Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-24
ANOTHER ELEMENT In the Shape of the State Board
 of Arbitration
ENTERS INTO THE STRIKE
Effort to Be Made to Bring About ReConciliation-Oper-
 atorS Join Hands.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 23.-The fourth day of the great strike opened with a new element in the battle-the state board of arbitration. Both sides remain as firm as ever, apparently neither. inclined to yield one iota. The board of trade arbitra- tion has failed to accomplish much, and now the only visible hope for new settle ment lies in the meeting under Mayor Brownel's call tonight. Of course this applies more directly to the cloth mills, as there are hopeful signs for an adjustment or break in the yarn mill battle.
 Richard P. Barry of Lynn and Richard E. Warner of Taunton, members of the state board of arbitration, arrived in town this morning to investigate the matter. The third member, Charles H. Wolcott, is now on his vacation, and was not informed of the visit.
 Immediately on their arrival the arbitra. tors visited the mayors office, but not finding him in, separated, MT. Barry drop ping in on the striker's committee at Spin ner's hall, and MT. Warner visiting the mayor at his business office.
 MT. Barry said: "We just dropped in on New Bedford to do a little skirmishipg. We will not probably take official action on the strike unless MT. Walcott joins us, but we Just Wdub u Scc hOW tho ldho iioSs
 MT. Barry was asked as to the province of the board in such matters, just how far they can go and what power they have.
 "Well,' be replied, five have the power to hold public hearings, summon wit nesses, hear testimony and render an of1- often We prefer the conciliatory plan, to act as mediators between the parties to a dispute and see if we can not make both sides look at things like sensi- ble men rather than from directly opposite sides. But this is not always successful, and then we usually have to resort to the hearing system. We may have to do so here, but we cannot tell yet.'
 MT. Brownell said that he had been ad- vised by several citizens to invite the state board of arbitration to be present at the meeting at the conference tonight. He said that he had done so and urged the board to attend. He said the meeting was not intended 10 be public, but to comprise such delegates as each union chose to send and such h7inanufacturers as would attend. Every labor organization in the city will be represented by the secretary and one delegate, but it cannot be learned how the manufacturers look at the proposition, as they are non -commital on the subject. The situation and attitude of the Rowland cor poration also will undoubtedly be dis cusSed.
 Andrew G. Pierce was asked if the mills would make any concessions in case the ar. bitration committee proposed them and re- piled that he should not answer any qnes- lions of that kind.
 ''I.et the thing take its course, y said he.
 Not only are the weavers determined upon withdrawal of the notice of cut down, but they have another issue which they regard of vastly more importance, and that is this particular law.
 Yesterday President Savage, with Secre- tary Whitehead of Fall River, was sent to Boston to seek advice upon this point. They sought the advice of Chief Wade of the state police and Attorney General Knowlton. At the office of the chief of po- lice they received the opinion that the law would be construed to be favorable to the uoa