The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05
PATERSON BACKS UP
MUZZLING OF |. W. ".
Election Of Elizabeth Gurlcy
Flynn Causes Outburst
Of Approval.
VIGILANCE BODY READY

PATERSON. ". j.. sept. 1.-THE drastic
action OF Chief of Police John Bimson
and his men in banishing Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn. the I. W. W. agitator,
from Paterson last night before she
had a chance to deliver a speech In In
stitute Hall at a meeting called to dis
cuss plans for another silk strike was
approved to-day by citizens generally.
Mayor Robert Il. Fordyce and Chief
Rlmson were congratulated by hundreds
of clergymen. manufacturers and busi-
ness men. TIL opinion was freely cN-
pressed that the city's official reception
to outside professional agitators will do
more to bring about an adjustment Of
troubles between silk manufacturers and
their employees than n long drawn out
strike such as plunged the city into dis.
tress and suffering in 1918.
Now that the city has decided not to
fool any more with the I. w. W. n
anarchists. but to run them out of town
n they attempt 10 stir up discomfort
among the working people, 1t is believed
the manufacturer themselves will show
more Willingness TO remedy working con-
dltlons so there viii be less complaint
among their employees.
Mayor Fordyce limited to-day that he
himself might start an investigation to
determine II the silk workers have just
cause for complaint.
IL became known this afternoon that
~ the police had not taken the initia-
tive In suppressing the ~agitators. a vigi-
lance committee composed OF many
responsible business mer a planned
TO kidnap Miss Flynn and run her out
Of town. They decided to put her
aboard a train before she had an oppor-
tunity to speak, but the police saved
them from carrying out their well laid
plans.
"Professional agitators now know that
their presence Is not wanted in pater-
son." Mayor Fordyce said. '"They will
meet with the same resistance II they
attempt to give utterance to wild theor-
les In the future. Now that the city
has taken the initiative IN suppressing
the l. w. w, the manufacturers should
try to relieve working conditions. IL the
conditions are not What they should be-"
Now is the time for the manufac-
turers to TO the risht thing by the silk
workers." said Police Commissioner
trtOlBt Stll1SOn, WHO Is u PROMINENT
merchant. THE action of the city in
banishing the agitators has made the
city liable to all kinds Of damage suits.
IL the manufacturers do not take ad-
vantage of what the city has done for
them they deserve TO suffer from strikes
and lockouts. The officials have done
their full duty by the city. The manu-
facturers should also do their duty"
William Il. Bryant, president Of the
Chamber OF Commerce. said: Twenty
two weeks of strike in 1913 was quite
enough for Paterson. Ninety per cent.
CO the population want nothing to do
are backing up the authorities in what
they have done. Those manufacturers
who have been paying starvation wages
should be brought into line by those
who pay decent wages
Every business man in Paterson APP
proves last nights work" William
Wieda. president of the Paterson Bust
ness Mems Association. said tonight. 1T
II the moral duty of citizens at large to
prevent disturbers and outlaws from
coming here to arouse the workers with
disastrous results"
You can say for me-" said Chief
Benson. that this is only the beginning.
I positively will not allow I. W. w agi-
tator TO speak here again. I've no
doubt Miss Flynn will come back. "
she does | will repeat the treatment she
got last night, We are through with the
policy OF permitting out of town agita-
tors TO run things in Paterson as they
please. and they might as well under
stand 1t right now"
There was talk here to-day that the
local followers OF Miss Flynn, Carlo
Tresca and other agitators would call
llpDu the Free SppHrh I,papue of \pW