The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-08-21 00:00:00

THE NAILERS'

MEETING AT OLD HILL.

on Monday merning last, ft large meeting of
friilera wag hold near the Golden Crags Inn. Old
Hill. The meeting wag very orderly. thong),
not 11^fttly SO enthusiastic !IS So!118 of the previ-
nilP tw'i't jogs.
Mr..Toki. Tibbetts (who pr sidefF sal he wag
glad to are so many 'present; and at the lest
meeting he was anticity,t'ne; that nt this meeting
he shmthl he to inform them that the mas-
ters Intd row to terms. and that the qlre Was
over. llof. unfortunately. thenqh effir.g f-f the
writ saeritieing ehareeter hsfl been 1.1114 P on the
Ivlrt of the men. the makterg had not at present
eonm to terms. aml hence. he was sorry to say.
they must tell strike on. They had 110118 all they
emisisteutly anal) to bring about a reeenellia•
Lion, aml it wee for them to SIV whether they
would strike .m, or whether they intended to
ffegin again at the old lit—(' We'll strike till
the 111‘114, re give ifs 20s to the pound "I. HA
was gled that they Were still determined to ktriko
on, and that they were not disheartened hy the
!nog time they had new teen on strike. He as-
-awed them that the strike must seen he over,
and then they wonld not regret the misery and
privations they lied
_endured:

Mr. Josonh Hackett said he quits expeeted
that the strike wou'd have been brought tea con-
clusion ere this ; but the masters had not yet
come to their eenses—Mheersl. The inaetere
were smut, but they would dud the men stouter
They will "I. ft was quite imposeible that
the strike could continue Ilially weeksloorler. for
orders bed come in so fiat during the last few
week that there were scarcely any nails left;
and then what were the maetere to do They
toast give the price, and would denbtlees went
them to will/ day and nialit ; hot this would not
exactly suit the men who bad been on strike as
hull as they had. There were a few other
things hesidts the 414 list that they most settle
with the niasters—(eheersi, They must have
good iron, Intl have it also at the proper time—
olleera), Tot ity" also mast an abroad—
I loud cheers). They most lie firm a little longer,
and then they would get all these Ulnae, :ma
perhaps a few i:thers besides—Cowl °hoer.).
31r- John Price said he expected to he the
hear,r of did Whigs that clay, bat. unforten.
ately, they wkro yet to lie on strike fit' a time,
lost of the respeatshle masters—ln feet,
might say all hut eaeootA their terms, atm
were a•lxiona far the striii • to ho over ; lint ft few
of the jittit:11114,1111 and folgers --(groarm—still
refo;e4 to eared. to their WigilPfl.wid it was ow.
lIVZ to them that the strike still eentloned.
Their mestere wished them well, ttnit at Hales-
"s.(ll ki,1,10 .4 them hat been mood this parish
e.thva4s.ag ft sniimetipil•nis towards the support
f the haiiers at th,t likes - - wheer4). Ho
wished soma of ilia toasters at Ohl Hill had done
iltewd.e. bat 'hey must not ileApair. They
would look forward ti the day of victory, which
Wlls f tit approaoilinv.
It was nosninoio.ly agreed that the strike
hull eineinne till the master 3 agrveil to pay
the I:as ti tile pound.