Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-02
ASK COURT TO ENJOIN
STRIKING WEAVERS
Franklin Worsted Mills Move
in Kensington Walkout,
Police Guard Mills

\nulication for an injunction 10 re-
s,r,in striking cloth weaVCrs frohl IN
| t,rfcring with the business oi mus III
Kcnsington was filed today III 'on,ii'on
pleas Court No. 3. The case VIII ne
| argued next Monday. ~
Thc application was made by Edwin
Al Ibhntt attorney for the Franklin
Worstcd Mills, of Kensington, ono OF
the companles affected by the strike.
The defendants named in the suit. III
addition to Local Union No. -. arc
Louis j. Gcorotz, Morris Gorln' frahN
-. jackson. Walter clark. james SWtc'
neg, Samuel Brcssler, Thomas LanertH
stanley Lavender August 'iroll aho
John Bucia. In the bill OF conlpi"ln'
1t is explained that the trahhllh ,onI-
pany has large orders from the Gov
ernment for the manufact<'e OF nav!
cloth and khaki and that the execution
OF these contracts has been greatly im-
pcded as the result of the acts of mem-
bers of tho defendant union in per-
suading weavers and other employees 10
strike unless the shop was compietelE
unionZed.
II ,s alleged that the defendants, or
their representatives. combined and CON
spircd together to prevent any put
union weavers being employed III the
works. 1t Is further charged IN tne
bill filed that certain members OF the
union forcibly entered the mlt ana
stopped nonunion weavcrs from con-
tnuing their work.
\ heavy police guard is stationed in
front of the big cotton mills of Ken
sington and Frankford today TO prevent
repetition Of Yesterdays strike out
breaks. that resulted in injuries to sew
4 iaafas Il
eight mills engaged in the manufacture
of cloth for army and navy uniforms.
Twenty-Five strikers and labor leaders
were arrested.
The disturbances were tho result of
prolonged strike b. the weavers. whose
leaders demand standardized wage
scale in all the factories and certain ad-
vances M piecework rates Nearly 1000
strikers forced their way into several
Of the mills, damaged looms and other
equipment and injured workers, Partic-
ular damage was done to the Franklin
worstcd mill and the Lincoln worsted
mill
1t was intimated today by, Henry
Morgan, secretary of the Clotlf Manu-
facturers' Association, that German
propaganda was back of the recent
strikes among the textile workers in the
NehsilstoN iitllS anu HoFe strongly
charged that the l. W. W. was implicated
in tho strike troubles,
Mr.. Morgan said tl.at the mills were
working today and that the strike was
over. although this was later denied by
the strikers. lie said that an inquiry
should be made to show just how Louis
J. Georotz made his living; that the
latter. a chief of the strike committee.
has been out of work for nineteen weeks.
that he has been entirely without funds
and that now lie suddenly appears to be
well supplied win money Mr. Morgan
seems to think that such an investiga-
tton might throw some light on the sub
Ject as 10 1lst VINO and what were back
ot the strikes.
heorotz denied emphatically that Ger
man propaganda was behind the strike.
lie admitted having heen a secretary
at one tinlc OF local identified with the
l. W. W. but said that he had severed