New-York tribune., 1912-03-15
fXUlTANT MILL WORKERS
BREAK LAWRENCE STRIKE
()nerativeS at Mass Meeting
Shout Their Approval of Lead
ars' Counsel to End Tie-Up.
q ABOR'S GREATEST VICTORY
Ran on Big Mills Raised, but on
others 1t Continues, Pend
ing Settlement Of
Details.

lawrence. Mass. March 1.-THE strike
=, sir Of the textile mills in this city is
.,dsd It remains in effect at seven
u,a,s here and at one mill in the adjoin-
,,s town Of North Andover. The Ev-
,rett mill which has kept its employees
,ocked out since the strike started, is
understood to he contemplating an early
,eonenine At an increased wage scale.
Ala mass meeting on the Common this
afternoon the strikers. who had as
..n,hled in thousa nds. voted To declare
off The strike at the Washington. Wood,
Aver and Prospect mills of the Ameri-
can Uoolen Company. the Atlantic cot
ton mills and the Kunhardt wOrsted
mills. approximately seven thousand
oreratives will return to work at these
plants next Monday.
The mass meeting. which followed the
advice Of the strike leaders in this ac-
,ion also accepted the recommendation
of the strike committee that the strike he
continued against the Pacific cotton and
worsted mills, the Arlington cotton and
rorsted mills. the Pemberton mills. the
Lawrence duck mills. the Cswoco
uorsted mill the Farwell hleachery, the
international Paper plant and the
Brightuood voollen mills. of North
Andover. All of these mills have an
nounced a wage increase, but the de-
tails Of the proposed advance have not
been made sufficiently clear to satisfy
the strike leaders.
Asa result Of to-day's action il is esti-
mated that about three thousand opera
tives will remain on strike, not including
the Two thousand locked out at the EV-
erett cotton mills
The vote was taken after William u.
HAYWOOD. Of the Industrial Workers of
the World. and eleven other speakers
had addressed the throng in as many
languages, explaining in detail the wage
advance granted by the Atlantic, Kun
tardt and American Woolen Company
mills The speakers made the further
announcement that the legislative COM
rittee on Cancellation OF the Lawrence
strike has agreed TO use its best efforts
~ secure the release from jail under
bonds of Joseph J. Ettor and Arturo
t;Iovarnitti. These two former strike
leaders are being held for the grand jury
as alleged accessories before the fact 10
the murder Of Anna Lopzzo, who was
killed IN a strike riot. In this connec-
ton a further vote was taken 10 send
committee to Governor Foss with peti-
ton for the release of Ettor and iiovan-
nitti.
7, was harry multitude that waded
ankle deep in mud on the Common this
afternoon The police in large numbers
mingled with it freely but had nothing
70 do. In the centre Of the Common Is a
large bandstand, and this the strike lead
ers utilized as rostrum. Haywood and
the others who spoke hailed the result OF
the nine weeks labor battle IS tr!-
umrh for the strikers.
1T II the greatest victory ever won ny
labor IN this country declared Hay
wood. Who has been acting as leader Of
the strike.
No dissenting voice was heard when
the vote 10 return to work in sreclfed
mills vas passed, but the strike leaders
rrofessed some surprise when PROPOSE
tltn that the return 10 these mills he
nsGa tomorrow was voted down by
large majority. II WAS evident that the
great mass Of the strikers did not car"
u resume work before the beginning or
new week
An announcement was made that the
first general celebration 10 be held by
those who have heon on strike after per-
mission has been secured from the
authorities for any kind Of dcmonstra-
tion. will take the form Of parade OF
Italians and others around the House OF
Correction. where Ettor and Giovannitl
are confined The speakers asked those
who were going back to work TO remain
firm IN their support of the men and
women still on strike by assisting them
financially and by the maintenance ol
the picket lines