New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-29
SILK MILL STRIKERS
TURN AGAINST |. ". v.
Despite Efforts of AgitatorS, It
Is Believed EngIiSh-S Speaking
WeaverS Will Go Back Soon.
SOME TO REPORT TO-DAY
Police Ready to Protect Those
Who Prefer the Looms to
Picket Lines-Foreign
Element Meet in Rain.
lRv Tslegraph % The Tribune. J

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Paterson. y. J.. May 2s-The long
looked-for break in the ranks OF the silk
strikers will probably take place within
the next few days. By Monday, al the
4 latest. IL Is thought the 900 English
speaking weavers will return 10 their
| looms despite the frantic efforts Of the
Industrial Workers Of the World leaders
10 stem the strong tide now setting in
against them and their methods.
! The English-speaking strikers, who
went out originally only because Of SYM
pathy with the foreign workers. became
disgusted yesterday, when employees Of
the firms Of the Empire SIX Company.
/ Doherty * Wadsworth. Waterman 4
Mitchell. Paragon SILK Company, Davis
Silk Company Hill SILK Company. Dexter
& Lambert and McCunom & Post at
tempted to hold meeting in Probst Hall.
only 10 have IT broken up by two hum
dred members Of the Industrial Workers
Of the World.
! Immediately after this the English
weayers decided 10 60 back to work and
abandon the strike In some cases the
broad silk employees VIII return 10 the
mills tomorrow for the purpose Of hold
! ing shop meetings. The men employed 10y
other firms announced to-day that they
will report at their mills prepared to go
| 70 work in the morning
Those who have decided Ia give mp the
strike issued statement this afternoon,
| in which they said the strike had been
lost two months ago. They called upon
all Euglish-speakiug veavers who had
| gone out without cause 20 return 10 their
1 looms tomorrow or Mouday.
While the English speaking strikers were
/ scoring the lnternatona! Workers of the
| World leaders for their methods In break
! ing up their meetings and their general
| behavior throughout the strike. the latter
! held a meeting IN q vacant lot 10 the rear
| Of No. 81 Water street Several hundred
persons stood IN the rain and listened 10
/ Carlo Tresca. Adolph Le-sig. Patrick
/ Quinlsn and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. all
! If whom spoke Of the necessity OF re
naming frm" and picketing the strik-
| ers lines. so as 20 prevent the strike
/ breakers from entering the mills.
! Chief Of Police Bimson, when asked II
| he would be ready 10 furnish protection
/ 70 strikers desiring 20 return 90 work.
7 said
Every man or woman has the iu-
alenable right 10 labor. and any attempt
, TO interfere with that right Will be
| promptly and effectively dealt with by
the police force Of this city. which is fully
prepared to meet and promptly deal with
any emergency Of this kind
IL IL known the employers will not rec
ID
the strikers returning 10 work. and that
no proposition embracing a hat rate of
wages will be agreed 20 by the silk mill
owners. even after the old employees 60
back.
Those opposed 10 going back 90 work
are using this utimatum Of the employers
AS an argument against returning 20 the
looms, but Il is not expected their Efforts
will meet with great success, since On"
minds OF the English speaking strikers
seem 10 be made up on that question.
children OF striking silk workers 600
PATERSON. who have been brought go New
York 10 be cared fOr In the families of
workers. were taken 10 the Church Of
st Mark 's-in-the- BouWerie" yesterday IN
relays, and addressed Dos the Rev. Irwin
Tucker, socialist clergyman. The chill
dren numbered about two hundred in all
and ranged in age from FIVE To twelve
years. They were in charge Of Miss
Florence Greer, Miss Louise TuNbury and
| others.
Between addresses the children partook
Of ice cream and sandwiches. Mr.. Tuck
or asked the children who believed il was
an outrage on the part OF the Paterson
authorities TO close the halls 10 the strik-
ers TO hold up their hands. The very
young children watched 10 see what the
older children would do, and all held up
! their hands.
After the addresses and ice cream and
sandwiches were digestcd the children
were taken back to their temporary