Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-24


separate movements looking toward
the settlement Of the great mill strike
which has been in progress for nearly
a fortnight and as result of which
$4,000 persons are out of work. seem
ed productive of results, tonight. In
consequence of one Of the movements,
in which Mayor Michael A. Scanlon
was the moving spirit, representatives
of the strikers will be at the city han,
tomorrow evening, ready to meet the
mill owners or agents. Not all OF
the mill owners have yet agreed to
such conference" said Mayor Sean
Ion, tonight, but | am hopeful that
the state Board of Arbitration. which
has taken up the work will be able to
induce them to take part
While Mayor Scanlon and members
Of the city government were in con-
ference in Boston with the State
Board of Arbitration, taking prelimi
nary steps to arrange for a meeting,
tomorrow night, another conference
was in progress. also in Boston. be-
tween Joseph j. Ettor, the strike lead
er. and representatives of the mill
operatives, on the one hand and GER
tain mill officials on the other. The
conference was entirely informal and
no definite action was taken, although
Max Mitchell, the social worker who
vas responsible for the gathering. de-
clared that affairs looked hopeful
Leader Ettor, on his return from
Boston, tonight, would not discuss the
injecting to any extent. Il have Moth
| !, 90 To
Mitchell. myself and five members of
the strikers committee went to Bos
ton and met two other parties to dis
cuss the question of a conference with
the operators" said Mr.. Elttor. Our
report will be submitted at an execu-
tive session of the strike committee at
10 o'clock, tomorrow morning"
Mayor Scanlon returned from Bos-
ton. early this evening, and went at
once to Franco Belgian hall, where
he hoped to meet the members of the
strikers committee, to report the re-
suit of his conference. He found Au
gust Detollenagre and some of the
other members of the committee
there, and from them secured an
agreement to be on hand at the city
ildiis tOiiiOlIOM hight, 10 meet inc mn
owners or their representatives.. if
their presence is desired.
The members of the State Board of
Arbitration, the mayor said, has al
ready made plans to meet some of the
mill officials in the morning and will
do their utmost to secure from all of
them the agreement to meet the COM
mittee of the strikers tomorrow night
Today was one of the quietest since
the strike was inaugurated. There
were no parades or demonstrations of
any kind, and the only trouble that
developed was when Syrian striker
sought to pass the militia lines and
WAS slightly cut by@a bayonet.
None of the II companies of the state
militia which are camped in the city Wa
| released, tonight however. and Col f.
Leroy Sweetser, the commander, has MOI
yet announced when they will he. II is
certain, however. that all will be held t1n.
Ill after the arrival of William D. Hay.
wood. former president of the Westerl
Federation of Miners, who is expected
| tomorrow, and whose arrival is eXpecte-
to be the cause of a big demonstration
Discussing the matter of state-wide
| STRIKE, WHICH ne mas Dteu CFFulLtu VII
| threatening Mr. Ettor said, tonight: ~
| have no trumpet to blow. They have
sown the wind, they will reap the whirl-
wind. They may have greater numbers
to contend with before this thing is over
! than they have now"
Pearl McGill, a 17-year- old Muscatine
! Iowa, striker. came to Lawrence, today
and will address a gathering of the tex
/ tile strikers, tomorrow. She is tourins
/ the country in the interests of 1000 buttof
workers who have been on strike for ovel
/ a year, and hearing of the trouble II
Lawrence when she reached Boston, de
/ termined to give what encouragement
she could to the operatives here.
At many of the mills overseers and 10
cal employees are working overtime i'm al
effort to get out the samples which mus
be in the hands of sales agants soon j
the usual spring and summer orders ar
( to be received. The loss of these orders
would mean considerable TO the manufac
turers and would probably result in les
work for the operatives during the com
ing months.