Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-05
Votes to Aid
the Strikers
LAWRENCE CENTRAL LABOR UN.
ION TAKES ACTION.
WITH A. F. OF |.
Rival Organization of Industrial Work
ers Ready to Sanction Strike if Called
UPon-Pauperism at Lawrence.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. THE Cen
tral Labor union of this city, which is
affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor, viii enter into the fight for
the success Of the strike of the more
than $4,000 textile mill operatives
which has been on for nearly month
under the direction of rival organ
ization the Industrial Workers Of the
World. This action was decided upon
late today at q closed meeting of the
executive committee of the Central
Labor union and representatives of a
dozen Of the skilled classes of mill
operatives. when it was decided to have
the c. l. L. try to bring about set
tlement of the existing differences in
favor of the operatives.
VIII Conduct the Strike.
In the event Of failure to bring about
a favorable settlement the Central
Labor union is to enter actively into
the conduct Of the strike and make
the fight for The demands indefinitely.
It was said after the meeting that the
American Federation of Labor stands
ready to respond upon call with for
NAL sanction Of the strike and active
support.
No Immediate General Strike.
~ AiAiC a AlltN CHlCll III ldN VI VI Il 5eH-
eral strike in all the mills Of the
American Wooden company is being
considered in places where that cor
poration has mills, there will be no
immediate attempt on the part of the
leaders of the strike here to extend it
beyond this city
This was the statement today Of Will
liam Yates of New Bedford. who has
taken up the direction of the strike
following the arrest of Joseph J. Et-
tor. Yesterday Mr.. Yates said chat 3
meeting of the executive committee OF
the Industrial Workers of the World
would be held in Boston today for the
purpose of deciding on the matter Of
extending the strike elsewhere, To-
day he explained that a miXup of tele-
grams had prevented the holding OF
| this meeting, but that it may be called
later
Pauper Funeral Every Day.
A large number of Investigators
along various lines. sociological anC
| economical, have come to Lawrence
since the strike began, studying con-
ditions. Mr. Sidens investigation. he
says, has developed the fact that there
/ is pauper burial in Lawrence every
| other day, and that practically every
| one is that Of a mill operative or &
| member Of aa mill operatives family
| Those deaths represent two per cent
of the city's population, he says ant
! he claims also that ten per cent. of the
mill workers die each year.
Average Wage 1924.
The observations of Rev. Herbert 5
| Johnson of Boston during two visits K
| Lawrence have prompted the minister
| to say: IF the figures shown to me by
! the mill owners in Lawrence, covering
| the wages paid the operatives are cor.
rect the average weekly wage is $9.2.
| instead Of Sc, and the mill owners ar
not able to increase the kages st tn,
| present time"
Made Insane by Lawrence Strike.
Jersey City, n. J., Feb. 4.-Afte
reading accounts Of the textile strik,
riots at Lawrence, Mass, Edward Fort
mann, a middle aged jeweler, went sud
denly insane at his home here tonigh
and fired more than 20 revolver shot
at imaginary strike rioters" He sho
and perhaps fatally wounded one o
the five policemen who tried to captur
and finally shot himself through tn
! abdomen. He will probably die