Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
WOMEN JOIN
WALK.OUT
1T MILL
Union Organized Among Strikers.
Police Propose Only to Pre-
serve Order.

Strikers at the Fulton Bag and
cotton Mills Wednesday afternoon de-
| Jared their intention of taking their
FIroubles to State Labor Commissioner
STANLEY and ask for his intercession.
Il is quite probable that it will be
Brought to his attention during the
fternoon or early Thursday morn
~.
In bringing the strike before the
commissioner the strikers say they
|ViI Law before him the exact condi-
Fous in the factory and ask Mr.. Stan
De- to offer his services as arbitrator.
The strike grew more serious We'd
Ens.u&v when 20 women employed in
D. press room of the bag department
walked out through sympathy with
e striking weavers. 1t was report
| ed among employees around the mill
at several hundred operators in the
/ hae department. would quit Wednes-
lay afternoon.
Glowing an effort to organize the
strikers into a union Tuesday after
|Hoon e"o-ts were being made We'd
|Hesday 10 get all of the 1900 oper-
,ors in-fhe factory to aff7liate vita
he movement for better conditions.
he strikers also claim that zoo men
|signed up as members of union at
| meeting on Central avenue Tuesday
afternoon.
SO far there has been little con-
erted ction among the strikers.
Each person has spoken and acted for
himself 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-
|ployee named Fowler, who struck
Metzger, assistant superintendent of
he weaving 70 pm, and McElhannon,
who 1t seems encouraged Fowler to
nsubordination,' said Mr.. Elsas. 4
| fold them we could not consider such
q demand, and the interview was
ended
We have 10 per cent more en-
1oyees in the weaving department
'o-day than yesterday. l believe that
all who do not want to go back to
work will be replaced by new en-
p'oyees by the end of the week.
The trouble is all caused by few
'oreheads who are leading the 9TH
| era"
After the trial OF three Of the
strikers Wednesday a committee of
mem made charge before Chief Beav-
eFs that G. A. Johnson, general man
"ser of the mills, had used profanity
'eloTe women employees. Chief Beav-
e'S ordered Captain Mayo to notify
Mr. Johnson to appear before Record
er Broyles to answer the charges
Thursday.
Bond for Accused Striker.
The strikers were elated at another
urn VIII Tumlin a striker who was
''1hd over by Recorder Broyles UNI
Ter a 5000 bond for interfering with
we 'aborers, was released from Jail
""eH his friends gave the bond. He
was congratulated by many women
'Nu men when he returned to the
III" village just as the employees
we're on their way home for the mid
dav meal.
10 gain additional strength. leaders
W lhe strikers said that plans were
eHS arranged to secure brass band
.' nave a parade through the village
eohesday afternoon. No one would
SD'Il't being an active participant in
'aN'hg these plans, all of them ad-
,,hg that they feared arrest.
Al'er a conference with Mayor
'o'dWard Wednesday. Chief Beav-
10 sad he would keep special officers
We mill section to preserve peace.
SAID The police officers would not
.,'sriere in the least with the efforts
me strikers to escure concessions
"" The mill owners, but that order
must be preserved.
Cheer Follows in Court.
'ore than 100 strikers crowo-
INTO Judge Broyles' courtroom
tuesday and cheered each of the
Questioned denunciatlons of the cot
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