The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-31

false report has gone out TO the CT"
feet that the strikers were trying to cfose
up the Lawrence hosiery by taking out
the knitters Agent Nourse this morning
denied that he had cognizance OF any at
tempt Of this kind.
President Conroy OF the Textile council
said the report was groundless. 1he
only interference with the hosiery en-
ployes was In the work of organizing
them into a union in sympathy with the
general strike. The work or orsahAa-
ton goes on rapidly.
TWO MASS MEETINGS HELD.
Today two mass meetings were held at
which the issues in the strike were dis
cussed by the leaders of the Textile coup-
Gil and the officers Of the various unions.
Last evening a committee waited on
Mayor Howe to engage Huntington hall
for mass meeting of all the strikers.
1t is likely that street parade may =,
proceed this meeting; nesterday OIL Ia o.
were let go. The print works OF the
Merrmack are running In crippled con-
dition.
this mill and the Hamilton mills may
be kept going by material from Fail
River mills. II this be attempted II Will
result in vigorous opposition py the
A suggestion which has been made con-
-eeFHiAe =Hdrf5Hbfftty or CHrryfHg tine
wage question into other mill centres car
ries little weight with IL, at least as yet,
and it IS believed that there would De
strong opposition TO such n plan, were IL
to come before the responsible textile or
gnniZa ations for action.
In a rather Informal way. Il is said,
some union men favor plan to have
demand made for ten per cent advance
I'm wages I'm Nashua, Manchester. Dover,
Lawrence and other centres In northern
New England, where the mills are con-
"a atNaauNR In
the management OF the Lowell mills.
As the demand would most probably be
refused I'm all centres at this time, the
qeustion OF "A strike woud remain.
NOT A SUCCESS
Such n policy does not find general ia
vor here A similar move was tried last
year when the employees OF numerous
mills of the American Woolen CO.. struck
in Rhode Island and Southern Massachu-
setts The campaign was carried Into the
wooen mills at Lawrence, Maine. and
New Hampshire. but was not success,
chiefly due 20 lack OF organization. alb
sence OF important grievances I'm the lat
ter sections. and the unweldy nature OF
the contest In such a wide spread terri
tory.
I'm the cotton mills OF New Hampshire
and I'm other mill towns outside OF Low
ell and Lawrence. the preponderance OF
non-union hands. lanck OF funds and 9TH
or conditions similar 90 those whicvh the
Olneyville weavers had TO contend with
I'm the northern districts are considered
as decidedly against any such plan, and
II is not believed such a project will be
seriously urged.
Furthermore. the support OF all New
England cotton centres are needed In the
local struggle.
WILL DIVERT MONEY.
The threatened strike Of yarn workers
In Fall River. Taunton and New Bed
ford II not postponed on account OF the
-etFil<4- -AaEar-uiL divert aulte- Large sum
from Lowell. and there are also mill trou-
bles existing and pending I'm several other
places.
IA Indication OF what an undertaking.
the task would be. one corporation In
New Hampshire. which IN controlled by
interests largely identical with those OPP
Grating I'm lowell mills employs 500
hands and it's allied companies close by
nearly 5000 additional
| That II would be utterly impossible to