The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-07

MORE OUT IN JERSEY
WITH. W. W. ACTIVE
passaic Strikers Ranks Are
|. Increased by $500 as Five
I Textile Mills Close.
CONFER IN PATTERSON
Department of Labor Officers
Work on Truce-NOrth
Hudson Plants Shut.
CONFER IN PATTERSON

The textile strike which in Paterson,
y. j., has reached the point OF confer
ence and possible settlement, with two
representatives of the Department Of
Labor on the scene, spread yesterday In
Passaic by the addition of $500 more
strikers, making 1880 out in that city.
The Botany, Forstmann & Huffman.
Clarified. Gera and New jersey Spinning
Company's mills. five OF the largest m
Paesaic, closed last night and signs were
posted saying that tho shops would re-
main idle until further notice. The Pas
sale worsted Spinning Company, which
employs SEQ. ran as usual. with no dis
content reported among the workers.
In passaic the strikers have split into
ACTIONS, and in a half dozen mass
meetings they endeavored to threeh out
the question OF yielding to the impor-
tsinities OF the l. w. w. leaders. who
have been at work stirring up revolt
Since Monday. Two OF the meetings
were reported carried by the radicals.
but mass meeting OF 1900 delegates
at Macrag's Hall turned against the
radicals SO strongly that 100 of the lat
tar left the conference in disgust
Girl AssaiIs the ]. w. w.
lfAdolph Lessig. an I. w. w. organ
ikkr from Paterson. was booed from the
platform. A girl sprang TO the front OF
tho house and. waving her arms,
shouted:
1--WE don't want any of the 7. W. W.
lIere. They lost the strike Tor US IN
1918, and We won't give them another
Chance. Wherever the I. w. w. goes
there's trouble, and We don't want to
~ to Jail"
THE resulting cheers were interrupted
nom the rear by counter shouts of the
radicals. Detectives and police under
Thief Kehoe elected several persons and
the meeting came to order The ]. w
W. offer of leadership was emphatically
voted down.
LEADERS OF all factions have agreed
Oh a mass meeting to be held to-day in
the First ward park, where all can
stand and cheer Addresses will be made
by Adolph Lessig and Herman Ruben
stein. who are expected to urge control
III the /. W. w. The textile union
has invited James Scarf OF Paterson TO
speak for them. The result of this meet.
itw will determine the conduct of the
strike.
kAs a majority OF the textile workers
III Passaic are foreigners an early set
t1ement by recognized union leaders lie
mathematical. They demand a forty
four hour week. and they are trying to
Wing pressure on the strikers in Pater-
an, where the demand Is for forty
S%yen hours.
.The Woollen Manufacturers Associa.
tim issued a statement yesterday say
NJ that the strike was inopportune be-
CAUSE of shortage of raw materials.
IL Dyers Are Locked Out.
lsThe Forstmann & Huffman mills goi
Streport early yesterday that the dyers
Intended to walk out at 3 o'clock, leav.
Ing the goods in the dye, which would
have cost the company thousands o.
dollars. At noon the dyers were locked
oSt ~
II. r.. Hughes and J. William Burns OF
tse United States Department OF Labor
held long conference In Paterson with
dSmmittees from the strikers anu en-
ptoyers, endeavoring to reach n settle
nient. All the big mills remained closed
,kMore than 5000 employees of fou,
North Hudson county mills went out In
tie afternoon for the forty-four hour
1eek. A meeting was held in North
threen to call out workers in neirhbor-
ing mills The plants affected are
Sshwarzenbach & Huber. Reiing &
sshoen. Nigel and Mistletoe mills. al
~ West Hoboken. Three mills In Nortr
Bergen are still running. There was nc
disorder. The strike is being conducted
bs- rho textile union.
"A victory for the strikers was gained
1t jamestown. y. Y, on the basis of
forty-eight hour week with extra pa!
far overtime, all mills reopening
The, Lawrence, Mass, strike. which il