The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-13
WEAvERS
WILL NOT
COMPLY.
Refuse 10 Send Another Com.
mIitaa 10 Confer With Mr..
Wood The Situation.

The brightness OF the mill situation Ina
Olneyvulc al noon yesterday later in the
day changed 10 gloom and those who
went 10 work i'm the four mills OF the
American Woolen company in the morn
ing i'm buoyant mood today returned to
work in doubt and fear. The situation
now is even more complicated than az
any time since the two-loom trouble de-
Ncloped
The majority of business men and ciu-
zeus generally, however, are in sympathy
with the weaVers.
The committee from the Textile union
that went Ca Boston Yesterday was not
received by MIR. Wood, the treasurer OF
tho Woolen company. lie stated that he
would confer only with a delegation from
those employed in tho mills.
At the meeting OF tho WcaVers last
evening II was unanimously voted that
MIR Wood should consult with this COM
mittee and with no other. Here the mat
ter stands.
dition to prolonR the fght there Is no
doubt They have more money behind
them than ever before and good pros
poets of securing more.
Those who know Mr. Wood say he will
fight To- the end .A News representative
w
Ito one Of three things: Close the mills:
import sufficient number of weavers
from other mills who are not members
OF the Textile union TO operate the looms,
or devote the OlntyVille mills To- the pro-
ductioii of yarn. having the weaving done
ia other mills controlled by the trust.
Either plan according to the statement
made is feasible and may be adopted by
Mr. Wood
As has been stated the weavers have
unlimited backing. hut they represent
very small minority of those who would
be affected should the mills be closed.f for
the rank and lile OF the workers are not
members of the union.
Tho weavers IA different mills were no.
titled yesterday that they must be az their
looms this morning. or consider them
selves discharged
This order had no effect. however. for
one OF the best known weavers told "a
News reporter this morning that any
threat or order coming from the COM
pany would not be noticed. until the COM
pany had met the committee from the
Textile union, and settled matters for
now and the future for once and for all.
The weaVers claim the management is
seeking to get them to work for week
or more on samples. So the company can
secure orders and have them hled at 9TH
er mills in the combine.
JnlS morning ABOUT the same nhlnpti VI
persons went i'm as yesterday Some re-
ports are 10 the effect that the prospects
are that some departments Will be Kept
going night and day as the mills are very
sheFt-af yarn.
Among the citizens the impression IL
that the mills are not making any money
and Will be shut down as soon as IL 10
known that the weavers Will not return.
The weavers are in the happiest sort OF
a mood and do not seem 10 care which
way the wind blows.
In the independent mills many of the
regular weavers are taking days off and
during the absence striking wesvers are
running their looms.
There was a detail Of police at all of the
mills this mdrning but their services were
not needed.
The Textile union Will meet again Fri
day afternoon. but what Will be done
IL not now known.
Conditions at the National-Providence
mill are undoubtedly In worse condi-
ton than at any of the other mills for
the majority OF the looms have patterns
In them and these are wanted very much
by the management.
Yesterday the superintendent of the
mill called upon the loom hxers and 9TH
ers 90 run the looms so that the patterns
might be run Off but the loom fixers de-
clded that IL would not he good taste 10
comply. and walked out OF the mill or
at least took day on.