Putnam patriot., 1916-08-11

leave the hall when the representative told the gathering that rather than cause any friction among the number present he would once more pass through the outer door there to remain. After the meeting 1t was stated that it had been voted to remain out and that a collection had been laken to defray the expenses Of the hall.
 The agent of the mill, sC. Fred Wa terman, was in New York. The super intendent, Percy l.. Waterman, arrived from New York Thursday night, Su. perin,endent Waterman said shortly after II o'clock that he had nothing to say. Asked If there was any truth in the fumor that MeGulfe was to be re- hired, MT. Waterman said that il was through said Mr. Waterman, i've have not given him thought. I don't even know where he is at the present time and have no idea of having him back in the mill again. Asked re. earding the other grievances stated he said they were not being consid. cred In the afternoon another meet. ing was held in the hall and a commit tee of three appointed to wait on Mi. Waterman Saturday morning.
 During the day representatives of the strikers interviewed the sewers and burlers In the mill. They told the men that they had work ahead, were get ting good wages and would stay at work, although the weavers say the sewers and burlers told them they would quit work if the company at. tempted to 6l the weavers places withsoutsiders
 The night shift did not go to work and not a shuttle moved during Fri. day after the night shift left the shop in the morning.
 SATURDAY
 "You can say that we are m this fight to stay,i snid member of the committee of the strikers at the Wat erman Worsted Company Saturday morning, to PATRIOT representative. "We will fight this thing out if IL takes all summer. You can't make IL too Istrong. If Jour demands are not granted we will stay out indefinitely and we have the mill tied up. The sewers held meeting this morning They have work ahead and are mak- ing good pay and are satisfied but they will only work on cloth made by us. If they put other weavers in our plnces the sewers and burlers will re. fuse to work on the cloth. We are go- ing to give notice through the Boston papers for weavers to stay away from Putnem.n
 The committee was asked If they had met Superintendent Percy l.. Waterman. "Yes,n said the spokes- man, "we went to the mill but it's the last time we will go there. If he wants to see us he will have tS come to us. We have established headquarters In foresters' hall and if he wants 10 see us let him come there. We went to the mill and we were not received with respect. Before we went we saw Mir. Smith, the boss weaver, and told him that we did not want long drawn-out strike over him. Mir. Smith told us that if we could get the ten percent increase we are demanding for the night weayefs, to go back, that he would waive all personal feeling and claims in the matter if we could get ! this concession. We t@ld Mir Water man that we waived our claims to 1 have Smith retained but we demanded that the new boss be restricted as to | fines and that fines of ten cents be abolished. Mr. Waterman told us that if we returned 1t would be under the same conditions AS before. Take l 1t from us, we won't go back.o
 "We still believe that the company are going to hire Mcclure, the percher, | bdek again. said the committee spokesman, ''and it will be done in some roundabout way. Why in two consecutive weeks when Mcclure was there the fines amounted to S52 one week and s59 the next. Then the new percher came and for the next two weeks the fines were SIS and S20. Some difference isn't it?p
 The weavers claim that since they went out the perch for measuring cloth has been altered but they still say that they are going 10 insist that 1t be inspected by the county sealer-
 The strikers held meeting after the committees interview with the su- perintendent. There were sixty-fouf weayers present and 1t was unapis mously voted to stand out for their de- mands. A colIection was taken and sl7.30 realized for tue purpose of de- fraying the expense of the hall which costs sl 50 day.
 The committee say that never was there a more determined lot of strikers and it would be a fight to a finish.
 Superintendent Waterman said that the committee called on him Friday l morning. He said they told him that