The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-27
LOWELL LOCKOUT
STOPS LABORS
Of $4,000
Mill Owner Didn't Wait For a
Strike
DONE TO STOP DAMAGE
DONE TO STOP DAMAGE
Part of the Operatives Had Struck
for Further Raise and General
Rlotlng Was Feared

Boston. March 27.-More than To-
600 persons in New England were
idle Yesterday on account OF iaDor
amenities. The cotton cloth mills
If Lowell, employing 10000 or more
were shut down because OF strike
of $500 for higher wages; l2OO ofera-
lives at the Globe and Sanford mills
of the New England Gotten yarn com
many in Fall River struck Tor zen
per cent raise 200 workers OF the
Kimball shoe factory in Lawrence
were laid off because of strike OF
400 others for an increase IN wages
of Is per cent: and the Hillsborough
wooden mills in Milton, N. H., EN-
Moving 800 hands, were closed On
account of a strike in some dep1rt
ments sor wage increase. MIN"
strikes occurred at se'erdl ONE
noints. The 500 strikers at the Sa-
co..eaee cotton MAC Lne WORKS III
Newton we're still out yesterday pu'
a settlement has been agreed upon
Inv the English-speaking employees
Operatives at the Lancaster slnsi'ahl
mills. Clinton, Thorndike cotton 'hilis
West Warren, and Saxony worsiea
warn mills. Nonantum, who struck
recently for higher wages, remain
out. .,o.,.
strike OF 1900 Lynn shoe factory
emploves Monday for an advance IN
pay was virtually ended yesterday ny
the manufacturers granting the ue
mands. The situation In New beu-
ford where the operatives have been
offered a 5 per cent increase in wag'
es and demand 10 per cent, was I'M
certain last night. Some indications
we're for a general strike unless tne
higher rate is paid. The 81 mills IN
New Bedford employ 10000 opera
tives.
Preparations were made last night
both by the mill owners and the
striking operatives at Lowell TOT q
prolonged labor struggle. After clio
sing the mills yesterday morning ana
locking out nearly 5000 workers, whc
had no part in the strike which be
gan Monday, many of the mill agents
made plans for extensive repairs Ill
stallation of new machinery and
general overhauling of the plants
such as usually takes place durlnt
/ the midsummer shutdowns. ADou'
$500 operatives voluntarily left theil
work Monday and yesterday Or Tho
remainder of the 10000 employed il
the six affected mills, the great ma
jority are believed to have Favored
accepting without protest the Z pc
cent average advance in wages whicl
went into effect Monday The strib
ers ask for 10 per cent increase AM
double pay for overtime. The week
ly wages at the six mills amount t
total of $10l,500. All day long mel
and women hung about the mill gate
many of the women begging for worl
with tears in their eyes. Orders TO
the shutdown, which came from tn
| head offices Of the mills in Boston
were given, it was explained, TO avoi'
damage to the mill properties and be
cause II was believed that the finar
cial loss would not be much create
through entire suspension of worl
than 1t would be in operating with dc
pleted forces. The strike leader
profess to look upon the closing dow
of the establishments as a victor
for themselves. and today will direc
their efforts, they say, toward bring
ing about similar conditions at tn
hosiery mill of the Lawrence mani
featuring company, where $500 ar
still at work, and the print cloth dc
partment of the Merrimac mill, whic
employs 100, and is still in opera
ton. Thus far less than 100 oper'
tives have quit at the hosiery mills
the agent says. There are also ha
dozen smaller establishments, maj
ufacturing corduroy and other goods
which are not yet seriously affected