Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-28
PUTNAM
mecnanlcsVIile Strikers Formulate Grievanees-HoPe for Conference With Agent Waterman-Two Brake
 men Arrested for Theft of Mileage sooks-Referee's Finding Against Arnold's Discharge from Bankruptcy.

There were no developments in the strike situation at Mechanicsville Mon day The operatives remained out many of them spending most of the day in Putnam, where a meeting was held in the afternoon in Foresters hall
 A committee Of conference of the strikers sought to meet Agent c. F. Waterman of the French River Textile company during the day to present a list Of grievances, but he was out of town, so 8 prospect of the adjustment of the differences between the help and their employers is delayed until MT. Waterman can be seen. A mmber of the conference com mittee gave out the following list of grievances Monday afternoon after the strikers meeting:
 1. Any cloth after going over the perch in the weaving department to | be considered finally inspected and no l fines imposed thereafter for inperfec- 1 tions that may be found (Ffnes are now imposed for imperfections found ! at the inspection in the weaving de- partment)
 l 2. That Mrs. Carrie Jasamon, Put 1 nam, a skefn winder, be reinstated. 1 (The strikers claim that Mrs. Jasamon was d1scriminated when she was laid | of a few weeks ago)
 | 3. That list be posted in the sew l ing department so that the sewers 1 may know just what they are to re | cetve for each piece of work they do. l (The strikers claim that the sewers under the present system do not know how much they are to receive until | they draw their weekly pay.) 1 i. That all skilled and unskilled la | bor that has been employed in the mill | be granted an increase of per cent. | in their weekly pay, that they may re- ! ceive similar advance as was grant 1 ed to some of the other employees a 1 few weeks ago.
 l 5. That drawin-in hands and weav- ! CTS not be fined for extra headles." l" 1 (The strikers claim that the drawing i in hands now receive only 25 cents a mills the price is 30 to 35 cents per l thousand.)
 6. That in future there be no dis
 crimination against any of the work 1 CTS at the mill
 The picket line about the plant it l was said by one of the members of the i conference committee, Monday, would be maintained, and in @ peaceable l manner The strikers lay particular | stress upon the point that they want l no disorder. All was quiet about the
 mfll Monday, and there was only the
 slightest indication that an important
 strike was tying up the plant. 1 Some Of the families have. in accord
 ance with the notice served upon them last Thursday, commenced to vacate the compapys tenements, but not many Hope was expressed Monday that the strike could De settled if the ! committee of conference could meet
 Agent Waterman. The strikers have
 much at stake in the way of peace and a home. They want the strike settled, but feel that their demands
 should be granted
 One of the strikers said Monday that
 this trouble has caused some people
 to say that the operatives acted hasti-
 ly in leaving the work. but he did no
 think so The strike he said, haC
 been brewing for six years. The finins
 system was at the bottom of it. Thi.
 leader of the strikers was particular.
 fy bitter against the superintendent of the plant for the manner In whicl he received the committee of strikeri who presented the grievance that leC
 to the present strike, and resentful O
 some of the things tht the superin
 tendent had said to the employees, bu
 he felt that Agent Waterman. who hal
 met no committee of the strikers sine,
 the waIkout occurred. will be nor
 considerate of their claims.
 The conference committee will mak
 another attempt to meet Agent Water man today.