The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-10

An ingenious attempt was mace, Dy the
American woolen company, today to
break the strike in their Riverside plant.
It was not successful one. however,
for between the imported weavers and
Secretary Peter F. oConnor OF the
olneyville strikers committee. the COM
pany was completely balked.
The first intimation that was received
at Olneyville OF the nank movement on
the part Of the trust was the arrival
here at lis this morning. from Boston.
of about 15 weavers.
They had come from Biddeford. Me.
and were In charge of an agent who .es-
oorted them to the Narragansett hotel,
where they were given a substantial
breakfast.
At an early hour a barge drove UP TO
the hotel. and In this were placed the
men who were to give the Olneyville
strike a black eye.
About the same hour a second section
Of the strike breakers arrived on the New
These were from Morftstown Pa.
The two sections arrived at the mill
gates at the same time, and were hurried
into the mill before any OF the strikers
could interview them.
There were. however friends OF the
strikers in the mills and as soon as the
new men entered the weave sheds they
were Informed that a strike was on and
that they had been imported for the spe-
cific purpose OF frustrating the efforts or
the doable-loom weavers TO do away with
When they understood the situation
they put on their coats and hats ana
Their departure from the mills was. Of
course. very pleasing to the strike COM
msttee. especially as they exhibited signed
contracts. -
contract, as the following will attest. the
American Woolen company not hguring
in II and no place OF work being speci-
fed:
Morristewn. Pa, June Z, 1902.
I. OF the first part ID. Frank Fish, do
agree to work In the wo9len mills for
Don De Gurazzo for the period OF one
year IL work is satisfactory, and longer
II desired by both parties.
We 40 severally bind ourselves 20 work
for said Don De Gurazzo In such mills as
he may designate and he to defray all
expenses OF traffic from mill to mill.
''e"' DON DE GURAZzo.
u. FRANK FISH.
The contract blanks were in printed
form, the typographical work being
really artistic. The reading speaks Tor
secrerary o'Connor got the men. Is In
number, together. and escorted them 10
the city hail. where he had an interview
with Mayor Granger, exhibiting one OF
the contracts and explaining why the ncn
were not working.
Mayor Granger could offer no other sug-
gestlon to Secretary O'Connor, and IL Is
up TO the transportation companies. 20 the
American woolen company or the strike
COMMITTEES 10 look after the newcomers.
He desired that the men be sent out OF
the city: otherwise they would be charges
m they had gone TO work they would
have made those whose places they TOOK
liable to become charges
Mayor Granger called overseer OF the
Poor Cummings 20 the city hall and con-
ferred with Mr.. Peckham, secretary of
the state board OF charities and correc-
tons. -,
Each OF these officials agreed upon the
point that the men had had work offered
Them and had refused II.
he ella ssed as paupers, and unless they
were OF that class neither the city nor
the state could aid them In getting 10
their homes.