Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-03
Three Textile .iike-
Breakers Attacked
Two Plants in the Blackstone
Valley Reopened With
Small Forces.

Providence. r. L. March 2.-Afinor Dis
orders today accompanied the reopeninx
of the Hope Companys Textile plant at
Hope Village In the Pawtuxet vaaley,
significant as the first test OF strength
between mill owners In the valley and
the operatives who have been on strike
for almost six weeks In spite Of a
neaTy guard of police and coast artil-
lerymen. Arthur Ratfbun, spinner,
was attacked BY pickets and roughly
handled. At -Arkwright, another min
village, two textile workers were attack
ed and beaten.
IN the Blackstone Valley, where many
mills are closed, Governor San Souci to.
day ordered the withdrawal OF part Of
the troops who had been on strike d,,tv
IN PawSIcket sinte the riot at the
Jenckes Spinning company plant a week
ago last Tuesday. AS further d.
Veiopment in the Rhode Island strike Sit
uaEion, todty President Thomas F.
McMahon Of the United Textile Work.
ers issued statement in which he re-
lterated his demand for public hearings
on tne financial condition Of the mills.
ana declared again that the strikers
would accept any settlement based on
the results Of such an investipst tion
No public notice had been given =,
the reopening of the Hope mills but the
news spread through the Pawtuxet Val.
| icy and strong squad Of pickets, num-
| perlng more than 100 men, was at the
pant shortly after six o'clock. The ar.
| rival OF dozen deputy sherfffs and
twenty coast artiNerymen prevented any
serious interferencel with the few on.
erat1ves who reported at the mills. onIy
- OF personnel Of $50 went to worlr
| throughout the forenoon the pickets
, lheir numpers steadily increased by
| strikers from other valley VILLAGES ~
elo5ieo the highway in front Of the mills
ana when the noon whistle blew ~,
! workers were surrounded on tbei- ~, ~.
nome to lunch. Rathbun was knoclre,
down as he made his way to his cotta >,
ana group Of men beat and kicked hin
as ne lay IN the snow A soldier disnersa,
the group by firing in the air.
| Ra mum was not seriously Injured II
identified Angelo Pascore as the ma,
VINO Knocked him down, and Pascore va
arrested by the civilian oolice T,ata- /
the day he pleaded guilty at KnightsviII
70 the charge of assault, and. appealin
from a, t1ne OF $50, was held In S51n baf
10 another charge preferred against hin
OF interfering with persons in nlIr
suit OF his lawful occupation" Pascor
$1,00 bail. tieiu
In the afternoon only six people ,.
turned to work at the Hope plant 81
perlntendent James P. Craig of the Mil
refused to comment on the numbers h
invitation to come to work had attracto
put declared he was Satisfied n W.
STATED tonight that further efforts uo,,l
oe made tomorrow to keep the mil
! running. nm
IN the textile area of Rhode Tsls =
Importance IS attached to the Hone mil
experiment S tending to settle the We,
ca question between manufacturers ar
: strikers to whether the operatives =,
remaining away from work voluntsri
> or through fear Of violence
OF the 500 troops who have hAAn
strike duty in Pawtucket since the riot
the governors orders today caused w.t.
drawal of PTS. Three comma nies of cos
> artillery and one mobile machine -
= company were brought to Providence
oe demdbilized. Many of the men a
Brown University students who had he
: complaining that their absence on s+ri
= duty for ten days has interfered $
riously with their class work. The &
uation in Pawtucket was reported o11i
today ~
y The Imperial Printing and Ffnishi
company of Bellefonte, notified its e7
is ployes today that the plant was to
"a run as an open shop In future.
~ strike has Eeen been in progress at t
plant for several weeks, Gripping 81
,s era1 departments, but the mills have be
A. kept running under police guard