Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-05


of Labor.
At the conference between Col.
Sweetser and the strike committee
over the holding of a mass meeting.
ltep. AlVia Il. Bliss Of Maiden, who
was present. together with Adiutant
Gen. Gardner ". Pearson. urged the
strikers to accept Gov Foss' propo-
sition for 30-days armistice, pending
settlement. The reply was made that
the proposition could not be consid-
cred unless it came from the mill own
ers, with whom alone the strikers are
willing to deal
Lawrence. Mass. Feb. 4-While SEN
timent in favor Of a general strike in
all the mills of the American Woolen
Co. IS being crgstalized by labor lead
ers in places where that corporation
has mills, there II be no imWmediatc
attempt on the part of The leaders of
the strike here To extend the strike be-
Eonnd this city. This was the state
ment. today. OF Wm Yates of New
Bedford, who has taken mp the difec-
ton of the strike here. following the
arrest ef Leader jos. J. Ettor Yester-
day. Mr.. Yates said that a meeting. or
the executive committee of The Indus
trial Workers OF the World. which or
sanization controls the strike here
was To be held IN Boston for The pur-
pose of deciding ON the matter of ex-
tending the strike elsewhere Today.
he said that a miX-up of kilograms
had prevented The holding of this sneet-
ing, today. Mr., Yates said that he mad
communicated with Vincent st. James
general secretary of the Industrial
Workers in Chicago, and the meeting
Of the executive board may be held
within q few DAYS
The work Of orystalizine sentiment
in favor of extending the strike is be-
ing pushed along lines suggested by
aud under the direction of a commit
tee which was at the head Of the
strike against the American Woelen
&c. in Olpeyville, Z. |. The officers of
this committee declare II. H. +. Read
OF OlnesVilie aud Thomas Powers.
secretary of the Providence Textile
Unien, We're in this city, today, and
spoke, with VIM. z. Trautmann. ma
tionai organizer of tho Industrial
Workers Of the World. and James F.
Thompson Of Chicago, high officer in
that organization at q number Of
meetings. Generallg all the speakers
declared the strike to be gaining
ground. advised the strikers To remain
firm and not to heed the requests OF
the nih owners to return to work. TO-
morrow morning. and further to pre-
vent any Of the strikers from doing so.
The principal meeting of the after
noon was held at Franco Belgian hall.
4 l.f,e .
Germans and English and other opera
tives attended. Mr.. Thompson. who,
with Mr.. Trautmann, made their first
speeches in the city, warned the
strikers against any show of violence,
but advised them to be firm and his
remarks at times worked the audience
10 high pitch. Soft phrases ulti-
mately took the edge off certain ut
teranees. The talk by Thomas Pow
ers of Providence was largely an at
tack on the mill owners and corpo-
rations for the responsibility for what
he declared to be the most miserab BILE
working conditions in the country.
THE conditions in Lawrence are a
shame and disgrace to the city," he
declared, and added that "Pickpoeltets
on the Bowery of New York or White
chapel in London would not grind a
man so hard as do the thieving mill
owners their operatives
The remarks by the speakers. who
appeared at half a dozen meetings
during the day. and night followed
largely along the same lines The
principal meeting, tonight, was at
Paul Chabis hall.
The strike was a fruitful subject for
ministers of the city in the church
puiplts again, today. In many of the
churches sides We're openly taken
with the strikers, and Rev. Father
Mariana Milanese, pastor of the Ital-
ian Church of the Holy Rosary, urged
his congregation to stand firm in its
support of the strikers. and told the
strikers he is still With them and will
be to the end.
That much good Will come of the
strike was The prediction of Rev H. Van
Ommeren at the Unitarian church. lie
said that both the mill owners and strik-
ers and society in general will benefit
from the Lessons TO be learned by the
fight now going on. 1t was his statement
that violence was tustfiable by the strik-
ers in their efforts TO gain their ends,
but only As a last resort. Rev. .ar. ON
meren read letter from Rev $. NJ.
Crothers Of Cambridge. who was reported
last week as having said that the minis
tors of Lawrence were responsible for the
conditions existing in the city Rev. Mr.
Crothers said in his letter that he was
not correctly quoted, and that the re-
marks attributed TO him We're absurd
conference was held. today, with To-
cal strike leaders by Fred w. Wolfe Of
Manchester, n. H., state organizer of the
Industrial Workers of the World, regard
ing the trouble which the sympathizers
with the Lawrence strike are haying in
holding meetings in that city. 1t was de-
cided that the next move which will be
made in an effort to secure the use OF
some hail in Manchester, ali of which are
now denied them, or of securing the right
to talk in the open air. viii be an appli-
cation for writ of Injunction TO compel
Chief of Police Healey of Manchester IL
allow them 10 talk. Mr.. Wolfe declared