The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-18
Tables Turned 0n Mill Owners
 In Big Strike
More Troops Sought-Pub- lie Sentiment Seemingly
 Changing
ManufactuFers COaXed For eigners to Come as Strike breakers in Former Trou- ble.
Especial from United Press.I }

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 Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 1S-Fearing almost certain bIoodshed, the mill in- terests here, with the great power of nearly $1Oo. 100000 capital behind them. will either, today or tomorrow, ask that second regiment of state mili- tia be sent here.
 Joseph Ettor and other strike iead- CTS today reiterated the 10000 strikers will not return to work unless their increased wage demand is met. H. M. Wood of the Amer4can Woolen Co. and other mill owners, are quoted as saying they will not even deign to treat with the men who struck be- cause 15 cents per week was taken from their pay envelopes When the new working law went into effect and the schedule was from 56 to 54 hours week. The situation is admittedly day, that the eight companies of mill itia. already here cannot hope to cope with 1t. He will add his plea to that of the mill owners in asking for an- oI troops.
 Several mass meetings are schedul- ed for today and at the end of each the strikers plan more parades through the streets. They are hourly growing more incehsed at the opposi- ton their efforts at arbitration have
 Early today, one demonstration re- suited in several arrests. Twenty strikers. who gathered before the Champion International Paper Go. mills, in Prospect, street, were chased half a mile before the lowered baS~ onsts of the militia- The prisoners will be arraigned and sentenced in1-- Local feeling. which. at first was turned against the strikers, is no. from time to time. by strike Leader Ettor, tend to demonstrate that the 1niiI operatives have just, cause for era. TO a representative of the United Press, Ettor. today. said:
 'sThe merits of the strike are hard ly worth dIscussing.r Few men in the have families to support Thts means their wives and children must work. women and children ayerage less than n true. get S9 or $1o week for rum nfnx cs3fton looms. This larger saf- ayV Is paid them because they are now running 16 looms each, the looms having been 'speeded up to make up to the mills those hours taken from the weeks schedule. the most perniciously powerful orga- nizatt0ns Of capital in this country and other mill interests have said in near their door because of Washing ron tariff agitation. Here are some known facts to answer them. Hardly a mill here has paid less than eieht percent dividends and handsome sal- aries to high officials every year for 10 years They have done this while renovating and installing new ma eh1nery. There has been much talk about the foreign rioters True, many of them cannot speak English but they are Americans, naturalized In the main. They were coaxed here ly mill owners. Having come from benlghted districts of foreign coun- fries, the wages looked big Now they see why the men whose rlaces they are filling struck some years ago for many on strike today were strike. Dreakers tl1en.''
 Shortly after noon, 5000 striking mir operatives, including women and boys, left Chabies Hall, where mass meet ing had been in progress, and started for the mill districts. The leaders carried American flags. Although LeaTer Ettor received promises from his Heutenants that every precaution will be taken not to viola te the law, it is feared the more hotheaded may clash with the militiamen as was the case. yesterday.
 Denial of a reported plan for set tlennent of the strike was made here. this afternoon. by strike leaders. A somewhat similar report that Cover nor Toss had suggested a plan of arr bitratfon also was denied bv his pri- vAte secretary, Dudley Holman.