Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
WOMEN lNTIMIpAToRs FINED.

Lawrence. Mass, Feb. 20.-The Cen
trail Labor Union, late today, sent out
a call for a meeting of the workers
in the cotton and wooden trades To be
held, at O'Clock, tomorrow afternoon,
TO listen to an address by Mrs. Sarah
\. Conboy of Boston.
A conference was held, tonight, be-
tween Col. Sweetser. Adjutant General
Pearson and Commissioner of Public
Safety Lynch, relative to apportioning
the city between the militia and the
police. New men are being daily add
ed to the police force and with each
considerable addition the militia guard
is drawn in and the new men allowed
to take up the protection of additional
territory.
The conference, tonight, had to do
with such reapportionment.
Two meetings OF mill operatives
were held, late tonight, one of the
Portuguese and one Of the Polish
speaking workers. but nothing was
given out as to what occurred at these
gatherings
The electricians. who continued their
YORK of organization. tonight, report
ed that practically 50 per cent. of the
power house employees had been or
eanized with IS per cent. of the inside
and line wire workers. The work of
organizing the inside and line men
win be continued and another meeting
held. next Tuesday. at which time, If
tire greater part OF the workers are
enrolled. the deraa nds of the men for
bs5er conditions viii be finally APPROX
ed and later presented to the en-
rI3yers.
The men Belong to the International
brotherhood sf Electrical Workers
and are distinct IN their organization
from ef4her the Industrial Workers or
the American Federation of Labor.
Annie WeIzenbaeh and her sister,
Emma, and Lillian Steindel, women
biekets arrested. Feb. Is. on the
charge Of naturalization, appeared at
special session of police court before
a associate Justice WILDER e. Rowell
| in the grand jury room at the superior
court house, today. They are charged
With interfering with Rose Roy ard
Minnie Duquettet while the latter were
on their way to work in the Washing
tor mills. A dozen witnesses We're
sworn for the government and about
al many more were expected to be
called by the defense.
All three women defendants denied
| that they intimidated anybody, but
| admitted that they had said that the
| girls would not work long, claiming,
| however. that they meant that the
mills would shut down and not that
| they would infiet personal violence.
| Mrs. Welzenbach was found guilty
| ard fined $50. Her sister Emma was
fined similar amount and her sister
Lillian 81 All appealed and were held
| under $4,000 each for the superior
| court.
At the Industrial Workers of the
| World strike committee meeting, this
forenoon, it was announced that a
| party of strikers children would be
sent to Philadelphia, Saturday.
The manifesto to the world" which
is in process of preparation, will be
given out tomorrow, if it is completed
by that time.
Still further gains in the number OF
| operatives who entered the mills. to-
day. were reported and there was a
| noticeable gain at the American
| Wooden Co.'S. plants, which had not
| heretofore increased as rapidly as
| sofae of the other mills. In the early
| naorning hours there was no sign of the
| threatened strike of firenen and cleo
| Hdeal workers. a meeting of the Cen
| trail Labor Union strike committed
sx2s scheduled for the forenoon and the
! Industrial Workers Of the World strike
| committee was expected to meet also
The American Federation IF Labor
hes begun q campaign of organization
here and even if the final replies of the
: mill men are unsatisfactory 1t Is re-
] garded as doubtful II a general strike
! Of the skilled workers will be called
: until tile organization hasincreased its
strength here