Columbia, S.C.—Textile Union No. 211, at its meeting
declared a strike against the Olympia, Granby, Richland and Capital City Mills
until the authorities rescinded their action forcing operatives to objure the
union. The test of the union’s strength will be made when the mills open for
work. The striking operatives declare that they have no fear of being idle
indefinitely, but will not accept the positions that have been made their fight
against the mills. It is understood that the textile union will have the
sympathy of the Federation of Labor in the strike now on. Conservative
estimates place the number of strikers at 900 or 1,000. It is expected that
this number will be considerably augmented during the next week. The mill oficials
to-day began the swearing out of warrants to eject the striking tenants from
the dwelling houses which are owned by the mills and leased to the operatives
for two weeks at a time.
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