New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
THE BROCKTON STRIKES.
NOT YET ENDED BY ARBITRATION

NrW-N%GLtNV5 FUTURE ~ IT, MARKETS DE-
Pr,DENr UPON TUE ISSUES EVOLVED.
[FGoW AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT o. THE rRIauNE.I
BGoCkroN Mass, Dee IA complete settlement
of the difficulties be wccn the shoe manufacturers
and their a,teis seems nov almost as far away as
when the troubles BEGAN, ia spite OF the general
belief that the articles OF agreement woniI lead tOa
speedy settlement The result OF the JOINT con-
mitt.e's first meetings was Il series of agreements
or rules for guidance gate TAR Tor both slIcS anu
covering all disputed points bat wages. On MoA-
dav the committee began the consideration OF that
ouestiou and absolutely disa grect over the hfei
Grade OF work tlncn up, rates ol coMp'h,at"h I"'
cheap shoes. ku.c - oi tho recently ad"Pled AZ o.
ment provides that III case oil dIraSrrcnchI o'th
side shall sele Il uISutcTcstr person, ana ihcNc No
shall rhpose "A th. ri, aud l.cr decisions Sniit DC
final When therefore tAo bndld oil arbitration
could reach 10 agreement on In" hISt question oI
nrices rule . was put III force ana arbItcls were
thus appointed Tor the aIbtldt"r,, when seems
rather absurd to outsiders, ana sllii more 50 Whth
If appearS that trouble has arisen over thi- quc>-
ton. sort OF tec0ndary deadlock Is the work
ingmcn object to the manufacturers Icieree Al''I
tins matter has nccn al u,tth tGl" l'hld II SIX ol
eight grades OF lasting for which to establish rates
OF compensation and thon ali the DINER depart
ments OF the factory. Progress must therefore nc
slow thou IA il is not likely that there Will be any
difficulty IN adjusting much OF tho scale. mere
has however. been such Il universal shout lor
arbitration throughout tins region. thdi mere
may be charges oi too much arbtrauon, IN the
| end Meantime the factories are SIN silent
| thousands of men are dong hoihlh" an |ioN'"I
molt and more uneasy at the prospect OF enforced
idcuc,S. Bills for the necessities OF llIe arc
ruCth.u NJ at the different stores, ami a generally
uneasy feeling prevails III The cltv pultc . mum
Der of Norkmcn have lest AMI Nou-ht chFio5 MINT
! elsewhere. As vet the knights 81 l.ano' nave
contributed little Or no money to their bTochtoh
at IS very apparent" said prominent mann
lactilrer yes cray TO the representative OF IN
lBrNr. thai IT. a que t t%h o. ei ', iIn
we are much better prepared 10 stand the 81 -e man
the men. The fact l. thls question 81 wages an"
agreements ought to be settled between carh man
/ ufactuIcr and his own men without outolu' inter
ference. IL snt "a, though We mauula' tdlciS were
members of heartlcN, corporations Nearly an 81
us began away downyour,clve, and worked up from
the bench. The kindness and consideration Win
winch WnrNmru are treated all tAIoush thio Region
Is an Interesting and sign lirIut fact
In reply TO question about the agreement au'""'
adopted. he saId: -, e
REGARD II aS q large cou,cs ION on th' p''t oI
the Inanu.a .turcrs AMI u may prove 20 nal-''"I'
one The poInt of II all is that We now a-.cc IoI-
/ malIy to recognize the unions a. u la'tot in ON
/ shops My belief ~ that IS" az" NOT I'D as ""N"h
/ t,.,eors , condition a., we we've q week a2o.'
\ shoe manufacturer al = u"lghboriht Town NOT
! Affected b, the i,io.kton ~'Itc- IL conversation
! with TuF TEBuS reporter called attention 10
| some interesting facts. a,
! the manufacturer must ooutro hl, business tine
better ior all brcauSc he employer IRON tn nature
of thing, must control bus autrN. ana iur-' I1h'I
Unions are 10 >u!lc extent uniIaur,N 90 iAr welfare
! of tine community. Their leaders ar" sA'I'-~lt.t'I
! men who do not realize that even temporary A@ IL
in the InIu~try of town deSrpt IT. tII anon th'
/ trade NrW-En.l1nd la Ih ga 'l'" POS .''ui '.'l
! WY. Only utc-cmlucut excellence ~ hrr manu-
ficnrcs " II cuabe her ~ m7,ntl.h h'r influence lh
/ the distant markets o. the West Ihd H"u... pui
fact lrr4 -praug up when other I'rdIltic' tuNl'h
/ Manufacture aHu VrIr forced o. c'Mc 10 u
! Massachusetts had 4 aI u'r own way iI'N, ."'
now the citl., OF the Wet aui south ar 'r iuN'ut
/ t. manufacture for Their own regions ANA E'"
/ England is forced &" compr'r H every STEP d"
markets sine before controlled. 'u' "+'' ".' '' TOO
overcome d stance i- "N'r.ir ''". i.'r't '.u..
fore that Tire Labor uu.ou. stop rr.,t'nt "i u"''