The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-01
TEXTILE STRIKE SPREADS TO SILK Mill s
Bulletins
On Textile
Strike

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HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 1
Q.N.SO.-As zero hour for the
general textile strike drew near,
local insurance companies re-
ported a rush of industrialists
seeking riot and civil commotion
insurance. Rates automatically
increased at midnight Friday to
three times normal, according to
general practice. Companies
were insuring for so per cent of
plant valuations, underwriters
reported. Demand, they said,
was greatest from Southern
areas.
GREENVILLE, S. c., Sept. ]
UN.S0.-L. Z. BrookShire, or
ganizer for the American Fedora
ton of Labor, said today that
there are $4,000 members of the
United Textile Workers of Amer
lea among the States mill EN-
ployes.
He said he expected all mem
bers Of the union and many
others" to strike, but admitted
that there was a strong sentiment
against the walk-out in some mills
of this section.
81 am not fool enough to be-
lieve that all mills will STRIKE"
he said.
LAWRENCE. Mass. Sept. /
QNS0.-PicketS will be in
front of the gate Tuesday morn
ing at 7 a. m. at each of the 25
textile mills in greater Lawrence,
Thomas H. Kelley, local organ
izer for the U.T.W.A. announced
today. Kelley said the picketing
would be peaceful. Mill owners
announced that the mills would
remain open, and that they did
not expect to deviate from their
previously announced plan for
closing down for two weeks
beginning September 7.
MANCHESTER, N. H, Sept. l
G.N.S0 .-Amoskeag Mills, en-
ploying $4,000 hands, closed its
gates today as usual, but an
nounced that it would remain
closed Tuesday. The U. T. w. A.
is strongly organized here in the
cotton division.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Sept.
Q.N.SO.-All textile mills in
New Bedford and Fall River,
employing approximately $500
operatives, will be opened as
usual Tuesday, mill officials an
nounced today.
PAWTUCKET, R. l., Sept. /
Q.N.S0.-Rhode Island repre-
Sentatives of wooden, worSted,
silk and rayon divisions of the
textile industry vote today on
the question of following the &C.
ton taken in Connecticut call
ing for a general strike of the
entire industry.
Union leaders predicted that
Rhode Island workers would
join Connecticut.
Police announced they would
quell any communiStic disor-
ders and would prevent Ann
Burlak, so-called Red Flame"
from agitating workers.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. l ON.
SD.-Mills at Lewiston and Water
vile will open Tuesday. Union
leaders predicted $4,000 workers
would strike.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. /
O.N.SD Only about 5000 of the
$4,000 mill operatives in this city
are members of the major textile
union. The union council meets
tomorrow to decide whether mem
berS of six unions not affiliated
with the United Textile Workers
of America will strike.
BOSTON. Sept. l G.N.S).
State relief officials announced
today they would be unable to give
jobs or financial assistance to
needy textile operatives on strike.
Police reported themselves pre-
pared to quell any disorders.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1
Q.N.S0 Union officials rep
resenting every branch of the
textile industry in this area
today announced that 10000
workers in this area will answer
the nationwide textile strike
tonight.
Forty mills, including 80
worsted mills and 20 spinning
mills, will be affected in this
city alone.
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