Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-15
1dleness Of 10000 Operatives Has
Deprived Them of $780,.
900 in Wages.
MILLS PROTECT THEMSELVES
Have Distributed or Sublet Work
So as to Receive Share of
Profits--Children Sent
Away.

which marked the beginning of anothe
month in the struggle of more than 20
600 mill operatives to secure increase
wages by II strike in every mill in TN
city. was one Of activity. The Centre
Labor union officials busted themselve
in drawing up the demands to be mad
uron the agents of each mill. but wer
unable to get them into shape so as t
he presented tomorrow as was hoped
The Industrial Workers of the Wor
leaders spoke ut several meetings, urg
ing solidarity among the strikers an,
lH1king arrangements for resumptio
of pickotiuG tomorrow
It. is estimated that the financial los
duo to the strike already approache
sl.NoO0. The major portion of this ha.
fallen upon Tic strikers whose idlenes
has cost them $4,000 in wages Mos
of the mills are said to have protecte,
themselves against great financial loss
by having their work performed at fac
tories elsewhere owned by the same
companies, or on a sub-contract by
which they receive Il share of the prof
its.
1900 militiamen has been nearly 800,
and Adiutant- General G. w. Pearson
has been forced to petition the state
Legislature for an additional appro-
priation for his department. While
the State of Massachusetts will shout
der most of this burden, the city of
Lawrence. which for sometime has
been laboring with n financial string
ency. will be forced to pay a share.
The city also bears in full the expense
of additional policemen, numbering
several hundred.
Practically all lines of trade in the
city have experienced adverse effects
of the strike and trade in several lines
is paralyzed. In the midst of this bus
mess depression. however the moving
picture shows thrive.
Some mill officials claim that 10000
operatives are now at work but tine
military observers at some of the fac
tory gates say that only seven or eight
hundred hands go in where usually
5000 are employed.
Leaders of the Industrial Workers
of the World assert that this strike
is hut the beginning of an industrial
revolution
New York. Feb. 11.---Membcrs of n
committee of the Industrial Workers
of the World. which superintendent the
importation of l19 little children from
the homes of strikers at Lawrence.
Mass, yesterday. said tonight that
the experiment of distributing the
waits here had proved so successful
that probably upwards of a thousand
children would be brought to New
York. Ninety homes in various sec
lions Of the city Tonight sheltered the
1l9 Lawrence children. Over 1000 an
phcations have been received from
people VINO wish to care for children.
o1le l'ttie visitor encountered trouble
to-day. Mary Sullivan, a 1o-year-
girl. who said she was seeing her
friends Off yesterday when she acci-
oentaliy got caught on the train as II
started, decided to come to New York
by Keeping quiet she let herse,Y he
sent To one of the homes. Nationalities
We're somewhat mixed, for the little
!rish girl found herself to-day in the
nome or q Pole. Her parents in Law
renee have ordered the girl sent hack
home.
Inc committee Will inspect all the honooe
In which children have been n,acod 20
morrow. and some members vii, % ,,n,.
TO Lawrence 70 arrange for ono,h.r 49,,
signmert next Saturday
The most serious nrob,or, 49,.
u'sei Is the education of the children.
no HHit on the length of time they will
spend IN New York has been set excen.
"at tneir guardianship here shall end
"heA the strike Is settled. If the labor
war fs Ions drawn out 1t Will mean schoo,.
Ing her and controversy is said To have
aireedy arfaen as 10 whether thew sbau
be placed In public schools or n yocioIi.t
institution.
mas meeting at which the children
Will sppear !s planned for saturdav
night. 1t is denied by members OF tho
committee that any OF the children vii,
DO used TO collect funds or in any ,vav
exploit the strike movement.
PHILADELPHIA TO TAKE SOME.
Philadelphia, Feb. u.-Many children of
NeaVeSS who are strike in Lawrence.
-'iass'' VIII he cared for here, according
10 announcement made to-day by the Cen
lra' Labor union. The children, who VIII
Dc cared for by members of Bakers Union,
10 Wi' Until the strike Is settled, will
reach this city this week. Resolutions ex-
tending moral and financial support TO
ire strikers were adopted at ,to-day's
meetings
WAVE RED FLAGS AT SEATTLE.
attic, Wash. Fcb. 11.-Dreamland
F"'!hon "a5 filled to-day by IL meeting
u syH'pathy with the textile strikers at
lawrence Mass W. u pohman, bust
Tess r@ont Of tho Bridge and Structural
i'n Workers union. presided and the
meeting was thrown into an uproar
Nhon Edwin j. Brown, socialist candi-