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Show STILL 01 " I Lawrence Labor Unions H Insist on Original ' H Demands Lawrence, Mass , Marcb'.2 Desplto , IH yesterday's announcement of in- IH creased wages In all but two of the H textile mills, the strike of the opera- jH tives officially was no nearer settle- I IH ment today than before the news of H the increase was received. The at- H titude of the strike leaders and many ( H of the members of the organized la- M bor bodies continued strongly in sup- jH port or the original demands which 'H greatlv exceeded the offer made by jH the mill owners. jH The meeting of the general striUo ll committee of the Industrial Workers I M of the World had before It today J H the matter of deciding on another M conference between the sub-commit- , H lee of the general strike committee. ' l tho officers of the American- Woolan ' jH oompam and the legislatle committee ' M on. conciliation. H No childien were scut nwav from ( jl this citv to Philadelphia today, the IH strikers' committee having dccidqd M to postpone the departure, becauso i M I the cases of fourteen chlldron who B were taken into custody lals Satur- ' i jH (Continued on Page Six.) jH STRIKE IS STILL ON (Continued from Page One.) day are still awaiting action by the court. Nearly all of the fifty delegates who attended a meeting of the strike committee today spoke In favor of standing firmly for the original demands, de-mands, which include an advance of 15 per cent, the abolition of the premium pre-mium systom and double pay for overtime. over-time. Others advocated that" the strlk ors remain on strike until Ettor and Giovnnnitti aro released from jatl. The committee which conferred with officials of the American Woolen company in Boston yesterday told tho general committee that President Wood of tho compain had said the 5 per cent advanco proposed was ouly for thoso who were now working hi the mills. Tho Boston committee, which consisted con-sisted wholly of striking operatives Troni the American Woolen Mills, rcc-onihiended rcc-onihiended that the strikers Ignore the notices posted yestcrdav. Commissioner of Labor NciU conferred con-ferred with sevoral officials of the Industrial Workers of the World and with some of the mill heads. Dr. Xcill has decided to makfc no statement for publication until ho reports to his superior su-perior at Washington. |