Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-18
LAWRENCE GENERALLY QUIET.
Many Operatives Will Resume Work
In Mills, Monday Morning.


Lawrence Mass, March 17.--Al-
| though a general return of operatives
To the mills of the American Wooden
Co. and other concerns where the
strike has been declared off is regard
ed as certain, tomorrow, there were
some indications tonight, that many
employees of other textile mills will
still remain on strike. Neither the
strike committee nor the strikers as
a body have accepted the wage in
crease offered by the Pacific. Airing
ton, Everett, Uswoco, Lawrence Duck,
Farwell Bleachery and Champion In
ternational Paper Co. mills.
Meetings of employees of factories
where the strike is still in progress
We're addressed, today, by Strike Lead
ers William ID. Haywood, William F..
Trautmann. William Yates, and Eliza
beth Gurley Flynn, and the employees
were urged to remain away from work
and to stick together. The operating
forces of the mills where 10 settle
ment has been reached number 30.
600, but a large percentage of the
workers have remained in the mills
during the difficulties. The Everett
mill. which has been closed since the
start of the strike. nine weeks ago,
will reopen, tomorrow, with an in
Creased in pay TO employees of IL
per cent,
The Pacific and Arlington mills have
retained many of their operatives dur
ing the textile trouble and for The past
few weeks, il appeared that the strike
was broken at these places. Picketing
has not been carried on at these fac
tories to any large extent, but with
the troubles with the American Wool
en- Co. at an end, it appeared likely,
tonight, that the pickets would con-
centrate their forces, TOMORROW. at
these mills. In order tn guard against
any possible trouble, the police nave
been ordered to report for duty earlier
than usual in the mill district and the
companies of militia still here Will
remain in the background as reserve
force Should conditions remain quiet
it is planned to have the military men,
comprising Co. G Of Worcester and h
nf Clinton of the 9Th Regiment. and
Co. + of Marlboro. of the 9th Regiment,
leave the city early, Tuesday. Quiet
ness, tomorrow, would also result in
lessening of the force of police which
now numbers 200.
When the gates open for work at the
Wood, Aver, Washington and Prospect
mills of the American Wooden Co,
and the Kunhardy. PembertOn. Attain
tic, Brightwood, Walworth and the
Merino mills, in all of which the strike
has been declared ended there is GER
tain To be a great rush of returning
men. women and children. Although
the order of the strike committee when
settlement was made notified the
operatives to report for work, tomor
row. a large crowd went to the mills.
Friday and Saturday.
The number was so great that there
was no work for them then, and they
We're told TO return. Monday. Some of
The employees fear that their places
may be taken by others. Should there
be any discrimination, the strike COM
mittee say that the workers would be
called out again. Today, officers of the
Industrial Workers of the World con-
tinucd their efforts toward bringing
about organization of the returning
mill hands into that labor body.
The stationary firemen, a majority OF
whom arc employed in the mills, heiu
largely attended session, this eve
ming, at which the grievances of those
who are not satisfied with the advance
in wages allowed them. were discussed
Rumors that the men would bank
their fires and quit the mills just be-
fore the opening hour in the morning
were current, but these were set al
rest by President Cronin of the organ
iZation He said: There is nothing
that can be given out at this time re-
earding the meeting, today, but there
will be no strike in the morning
Permanent divisional headquarters ar.
to be established in this city by the In
dustrial Workers of the World, will
William d. Yates of New Bedford II
| charge. This was decided at a meeting
| of the national executive board of tn
! textile division held here. yesterday ane
| today. The board also considered tbs
| question of publishing a newspaper, Il
| be the official organ of the /. w. w, thu
| publication office to be in Lawrence
! This matter will be taken up again a
a later meeting The board named Mis-
chief textile organizer for Lawrence
| New Bedford and other eastern Massd
/ chusetts mill cities.
There We're present at the meeting o
! the board President Tomlnson of New
| Bedford, Paul Colditz of Paterson. n. j.
| cyril Vandervale of Lowell, Thomas Pow
ers Of Olneyville, r. l., and Mr.. Yates.