Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE MILL HANDS TO RESUME
OPERATIONS AT ONCE,

One Instance Which shows the BENEFITS
of MIR. Powderly's Plans when Prop
erIy Adhered ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Carry Brooks County-The Prohibition
Faction Ahead in the Baldwin County
Mass Meeting.
AUGUSTA, GA, Aug. 1.-THE follow
fng proposition has been accepted by the
mill presidents organization as basis OF
settlement: 1t is respectfully suggested
that the authorities OF the cotton factories
open said factories and place all the en-
ployes in their former positions at tDe
present schedule OF wages, and then the
matter of wages and grievances, such as
the pass system increasing the amount
of labor to constitute days work ana
what is termed INFLAMMATION OF members
of the Knights of Labor" shall be SUBJ
mitted to a committee of five disinterested
parties, to be mutually agreed upon for
arbitration. The conclusion arrived at
BY SAID arbitration committee shall be
binding on both parties ana daCe from 1he
reopening OF the mills.
CHOOSING THE COMMITTEE.
Said arbitration committee shall be ap-
pointed by the following plan: The EX-
ecutiye Board of the Knights OF Labor
shall select men, the executive commit
tee of the manufacturers men, and
from these 10 men each party shall Strike
of one alternately until names remain.
These 4 shall select a fifth man, having
with themselves the qualifications here
matter prescribed. The 10 names from
which said arbitration committee is to be
chosen shall be furnished within "a hours
after this plan shall have been agreed to :,
and arbitration shall commence within
as hours after acceptance of the plan.
No person shall be eligible to serve on
said arbitration committee who is
Knight of Labor or interested in the mills,
either as a stakeholder, president or en-
ploye.
THE WAGE QUESTION.
In the adju stment by the committee OF
five in the matter of wages the sum total
of the present pay roll shall not be exceed
ed, but the committee may increase
the wages in some cases and decrease
wages 10 other cases in said committees
discretion. The Executive Committee of
the Knights OF Labor shall have the first
strike in forming the committee OF five, as
this proposition is authorized by them.
The fifth man authorized to be chosen by
the tour committeeman shall not be of the
number stricken off by either party.
The agreement arrived at gives great
reopens the doors to the factories TO 5000
idle operatives. Frederick Turner, Grand
Secretary and Treasurer of the Knights
OF Labor, is entitled to much praise for
his conservative action. He leaves
tonight for Birmingham, Ala, to settle
the troubles in that city.
HITCH IN THE NEGOTIATIONS.
AUGUSTA, GA, Aug. II, II p. M.-There
10 a hitch in the negotiations tonight. In
the course of a conversation Secretary
Turner learned that the salaries OF the
President, superintendent, Paymaster
and bOokkeeper did not appear on the pay
roll OF the mills, and were not considered
as coming under the jurisdiction OF the
proposed arbitration committee. He i'm
mediately expressed himself as misun-
derstanding the state of affairs, ordered
the mill operatives not to report for duty
tomorrow, and determined not to leave
the city until the matter is satisfactorily
arranged. He will not subscribe to the
proposition made to and accepted by the
mill presidents under the conditions as to
salaries as narrated above.