Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
WOMEN JOIN
| WALK-OUT
At MILL
Union Organized Among Strikers
Police Propose Only to Pre-
serve Order.

Strikers at the Fulton Bag and
Fotton Mills Wednesday afternoon de-
I clared their intention of taking their
3roubles to State Labor Commissioner
Stanley and ask for his intercession.
is quite probable that it will be
brought to his attention during the
afternoon or early Thursday morn
ng
In bringing the strike before the
+ commissioners the strikers say they
fwiN law before him the exact condi-
ions in the factory and ask Mr.. Stan
ey to offer his services as arbitrator.
4 The strike grew more serious We'd
.iav when % women employed in
tn press room of the bag department
Ewt.ked out through sympathy with
4 he striking weavers. 1t was report
fel among employees around the mill
II 1T several hundred operators in the
ag department would quit Wednes
AZ afternoon
4 'ollowing an effort to organize the
4 strikers into a union Tuesday after
&JC0 efforts were being made We'd
esGay to get all of the 1900 oper
go-s in the factory to affiliate with
he movement for better conditions.
/ he strikers also claim that 200 men
Es.gned up as members of a union at
meeting on Central avenue Tuesday
afternoon.
So far there has been little con-
erted elton among the strikers.
Each person has spoken and acted for
mself. A committee went before Os
car Elsas, president OF the company,
Tuesday to state their complaints.
Asked Reinstatement.
they asked me to reinstate an en-
oyee named Fowler, who struck
dstzser, assistant superintendent of
ne weaving no pm, and McElhannon.
/ Who II seems encouraged Fowler to
differentiation, said Mr.. Elsas. Il
old them we could not consider such
demand and the interview was
ended
We have 10 per cent more en-
rIoyees in the weaving department
o day than yesterday. | believe that
| ai who do not want to go back to
work will be replaced by new en-
ovees by the end of the week.
The trouble is all caused by few
| re"
After the trial of three of the
strikers Wednesday d committee of
Them made charge before Chief Beav-
ers that G. A. Johnson, general man
ager Of the mills, had used profanity
before women employees. Chief Beav-
fFs ordered Captain Mayo to notify
Mr., Johnson to appear before Record
or Rroyles to answer the charges
Thursday
Bond for Accused Striker.
The strikers were elated at another
urn VIII Tumlin, a striker who was
J hound over by Recorder Broyles un-
aer a $500 bond for interfering with
me laborers. was released from jail
When his friends gave the bond. He
was congratulated by many womer
and men when he returned to the
MIL village just as the employees
were on their way home for the mid
day meal.
10 gain additional strength. leaders
vi me strikers said that plans were
'e.hS arranged to secure brass banC
ana nave parade through the village
Wednesday afternoon. No one would
'o'n't being an active participant il
MAKING these plans, all of them ad'
"'''ns that they feared arrest.
AFTER conference with Mayor
''odward Wednesday Chief Beav.
us said he would keep special officers
u inc mil section TO preserve peace
''e SAID the police officers would no
interfere in the least with the effort.
the strikers to escure concession!
''H the mill owners, but that orde
''usJ be preserved.
Cheer Follows in Court.
wore than 100 strikers crowd
n. INTO Judge Broyles' courtroom
suHesday and cheered each of tn,
pdSsloned denunciations Of the cot
"nils officials as they were mad
''eir fellow workers on trial there
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