Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-19
STRIKE BREAKERS ARRIVE.

Barre, Mass, March 1S.-Under GOV
er OF darkness, tonight, a party of
Italian strike breakers were brought
into town and quartered at the mills
of the Barre Wool Combing Co, Ltd
They viii be used, tomorrow in an at
tempt to team the three car loads Of
finished product. which two engine
crews. today refused to touch, from
the plant to the Barre Plains station
for shipment. Half a dozen sharp
shooters. members of the state police
department. armed with magazine
rifles, also came into town. tonight.
10 assist the 200 police officers and
deputy sheriffs in preserving order
tomorrow. So far as is known tho
strikers were not aware of the arrival
of the strike breakers and additional
police. tonight.
Although it was claimed that tho
engineers who refused to go on the
spur track and get the car loads OF
combed wool. today. did so because OF
union affiliations. the railroad men in
tsisted that their action was entirely
through fear of personal injury. Bos
ION 81 Albany Railroad officials who
came here from Worcester refused t.
order the men onto the spur. even
with protection. The engineer, Henry
Richards, and Fireman Remington
pointed out that they had been prom
sed protection. Saturday, but were
attacked and Remington was Knocked
unconscious by a stone.
One wagon load of cOmbed wool made
up of Il bales. was taken over the road
and loaded ON a car at the Barre Plains
station. tonight, without trouble The
company is said to have 100000 worth
of finished product ready for shipment
at the present time. The route ovef
which it will be necessary to haul the
bales leads through the woods for a dis
lance of mile and a quarter and it is
at this point that trouble is feared.
Each wagon load that is taken from
the mill yard will be closely guarded
and in addition there will be armed Off
GERS stationed along the road and at the
Barre Plains station.
Five strikers who We're arrested dur
ing the riots of Saturday were arraign-
ed before Trial Justice Matthew Walker.
today. Four We're held in $1,000 each for
the superior court, and the fifth, Vim
cenzo Massa, who is charged with
sault with intent to kill, was neld under
5000 bonds. They We're defended by an
Italian attorney from Boston, secured
by the Industrial Workers of the Worll.
Members of the strike committee made
public the new schedule of wages an
nounced by the mill officials. The sched-
ule, which would have gone into effect.
today. had the mills been in operation.
Is as follows.
Fer man tant,pet ,,.o,tr.
Those receiving $50 or less advanced
to $500
Those receiving 81 advanced to 500
Those receiving 81 advanced TO $735
Those receiving s. advanced to $3.50.
For women and minors. 81 hours WORK:
Those receiving $3.50 advanced to s5.S5
Those receiving $50 advanced to $3.50
Those receiving $3.50 advanced to $50
A reduction in the hours Of work fo!
the men to 81 hours, with pay for So
hours, is desired by the striking opera
lives. Under the new schedule women
and minors receive a two-hour reduction
| in their working time, in accordance with
tie provisions of the new law in addition
to the wage increase noted.