The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-14
sPINNERs TO STRIKE.
Hands In the King Philip Mills at
Fall River to Go ont.


meeting of the Spinners' Union last night.
the splnners of the King Philip
cotton mills asked permission to
strike, and it was unanimously
granted by the union after the
case had been heard. They win leave their
mills on Saturday unless the old schedule
is restored before that time.
The opinion is general that the action of
the King Philip spinpeTs will result in the
striking of the spinners in the other inc
goods mills.
Lewiston, Me, Jan. 13.-Five hundred
weavers of the Androscoggin mills tonight
unanimously voted to so out Monday, Jan.
II, the date on which the reduction takes
place. The operatives say they are will
ing to work under the horizontal 10 per
cent. cut, but that their complaint is that
the number of looms assigned to individual
weavers have in most cases been reduc-
ed, therefore, they say, the cut effects
some OF the Weavers to the extent of 30
per cent.
The mule spinners of the district of
Lewiston and suburbs tonight voted
unanimously not 70 strike on Jan. II. This
action was taken according to nstrue-
tons in a letter from Secretary Ross of
New Bedford, who asked them not to
strike until the difficulty at New Bedford
mad been adjusted.
New Bedford, Mass, Jan 13.-The Weav-
ers' Union has rejected the offer of Rich
ard Dairy of the state board of arbstra-
ton to settle their difficulties. The loom
hXers, carders and pckers' associates and
siasher tenders have unanimously voted
to strike.
Biddeford, Me, Jan. 13,-The mule spin
ners in the Pepperell and Lacomic mills
tonight appointed a committee to await
upon Agent Macarthur tomorrow with a
request that the present wage schedule
be maintained, and to notify him that
however small it may be, the opera tives
will refuse to accept a reduction 1t is
hoped that some agreement may be reach
ed in few days and a general strike
averted.
Pawtucket r. l., Jan. 13.-The employees
of the Lonsdale Company in this part of
the state held meetings tonight end dis
cussed the proposed reduction in wages
The chances seem about even for a strike
AT Lonsdale the spinners held meet
ing, and the sentiment appeared to be bit
ter against the company. The schedule of
the reduction in the Berkeley mills was
posted this afternoon, as follows: Weav-
ers, 9lA per cent; loom fixers 10 per cent. /;
carders 10 to 10 per cent; reel spinners, 10
per cent; rule spinners. s per cent.
Boston, Jan. 13.-The Globe tomorrow
will say that the cutting down of wages
will not solve the difficulty with which
the textile manufacturers now find them
selves confronted according to the opin-
ions of men who are regarded as author
ity in textile manufacturing, and who,
after having been brought UP in the in
dustry, have made it a life study.
The reduction in wages, they claim,
tends to decrease the demand for the pro-
duct of the mill and affects the cotton,
wool and other industries. In support of
long identified with the cotton industry
at Fall River, in which he says that
among other things that it is not wise
to reduce wages just now unless the
price of cloth is reduced in proportion.
Il believe in high wages for the people
and If the manufacturers would advance
| wages 90 per cent. ali along the line it
would soon start every spindle in the coun-
| try humming."
When asked if it was possible for manu-
facturers in this country to make their
| goods cheaper he said. ''The situation in
England in many of the mills is somewhat
similar to that in the South. The opera
| tives run four looms in England and in the
South. while in Fall River and in other
New England cities the run six to eight on
! the same class of work"
| Mr.. Howard believes the weavers will
| strike i'm New Bedford and thinks they
ought to receive the support of every per-
son in the New England states.