, 1875-02-06
WEB AND W00F.
The Fall River Weavers Stand Out
for Concience Sake.
4 .ilerny'I1anae1 1estor Drops Deneyel
Words Of Wisdom.



SEse,af btsIutsh IA Tie c.lcaaa 7r1bunx,
FALL RIVER, Mass., Feb 5.-The whole tone
or tie ~enTers' mesting. tic appearance and
'luiet, tue earnest expressions Of approval OF
liz Speakers sentiments On the part Of all pres
entl showed that they we're standing GU, for
WhAt they hcleYetfto to be right, and not becauso
tle5 were driven to tho stop they hayc taken by
q few ill-aisisel leaders. The meeting was
called for weavers ony. wi0 wore to he admitted
Only by sickct but, after mounting three tphtu
of stairs and reaching Temple Hall, l found no
difficulty III getting in the doot-kecper. WHO was
ohs oil tic "carers, saying thai ticketa were
USED only to secure room enough fer the
1easors. It was then twenty tnin,,tcs before
tho chair was taken, but every seat was full.
Almost 100 women occupied piuces eayed for
them In corner, and tho rest Of tho hail way
filled by body of men looking worry much as if
theS had just como NJ, from the Btuerase Of IN
ocean steamer. though their complexion showed
the pnloncss Of tho mills and not tho tan of the
sun on the ocean. Simon Morgan, = weaver IN
Durfee Mills, was chosen to preside. 81:
Tho first SPEAKER WAS m old gray-haired man.
Of GU Or 10 years,-JanatIlaa Bellcl1tte, onco =
Methodist Clergyman III Manchester Eng. None
could taks exception to lis remarks. lie urged
union, decency, and good order. The onlv way
Nrs to live cautiously, trade with the peoplo Who
supported them keep away from the mills where
tue operator' "eTe OH strike. md help Rl who
needed il. lie also thought that any who want
cd to 80 homo to Great Brita;n
should be helped there, and he had
no doubt that money couil be raised to send
them over. Tho moderation and caution of tho
operatives was well illustrated by tile repors OF
Dir. Holdhurat. nho went to scc Mr. Dotden
about leaving the wcayors in the Richard Borden
Hill. lie had been ciylly received by Mr.
n.o,n;an. so,as,,,a,as. ,f. l a.. u.ahe IN!
nso.al'e so'o'tne4ess' 1tt' holanasst soVtsed
thatcaa *easera return, and In 3uw days, after
things wore moving again, make their request
by dcrulation tn Mr. f)'Nr;11 o,,, hs ,no,,.,,t
tbcr ,x,xhas ,xa,,d ha .oo...,s, LUX III 'uo"SAt
TIa rasn,,,,;a.. ...ns ~" a... .s.
A.o 'e'o'ut'o"' wars presented bJ Mr.
G1ntler. mud urged that measures be taken to
send nome us many as wanted to 70, and that
coiIertions sbonli Ii. m,oo Al, tt,o ~, ~. ..A
.,,rt,osa In .no,,n - ~, "a ~ s'''c 'os tnas
,riair, ioo =. iv Word. sroHa " oa tecunseh Mills
M. ,or ~ H.. ,,arLss H.; snoy hau kstemnted to
ano,tnr :. ~" nro;'-a, n,,o "esa, ano' sa'd tho
wsaks wn, nhont M nu" ~ u. ta; aoa .nas lon'
a.ia, ~ !ao s"um @ pa, tnon they couldn't afford
sosnso xaa y Luz fnd uep's H. WIN ha !he con-
a. tooa ~ Tue weaveEs were paid of. ev-
~ ~ "s"'o. Easn ~ ~ cents-'a loal1 to
tslo 1oha-s113 10 all. lhe Weavcre Of tue White
s1M Mtm E4'' "'~t's 8too' snn snoso OF sue osborn
DR.. proyenchar snoko for t,a rr,,,,. .c,,,
ans who, it had hoen said wero roil,c N wnrl.
III tlie Merchants Mill. lie did not think ttloy
Mo.Ia. Me t1en addressed them in French. cay
All thcv l,1 ~" no e,,'5 W. Mo'o al STRANGERS here
The friendship Of tj.eac ns"n,a 10 LYLE. e
WIS worth moro than the petty 1 canIs
II they wore in trouble. they had
pny 10 a'!ly 20 tneae People, aud they would bo
Whn,, tnn a.tnae rcao,',,;oas :" tosuta non,o.
frnr rrcstn,, Enu1ona G"lne ane 70 Yote, man
h In 11n;.,n l., ""i.tea Wo3u 70 uo sent
for thst ,,ov .1.n'i;', aa aa!l"g was pet
In IN 1,,,r,,-n}s, - a hsisu aiohey nero than
!. . ,v,a ~ ~ =. ~, w :, 'nssF; ~.
o , Sutsot " tnp LdooF ooh'7laI Henry SeyeY, |
,i thn rnaoi,,.ass ea,'s ltom England second
vLo favored strtles A. csns ~ ~ oy spoaAaf
r1e sentiment of all lie speatara 81. E'IIi thai
wages should be kept up 30 TINT operatives could
make living. They do not want to comrol auv
ne q. UNDERSTANDING II tlat people should be aont
na.' o,faxal .neS ~ M'nn9a ~ e. resolution was
orc dronuue tt.oir }norn. 'u1s s1,, ~ "eayets 10