Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-22

Little trouble was experienced, tonight,
when the Boot and Shoe Workers Union
cutters left their work and were taken
under police escort to their headquarters
in Lasters' hall on Andrew street put
this fact was due to the determined stand
taken by the authorities and not by any
means to any change in attitude TOWARD
the strike breakers on the part g1 inc
crowds that filed the streets. Cniy one
arrest was made by the police, their soil
tary prisoner being Frank Garrigan, VINO,
after he had been grabbed by city Mar
shall Burckes. attempted, it Is said, to as
SALT that official
This afternoon before the police de-
tails, which included every special and
reserve officer of the force, had been sent
out on the streets, the men We're address,
ed by Mayor Eastman and CITY Marshal
Burckes The mayor told them they were
TO use every effort to prevent repetition
of last nights disorderly scenes. They
were told to carry their CLUBS, TO-DAY, anu
while they were to use great discretion
they must not be afraid to WELD them II
1t was found necessary to do SO.
City Marshal Burckes had personal
charge of the arrangements, officers were
nlaced every Is feet along the streets and
The crowds were kept constantly moving.
pa rites Of strike breakers were escorted
from the factories in which they worked
to Lasters hall without any trouble.
But a few minutes after o'clock, when
a special escort of IL officers went into
the Walton Il Logan factory and IN
short time emerged each with cutter
by his side, the trouble began
A passageway was cleared, other officers
surrounded them, while the crowd surged
in around the men as they started on the
march down Washington street, shouting,
kissing and jeering the cutters, the ia
vorite rally cry being Eat EN- up
No attempt was made to do the cutters
any bodily harm until the Boston & Maine
railroad crossing was reached. where a
passenger train and lowered gates
| brought the procession to a Standstill
Here the crowd tried to close in about
the little band of cutters and their pro-
tectcrs and became more demonstratlYe
When the gates were finally raised, the
police with drawn clubs, succeeded in
checking the crowd thus enabling the
which had previously been closed at both
ends, thus allowing free passage for the
party into the hall.
There was little excitement attending
the exodus from the other shops.
Before the cutters had all been safely
housed for the night there were probably
Is. 0OG people gathered in the streets near
Lasters' hail. but they were awed by the
determined front of the police and con-
tented themselves with jeering and taunt-
| ing the cutters and their escorts.
Seven new men We're brought here from
Chicago by the Boot and Shoe Workers
Union this afternoon, but four of them
appeared later at the Knights of Labor
headquarters and gave partial assurance
that they would not go 10 WORK. lney
stated that other cutters We're coming
from Chicago tomorrow.
The Boot and Shoe Workers Union ex
pect about so more cutters here, tonight,
| TO be ready to go ITO work in the morn
| ing.
The Manufacturers Association of Lynn
| held a meeting, this afternoon, at which
| the situation was discussed, after which
| the following resolutions were adopted:
| THE undersigned, manufacturers OF the
city of Lynn, using the union stamp on
| their products, make the following state
| ment:
| 1T is our belief that the question at
issue is not generally understood We
| have an agreement with the Boot and
| Shoe Workers Union, and We are bound
/ to live up to the terms of our agreement
/ and will not, under any consideration
| bind ourselves to any other contract. We
have therefore, decided that we will en-
ploy only members of the Boot and Shoe
| Workers Union.