Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-09-29
The Fall River Strike.

! FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. "a. mass
meeting of the weavers was held at the
Opera House his evening, which was well
filed Simon Morgan was chosen Chair
man A motion was made to exclude all
reporters. which was lost. The Chair read
he call for the meeting, which was to de-
eide whether they should sign the articles
Of agreement drawn up by the manufac-
turers and resume work next Monday or
not. The following is the form of the
| contract
AGRrEMFST We the nn,ers.1 q. d; Zach for m[eli
oyet e is ard as EaT e %n5 TfspsetSs
FIST Nm not while in the emrl;S Of sid
f any association combination whose members are
to the ber Of the s&dy I'd t With he
of any person to work for whom and at such rates
sa@nd . That should We wish to leave the employ
and viii Continue to work ten days after said
.ofice 1t berg understood that notices OF not more
han on, e-ei.-I1th Of any class of operatives Will
arcep,,d within one week less than eight per
ch lass a ard shonld we leave mill without
working tue term of SAID notice We ltorteit
r i ab fe af p Zee '' 'A'a
Third Any hea IT thn o. il, mi, the I
-haIl be cnnsderrd misconduct the part of the
ai<e for summary ,iisla from the employnent OF
aid CORPORATION without notice or payment OF wases
| II lieu of notice.
Mr.. Biltcltfe spoke bitterly against the
manufacturers. wondered how they could
ever have conceived so devl>h and dia-
| holical n thng. said the store keepers and
the press were against it. advised the OPP
,.rltivcs to conduct themselves honorably,
rs they had done in the past. - There ;
bread enough in the country, and it is
vours."
Me~>rS Dixon and Daley spoke much
| n the same strain.
| Miss AshwOrth advised every one to
vote according to conscience. If she was
reduced to Il brggar, she would Starve be-
lore she would sign her hand to the con-
tract
| Mr.. Morgan here presented the follow
mo resolutions. which passed unanimous
| ly and with loud applause:
RESOLVED. That i'll the unforunate and to some ex-
.rt IN lea5alt differences that have "[ Lrre hg
lady 70 do the tar and Just thlns on our Part tward
| ma are still ready to do the
RESOLVED. That the attempt t. d@Era!e Us i'll our
1zed community iy end avoring TO make rs sign an
III! not submit TO- aud viii Continue to resist to the
%m of our i end a ne to the s 3TT nd Of
l-rre.l4nt the articles Of such being sub
T. all liberty to what WAGES shall he,
therefore American citizens denouuce such ac-
ION the very essr Of tyranny and oppression
lch would be to Grated by the most despOt
| l. government on the earth. much less 10y people
bOlsI,Q such 4 love OF freed IN ard claiming to be
TIT, treest people and government OF the civilized
world
| RESOLVED. That present ourselves to our Varl-
o,s ulll- VI ldAy rnlng XXI, but that s9lemnly
pl-le ourselves MT to paper that " i'll utter
fcgt with lr RIGHTS tree People Ill tree country
| 1t i, understood that some of the mills
| have been Oprn this afternoon to rive
tn" operatives IN opportunity To sim the
Icrniitions on which they can Sc are work.
| quite u large number having awaited
Themselves of III" chance.
! 1t probable that the mills viii open
| on Monday, and that large number will
/ IGN the contract being in u suffering con-
dtion and getting little or no aid from the
/ t Mon.