Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-02

NEW York, May 25. The Granite Manu-
facturers association issued a statement to
the public this afternoon giving rehearsal
for the lockout among quarrymen, PAYERS
aud others. In part it is as follows: "Ihe
unions reasons for insisting on May l, and
the employers reason for insisting on Jan
uary are the essence Of the present diff
flculty and may be stated in a few words.
The employers when closing their books
and making the usual business statements
and settlements for the year desire to know
for II certainty the rate of wages hours of
labor, ETC., when entering upon the new
year, and not have their business disturbed
by possible Engagements In the spring.
The unions on tbs other hand, desire to
have all agreements terminate May l, be-
leving that they can moro easily dictate
terms to the employers in the middle OF the
season than at the beginning, and
this reason has been openly ac-
knowledged. The charge made by the
unions that the Manufacturers association
has compelled its members to break
agreements with their workmen is denied
and is untruan The statement concludes
as fellows ''We do refuse, as we have the
right to refuse, any new agreements which
do not begin and end with the calendar
year, and no sound or proper reason has
been offered for any other date. We are
very glad to see that some Of the men are
disposed to go into the business on their
own account, for there is no other remedy
so good US that to cure a striker of his
folly"
An En- phatic Denial from Barre.
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York that Webster & Morse of Barre had
withdrawn from the Granite Manufacture
ers' association and put 400 paving cutters
at work, is false in every way There is
no such firm here. Ii. Webster is not O
member of the association, employs fow
PAYERS and signed the bill May IA. A. d.
Morse and 5ortwcli Morse are members OF
the association and are connected with
Webster as paving contractors, but mover
sign3d tho paving cutters bill, Striking
Italians have leased a shed near Granite
street.
BARRE May 2G.--No change is visible in
tho granite industry outlook here to-day
Il is thought by some that the manu.actur
ers may soon open tho doors Of their works
and give all who will an opportunity to re
turn anG GU granite. Some of the union
men who iicyo families and homes here are
beginning TO get worried oyer tho present
outlook of being out of job all through thu
summer season, and would undoubtedly b'
glad to get back il their Old places wthou
regard TO their connection with the union
1t is GAINED that from 5 20 T. new
granite eating firms nave been organized il
town within the last ~ days.
BARRE. May 30 There may be some
new conspiracy cases on the next County
Court docket. 1t appears that several OF
tho union granite cutters who were on May
b called out on the strike, have begun tc
feel the necessity OF earning money fol
supporting their families, and had started
to work ontsdc Of their trade al odd Jobs
Tie union 'striEc committee with threats
ARG commands, made them all stop, Will
one knoTu exception whore a man began
work on the highway and had the grit t.
send good be received in a Ever o
words, and said union or no union, III
should work and support bis family. Thes
cases Of driving men away from work will
threats como under the head OF conspiracy
md during the past two or three days j
j. Lamsou, esq, of Cabot, has been herr
looking up the matter and taking depo.i
tions from the in jurel parties, and it seems
that something new mny be Looked To-
later on.
1t is stated positive fact that tn,
family OF one union man here WHO is out OF
the strike, are IL sucn needy circumstance
that they have only one square meal pei
day.
Another story stated for a fact il that /.
men have just sent in for withdrawal card
from Tie union and say that they cortainl,
shcll 90 70 work the first opportunity they
get.
The strike seems to take on an altogethe
different aspect from what the strikers lrS
though, it would, and if the manufacturer
open their doors and agree to protect thos
who 60 DacG to work from tho union, som
think the sheds would he half filed wit
cutters very soon.
Several have left town without payin,
their bills.
Yesterday the union strikers receive
their FIRST weeks pay of 81 per day, tn
whole amounting to about $1,000. The
hold meating every day, and member
answer to roll call to DO entitled to thi
pay.
y large proportion OF the cutters VIII
lirst Went out are gone, and tencments ar
Easier to find than ever before
Some Of the grocerynen have discou
tinuad their delivery aud order teams, an
some clerks, aud business is really quiet 70
Barre
One prominent manufacturer thinks Their
will never be as many granite cutters her
again, and thinks it will DO better for all
IL Is SO, for some OF the bosses had so man
cutters they could not keep them at wor
at good advantage.
A CONFERENCE PROPOSED.
The Cutters Unions Affected VIII Fich
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