The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-11
DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE.
THE GREAT STRIKE AND THE LATE H.
OIINO ~ BLICkBURM
Incendia risni and Lawicssness Following a Re-
duction of Wages -Idieness and Destitution
beyond tho Means OF Charity 60 succor.

lsHN M IL
-. - l., Ion,osIiro tho,o hoon a,on,-
w ,,.', ~ ~, A., -, i
.ns ~ A.. 800, 49, i,. 80 D -,
vow" III Wv '' ''' "''0 ,oun0 WI WIZ
Inc tho s,re.,a +, n,,cr iJloross Tn 1900 a
- -. -. a.. - = .,.,,,,,,c-
uhei was src't u's'r'ss III .no ,o,'o'i i'"'"
linz raw cotton INV thc root Of the trouble il
10, 49,, - - =, t,,,, ,l,ir cotton goods
uiu' no ohe coHhes !" ""y '"u'i 80"
After the close OF our civil war tho cotton trade
WAS worry brisk and the number Of spindles
- ~, ,.l 1 or,,, ,,,,,,bars 81 y,ort
was greatly ihere"sou' L"Iso nu',oeis ., NolN-
men were drawn from other trades ana much
additional cnpital WAS invested in cotton manu-
,.,,,o ron,osbiro act its,lf 10 sr,,,lv tho
iac'uro' i"n' n7"''o 'o' '',i ~ s"ppN 'no
whole world Win cotton goods Unfortunately
that increasc Of trade was not q healthy one.
Nv ,hs rcaction bns como and f,llv ono.,hirJ
10" lne r,a'''on nus co,l'' "nu iu,y one-''ru
ton trade could bo spnred for other business.
n snrh ,r.,.rnr,yrrc n ,bin,, onsy,o Iona
The dincuty would bo quickly settled.
Tho situation Of the cotton trade Of this coun.
w 20 "''"' VIZ, '"' "'"'",'" ""9 9tii
ously fallen of, and the masters hope to bring
about a revival by diminishing the cost Of rro.
du,.ior Az ,.,,,l ,.,,, n,st n,ro,iir, ,i,,,',.h,
uuV''on' ne "su"'' 'a' III 'Npou'oh' '""usn'
Of is the reduction II workmon's wages. This
r,., .''',''I ',"iS ''es .o
o' nNihS NAE pcoh N''y 'ohsluvraoS increasing
and the tendency IL stil In that direction. There
ia renllv nulc f., INV room fcr n,nrIng a
70 len," i"'p any room lot nHu.'nR Il
reduction In this quarter though the end " the
present crisis will no doubt soc u general rcduc-
lion %, Ia ,.r cr,'t ,sir.h IA ,Ln ,rcsnr, Jo.
N''''. "'' '''u =,
made Mt a considerable loss. hut this reduction
I'm wages will n,rt cniy a very srnu pnrt Of this
',' Wv, =, 49,,
loss Ma7'''s "h' ""'N''''h "i' r"'n "Hi''u III
this. DO not SEQ how any important reduction
70 ~ Oe MAJ ~ ',, o''oi i""i' h'rl II "
large redncu"h IN 'he cost OF prouuCioh were
possible. it j. still very doubtful whether re-
,,iv,l 80 trad. ,,,,ti f.il,,y 1,b u,i,,1 S,,,,a
Nnu vi u""' ""u'' '''""' A"e n'ou ',a'cS
VIII buy very lilue m"nuiaeturedeoton in Eng
con,inrn,ol .onnt,i,s oro rosn,tirg ~ rro,cc.
t,vo ,ori,rs and n,ssio md rnrlrv aro no,
likely t. bay very largely for many years to
come lnt'a IL "a very important customer
ycry sorIons1v an r,in',. .eo ,, nicnt" ,,,,t
long years oi oppression are before the cotton
manufacturers Of this country. and that the
present misery in Lancashire is only prelude
OF what Is sill. to'ouo.
,.n u iro H ,, r's ."o" "r' ." , S'r'HV ~
.'. ''-'" ~. - az
not above tvenig.thr.a shillngs-aboui 1913.
The s,ri.e is IN b.. .iNtb voek Int f,rnf,w
nreson, n,l t'o' o,' Th,,
,.'.iil -. y, ,. G - ~, -.
more than fGOuOuo "a Wcek. In and about
blackburn, rurpier Preston Aocring,,n and
many other smaller towns tho mass * thc
mamie nrn nut al w'rl IN. .tfni,rs law. a
mai rs.o,i'',ion S,G on ara, ,,,t ,.n',rY' .
suffering. Tie WraSrrs Associaiion is al >.
wei ma, ''VN anu ''''' 'VeN 0N' ''' 7'ii''
Tho tircumstan,,~ that led 20 tho struggle arc
OF The cotton ut,ls II M ast"nslye Jistri"t moi
and agreed t. a general reduction of ten per