The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-02

'he striking SIR mill girls yesterday
over the announcement made at the
| meeting of the Sauquoit soft silk work.
ers that Superintendent w H. Davis,
before leaving for the South, had en-
pressed himself as willing to meet a
| committee OF the hands and confer
with them regarding some means of
settling the present difficulties.
He was reported as having said that
as soon as the committee were ready
To meet him they should acuuaint him
OF the fact and he would return for a
conference. a committee was appoint
ed to meet the Sauquoit superintend-
ent, and at this mornings meeting of
the executive committee the matter
VIII come NJ for discussion.
About four hundred girls were pres
ent In Carpenters hall when the meet
ing was called to order. President
flaherty, of the Central Labor union,
was present, and shortly after the ses-
sion began the announcement was
made that National Committeeman
Frederick Dilcher, of the United Mine
Workers. had had a conference with
Mr. Davis, and at this the latter made
the offer stated above
In addition to this the superintend-
ent was quoted as having made the
assertion that he would grant the re-
turning hands an S-12 per cent. in
crease on their original wages. When
this proposition was announced there
were manifest signs of disapproval
from the girls. and the committee APP
pointed have instructions TO compro-
mise on nothing less than the terms
lf inn li.a1 In, In 10 al, ,I,.
presented to the owners.
THEY ARE HOPEFUL.
This is the first occasion on which
superintendent Davis has shown any
formal recognition of the union. and
from this many of the leaders among
the strikers drew rosy prospects OF
amicable measures being in view.
Mother Mary Jones and Committeeman
Dilcher were both expected to attend
the meeting and deliver addresses. but
neither of them appeared at the hall.
The silk workers officials are much
chagrined over misleading statements
that appeared in one of yesterdays
dailies. regarding changes in the Off
GERS of the union. Mrs. Mary Matthews
has not been "ousted" from the posi-
tion of president of the hard silk
workers. but resigned this post. as she
is at the head of the general textile
workers union, and was unwilling to
retain both positions.
At first the hard silk girls refused to
accept the popular officers resignation,
but did So few days ago and the cleo
tion of Miss Nellie Maloney followed
TO the presidency.
Nor has Miss Mary Manning been
compelled to resign from the general
executive committee, as enormously
reported. During the past week Miss
Manning has been doing yeomanly
work as a member of the relief commit
tee and has not been able To devote as
much time as during the early part of
the strike to the executive committee
proper. Hence the rumors of a gem
eral shake-up in the unions officers.
MEETING AT PRICEBIRG.
\ meeting of the Pricebug strikers
Will be held in Foley's hall at > o'clock
this afternoon, and an amount of bust
ness of Importance transacted. Reso-
lutions Of sympathy adopted by Local
No. 1jl United Mine Workers os
America, at recent meeting were yes
terday sent the strikers The KlotZ
mill strikers have adopted resolutions
thanking Locals So. 1915 and the Pic.
and Whistle association for liberal
donations.
cessation of hostilities has now
set in at all but The priceburg mill
Where crowds still daily surround the
mil. Every afternoon the few men
Still working are followed as they leave
the Factory, and in addition to jeers
ana hootS, struck at and stoned. The
mn authorities complain that they ar,
not AFFORDED proper police protection
ana say that If their employees were
in any way guarded from violence there
would not be the least difficulty in
securing tn necessary number of girls
TO attend to the work.
The strikers continue To daily uost
pickets at the various mills, and tho
accordeon- mouth-organ band is Jaily
seen and heard about the Petersburg
plants premises. Answers TO the an
p'alS for aid are still tagging, ana
the strikers are eagerly awaiting some
action of the local labor unions to
replenish their almost exhausted treas
ury. Cases of need are daily reported
ana the assistance committee has more
work to do than any single department.
of the unions.
Part Of the Bliss mill at Priceburc
is occupied by the employees Of the
Taylor mill. and they are the workers
who nave been the special object of
the strikers wrath. II is likely that II
will yet be found necessary for this
department to he closed down