New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-24
1000 WeaverS Going Back to
Work and |. w. W. Looks
PoWerIess to Check General
Rush for Old Jobs.
MILLS MAKE CONCESSIONS
More Pay and Better Working
Conditions Granted, but Or
ganization Will Not Be
Recognized-Picket
Lines Abandoned.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Paterson. y. j.. May 23.-The first
big break in the strike OF the silk work.
ers occurred to-day. when the repre-
sentatives of 300 weavers employed IN
six of the largest mills decided TO re-
turn to work next week. No day was
fixed for the men to go back; that VIII
be- decided upon later.
The weavers. however. have been as
sured of substantial increase In pay
and a betterment of working conditions.
II was predicted tonight that they
would not wait for the fixing Of day
To return. hut would be found outside
of the factory doors on Monday morn
ing. waiting for the whistle TO blow.
To-day's action on the part of the
representatives of the weavers virtually
breaks the backbone of the strike
which has been in progress for four
teen weeks. and will be followed on
Monday morning. it is expected. by
general rush Of the weavers TO get their
old places back.
For the last week or so they have
been returning in small groups, until
some Of the mills now have a reason
able quota of their employees at work.
Few of the weavers belong to the In
dustrial Workers of the World
The members OF the Industrial Work
ers q the World. FOR the most part are
foreigners employed in the dye shops.
Ry threats they have been able TO keep
the weavers out. and trouble is expect
cd when the mills reopen TIE weavers
have been assured OF adequate police
protection.
When William j.. Haywood. the chiei
agitator ~ the Industrial Workers Of
the World was asked about the antici-
pated return of the weavers he frowned
and said that. while it might bc 20. the
kcv L. the whole strike was in the dye
shops and that the men employed there
would never return t. work under the
old conditions.
Most Of the four thousand dye house
workers on strike are Italians, and
Carlo Trcsca. the indicted Industrial
Workers Of the World agitator. as
serted that they would leave tine city
before they would return TO work
under the old conditions. Tresca has
called meeting OF the Italians en-
ployed IN the dye shops for SUNDAY
morning, when he will lay before them
plan TO leave the city entirely.
Tresca wants the Italians 10 walk from
this city 10 Union square. in New
York. where a meeting will be held
After the meeting he plans 10 have the
Italians disperse and seek employment
in the metropolis Haywood has called
meeting of the English speaking
strikers for Sunday afternoon, when
The entire force Of Industrial Workers
Of the World agitators will be on hand
10 appeal to the strikers not TO return
10 work.
City Feels Strike Is Broken.
Despite the assertions of Haywood
and Trcsca the feeling here is that the
strike is broken. and that most Of the
strikers. even the dye shop workers.
will be looking for their old jobs IN a
few DAYS The employers. while they
have offered 10 better conditions. have
declined absolutely To recognize the
Industrial Workers Of the World.
Since the closing of Helvotia and
Turn halls the strike has become de-
sultory. Picket lines have practically
been abandoned and the meetings.
which are now held a Haledon. have
been So SHINY attended that today
break was not unexpected. The In
dustrial Workers Of the World agita-
tors refuse to admit defeat
The Passaic County grand jury
handed in another batch Of indictments
against strikers and some Of their
leaders this afternoon. Most OF the
indictments were for unlawful gather
ing. although a few were for assault
and battery, growing out of the strike.
Prosecutor Dunn announced to-day
that tho trials Of the Industrial Work
ers Of the World agitators had been
mi off until the first week in June.
The panel of seventy jurors VIII come
from Hudson County and Sheriff y. T.
Wedin will draw IL. Some doubt as 70
his right to draw jury was brought
up yesterday
At to-day's conference Of weavers' at
which the decision to go back 10 WORK
was reached. those present represented
600 broad silk and ribbon weavers from
Dexter e. Lambert's shop, 100 proa' T.
silk weavers from Nesterhori bro'I.el
riant 460 broad silk Weavers from
Midol & Browns works, 200 broad SIX
weavers from Kattermann x Mitchell 5
mill. $50 broad silk weavers from the
Empire silk Mill and 300 from Doher'y
& Wadsworths mill
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