The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-17

The bill is filed against the Textile
mion Peter McDermott. George Bullard,
Peter oConnor Thomas Powers. An
thony Mcdonald, Patrick o'Brien. James
Reed, Samuel Fasson, John Reilly. Con
Mccullough. Charles Arnold. John Gan
tnsn. Alfred McCory. Ernest Zanette. Jas.
Henault. John ouger. Joseph Curtin,
Michael shun. Geo. Buckley NJ. Harncy,
Joseph Patton. Thomas Kennedy. Thos.
Fagan. Ambrose Cullen. Robert Coughlin,
Philip Cullen, Alexander Lund. Felix
Fountain. William Deady. Daniel Fan
ming and John Pagan. Some 32 defend
ants I'm all.
These men and the union named are
o. be prevented from interfering with
any employees OF the New Jersey corpora
tion In this state.
! 1t is the first time that Rhode Island
courts have been called on 20 use the
chancery power 10 protect mnnufactur-
ing corporations from common laborers.
Comstock q Gardner are counsel for
the New Jersey corporation. The DIV
starts in by telling OF the mills owned
BY the corporation. These, according TO
the affidavit OF William Wood. made In
Boston. are in Rhode Island-the Wey-
Manton mills. situated at or near hi"
city: the Anchor mills. of Burrillville the
Saranac mills. OF North Smithfeld--:lll
ENGAGED in the business Of manufacturing
wooden goods and worsteds. The number
of weavers NJ the Weybosset mills Is
placed at 900. total employees $50; al the
Riverside. 200 weavers. Sotal employees
100: at Mantcn mills ls5, total employees
300; at Anchor mills r5 weavers, fetal
-. .t CO vi 10
ers. total employees 62j. IL is asserted
That the labor performed by the weave;s
I'm each OF its mills is an essential part
of the operation Of the mills owned BY
the corporation
on information and belief the COM
plainant says that the Textile union is
voluntary and unincorporated associa-
ton whose membership is composed for
the most part OF employees of the
textile industry in this city and In other
towns in Rhode Island. The officials OF
the union are alleged TO the Peter Nc
Dermot. president: George Ballard. sec
retary; Peter OConnor. treasurer:
Thomas Powers, Anthony Mcdonald, Pat
rick OBrlcn- James Reed and Samuel
Fasson. members of the executive COM
mittee.
IL is further alleged that on or about
Jan. L. 1902, certain weavers acting at
the instance OF the Textile union. struck
and left work at the Weybosset mill with
out any statement or claim of grievance.
whatever. save that certain weavers were
requested TO operate two looms on cer-
tain classes OF work where II was possible
so 10 do, as is done In accordance with
the general custom of the textile industry.
Thew eavers at other mills. 1t is alleged
vere got 20 join the strike by the Textile
union.
The bill further recites that notwith-
standing the strike certain weavers re-
nained at work, but again the union In
terfered and induced some TO give up
work and prevented the New Jersey cor
pora tlon from hiring other help and con-
bucting its business. The use OF force
bn the part of the union Is averred In
lhe keeping OF workers from the COM
piainants' mills and that intimidat tion has
been used on boarding house keepers TO
prevent weavers taking the place OF the
ttrkers from getting board. Threats or
riolence are also alleged threats OF So
eiai ostracism used 10 Keep weavers away
from the mills and TO induce other wcav-