, 1881-12-07
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
Critical situation Of Affairs II. tho Cot-
ton-fioods Manufacturing Districts Of
New England.

ton.tiooilx NIanufa ctMrln1 Districts Of
New England.
ynetai Dhpaseh to 1As Chicago TRIBUNE.
FAIL RIVER. siass., Dec. G.-Thero Is vcrylIvo-
'1y prospect u tho iuuuguration Of bitter strux.
Rlo botween the cottua-guods manufacturers
md operatives upon tho wages question aRatn.
Slnrc Inst fall the chfcttlns 0f that influential
and vast iabur organization. the Knights Of La.
hor. hAvc been zeAlonsly working Atnong tho
dissatisfied and lIscontenteA bands employed
t,y tho great cotton- goods manufacturing cor.
porattuns and Individual producers In NIL tho
prominent Industrial centres, and, wbllo tho
kntGhta hneo been snwtug seeds Of tllsses1trl,
uEltasors cmrloyod by tho Cotton spln-
ners' Associnuon. body that rep-
resons mahy thousands Of working people II,
its membership, l.nvo not beon less nctIso I'll
ptoinotIn2n feeling Of uncaslness nntonR all tho
industrial classes, nnl particularly those en-
EnHcIl in. tho manufacture OF cotton goods,
upon tho question Ut compensation. There
huve boon perlodicnl atrlkcs here and nt other
p!aces III New England. bur most Of thoRo strnK.
9iss hayo resuIted disastrousy 10 tho strikers,
md they bayo boon compelled to return to thor
looms without securing tho Hdvanco nj my
struck for, nr ttoir situations have becn ll'ot
by non-lnion bands imported from other placos.
A strike at tho Flint Mills hHs Just bGen settled
by temporary compromise, but It is thought
the trouble tnay brenk out soon uXa!n ia u moro
a1Rnaratc1 und aggressive form. Just Mt this
particularly unsettled time, when tho labor cle-
mont ID rendy to inaugurats movement for IN
increase Of compensation, 3tr. 0oorgo 1Iownrtl,
Secretary Of tho Cotton splnners' Association.
appears upon tho acene, and hs ndvcnt Mt
tkis 1uncture is snld, BY tioso supposed to be
thoroughly wei posted upon tho snbtcct.to mean
more than appears upnn tue surluoe. In mr.
swur. however, to oil questions asxcd by news
aays ' thst he BUS ','st roiur'e from trip % so
soEna VI tho manufacturing cities OF Now En-
giauI, but rnrther. ndsls thut an alraucn OF u
per cunt In waHcs hak boon grnnted tho oper-
nt!yes IN tho co1poratfvo Norka In Manchester,
N. u. uli1 tho nF.tattoS 1f Tho subject ~ tho
wit prSdi'cc nn extended stslke ii tho oyont Of
the dlscuntenta. demands not being Atceltl to.
Al Increase 1l u psr cont over present waKcs Ia
prise not loss thin l2s,iDo men, wotncn and chill
ircn. ~ to Tho prospects Of q strike herc Mr..
"T" b s' nnt h!n,s tt ~
splnners' Assouiatton, The knights of Labor.
G'd nther protective bodies 10 which tho cntton-
ntive to following the po!lcy0f TITO operatives III
New laAmpsh!ro; lI other laasteta It T. learned
III .hS It ~ ass 9
Inns ,retnriv1 hero for no other purpose than 10
hold d prlvMte conferences with tha ntner otoers
Of the oEottUn.aplnners AsaOeat!o preparatory
TO tha pnhleation t.r Il pronuncialnenio order
tnK strike tur nm Ihcr0nst at compensation In
tho various dcpartmensao Of n'1uufaetl,rlnK rang.
lnX frotn 10 to Ii per cent. It, bus been dtscDv-
cr0ta tl!at every n.elnher belonging tu Il olxe Df
tho Knights Of Labor Association, and liItlng
tiot ~ take pnrt In tho threntcsitl Rruat laoor
ln!,vement: !: aud, sh%on % It 10 known TINT ho-
tween 25,ooo and ;KhUo persons, nro intercat-
hccbmo appRrelt whar II colossal industrial up-
bcarnl is promised should tho manufacturers
rStuso to gf"nt tho indictments sht Increase u
Fr0m what has boe,, asecrtalnol IN Interviews