Evening star., 1934-09-09
4.,ODOVOTE TO Join
TEXTILE WALKOUT
WoonsoCket, R. l., Inde.
pendent Union to Quit
Jobs Tomorrow.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, September 8.-Four thou
sand independent textile operatives
in Woonsocket, r. l., late today voted
to Join the general textile strike and
their accession to the ranks swelled
the total idle in the six New England
States to more than ISL 900.
1t further hampered the textile in
dustry in the Rhode Island city, an
important textile center, and threat
ened to have an important effect upon
the situation in Lawrence, Mass, arg
est textile focal point in New England
which has remained undisturbed by
the general walkout.
Extension Is Promised.
The Woonsocket operatives not only
voted to walk out but the leaders
promised to carry the strike to Law
renee and other cities where inde-
pendent unions are strong factors.
Two other important developments
marked what was otherwise a day Of
inactivity with practically every mill
which had continued to operate de-
spite the strike closed down for the
weekend hollday.
These developments we're: The is
suance of a strongly worded araign-
ment of the strike by Ernest N. Hood,
president of the National Association
of Cotton Manufacturers and the an
norncement by the big SayleSville
Finishing Co. that, starting Monday,
it would establish a deadline about the
plant to prevent recurrence of two
clashes yesterday between strike SYM
pathizers and guards.
Rights Held Invaded.
said, were terrorized into joining the
fundamental right of an individual to
work was being ruthlessly invaded by
what he described as forced closure
of many mills whose employees, he
said, were terrorized into joining the
walkout.
There is growing conviction in
the industry" he asserted, that the
clearcut right to work of people who
want to work, which the strike leaders
deny with threats of bodily harm, can
not much longer continue to be cru
cited"
444C 0dy dCSSoo1OIlo W Lllc TdtlhS Vi
the idle included the shutdown of a
mill in Franklin, N. H., throwing 800
out of work, while 800 more were af-
fected by the closing of two small
Rhode Island plants.
Meantime, the United Textile Work
ers prepared to attack, through the
courts, the barricades which the
Mount Hope Finishing Co., at Digh-
ton, near Fall River. had thrown
around the plant with the aid of $50
guards brought there from New York.
State Law to be Invoked.
Marianne Silva, New England Or
ganizer, announced he would invoke
the recently enacted State law pro-
hibiting the employment in time of
labor trouble Of any but regular police,
mill watchmen or licensed detectives,
The law specifically provides that the
detectives must be licensed in MaSsa-
chusetts for at least two months prior
to the labor trouble for which they
were hired.
The call issued by the Woonsocket
Textile Union, an independent unit
for three years, will be effective Mon
day, leaders announced.
The independent union based its
strike mandate on the claim that
standard wages should prevail through
out the country before the 30-hour
week is effected. They said they we're
''pretty well satisfied with conditions
in Woonsocket," but believed stand
ard conditions should prevail in the
country's textile industry.