The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-15
THE STRIKE IN FALL RIVER.
a STEP WHICH MAY THROW $4,000 OP-
ERATIYEs OUT OF WORK.
The spinners Resolving 60 Tender the Ten
Days' Notice Monday Demandins u
Hestornt,on of the ID Per Gent Reducttou.

The Spinners Resolving 60 Tender the Ten
Days' Notice on Monday Demanding u
Hestoration OF the o Fer Cent. Reduction.
FALL RIVER. June 14.-The spinners OF the
mills In this city voted to night to give ten days
notice on Monday Of q general strike unless
their demands for an increase OF fifteen per
cent. In wages. being a restoration OF the wages
paid before the reduction in April. 1878. are
conceded. The meeting was composed OF 1888
spinners cool. earnest. and determined. Robert
Howard. the active Secretary. made moderate
speech. counsellng care in taking step which
may throw $4,000 operatives out OF employment.
The following were unanimously passed:
Whereu' We In receipt OF a from the
Manufacturers Board of Trade, purporting to be an
answer to Oft peaed requests for interview,
suggestions for arbitration and our demands for an In
crease OF wages and as such communication is dis
tnct and emphatic refusal Of claims and denial OF
requests, We are compelled TO look 1t uu
matum, calling upon us TO back down from demand
or accept the alternative Of general lock out
Hh,reas We think would be false to ourselves and
towards to our just claims to shrink from the
responsibility thrust us by the unyielding attitude
OF our employers, and while deeply depore the
sequence which must arise from placing ourselves In
sSsS SnS 70 Se %S ass are a Ss 70 s
t&hS & city we have no option but to submit uncondon
deayor TO win an increase BY strike.
future prospects, OF s cotton trade are such as to wa
sn, our demand oT more wSse and eonsids ring also
bach up their refusal neither proves that they are unable
have right to expect as labor value we have
ihe e; he station ~ accepting ihS defiant refusal en-
Wh's,a, Our emr9ysr. through their accredited Or.
asa I" srSe wefk in several mills Shey Viii re
taliatc by every spaner In the selected mills
time within the limits Of telr control Or else that they
will shut down every min and starve Us into
thus taking the question out OF the realms Of discussion
and placing & in that ol intimidation.
acccdc 70 our request Tor the restoration OF the heen ner
is7s when were made to us thai win The rsi
return Of prosperity the same would DO restored ieel
cloth market hy variants lie action We have De.
days notice on Monday morning. prior to leaving work
resolution was also passed pledging every
spinner TO support himself for three weeks
without soliciting support from the Union.
The meeting was not exultant. the men feel
Ing. apparently. that they were bound to do
something to meintain ground against q hp;;
have saved It ALL" said an old English spinner
tonight; but they want us e eat dirt.
| deep and sullen protest is made against the
| system OF monthly payments, operatives claim
| brilliantly on the credit systems The action
| of the owners here In selling cotton yarns. with
| the ills OF trusteeng wages, tends to intensity
| who makes 50 n week is considered as doing
wei. but the .vast majority receive much less.
In conversation with the Sun reporter. after
| the secret meeting tonight. Secretary Howard
said that they had talked to-day with the own
' ers. and their offers were only repetitions OF
| Oft repeated promises to restore the old rates
| by degrees in 1--WE years Forty-nve per cent
had been cut on and the operatives had deter
| mined to make stand. Prints to-day were y
and the owners had promised to increase
again they broke theiripledges. He thought
me- ment within ten days % eHeeedinsly dH "5oSf P9ST.
unless tho manufacturers relented. He said he
tried to restrain the men until July. but In
| vain. They demanded action, at once; Tho
treasury Of the union is well supplied, and
on the other hand, much talk is being
made by tho mill owners OF sup-
plying ring frames Instead OF mules In the
event OF prolonged atrike. Frames can
| be operated by girls and women, II is claimed
at cost OF thirty per cent. less in labor after
| being introduced. Undoubtedly the best sk He'd
cotton labor OF the country Ia here, hundreds OF
| whom arc from Lancashire, England. and de-
| spite the comparison OF Fall River wages with
| other New England manufacturing centres
more good work is done for the money here
| than anywhere else.
Spinners will meet again on Monday night