The evening world., 1901-08-17
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FALL RIVER. Mass. Aug. 1.-THE
Manufacturer Association showed 10.
day the nrst sign OF weakening In II,
campaign TO cut operatives wages is
per osnt. to provoke a strike. II began
changing the phraseolosy OF the oriR..
nal agreement for . reduction. which IL
presented 70 the manufacturers for six.
natures. At tho meeting when the Gu.
In wages was voted there were repre-
scented 1.seo.ooo spindles. and to make
the cut operation signatures represent.
Ing only 10000 moro spindles were nee.
esaary. Tho men engineering the deal
had no doubt.of their ability to secure
the necessary signatures.
Under ordinary conditions the p,An
would have been carried through With
out 4 ditch. but In this lnc.ance pub.
licity and public sentiment have held
the other mill trcasurers back. and thore
are many Indications to-day that the
whole scheme against the wage schedule
Will ultimately fall.
MIL Managers have Seen notified BY
attorneys that tho hixh-hnnded pro.
oeeding thay have attempted will not
invalidats existing contracts which cali
tor delivery OF goods after Sept. }. and
unet the buyers In New York and else.
where can hold them to strict compliance
or have adequate ground for damage
suits.
This b tho chief reason why the pro.
notsss OF tho cut are backing and nil.
Ing. Thcy appeared no, at all unwilling
p break contracts with cloth consumers
where no penalty attached. but they
evidently DO not care to break th-m II
they are to be held liable.
In IN endeavor to md a way GU. OF
tho legal tnns!e the member. OF the As.
ISOLATION are holding daily sess,on..
They refuse to discuss the situation. but
arc visib1y losing ground.
Next Thursday the members OF the
Loom.F1xers' Union. the Carriers, Wcav.
ers. Slashsr-Tcnders and Mule -splnners
VIII meet to act upon the recommended
ton OF tho Textile Council that they
strike II tho Is per cent. cut Ia At
tempted.
While the action OF these unions can
be told in advance. the meetings vii, be
important because at them the leader,
will show what motives promo,ed IN.
manufacturers and how the cut will az
fect the D.0oo women and children who
work in tho mills.
For . Monster Demonstration.
Tho Demonstration OF the mill worker.
against the attempted reduction OF
wages Will be one OF the creates. ever
witnessed here. Rich's Theatre, the
largest in tho city has been engaged
for tho meeting Thursday night. II will
be Inadequate to hold the crowds OF
operatives who desire to protest against
tho cut .and outdDor meetings will be
necessary. Tho labor leaders who are
conservative and business like, wnnt 10
make Of this meeting presentation OF
their stdo at the case and 10 receive
from tho operatives such an endorse.
nent OF the!r stand in tho prescott -trup.
gle that mill treasurers will be forced 70
acesVt II a. nnal.
1Ae army Of operatives. encouraged
BY tho plain words OF II. C. D. Borden.
e'o ""S coHEWccu mat the!r Nght II
mora than half won. and they say that
under no circumstances will they take
tho initiative for conference. nor will
they accept any reduction In wages,
Their stand on these two points and
the altitude OF Borden are tho two
chief factors that have caused terror
in tho camp Of the manufacturers.
Eject of Borden Interview.
Mr. Borden's interview in The Evening
World was read by thousands In Fan
River. 1t caused tho Executive Com.
mfstee Of the Manufacturer Aasocia-
ton to hold an executive session, and
then TO refuse to discuss Il in any way.
on the ground that Mr.. Boiden may not
have bssn correctly quot@d. But the
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