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MILITIA IN ANDERSON
RESENTED BY LABOR MEN
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Claim Manning Sent Troops to Mill
District to Coerce Operatives andi
Make Them Surrender Ground Won, j
And Sot to Restore Order.
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Charleston American.
Anderson, November 13 According'
to the looks of things, a very dangerous
situation is liable to arise in the
mill districts here, owing to the action
taken by Governor Manning in sendino
trnnnc tn t"he Rnuinox mill, wherfc
a strike is in progress.
The people feel a great deal of re-!
sentment, as they consider the strike
liad been won. Indication are that
the monied class sympathizes with
the strikers. It is not unlikely trouble
will arise unless the governor removes !
fcis troops. Very few people liere
think the governor acted wisely in
sending them here.
It is believed by many Governor
Manning deliberately waited until after
the general election to take action.1
because he felt it would nave neipea
the Blease cause had lie acted before
the votes were cast.
Lots of people here can now understand
how Charleston felt when Gov-;
ernor Manning ordered out the militia
before the last election for mayor and 1
kept them under arms all during the
election and for several weeks after- j
ward.
? In the main, the news accounts of:
the evictments have been much gar^
hied, and are in many places abeo-|
lutely untruthful. Miss Mary Kelle-j
fcer, organizer for the United Textile
, Workers of America, which is affili-!
ated with the American Federation of
Labor, summed the whole situation as;
follows: "We struck for a 10 per cent;
increase in wages; the strike waa au-|
thorized by the United Textile Workers
and endorsed by the American
Federation of Labor; the strikers are
getting a weekly payment from headT
quarters and are out to win this
strike for the betterment of their con
dition. All mills in this vicinity haw
raised wages but the Equinox an<l
Gluck, who refuses to do so inorder
to break down the union.
To Coerce.
"Governor Manning sent the troops!
here simply to overawe the workers,1
and this talk about trouble in evict- !
ing is not true. Sheriff Ashley has '
the matter in hand a.nd is getting the
people out of the houses as fast as
humanity will permit. They don't want
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ported, and don't believe there was:
any such interference in the macter. j
The attorneys on both sides agreed
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time to secure houses to move into, i
I af now and have "been fulfilling the '
duties of my office as the law directs,:
and will continue to do so, but I don't
want other people to run the office for
me, and am tired of being nagged at j'
by Manning and Bob Ligon. Troops'
are not neede here, and there is noth-j
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Strikers talked with appear to be!
in good spirits, feeling they will win i
their strike regardless of the presence
of the troops; for it is pointed out'
through the American Federation of
Labor they are closely allied with'
railroad orders, and because of that,
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are saying, "There are more ways of'
killing a cat than by choking it to
death with butter." This implies that
although "scab" labor may start the
mills, it will be impossible to get coal
pr cotton hauled in, or goods made by
such labor hauled out.
It is rumored an officer was drunk
at the carnival, and was sent to the
camp by Sheriff Ashley. Although
the people are in good spirits, trouble
is expected to break out as soon as
the mills are started with "scabs.''
People feel the troops are liere to protect
scabs.
The facts in tne eviction proceeuengs
show a process was brought be- j
lore Magistrate W. F. Cox for eviction, j
Cox was objected to on grounds of be-;
ing prejudiced and also subpoenaed as
a witness. Cox was founder oi
Equinox Mill and is now supposed to
be connected with it. Motion to:
change of venue to nearest magistrate
was overruled. j
The mill company refused to elect1
whether to try cases as tenants at the!
mill, or persons entering open premises I
under contract of service, and contract j
r>f aorvt>p "havine- terminated. Th'j!
magistrate refused to allow jury trials,
and allowed witnesses to testify as to
custom of hirng help at this mill and
others, and as to renting them houses.
Respondents objected to that testimony,
and had objection noted. Then
proeedingfe wer^ improperly j
brought under Section 3508, Volume 1,1
of the code, when they should have j
been under 3509, which covers these
cases.
From all that can be learned there
has been no trouble at all, there seems
10 De no trum in Butt-emeucs ojustables
have been driven off. It is said
the constable sent by Magistrate Cox
to serve a writ told the people he did
not want to serve it, and asked them
to lead him away by the arm so he
would have an excuse for not serving
it. This constable is named Van Martin.
The people were suspicious,expecting
a trick, and refused to do so
foolish a thing. It is reported Van
Martin left, stating he had' been resisted
in serving the writ. That sec-ms
to be how the excuse was hatched up
to get troops to Anderson, according
to people at the Equinox mill.
