The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-14
Jail 81 New Bedford Textile Mil Pickets
6 MONTHS,
FINE FOR EACH
OF DEFENDANTS
Bosses Desperate AS
Ranks Hold Firm

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, July 10.
The vicious hatred of the Massa-
chusetts courts for the workers here
has again made itself felt when the
judges of the District Court today
imposed six months Jail sentences
and $50 fines on each of the 81 New
Bedford textile strikers tried before
them yesterday.
Most of the defendants, who in
clude the most active unionists,
were arrested when the New Bed
ford police force broke up a strik-
ers' parade arranged by the New
Bedford Textile Workers Union on
July 1. Three were arrested for
picketing July 6; six of those tried
were arrested during a monster
picket demonstration last night that
continued far into the early hours
Of the morning.
1000 Picket
More than 1000 strikers marched
in picket formation up and down
before the gates of the Whitman,
Page, Nield and Nonquist Spinning
Mills, while about 11,000 strikers
and sympathizers jammed the
streets leading to the factories in a
demonstration that lasted many
hours late last night. They had
come out at the call of the T. w. U.
strike committee when the news
spread that few scabs had gone
to work
A tremendous wave of indigna-
ton spread rapidly throughout the
entire city rs the news of the half
year prison sentences imposed upon
the strikers became known. Many
of those imprisoned are middle
aged workers who are heads of
families.
The attorney for the Interna-
tional Labor Defense announced
that all cases would be appealed i'm
mediately. Release of the strikers,
however, is dependent upon the
raising of a total of $4,000 for bail
bonds. It was not learned whether
the necessary total had been Sc
cured.
Especial to The DAILY WORKER)
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, July 13.
AN excellent guage of determin-
ing which is the real union in the
New Bedford textile strike was Of
fered here late Wednesday night
when the strike committee of the
New Bedford Textile Workers
Union of the T. M. C. went to the
picket lines before the Kilburn Mill
and led the thousands Of pickets
away from the mill in parade forma-
tion to huge mass meeting in Saul
nier's field. This contrasts sharply
with the impotent leaders of the
Textile Council, who publicly ad-
mitted not being able to influence
the actions of their members.
The T. M. c. leaders had told the
workers to halt picketing here so
that they can go home and take
needed rest before. coming out for
the big demonstration at other mills
in the morning.
The membership of the council,
on the other hand, had defied the
order of their officials when they
were ordered to cease picketing with
the members of the mills committee.
Enthusiastic Meeting
The mass meeting, which was
held about 10:30 p. M, presented
an inspiring sight as the huge cleo
trio bulb over the platform lit up
the sea of listening faces.
Eli Keller, one of the speakers,
pointed to the iron discipline that
existed in the Textile Workers
Union, and concluded by saying that
they were the only organization
that has complete control Of the
New BEDFORD strike.
Jack Rubinstein, speaking later
declared that the continuous picket
line that lasted more than SO hours
showed conclusively to the mill
bosses that the strikers will fight
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