Daily Republican., 1886-03-30
AN IMPENDING STRIKE.
THE CONFERENCE ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON


the conference between the COMMITTEES
of the Morocco Manufacturers Exchange
of Wilmington and the Executive Com
mittee of District Assembly No. "a,
Knights OF Labor was resumed, bnt no
progress seems 10 have been made look
Ing 70 settlement satisfactory to both
parties.
The executive board adhered TO the
sched ule of prices offered ~ the basis Of
en- arbitration which was to follow,
while the manufacturers' committee is
said TO have adhered 10 their request for
extension of time until evening in order
TO have time to consider the schedule OF
prices. This request however was not
granted and pressinR the manufactur-
ors' committee for decided answe or,
the following ultimatum was submit
ted:
''In view Of the present condition of
trade We cannot advance wages at this
time, but 70 save the stock now in the
lime We will pay the sewers, beamsmen
and tanners the wages on tine list. In
the meantime, while We are working
out we will try TO get an advance price
for goods that will correspond with th 9
advance demanded In the bill of wages
submitted"
The Executive Board declined to 40
cept this as n final answer, and the
conference adjourned, subject TO the
call OF the board. The board met last
evening and after consultation together
sent tho following notice TO the Morning
News:
Notice Executive Board has de-
oided that, unless the morocco manu-
facturers agree 70 arbitrate the difficulty
existing between them and their en-
ployes before this day, Tuesday, ut 7
O'Clock p. M, general strike will be
ordered and further, that the bill OF
prices presented will be the basis OF
settlement.
We advertise this, and will give no
further notice.
The Executive Board, d. A., No. "a,
X. OF L. ALEX. NJ. JAmIsoN.
A large meeting whs held last even.
ing In Institute Hall, the hall being
crowded with morocco employees and
Knights Of Labor where the situation
Was cauvassed and considerable enthu.
siasm was mapifested, but rs meeting
was private itls not known what was
said or done. The general idea prevail.
ing to-day is that o strike will be or.
dered this evening.
Up to the time Of going TO press this
afternoon no manufacturer had called
upon the Executive Committee. A
representative Of the REPUBLICAN call
cd upon several manufacturers this
fJrnoon and asked them what they wert
going 70 do about 1t. The general tenol
of the answers were that ali had beer
done that could be done and thing
would have to take their course.
They said they could not possibly
raise the wages to the schedule price,
demanded without losing money. II
was stated that William Bush & Co
had lost 200 last year; that Pusey
Scott & Co., when they settled up theil
books for the year only had $500 clear
and that Charles Fritz & Co., who had
always been In the habit every year Of
making their men presents, could no
afford to do 30 at the close Of the las
year.
The manufacturers say that they viii
still De the losers by strike, but tn
loss will not be so heavy as il the strik'
had continued from last Tuesday. Non,
of the manufacturers it is said have pu
any more hides in lime since the trou
bic commenced. A number Of skin
were spoiled by the men being off onl!
q day and half last week. Said on
lof the manufacturers, "hides are very
sensitive and q few hours over the regu
lar time renders them worthless, evel
thunder storms will spoil them. Beam
era have gone TO the yats during tn
might when thunder storms were raginI
to preserve the hides from ruin"
One manufacturer said that there wa
no honor in men who would strik
while the hides given to them were sub
Iject to be spoiled by their inattention
When he gave beamsman number O
hides that were In no danger OF spoil
ing for him TO put through 1t was hi
place TO bring them out Of danger.
The representative of the REPUBLI
lean found Matthew Colwell, the VIII
mington member Of the Executive Com
mittee, Knights Of Labor, at his head
Iquarters, 2l1 Market street, when th
following colloquy took place:
"Mr. Colwell, have you anything :
report about the situstion?"
"Nothing to report"
"Then there will be strike"
"Not necessarily so."
swell, but each party has given II
ultimatum, how can q strike b
Avoided"
ats good while until night yet an
there may be a change. There may
a compromise.
"Mr. Colwell, do you really thin
I they are now paying?"
' "we don't think It, we know it."
swell, you are morocco workers an
lyon ought to know all about It."
1--WE do know it. Do you thin
there ought TO be q difference of q
cents q dozen on skins and differenc
iof $4 o week on cellar men betwee
here and Philadelphia
There ought not to be that muc
difference, but there shonld be som
1 difference.
"No, there ought not to be any"
"But," said Mr.. Colwell, 1--WE depr,
cate strike; we do not want IL. w
want arbitration on the dispute, and b
arbitration we will abide, but until W
have that the schedule of prices 9
Ioffered to the manufacturers will /
adhered to. II the difficulty was re
4. ferred to an arbitration committee theI
might be o com promise and the sohedul
very much reduced. II there is
Istrike," said Mr.. Colwell, "the manu-
faeturers and not the knights Of Labt
will be to blame for It."
How TO Get Rich.
!" How to get rich," is the subject
the lecture by John @. Harkness, Prii
Icipal ut Hardness Academy, to
followed by q free debate on Capiti
and Labor at 7.30 O'Clock on Thursda
evening. Admission, 3 cents reserve
. seats, % cents. Mr.. Harkness, WI
has delivered four lectures followed
four debates, at which both sides hay