The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-05
Only Very Small Percent-
age Reteurned to Work
at Manchester
COTTON TEXTILE
MILLS REOPEN
Strikers Exp, . Displeas-
ure Over G s Browns
Al s lde

Manchester, {, June 5.-The re-
opening Of Z ~ tton textile mills Of
New Hamp = was greeted to-day
with stronA ,ow Of strength on the
part Of the striking textile workers,
out now for l6 weeks in protest
against 20 per cent wage cut and u
"a hour week.
At the Coolidge mill of the Amos
keag Manufacturing company, one OF
the largest cotton textile mills in the
country, not enough workers appeared
to keep the mill in operation, accord
ing to textile strike leaders Officials
at the plant refused to make any com
ment on the situation.
Two men were arrested when they
ieered workers walking past the
crowds of striking textile workers WHO
thronged the sreets. A charge Of hay-
ing melted to riot was placed against
them. Both men, Frank A. Fov and
Derverd Mcintyre, were later dis
charged.
At Nashua, where the Nashua and
jackson mills of the Nashua Milling
company were thrown open, two men
were arrested and only a few more
workers appeared for work than had
been employed. United Textile lead
ers claimed that only 23O, including
foremen and second hands, entered the
mills.
No attempt was made to open TIE
Newmarket mills at Newmarket, ac-
cording to reports reaching United
Textile headquarters here
According to police at Dover, N. H.,
only FIVE workers entered the Pacific
mills when their gates were thrown
open to-day. This mill normally en-
ploys 1000 operatives. There were no
arrests and no disorders.
Only 22 workers entered the Great
Falls mill at Somersworth this morn
ing, according to reports received mere.
More than 1000 strike sympathizers
surrounded the mills. Agent Stiles
said that the mill would continue to
operate. The mills of the Exeter Man
company at Exeter were
not scheduled to open to o-day and rel
mained idle, reports here said.
James Starr, in charge Of the strike
Of United Textile Workers Of Amer.
lea in Manchester, to-day declared tnat
the action of the textile workers toy
lay would show Governor Brown
what the working people thought of
him. He declared that the governors
attempts to end the strike had only
illed the workers with stronger de-
termination to fight the wage dispute
,ut.
Mr.. Starr declared that although ITO
persons entered the Coolidge minis
Shef the gates were opened this morn.
ng, that most of these were foremen
ind second hands, and that not more
han 20 workers were at their Jobs.
filI officials declared that they had
,othing to say.
Chief of Police Healy threatened TO
all James Starr and Frank Callahan.
eaders of the United Textile Workers
4 America here, before the courts
ghen he saw them near the gates OF
he Coolidge mills here this morning,
'tarr stated to-day. According to
'tarr. the chief made no specific
barge. but when asked "What fors7
eplied:
''For this" waving his hand toward
he surging crowd of strike sympathiz-
RS about the gates of the Coolidge
nils.
you and Thomas Mcmahon are re-
ponsTble for this" he added according
0 Mr.. Starr.
At mass meeting last night. Me-
iahon, president of the United Tex
lie Workers, told the strikers TO take
4 walk about the city in the morning.
Chief Healy had issued orders that
My two designated and accredited
ickets appear at the mill gates 10.
ay.
Estimates based on reports recei,sd
'om all parts Of the state we're to the
feet that abou, 500 textile workers
the $1,000 normally employed in the
'xtile mills where strikes are in prog