It is reported in Anderson by
good authority that the author of the
article in The "News and Courier" of
issue November 12 in the statement,
"Pickets established by strikers have
been removed," was either ignorant of
the facts, and in a simple minded way
allowed himself to be buncoed by the
mill bosses, or willfully falsi?sd the
facts. Miss Kelleher stated Sunday
afternoon the pickets were still on
duty, and they were later seen on
duty by others.
The local union president was actually
seen on duty with other
"pickets" and all remarked they were
still on duty and would continue to do
such duty. These people all are absolutely
firm in their statement The
"News an Courier" lied when it reprinted
news to the effect "pickets"
had been removed. They have been on
duty since the strike began in 'August.
There eems to be no evidence of the
"feeling that 75 per cent of the people
would return to work." Mill company
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40 hands to return and they are rot
expected to stay after the soldie-s
leave.
It appears to he a long drawn out
battle, and the demeanor of the soldiers
appears to ?e quiet, but determined.
People are very bitter in expressing
their feelings towards what
they term "A brutal act to help northern
capitalists oppress and enslave
white southern men, women and children."
That is the way they feel.
STATEMENT FROM
EQUINOX STRIKERS
Secretary of Textile Union Oives Situation
From Operates' Viewpoint
Anderson Intelligencer.
The following article written by an
official of The Textile union, at Equinox
mill to the Daily Mail, is printed
to give The Intelligencer's readers
a view of the operatives' side of the
case and help to a better understanding
of the situation:
Will you kindly allow me a small
space in your valuable paper concerning
the strike at the Equinox
mills and the calling out of the state
cmilitia. This act was uncalled for,
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when, the soldiers came here they
asked what did they want them to do,
there was no fighting going on, some
of them said they had betn told befor
they reached Anderson, that we,
the strikers, was rioting and had
blown up half of the mill.
I noticed in your paper of Nov.
11th that on last Friday morning that
we people was keeping up so much
disturbance at the mill that it was
dangerous for anybody to come
around the place. 1 want to say has
any one been hurt during the time
we have been on strike at the Equinox
mill?
These false reports have been going
in to Gov. Manning's office for
some time and the only thing I can
blame him for is this; wliy didn't iie
come to Anderson and see for himself
just how things was and then
he would have known best what to
do. The only thing that has caused
any excitement at all was on last
Friday morning when the slipped in
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the Brogon mills last year. There
was one' fellow came out with his
toolbox and I asked him what they
were doing, and he told me that they
were not doing anything but sitting
around in the mill. (
Now, t&ese scabs were just taker,
in the mill to get something started
they have done it. It looks lilce everything
to get some of U3 in trouble
but we have refrained from having
any trouble at all times.
The sheriff of Anderson county has
advised us at all times not to violate |
any laws tor it would surely get us in
trouble.. We have tried to take hia !
advice and we have not got in any;
trouble yet but people seem to think
I that we cotton mill people are just a
1 himnl-i r?f Pi't thrr*iit? hi it tllAv will i
find out that the mill people aiie wak.
ing up to the fact that they must j
stick together if ever they get half a
chance for a living. As the cost o"
living is go high and wages so low
how can we people ever live and provide
comfortable homes for our
wives and children. 0? course, we all
know that there is some people that i
will do anything for a little better:
job than others have. The mills use
some people for their tools and when
tney ao wnat tney want tnem to tnen
they are done with them. That is
what is commonly called a boot licker
among our best people and I am glad
to know that we have just a few of
those kind out at our mill. I only
wish the people who don't toil in
these sweat shops could see and
know for themselves just how conditions
are and then they would know
what we have to contend with.
Now J just wanted the outside
world to get a little sketch of how we
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nave 10 live ana inac \%e are civinzeu
people and not the cut throats that
the mill officials have termed us.
And I respectfully request ail cot-}
j ton mill operatives not to come here
and take our jobs as we are only
asking a ten per cent increase in our
wages that we might get a little beti
ter living than we have got in the
past.
Yours respectfully, I
Clifford Blair,
Financial Secretary Local Union No^
98.
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BY THT SOLDIERS
A .Striker Who Cursed Is Escorted bv
Guards to Magistrate Cox, Who
Puts Him Under Heavy B^nd.
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Charleston American.
Anderson, Nov. 14.?The Jonesville
. company of Coast Artillery under
' r>o nt iniarKo onH /IroOnuiHo Mm.
1\>apt. -i_i ilV/i kj\s UUVA 1/ iv ? A* A\_, WAU
t pany under Capt. Slattery will be
i transferred from the Equinox mill to
j the Gluck mill early tomorrow morn|
ing. Capt. Ellerbe being the senior
| officer will be in charge, but Maj.
