The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-04
PATERSON HARD
HIT BY STRIKE
viii Take City Two Years to Re-
cover From Depression

Paterson. n. j.. Aug. Paterson
has now witnessed from start TO finish,
enc OF the most remarkable strikes in
the history OF the country, and by
which the strikers gained practically
nothing. Twenty five thousand Oper-
atives in their li9 days of idleness
lost nearly s5,j00.0OO in wages. IT is
estimated that the loss TO manufac-
turers was rs much. Landlords. store
keepers and other business houses
were greatly affected and theaters
closed for the season of l9l2-l9l3 near
~ "A month earlier than heretofore
because Of the lack of trade. II will
take the city year or two TO recover.
About two thousand five hundred
workers left Paterson. According to
the strike leaders two thousand men
and women are blacklisted and viii
never be taken back To work.
Patrick l.. Quinlan is ont ON $4,000
bail pending the action OF the supreme
Court On "A writ for the review of his
sentence OF twu to seven years in
prison. Alexander Scott. editor of the
Weekly lssle, socialist organ, is out
on "A similar writ by which he is tenn
porarily relieved Of serving from ono
Ia fifteen years. \ disagreement of
the jurv saved Elizabeth Ciurlcy Flynn
from prison, but she will be tried
again. William Bruecimann, social
list mayor OF Haledon, must stand trial
on a charge OF assisting the strikers
and refusing TO provide proper police
protection to those wishing to go to
work.
Five persons lost their lives because
of the strike 4 landlord. who was
losing $500 a month in rents, and two
strikers committed suicide. one man,
not connected with the strike, was
killed 10y a special detective. who fired
over the heads of strikers who were
menacing him. one Of a party of
strikers ne tried TO intimidate, a So
called "scab," who would not quit
work, was also killed.
Beginning with a demand that the
three and four loom system he lbol-
ished, at the Henry Doherty mill in
I.akeview, employing six hundred
hands, the strike rapidly spread among
dissatisfied operatives i'm all parts of
the city and on Feb. 20 Elizabeth Cur
ley Flynn. Patrick l.. Quinlan, Adolph
l.cssig and other |. w. w leaders,
called a general strike for an eight
hour day and % per cent increase in
wages. The manufacturers did not
g., 10.
first week, but by March practically
the entire industry was tied up.
Representatives of the American
Federation Of Labor came here to fight
the red invasion" and try To brine
about n quick settlement, but the ].
W. w lad gained TOO stronI . hold
John Golden and his cohorts retreat
ed Then business men of the city
named a committee to bring the war
ring parties together. but IL failed.
Mayor Mcbride stleCted a committee
Of twenty-five of the leading citizens
for the same purpose without result.
Efforts were made 10 get state SEN
atorial investigation commission on
the ground, but bill introduced for
the purpose we're lost in committee.
The !. w. w opened relief store at
which baskets of vegetables, groceries
and pthcr articles of food were dis
tributed every day To two thousand
families. Funds for the relief of the
suffering strikers came from all parts
If the country. The amounts ranging
all the way from $500 To $1,000 a
week.
Ten DAYS ago came the first evil
deucc of break in the ranks. The
Dexter q Lambert company, employ
ing three hundred and fifty persons,
made q settlement satisfactory To the
operatives and they went back. Re-
ports spread Ia the effect that the
strike was over and the relief funds
fell off The !. W. " was unable TO
continue it's food stations. Starvation
stared the workers in the face. Their
leaders became i'll. There was q break,
which became general in a few days.
All but n few thousand were placed.
They were told to come back and they
would bc taken back as rapidly as ma
c hines could be made ready for them.
And the l. w. w. leaders say they are
coming back to try again.
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