Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-29
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women and children, and destroy our
lives, it may be necessary that they
go back to work in the mills, but we
will cripple their machinery. God pity
their looms. God pity their cloth.
They won't be able to make any
suits We won't run their mills, their
looms We will refuse to do anything
but we will watch every scab, tomor-
row. the same as we did last Monday.
''They will need 600 militiamen to
keep track of our pickets. We may use
dynamite that has been planted-the dy-
Mantle of class solidarity. the fuse of
working-cl rebellion. We are soing
to do nothing, tomorrow. We are going
to put our hands in our pockets and keep
them there.
Miss Lena Morrow Lewis of San Fran
cisco, national organized of the Socialist
party, with headquarters in Chicago, was
another speaker. Most of her address
was devoted to the principles of the So
calist party and she urged the strikers
TO remain steadfast in their demands.
She said
I'VE are going to get Rockefeller and
Morgan, not by dynamite or the bullet.
but by legislation"
Another speaker was Mrs. Annie Wei
senbach, a member of the strike commit
tee from the Wood mill. She has been
mentioned by the mill officials as one OF
the highest paid members in the Worid
in the wooden industry. She averaged
$40. IS a week for seven weeks. She urged
all the other members in the mill to go
on strike with her.
William D. Haywood, the western TABOR
leader who has been here helping Ettor
conduct the strike. left today for 10
ledo to fill an engagement.
IT was announced that he would return
the latter part of this week His place
will be filled here by William f. Trout
man of Chicago, first secretary OF the
Industrial Workers of the World.
Tonight agents and other officials.
representing every one OF the aHecteo
mills gathered for a conference IN one
IF the mill offices. They met no repre-
sentatives of the strikers and at the
slose of the conference announced that
they had nothing to say of what had
occurred A conference between the
agent and striking employees Will be
held at the Arlington mill, tomorrow,
md the outcome is being awaited with
interest
1t was announced, tonight, that the
Atlantic and Everett mills, which clos
I'd for an indefinite period soon after
he strike started would make no at
tempt to open. tomorrow. notwlth-
standing rumors to the contrary.
Relief for the needy among the
strikers is to be provided, beginning,
tomorrow, under the direction of the
Lawrence Central Labor Union and
The Woman's Train Union League of
The Americas Federation of Labor.
Only a few of the strikers are mem
1ers of the Federation. the majority
being affiliated with the Industrial
Workers of the World, but according
10 an announcement tonight. the relief
committee will treat all alike. The
announcement read:
I'VE, the Lawrence Central Labor
Union and the Womans Trade Union
League of Boston, affiliated with the
state branch of the American Federa-
ton of Labor. hereby announce that
We have voted to open headquarters
IN Lawrence for the receipt and dis
tribution of funds contributed for the
benefit of the textile workers who are
in need because of the strike. All con-
tributions will be used for the relief
If the most needy workers and those
wishing to affiliate with the American
federation of Labor"
This is followed by an appeal for
food, clothing and money.
Dudley NJ. Holman, secretary to
Gov. Foss, arrived in Lawrence. to-
night. and will remain here, over to-
morrow, to note developments in the
strike situation. He declined to make
any statement tonight, regarding the
strike.