Roberston will divide his time between
the two companies. These two com'
panies will have camp quarters la
! the Gluck mill school house.
Five writs of ejectment have been
issued against as many residents of
the Gluck mill village, and the magistrate's
constable will proceed to enforce
them after the two companies ,
have established themselves on the i
mill property.
Robert E. Ligon, who is general
manager of both mills, states there
arc QTinrnYimatplv 10f) strikers, resi
dents of both mills, who have been
notified to vacate their cottages,
should they fail or refuse to do so
the magistrate will be asked to issue
rules requiring them to show" cause
why they should not be ejected. The
ejectment proceedings will be con-j
tinued until all of the 100 families,
are caused to vacate the cottages they
now occupy.
The only arrest made since the fiye
companies of Coast <.ArtiTlery arrived
here occurred today. S. H. King, a
striker of the Equinox mill, who was,
ejected from his cottar yesterday af-j
I ternoon. was arrested by the guards.;
charged with cursing an employe go- j
in? in the mill to work this morning, i
Oti being searched the guard Lain<5 j
that King carried a pistol. He was J
j escorted by the soldiers to Magistrate
I Cox and to him furnished a $200 bond
{ for his appearance for trial at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Strike Breakers.
Eighty-six employes were at their'
posts in the Equinox mill this after-1
noon. The machinery started yester-1
day morning with 53. The number ol J
employes at their posts is expected to j
be greatly increased tomorrow morning.
The Gluck mills will not attempt to
(start up for several aays yei, mayuei
not until next Monday. The soldiers
will be on guard and no trouble is expected.
Th8 Jonesville company was
on guard today with Capt. Ellerbe as
. officer of the day. The Greenwood(
company, with Capt. Tillman as officer
of the day, went on guard this afternoon.
The companies, except the
Jonesville 'company, which was on j
guard, passed in review before Maj. j
Robertson this afternoon. The latter i
states daily parades will be given by j
the three companies remaining at the;
Equinox mill unless trouble develops,;
j and the presence or tne soiuiers m uie
j mill village is needed.
Soldiers 3fove Furniture.
Only one writ c' ejectment was
; served today, that against R. R. Bar- j
| nett, of the Equinox mill. Because
j Barnett occupied a cottage 250 yards
j from the public road, Constable Mar- j
j tin secured a detail of about 20 sol-;
! diers to assist liim in removing the j
I household eects into the road. Bar-;
| nett offered no resistance.
| The condition of Private Will Nel-;
son, member of the Jonesvilk* com-!
pany, who was operated on yesterday i
for appendicitis, was pronounced to-,
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Altogether the situation is unique;
and perhaps without parallel. Th-^ >
striking employes, who never offered:
any resistance, but did ask for an in- i
crease of wages, were denied the pitiful
increase, because they had dared
to join an organization or union. The
Northern mill owners, however, were
powerless to drive them out of the
county and strikebreakers did not like
the idea of having the men about them,
whose jobs they were taking.
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Tne 11 Duanuus w>'TCiu?M I
Here the governor of the state came
prompely to the assistance of the mill
owners ana obligingly sent troops to
overawe the strikers. Their ejectment
from the houses they occupied goes
smoothly its course, as it would have
done also if the civil authorities had J1
r
ben permitted to "handle the situation.
The soldiers assist in removing thb
furniture, the state pays for it and the j
mill owners have no worry, no expense.
they do not even have to hear
the cries of anguish or curses of the
poor wretches that are rudely denrivrvl
of shelter for their wives and i
babies. The obliging state of South j
Carolina pays for all the trouble? j
if a striker curses, the soldiers learl
him into limbo, and the magistrate'
puts him under a heavy bond. The j
wheels of machinery of the State i
smoothly and effectively grir 1 pover- j
tv into dust, ar:d the Northern mill j
owners are getting a fine idea or the ;
chivalrous South.
Rut would the South be just as chivalrous
if it had to defend poverty, instead
of capital? That is the question
asked daily, the question that goes
from mouth to mouth, whispered by
the citizens whose civil authority has
been superseded by bayonets. To speak
too loud one's opinion in Anderson
just now seems mighty dangerous.
Might rules here, and militarism. The j
question of right, however, is debat- I
able. That is how the citizens fe?l, j
and what they say, when out of ear- j
shot of Magistrate Cox and his constables
backed up by the soldiers'
bayonets for the taxpayers' money.
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