The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-22
PROSPERITY WITH VENGEANCE
What Republican Politicians Did
Not Promise Workmen.

Faii RlYer, Mass, Dec. 21.-A confer.
ence OF repre- sentatives of the cotton man
utacturers and employees, on the wage
question, was held yesterday. The rem
resentatives of the labor unions submit.
ted three propositions, and each of the
delegates made some comment thereon.
The manufacturers decided to take the
matter under consideration and will give
written answer tomorrow. These
propositions, formulated at the meeting
OF the representatives of various labor
unions last week, are:
First, 1t being the general opinion
that there will be au Improvement dur.
ing the ensuing year, and that the man.
ulacturers Will be in a far more pIosper.
Gus condition than at present, we request
manufacturers to postpone the proposed
reduction until the first of March. If
there Is no Improvement at that time, we
wilt hold another conference with n view
OF settling the wage question.
Second Believing that reducing
wages is not remedy for an overstocked
market, we respectfully request the man.
utacturerS to work four days per week
until the first of March IL there is no
improvement at that time we will bold
another conference.
Third. IL neither Of the above promo.
slttohS Is accepted and we cannot settle
the questions satisfactorily we are will.
mig TO submit our case 10 the state board
oil arbitration, wages to remain rs ut
present until the State board makes its
report"
The attitude of the big plant of the
Fall River Iron Works Company. which
employs about 5000 operatives, and
which has been questioned. by some, was
settled yesterday, by the announcement
York. He announces his willingness to
reduce wages to point 20 per cent be-
low the present basis, if the committee so
decides.
REDUCTIONS ELSEWHERE.
Suncook, n. H., Dec. 2l.-Notices have
been posted ut the China, Pembroke and
Webster cotton mills here announcing "a
reduction of the wages OF the operatives
oil about ten per cent, on January /.
The cut will affect the superintendent
auu overseers. and, in fact. all of the en-
ployes OF three corporations, including
nearly l,o0O operatives. The monthly
pay roll amounts to about $27 900. The
three mills are engaged in the manufac.
ture of print cloth. 1t is probable that
the cut down will he accepted Col. Da-
vid IL. Jewell. uperintendent Of the China
mills, says the reasons OF the reduction
orc VIC N"iiS aS IHoSo WDlcn caused the
cut mt the Fall River mills, and the
Amoskeage corporation at Manchester.
WEAVERS WALK OUT.
Pawtucket, K. T., Dec. 2l.-The trouble
between the weavers and the manage.
ment of the Royal Weaving Company,
which has existed since the eduction in
wages was announced to take place, cul-
minated yesterday in tho virtual dis
charge of weavers, because of refusal to
comply with an order from Manager OFT
emhodying request by the company to
have several cotton weavers taught the
business. The weavers informed the
manager that they would go out rather
thar comply with the oIder, and they
were discharged. The mills will have TO
close. The mills employ about go pee
pie. The reduction referred to the wcav
ers wages amounted to 16 per cent.