Daily Republican., 1886-08-03

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All kinds Of runners have been In cir.
culation since yesterday in relation "a
the morocco strika. 1t all seems 10
have arisen from the fact that Thomas
b. Barry, q member Of the General Com
mittee Of the Knights OF Labor, was In
this city on Saturday and had called to
see several OF the morocco manufactur
ers, of course In reference TO the strike.
Mr.. Barry, though he lives in Michi-
gan. was In Philadelphia probably
more days than one last week, where
he NO doubt saw Grand Secretary Tur-
ner and from whom he o doubt learned
something in reference TO the Whining
ton strike.
However this may have been, the
secretary Of the Wilmington Morocco
Manufacturer Exchange on Saturday
received telegram asking them II tie
Exchange would meet o member of the
Executive Board Of the Heights OF
Labor, who desired to hear their side OF
the story Of the strike inaugurated by
the morocco workers last March. Word
was returned that he might come. Mr..
Barry came on by the first train and
met few members Of the Exchange
as many rs could be got together at q
short notice Of those who were In the
city. Mr.. Barry told them that he
wauted 3 plain statement Of facts az
they related TO the strike, and the Off.
GERS and members prom ised that he
should have 1t; at the same time YER
bal statement was made OF the troubles.
Mr.. Barry suggested arbitration, but
he was told that the Morocco Exchange
would never submit to arbitration tince
the failure of arbitration In the case OF
William Bush & Co., the agreement
being broken In two weeks after 1t was
made. MIR. Barry, 1t is raid, expressed
great surprise when he heard the case
and found fault with the men for going
ont In the face Of an agreement to the
contrary.
The manufactures held meeting last
night, ard although none Of the mem
bers were at liberty to state what was
done specifically 1t 10 believed that q
full statement Was prepared to be either
sent by letter or delivered personally
to the General Executive Committee Of
the Knights Of Labor whenever wanted,
which it is believed they will want
soon.
1t is believed by the morocco manu-.
lecturers that the matter has been taken
entirely out Of the hands OF the Execu-
tive Com mittee OF District "a and the
General Executive Committee have
the entire charge of it. Ii is believed
farther that when the committee hears
the full statement of the nj manufacturers
q settlement will speedily be made by
perhaps declaring the strike off, or by
annulling the action Of Execu live Com
mittee of District "a
In conversation with several m orocco
manufac' ursrs a representative Of the
REPUBLICAN found that although they
would not COL sent to meet the Exscu
tive Com U, ittee of District "a, they had
no objection to meeting the General
Executive Committee, but not TO aIbi.
trate.
Manufacturers cay that q nun Der of
etrikers have run the risk and have
gone back 10 work again. In two
months more they say they can get
along without any of the strikers. as
by that time they will have new hands
trained to do the work of those who
have left. They also say that even IL
the strike was declared off they could
not take back all their old hands, but
would be bound to keep on those who
had stood by them In the crisis through
which they have passed. All the mo-
rocco works are running, some of them
turning out within FIVE dozen as many
skins as they did before the strike.
The fall trade, they say, they cannot
recover anyhow as the season Is too far
advanced.
The strikers say that the manu- factu-
rers will have to submit yet, as they
cannot have the skilled labor necessary
to finish good moi occo;that ii they turn
ont inferior work 1t will but hurt their
trade,and that they are 10 short-sighted
as to be deceived by the resolutions of
the National Morocco Man ufaoturers'
Exchange promising TO back the vii.
mtngton manufacturers In their strike,
when it is only that they may get their
trade. They say they are not discour.
aged yet, and although they will have
to submit to the powers that be, they
are willing to continue the strike. No
time has b-tn set for the meeting of the
General Executive Com mittee, but it is
believed 1t will occur soon.