Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-01-13 | Page 1 | Textile Workers Cease Rioting

uu TEXTILE WORKERS CEASE RIOTING Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 13 All the textile mills were rc-opened today without signs of disorder from the striking operatives At the Washington Wood, A or and Lawrence Duck company mills tho workmen were confronted by guards. Tho men showed no signs of ci eating eat-ing trouble and marched into the buildings In an orderly mannei. Soon afterwaid tho paymaster began distributing dis-tributing the weekly pay envelopes, which was the cause of the strike being started, the pay of tho workers having been roduced Incident to tho decreaso In hours of lnbor to 54 a week. Whether a general strike Tould be called was to be decided on at a meeting of tho labor officials today. to-day. oo