The sun., 1919-02-06
/ ". ". MENACE SEEN
IN PATERSON STRIKE
Textile Workers in JerseyAre
Urged to Demand Forty
four Hour Week.
NO TROUBLE REPORTED
Radical Meeting Watched by
Police While Mill Own
.. ers Are Scored.

ThS menace In the ettttuue Oh L. W. W.
Agitators who have appeared in Pater-
son and Passaic. N j.. TO take the lead
In the textile strike became evident yes
terday when they met with the members
Of the United Textile Workers OF
America and endeavored 20 have still
moro radical demands pressed upon the
employers The strike originally was
called for q forty -seven hour week. The
w. VS. In a mass meeting at Pater-
son urged the workers. TO fight for
forty-four hour week.
'-They are striking for a thirty-six
hour week in England" said William
II. Derrick. new Socialist agitator who
appeared In Paterson yesterday. 1T
will not be long before We will demand
the same thing in this country. You
must remember that for every dollar
you lose while you are striking the
manufacturers are losing $40. Now Ia
The time TO get pome of the millions
the bosses have been making out OF the
war. II the owners won't give you what
Sou want, then take It.
New Organization Seen.
with the I. w. W. appeared an organ
esation known as the Workers Interna-
donal Industrial Union. which Is work.
lnG In close cooperation with the radicals
% bring the textile union into line. In
passaio to-day there will be mass
meeting at which the strikers Will vote
On the proposals submitted by these two
orEani7a ions. In case an alliance is
IA element
In full control OF the situation.
SO far the strike has been conducted
IN an orderly fashion In both cities.
The number OF strikers In Passaic IN
creased from 1000 to 500, with the
result that the Gera mills, the New
Jersey Worsted Spinning Company mills,
the Botany mills and Forstnann &
HUFFMAN were virtually closed. SIX
hundred weavers Of the Garfield worsted
Mills went out. The only mills yet
cndlsturbed by the strike are those OF
ne Passaic worsted Spinning Company.
Plants 10 he Picketed.
m Paterson in two days the I. W. W.
Save carried their point for forty-four
hour week, and at their suggestion two
plants which already have accepted the
fcrty-seven hour schedule. will be pick
sted to-day. John Tracy, Chief OF Police
the strikers to hold mass meetings, but
warned against allowing outsiders TO Join
IN the fight.
Chief Tracy. with twenty detectives,
attended a mass meeting held IN Insti-
tute Hall. Paterson. yesterday. The hall
10 the old headquarters OF the ] w. w.
used In the strike of 1913. The meet
ing quickly took a radical bent. and for
two hours the strikers met there was Il
30 lakt fnr MI
owners, Whenever the shouting threat
ened to cease the radical newcomers used
eheir lungs and torrents OF abuse.
The Paterson Chamber OF Commerce.
which Is attempting the role of emer-
sency mediator. submitted proposals TO
Louis Magnat, chairman OF the textile
union committee. asking for the appoint
ment OF labor body 10 meet with the
manufacturers and send a united mes
sage TO the National War Labor Board
for arbitration. Mr. Maguat said he
would ask for action by reference to his
colleagues to-day.
Demands Called Absurd.
The manufacturers have not been
served with formal demands for wage
Increases and shorter hours demanded
BY the strikers, but have learned indl-
rectly Of the forty-four hour proposal
They characterized II as too absurd for
comment. II the workers insist on It
they will close the mills and move out.
they said.
Passaic workers were addressed by
Herman Rubenstein, who introduced
himself as a member Of the Socialist
Labor party. Rubenste!n has been ar
rested several times for past disturb
0nces. but never was sentenced, He dis
Outraged the attempt to call in the War
Labor Board. declaring il had not been
able TO enforce It's decisions.
War Labor Hoard Acts.
Some prospect OF a settlement was
indicated last night when il became
known that two representatives of the
National War Labor Board had visited
Paterson during the afternoon to obtain
Sirst hand information on the issues in
volved. One OF the commissioners was
j, r. Hughes. The men were sent "a
Paterson at the direction Of Secretary
Wilson OF the Department of Labor a.
the request of Col. Lewis T. Prya :;
director OF the New Jersey Departmeu:
Of Labor.
The commissioners visited the pater-
son Chamber OF Commerce and held con-
ferences with John W. Ferguson, for
mer chairman of n joint committee OF
manufacturers and textile workers. and
two labor leaders Louis Magnat and
James Starr. They made no attempt
90 reach nm adjustment, but will return
To Paterson to-day.
At meeting last night the strikers
voted TO send n committee of nine e
meet with the manufacturers to-day Il
discuss the ACCESSIBILITY OF asking the
Department OF Labor representatives, 10
act.