Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-28

~ mild degree, a recurrence of the
scenes connected with the great strike
OF textile operatives here. last winter
4 bout 1900 persons had been affect
ed, tonight, by the strike which be
gan, yesterday, and spread, today.
Ynd still further extension was fear
ed Mill owners were said to be ready
to shut down the plants in event OF
any addition to the ranks of the strik-
ere Oh serious disorders.
Mayor Scanlon said the mill owners
probably would close If the situation
became verse. But" he added, i
do not think it will
OF the 1900 workers who are out
probably ole half left their work as
"a protest against the incarceration and
the forthcoming trial of Joseph ]. Eft
Tor and Aurto Giovannitti, leaders OF
The Industrial Workers of the World
who were concerned in the big strike
here. last winter, and who will be
tined in court in Salem. next Monday
IN connection with the killing of Anna
Lcpizzo, an operative. during strike
riot. The other workers were forced
cut either because their departments
we're shut down or because of intimi-
dalton.
some of the more eager strikers in
attempting TO get workers to leave
their machinery caused slight disor-
ders in several mills. Reports of a
number of injuries were received by
the police, but none of the injured
was seriously hurt.
Clubs, and i'll one case revolver,
were hourished to intimidate the
working operatives and mill machinery
In several plants were damaged. A
few windows also were broken. The
police made only three arrests. THESE
were on charges of assault or destrue-
ton of mill property.
Leaders of the Industrial Workers
of the World renewed their assertion,
that the strike was not sanctioned,
was unorganized, and was without a
leader.
we are naturally unable to con-
troll the people," said William Yates,
of New Bedford. national secretary OF
the textile branch of the Industrial
Workers. THE broke away from us
completely and left their work against
our advice. We hoped they would
heed the message sent from Jail by
Ettor and Gieyannitti urging them not
To strike OF course, in the event of
a majority sentiment in favor of a
general strike. the Industrial Workers
OF the World will give the same sup
port to the movement as it did in the
great Industrial battle last winter"
The operatives who struck, yester-
day and today, are almost exclusively
members of the Industrial Workers of
the World and while many are said
to favor calling general strike, the
sentiment in some eases favors .
strike of only few days, as demon
stration of protest.
Several meetings of the |. w. w.
we're held. tonight, most of the
speeches being made in foreign Ian
guages to meet the requirements Of
the more than dozen nationalities
represented. The largest meeting was
addressed by Miss Elizabeth Gurley
Flynn Of New York. one of the or
Ganizers to delay action ON a general
strike. which would be at the present
time against the wishes of Ettor and
Giovannitti and the central commit
tee. Ii would be better, she said, to
walt until the trial of their imprison
ed leaders had progressed for a few
days. Then if general strike were
thought necessary it would be called.
Miss Flynn and the other speakers
urged the operatives TO return TO the
mills, tomorrow, or Monday, at the
latest, and await call of the lead
ers for strike
Carlo Tresca of Pittsburg. Pa, one
of the organizers, announced that
there would be one or more mass
meetings, at O'Clock tomorrow, &c
discuss the matter of making the
strike general.
Secretary Yates announced that
William d. Haywood, who directed the
strike here, last winter, in its latter
stages and who on Boston Common
TWO weeks ago, urged a country wide
strike in protest against the deten-
tlon in Jail OF Ettor and Giovannitti
had been asked to come to Lawrence
Mfr. Yates said word had been received
from Chicago, today, that Mr.. Hay
wood would hurry East. tonight. and
might arrive in Lawrence, Sunday oil
Monday In his speech i'm Boston, Mr.
Haywood urged workers TO go OF
strike any time before Sept. 30. The
mills of the American Wooden Co
We're the most seriously affected, to-
day. the activities OF the Aver mill o
the corporation being practically at
standstill. In the Wood mill severa
DEPARTMENTS We're shut down and il
the Washington mills about half o
the force Of $500 We're out.
In curt late, today, three men ar
rested, during the disturbances, wer
given a hearing and two of them sen
fenced. Raphael Riccodena pleadel
guilty of malicious mischief at tn
Wood mill He was fined $40 for as
sault ana on being found guilty @
malicious mischief was sentenced t
80 days ia jail. Guisseppi Bertude wa
fined IS for disturbing the peace. An
DIRE Wailala was found not guilty c
disturbing the peace and was dis
charged.
Notices were posted, today. in tn
mill section BY the American Woole
60, that any persons found on III
premises of the company after havin
been told to vacate would be prose
cnfed to the full, extent of the lay
Mil oWnefs say that no grievance
had been presentedt 10 them and !
formal notice. Some Of the mill agen