New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-16
$4,000 IDLE BY STRIKE
Twelve New Bedford Cotton
Mills Close Their Doors.
|. w. w. TAKE A HAND
William Yates, Leader of The
Trouble in Lawrence, Busy
No Disorder Yet.

New Bedford. Mass, July ls-Tv,l-.
New Bedford cotton mills Operating mo,.
than one million spindles, emplov,.
thirteen thousand operatives and hay,.
a combined payroll OF. 10000 weekly, ye,.
closed tonight 'for an indefinite perios.
as a result Of the strike OF weavers ana
loom fxers. which went into effect n.
day. The loom fisers went out IN avn.
pathy with the weaver,. as did also n.
twisters ard smoothers. The action a,
the loom fixers was Endorsed ty N.
emergency committee OF the United Ter.
tile Workers at a meeting to-day. and
at the same time the csrders and SON.
ners received permission 10 declare
similar sympathetic strike.
The mills which closed tonight vr.l
the Acushnet. the Booth, the Bristol. IN
Dartmouth, the Gosnold, the Crinneu, ~
Hathaway. the Page. the Pierce Manu.
featuring Company. the Pierce Broihers
Ltd, the Potonska and the Wamsutta
Seven other mills have rot yet been sen.
ously affected.
A notice posted by some Of the mlb
announcing a proposed new system al
grading cloth TO determine the pay q,
the weavers was the direct cause OF y,
strike. The weavers union objected an
announced that unless the notice was r.
moved by Saturday noon they would nu
report for work to-day. With the excsp
ton OF the twelve mills named all with.
drew the announcement The twela
which failed 10 do so are all affiliated
with the New Bedford Cotton Msne
facturers' Association. which organic.
ton voted not 10 accede to the demands
william o. Devoll, secretary Of the al
ISOLATION, tonight declared that none d
the twelve mills would reopen until I'd
trouble with the weayers had been .Gly
adjusted. With the weayers and looa|
fxers out it was useless 10 attempt d
operate. he said. Further than that ri
would not discuss the situation.
The Industrial Workers OF the wOht
although controlling only small part 81
the mill operatives OF the city, have taxs,
sides with the weavers In the strike sai
to-day the twelve hundred member II
the organization refused 10 work. Its
represent nearly all Of the orafts AZ
are scattered through most OF the mis-
Richard Parkinson, secretary OF the lea
body OF the industrial workers, said II
night that nearly six hundred new meal
beers had been taken into his orzanizsasI
during the last two days. William Na'sI
who was prominent in the recent LasI
renee strike, is IN New Bedford and o
dressed the industrial workers to-niga,
The police found little TO occupy ths't
attention to-day. Although there We
several thousand mill hands on the str@I
there was no sign Of disturbance. DuniI
the morning hours a considerable num0.
gathered about the mill gates, but thst
made no effort to interfere with
workers, and caused no trouble.
ARRANGEMENTS were made by the lndHf
trial Workers of the World leaders
night for systematic picketing to-m'
row morning Of the seven mills WIG
remain open, with view Of forcing
general strike. The seven mills ~lN
will be picketed are the Butler N@n
wena, Soule. New Bedford Cotton vel
Taber and Whitman. II
The textile industry in New Bedfo''
conducted by thirty corporations, opera
ing 1885. 264 spindles. and $3.50 looms II
81 mills. employing 3l.Ooo operatives soa'k
OF these mills manufacture yarns on4
while others are not affected b. the s'n'
because the notices announcing the esti
lishment Of the grading system. ei'''
have been removed, or else were ne''
posted