New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-22

VE4VERS WANT HIGHhR "A"H"'
,,,pprssroy THAT A GENERAL STRIKE IN NEW
ENGLAND MILLS MAY BE IMPENDlN''

,pprssION THAT A GENERAL sIiHhH i' -'
-->.c,,vn MILLS MAY BE IMPENDING
DATA, Ian e1-Reports to-day from the various
-, t,r,lond ronts az which strikes are III Pi0e'
ress among the cotton mill operatives "e''' -, "
.,,ce rttle changed. with the possiole eN0op..Y'
~ r-au River where the feeling 'ha' So
.uu,o is ,mnendlng seems to be growing s'ro.se''
- M rro,nced to-day that the weavers or the
,,, pbuin MIL from which the splnners went
n, 7as, saturday. Will make formal demand ior
III, oration OF the old rate Of wages anu wa
cin the spinners If they are refused AZ .'I ' '
limo the spinners OF the Hargraves ana i-auie
Lake mills at Fall RIVER seem u O'
account of lack Of organizatioh' 49,, s..
- which was introduced In the STATE
80, yesterday calling for a general investigation
=, .b causes which led to the recent reuuc''oh III
u,,ges throughout the North has exci'eu eie"' III
80 n New Bedford and discussion OF the mat
ter was general to-day ,,...,,o, vbo
NJ rorrv OF the State Board OF Arbitraloh' VII"
hs heon AZ New Bedford since Yesterday forenoon
- 49,, ,oor,ed likely to meet with success IN hiS
cor+ N have the opposition to the hhns system
nibdrovrn as an Issue OF the strike IL Iil'S 10 N
Tho s,tuation will be greatly simpNled ana the "a
for COMPROMISE In the matter OF "Ase'' "
Thought will 6e opened thereby Inc S"iAo ea
ers will probably ask lo'
manufacturers .,,,o
,rho cotton mills now closed on account or Strikes
include the cloth mills at New BEDFORD the reppe
al ord Iacouia Mills at Biddeford the YORK Ai"S
80 &C. the Audroscoggin at Lewiston the CABOT
- ,r,,rsr,ick the Queen City at Burlington W.
a ,ho White Rock plant at Westerly, H. l. IN
od1,,l,n nortions of the help are OUT at 'he N'"s
pbnip Hargraves No. and Laurel LAKE 'hiiiS' d.
rou River The total number or operatives al 'ies7
.o,rts u,ho are at present involved In strikes Is
f.to.ed at between fifteen thousand ana sixteen
thousand. -. o,.A ,,,us o.,
The contemplated closing OF the Gloos NILS. OF
49, soctat Manufacturing Company. at WoonsocKet'
e.,,r1o, for a while as announced last nlght, ~
not due to labor troubles but 10 tho uhsa'S4a0'oS
market. - -.
rou River Mass. Jan. A.-The weavers or the
t,,,g pbiin Mills have decided 10 ask FOR the res
,oroIlon NJ the old wages special meeting OK
,h, ,,r,on will be held next Monday night 10 con-
s,dar the ans yer which may be returned TO this
raoues, and II II should be a refusal. as II un-
dohtedlv will a strike Will probably be authorized.
stii contnues the majority Of the weavels Will be
out ot work before the time FOR Il strike arrives.
The feeling IL strongly N favor or general strke
new issue has developed The King Philip MIL
has been successful IN spinning exceedingly nnc
thread on frames. and the spinners have been lei
10 believe that the end Of mule spinning Is IN sign,
Thc nther asses OF operatives have looked 10 thc
ruie nnners s leaders labor battles in this city.
fr tho reason that their union IS very strong one,
ond re- .iznE that without this aid they would
mn, he In IA position 10 make strong battle, they
v.ill.. make the machines matter OF gT1ev-
80 The impression f. becoming general that the
erd Of the agitation Ia this city viii be u general
strike II no; now, later In the year -
Nh. Goth market continues active. AT 2s cents
plus per cent