New-York tribune., 1894-10-09
NEU- BEDFORD SPINNERS GIJE N.
THEY WILL AID FALL RIVER STRlkEK'
AND ABIDE BY RESULTS THERE

THEY WILL. AID FALL RIVER STKlkERS
AND ABIDE BY RESULTS THERE.
New Bedford. Mass. oct, oS2eciab.-Th" back
bone OF the great textile strike ia this city WA
broken late this afternoon. and all the mills "l
resume operations on Thursday morning m"
spnners have always been looked dv"n ns n"
strongest OF the striking operatives. and as They
APPOINTED a committee OF seven with power to
meet the manufacturers and cclde FOR the
union what to pursue. II Is lkc!y tho "tn"'
uricns will fall in line This committee mot the
manufacturers at three O'Clock this afternoon ana
were in session u9ail alter nve O'Clock ana
work on thursday morning FIVE ger cent re-
duciion. 10 take effect Immediately ana TO r"!nain
In force until settlement is reachct IN raj River
When tho strike IS ended IN. Fai River he
terms made there are I" go ln'@ n r1e.I h@,' h.,
| the sIinners here viii do what they can to hei9
the Fall River strikers in their struggle
Fail River. Mass. oct S.-There has been hurry
along Brokers' ROW since early this forenoon. when
il became known that the mill men who hold the
key to the present situation were engaged In iis
cusson The excitement was Increased about
O'Clock. when 1t was nolsel about that Secretary
tacOmet Bank, engaged IN All earnest talk with IN
Hon Frank : Stevens. one - the most nhuen-
later approached hy Thomas T. Brayton Treas
urer of the large Union Ml.s II ~a- soon gcn-
a letter to Secretary Rounseville Of the Manufnc-
9I aIers IN ,sc @S ana nk aanH a'fnqn int nj iaf % H.
association to enleav0r 20 open The mills or some
operatives. Ther the manufacturers got together
in the association rooms For hours no direct state"
ment could De- obtained as to whether the NIL men
beginning t. show som" signs " interest IN
the condition OF operatives but AZ $50 II de
terninei that some sort OF a proposition was being
prepared for subinitta. to meeting Of manufac-
turcrs 10 he called day this week group OF
min said that the meeting had considered the
proposition that the operatives return To- Tor
sixty days under the reduced schedule. the old
schedule to be restorfs later If business condi-
tions warranted
1t seems to he generally accepted tha, tho wcav-
ers Will TAX" any form o. compromise without
question. nasnuch as their funds are Tapicly grow
ms less and there * much desitutiOn among those
not directly affiliated with the union.
The manufacturers made several statements to-
night tending 10 throw Light their side OF
the situation. With the exception OF the already
recorded sales OF sc0Vv pieces AT advanced prices,
very few sales have been made by three fOurths ~
the manufacturers in the last seven weeks. The
sales that have been made tax" no account Of the
invisible supply Of goods stored here. which goes
TO show how little demand there II among large
consumers for fabrics purchased. many months ago
or i1 sales, case. onIS nifty have been
shipped In five weeks There several agents
who hav" sold only 1900 pieces ~ possible pro-
ductiOn Of G0ODD pieces In consequence OF these
facts the manufacturers argue that 1t Is useless
10 start the mills wit. chance OF selling the
production.