They
were thcrenpon informed that they
could not work there as long as they
remained in the union. Upon this
the union operatives left the mills.
This WAS what took place yester-
day morniu.; at each Of the three
mills of which Mr.. w. b. Smith
Whalley ia president. at the Rich
land, the Ora ,by, the Olympia, the
union operatives who returned to
work wore denied employment OK.
cept upon the condition that they
leave the union. In some cases, at
least, the proposition was made that
the union operatives should sign a
paper declaiming that they were not
members Of the Textile union DOR
would they becoWe such 40 long M
they remained in the employ Of the
mill company. T"e issue Of union,
ism or non nnionisl. was thus spnare.
ly made by the mill management.
The union has never asked for recog
milton as an organization and it's
members are not responsible :or the
issue being made.
Many of the strikers had confident
ly expected to get their jobs back
yesterday on the terms indicated
while others offered themselves for
work in accordance with the agree
ment but with little hope of being
taken back. All saw, however, that
to take this step would put them in a
much better position before the pub
lie rs the refusal Of the managers to
carry out the understanding would
place responsibility for further dis
agreement directly and Enthusiastically
upon the management and thus re
lieve the union and the strikers from
that responsibility. 1t was a good
move for the strikers whether they
trusted or distrustod that the under
standing would be adhered to. 1t is
estimated that something moro than
one.half the members Of the union
carried out their part of the pro
gramme. The others either could
not be reached and perhaps had
other employment.
THE MILLS RUNNING.
The mills we're running yesterday
with about the same number Of oper
atives as on Saturday. Or at least
that is the case SO far as it could be
sized mp from estimates. President
Whaley, Secretary Moore and Su.
perintendent Barnes we're not asked
for statements. The State has learned
that polite requests to these officials