New-York tribune., 1912-03-09
STRIKERS MAY GET 7P. c
Other Lawrence Mills to Follow
American WOolen.
TALK OF FREEING ETT0R
His Imprisonment Stands in the
Way of Settlement-or-
ganizer Arrested.

Lawrence. Mass. March s-The aver
age increase Of per cent in wages prom
ised by officials Of the American Woolen
Company 10 the striking employees VIII he
edualled by most OF the other textile mills
I'm the city. Hitherto officials OF mills out
side the American WOODEN Company have
announced only that ,ne increase would
he AT least per cent but President Will
lam Whitman Of the Arlington Mills said
tonight that while the new scale had not
been entirely worked out per cent would
he the probable average. 1t was the Ar
lngton Mills which. a week ago. led the
way I'm announcing "A minimum increase Of
5e per cent.
The plan Of readjustment In tho wage
system at the Pacific Mills also includes
increases which I'm some cases will reach
Il per cent and will make the general
average increase in that mill or per
cent, IL is learned. The Kunhardt Milrs
increase will run from to s per cent
and that of the Cswoco Mil, another
small plant. win average per cent ac-
cordng 10 semi-oficial statements.
President william NJ Wood of the
American Wooden Company will hold an
other conference with a committee OF
striking employees at the State House In
Boston. tomorrow. when the legislative
Committee on Cancellation Will again SIT
as mediators That legislative body Will
take up also similar mediatory offices In
the cases Of other mills probably.
one alleged obstacle In the way NJ re-
turn Of some of the strikers To work has
been tho continued imprisonment NJ Joseph
J. Ettor. strike leader, and his lieutenant,
Arturo NJ. Glovanntti. both OF Nev York,
who are In tail awaiting grand jury action
on charge ~ completely 10 murder. Ac-
cordinG 10 report tonight, Essex County
and local officials have been approached
With a view 10 securing the freedom on bail
Of the tVo strike leaders. The strike com
mittoe Of the Industrial Workers Of the
World has declared Itself against any set
Element Of the strike ~ long as Ettor
and Giovannltti are I'm Jail.
Guido Mazzarell an organizer for the In
dustrial Workers Of tho World. Who has
rcen prominent as a speaker in connection
with the strike. was brought here from
Lynn to-day by Captain Proctor Of the state
police charged with being an accessory be-
fore the fact TO an assault with intent 10
Kill on two metropolitan police officers on
the morning ~ FEBRUARY %. Salvatore
Bruno Is held as the principal In this shoot
ing. Mazzarelli who spoke I'm Italian AT
a mass meeting the day before is charged
with having melted Bruno by advising the
strikers that day 70 arm themselves.
The strikers made a big. although quiet.
demonstration this morning before the mills
opened Thousands Of men and women
crowded Essex street. and the approaches
10 the factories were lined with pickets.
but when the mills had begun operations
no trouble Of a serious nature occurred.
Five arrests of strikers were made for too
strenuous picketing or dsorderly conduct
No perceptlble increase in number OF en-
poyes resuming work was noted although
the operating force apparently retained its
number