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

MEETING AT lIALESOWEN.

On Monday afternoon lost, a meeting of nail-
ero. frost the Ohl I fill. Rowley aegis, Netherton.
and Lye %Voste districts. wts held in tho Ii ill
Wog. Mr. Joho ih was rolled to the chair,
Itaa after it few introshietory remarks, ssid they
would doubtless remember that at it meeting held
there last week, it woe resolved that he should
write it letter to Messrs. S. Lewis. Henry Green,
E. Hadley, and others, Asking them to convene
a meeting of the masters. to make out a list
based on the 1;4 list with few executions. This
he had done ; but, from some unexplained rea
son, neither of the parties written to had taken
any notice of the communication. He was very
son y that this was the ease, as it prevented hint
Living thou any good ressmt why the masters
shouhl refuse to (Nil )4 1111,4) in. At a very large
meeting held at Old Hill that morning, it wits
agreed to strike on, and hit tasted they wonl.l
do likewise (cheers, and We will.") The
strike conlil not last much longer ; the masters
were giving way all over the various districts.
Shute the meeting at Old Hill that morning, he
had heard of several of the agents of various
unilmasters in the district, who bad been up to
Netherton, Old Hill, and Rowley Regis, and of-
fered the Men hhi ti the potu,d if they wool!
, resnme work. Their advice had been asked for
on this titter, and it was that now they hail got
the nsilera ent on strike at Halesowea and the
Lye Waste, they wenld refutes to resume work
, until the masters had had us meeting and commit-
, ted openly to give them the pro. This they
would shortly he compelled to do, for stocks lie
j blew for a taut were lower at the present time
I than they had It-en for the last twenty-tive years.
One of their most respectable masters bad sent
wend to him that he thought if he would have on
interview with Win, it could he arranged for all
his men to go to work at t:tts to the pound, and
the bearer of the measiote also int wined him
that he thought if he woold have an interview
with hint, it could be arranged for all Isis men to
I It; to work at dtus to the pound. and the bearer
of Use message also 'odorous! him Mr. Peke)
; nett they had gut no ,4t,ieh at tdi. He retved
ti-interiitew, stating that the men woold not
resume work in that manner, The men must all
j go to work MI ow; day. and the nia4tera one and
1 all must pay the 204 to the pound pod
elwerio.

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3lr. A. Dinglcy. of Hashury. Raid it lied often
been asked wnat good they had done by striking,
and some persons seemed to thinic that they had
done no good at uh, but this he entirely dies.
greed with. fa the first pl.,ec, they could stand
st nh, much better lam, than they conld in the
winter ; anti in the second place, there WaS no
stock. nefore the strike the toasters welt, full
of ,d,sdi, paid them most wretched Wages, and
toned them old)' three days' work ner week.
This, as they all kme,y, hr might them on the
brink of starvation, and so it would have coil-
tilay,ll all the winter ; but now there would be
pientv of work for them all thraugh the winter
montits. Stocks Were gone, and thee would get
higher wages for their work. With this in view,
he earnestly advised them to play on, for the
strike could not last another fortnight.
After a few words from Mr. Jos. Hackett, it
was carried, without dissent that the men should
continue on strike ;aim was also a vote of thanks
to the clergy and other benevolent friends who
had Contranited towards their support.