New-York tribune., 1912-03-21
MILL CENTRES RESTLESS
Strike Movement Spreads IN
New England States.
.CLAMOR FOR HIGHER PAY
Lawrence Workers Walk Out
Again, but Vote to Return
Borden Raises Wages,

Boston. March 2o-Encouraged by the
success of the Lawrence movement, the
mill workers Of New England are chaling
ever what they term the unfairness OF en-
poyers with regard TO wage schedules
Strikes arc reported from numerous ihh"S-
trial centres and spirit of general rest
lcSSneSs exists.
Lawrence. Newton. North Adams, West
Ware, South Barre, North oxford and ILL
IertyIllc are some Of the Massachusetts
points which have labor troubles. report -
of differences which have not yet rea'h'u
the valkOut stage between managers an"
operatives Of textile mills come from Rhode
Island Fall River, New Bedford, Cllntoh'
Ware. Adams. Thorndkc, Three Rivers
RondvlIe and elsewhere.
At Lawrence to-day 80 veayors Of the
Wood mill Of the American Woolcn COM
pan- twice walked out # the mil' h"'
voted tonight 10 return to work tomorrow
morning. II was at first reported iha' '"'
men had quit work because Of alleged as
elimination i'm tho distribution OF "o.h'
but it developed Al the meeting that ihi-
vas not the primary cause. u was c'"l'''"
that when tho weavcrs appeared ~ '"e
min they were tauntcd by others VII" h"'
been At work for some days and VINO dlS
plavcd well hlled pay envelopes.
Eight hundred operatives Of III" Thorn
dixie cotton mills at Warren, are OH StrlN''
and tho mills are closed The WcaV'Is
we're offered %9ta cents 4 cut. but they h'ld
out for % cents 4 picket fence aud several
windows in one of the mills were broke y
triiy u O-n
All but fifty Of the six hundred employees
of the Newton Upper Falls plant "l l"'
Saco-Pcttc Machine Company wcr" %"
strike to-day to enforce 4 demand Tor =
general incTcase in wages of ~ per cent
Representatives of the Industrial workers
OF tho World addressed a mass meeting oi
tho strikers to-day. Tomorrow Is pay day
and trouble is feared.
VI. &. u. Borden. Of New York. owner Of
the seen cotton mills Of the Fdli River
Iron Works COMPANY. announced this al
tcrnoou that h" would advance the wagc'
of his five thousand operatives 10 per cent
The other Fall River manufacturers de-
cIincd TO increase wages more than " p"l
cent. Thirty thousand operatives are en-
ploycd in Fall River
An agreement was reached late tonight
between the striking operatives Of the
Barre Wool Combing Company, Ltd, and
the Nornay Worstcd Company, Of Souh
Barre. and the mill officials. The striker
viii return to work tomorrow. Both rid's
made concessions.
The New Bedford Textile Council voted
tonight to instruct its secretary 10 notify
the manufacturers that the council had
voted to stand by its original request for q
10 per cent increase in wages. Tn" mill
owners have offered p. per cent advance
There are thirty thousand cotton mill opcr-
atiycs i'm that city.
The organized operatives of Rhode Island
have rejected the proposed , per cent raise
and favor q H. per cent advance.
An advance OF . per cent went into effect
AT the Lancaster singham mills. at Clinton
Mass. to-day The loom nXcra have de-.
cIiucd 10 accept the increase, and ask FOR a
raise ~ ~ per cent FOR regular men and 2
per cent for extra men. 80 strike has
occurred