Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-24
IN FULL EFFECT.
Lynn's Shoe Lockout May As
sumo Large Proportions.
1t Settlement Not Made 5000 Nav
Be Affected.
Five Hundred Turn Worknen Are Now
in ldleness.

employ turn WOrkmen today locked
out the men in this department of their
factories. About 500 men are out of
work and the outlook is that unless il
settlement is effected within a week or
10 days that 5000 hands will be idle.
| The present difficulty is the most Sc
| rious that has occurred in LINN since
the fight between the Boot and Shoe
Workers Union and the Knights of
Labor early in 1908. While the present
trouble is due to the strike of turn
wOrkmen in three factories over the
question of wages, there is a wide
spread belief that the lockout is part Of
Il plan adopted by the manufacturers
association looking towards Il general
reimbursement of wages.
| The locked out men are. with few ex-
ccptions. members of the Lynn branch
No. of the Shoe Workers Protective
| Union. which has its headquarters in
Haverhil. This union is affiliated with
| the federated shoe and leather workers.
| Il national organization closely related
to the Knights of Labor. The Boot
and Shoe Workers Union Of which
John F. Tobin of Boston. is president,
S not involved in the present difficulty.
Earlier in the month less than 100
turn workmen struck at the factories of
| "uShman & Cushman. George w. Be
,Onga & Co., and TimsOn & Co, over /,
| question of readjusting prices. Last
| week the shoe manufacturers assOcia-
| ion. which numbers among its men,
| bership. 95 of the 140 manufacturers of
| he city. decided to lock out their turn
| Norknlcn unless the strikers in the
| three factories went back pending Il
settlement of the difficulty by the state
| board of cOnciliation and arbitration
1t was thought that danger of a lockout
Rad been averted. but the Protective
Union declined to declare the strike off
| until further assurances were given
| hat their demands would be respected.
| The manufacturers claim thay have
IMPOSED upon them conditions that fac
| -Ory owners in other cities do not have
% meet and that the higher prices they
ire compelled to pay place them at a
| disadvantage with competitors.
| There was no disorder this morning
| when the men took thir outfits out of
ht shoIs. All work in the turn de-
nartments in the city factories are tied
! n ard ii only question of time when
en- other departments in shops doing
| urned work will have to close. Unless
the lockout is ended it is estimated that
| eco hands will be idle. The manufac-
ucers involved claim they can afford
o have the machinery idle just now. rs
| he dull season is on. Among the fac
| tories affected are those of Faunce &
| Spinney. Joseph Caunt & Co.. Luther
:. Johnson & Co., the Watson Shoe Co,
| VI. J. Worthley. Murray Shoe Co.
| II jc nnIerctOcJ that tba rnacura
| ureIs' association Will make no at
'empt to import men to take the places
If the lockout workmen. Turn work.
| nen are scarce and it is admitted that
| great difficulty and expense will be in
| volved i'll getting a sufficient number
| 'oeether to do the work in the 33 fac
| tories. so called, which have an agree
| nent with the Foot and Shoe Workers
'Tnior. some of the members of the lat
| Ter organization are among those out
but the union is not directly concerned
n the difficulty.
Arrangements have been made by
| he Protective Union to hold meetings
| md pay benefits. Assessments will be
| 'evied on members Of the organization
n this city. Haverhill and elsewhere.
1t is understood that the manufact-
irers' association is desirous of recias-
flying The price list of the city and OBJ
| 2ining q position which would make
| actory owners more independent of
re various unions. Before tho mat
-er is finally disposed Of. several other
| difficulties are anticipated.
Thc turn Workmcn in tho factory of
Nrr. G. ii. King We're not locked out
| 'eceiving notice that the firm proposes
. maintain its contract with the un-
on signed il January. for year.
In some Of the factorys non-union
Tcn WhCn, the manufacturers expect
ii would remain 1T work. walked out
with tho locked out members Of the
inion. The A. r. Little company n1cr
today voted not to leave -he factory
unless ord ,rcd to 90 so by the firm.
or the leo employed there sixty are not
members of the union.
In some of the shoe factories whore
thn lockout notices of the manufacrr-
.rS' association WAS sent the turn work
men had not come ont up to noon
These included l.. s. Johnson & Co.
Mrs. A. II. King. a. r.. Little Co.
Hoyt & Roweand Sterling Slipper Co
In these places. however, it was ex-
pected that the men would be out be
fore night or az soon as the work on
hand was completed. In the others Of
80 factories concerned the lockout was
complete in the turn work rooms. The
turn w'orEmen's union had lists in Il
Of the factories. in the others no lists
had been posted although all are meni-
bers Of the manufacturers association.
Agent Bauer arrived from Haverhili
this morning and arranged for larger
headquarters for the men. The execu-
tive committee of Lynn branch S. w. P.
L. WAS called into session to act on the
lockoU. and arrangement was made for
a mass meeting of turn worklnen to-
day in carpenters hall. The manufact-
urers' association has appointed press
committee. a. f. Little of the Sorosis
factory. Frank Spinney of Faunce &
Srinney, and Joseph Caunt of Joseph
Caunt & Co. Today this committee
said that the Southern was developing
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