Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
BIG UPROAR
AS MEN ARE
F | n { D
Workers in WaIk-out Parade Vi
cinity of Factory UnmoIested
by Police.

More than 100 strikers from the
ed into Judge Broyles courtroom
Wednesday and cheered each of the
| impassioned denunciations of the cot
| ton mills officials as they were made
| by their fellow workers on trial there.
Three of the strikers, supposed to
! be leaders, were fined as a result of
| disturbances of Tuesday at the mills.
| As each fine was imposed the defend
ant denounced his employers, and the
crowd in the courtroom cheered.
Judge. if you are going to sentence
me for this, sentence me to the stock
ade, but not to the Fulton Bag and
Cotton Mills" shouted r. l.. Wood,
weaver, as he was fined $10.75. w.
d. Fleming another weaver, was
| fined $10.75. Both men admitted that
they had stopped machines.
| Fleming made stirring speech in
| court, arraigning the practice at the
mills of Withholding so hours pay
| from the employees. He declared that
| the mill hands were forced to work
that length of time before they were
given any salary.
Held for Interference.
viii Tumlin, helper at the mills.
was bound over under 5000 bond for
violating the State law against inter-
ference with labor. 1t was alleged
machines in the mill before he left
by secreting their various parts.
Judge Broyles, after sentencing the
three men, addressed the crowd.
There is no law against Your quit
ting your jobs if you like" he said.
However, you must not interfere
with those who continue to work. II
you endeavor to stop them you will
be punished"
G. A. Johnson, general manager OF
the mills, and A. B. Lowndes. super
intendent, represented the company at
the hearing. They declared that
w OOQ anu II ltuliIl5 idu III tChOb
them
Wood and Fleming paid their fines,
, and were cheered as they departed.
| Tumlin was remanded to cell, but
The crowd roaring with enthusiasm.
declared they would return with the
| money to get his release within al.
hour.
At neon a parade of the strikers
| was held in the vicinity of the mills
Headed by band, more than zoe
men, women and children marched
through the streets singing ano
| shouting.
Parade Is Unmolested.
While policemen were in evidence
] everywhere, there was no effort 10
| stop the paraders 50 long as they dia
I not violate the law.
| Oscar Elsas, president of the mills,
asserted that all danger of any seri-
Gus trouble from the striking en-
ployees of the mill was passed. He
said that a number OF employees who
| were out 1 ueSudyt wien tilc oNt'IeNS
of a large number of strikers was
very threatening, had returned to
work Wednesday and that he expect
ed all disturbances to gradually sub
side.
! A very odd fact in connection with
| the strike is that most OF the en-
ployees who are out are women. 1t
! is rare when they predominant in
such a movement. MIR. Elsas who is
| handling the situation with firm
hand without even an intimation of a
concession to the dissatisfied en-
| ployees. said the women were out
| through fear. He said that some OF
| the women who had gone out were
afraid to return to work because OF
threats from men who are leading the
strike.
The story the strikers tell OF con-
ditions out at the mill is quite DIFF
! ferent from the views expressed by
| the mill owners. While the mill Off
| Gals say they are only about so out
| Wednesday, th, strikers claim that
there are about $40 -..-.------.