The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-19
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WITHDRAWN.
Five & Richmond Tobacco Fac.
tories at Odds WtthWOrkers 4
a TALK WITH BOTH SIDES
I re Outcome Of the Matter Likely to
BE the appointment Of an Ar
81 bitrationl Comlnlssion-An 4
Agreement Likely.

rivo OF tho largest independent tobacco
factories OF 1slchmond are at odds
with tho International Tobacco Workers
Union to the extent that the union Dol
has been Withdrawn from them. and q
communication has been sent to the pres
fidef1t Of the labor Organization In Louis
Vile asking Ills advice In tho matter.
There appears to be no danger Of a
strike Or anything OF tho sort. and sfc
matter, It Is hoped and believed. Will
eventually be settled amicably, still there
2is somewhat OF stIr-up. The union. or
Its visory. Board. met last night and
4 the night before for q discussion OF the
situation and several other such meet
sings are In prospect. The manufacturers
are also getting together on the qucs-
ton. "a IS r b
K NEW, WAGE SCALE.
5 The trouble arises over new wage
scale which has recently been promul-
gated by the local union. On the ground
Of increased cost OF living an advance
I was made In the cut-pug department, In
the stemming department., and Ii, the
lump department a 5i
\ The independent factories, eight OF
whom are In the union. are already pay
ing from is to 30 per cent. moro than
those outside the union. In the last wage
scale adopted 4, there was a provision
that no change was to be made without
sixty days notice given by the side max
Ing the change to the other When the
new scale with the new advance was
presented couple Of weeks ago there:
,at#once arose q protest,
Three of these factorles-the Halpin-
5NeWcomb Tobacco Company. j. S. Dill
e CO., and the Wright urbrug Company
have signed It. but the other five have
not up to this time done 50. They declare
that they intend to- stand on their rights,
that the union should give them Sky
days notice, and that action under any
other circumstances would be a violation
OF contract Moreover, they hold that
the advance is uncalled &for. They arc
already paying more than others and they
do not appear disposed to bow to the
union In this latest change.
a: The union has taken the important
step OF withdrawing the union label from
the factories, They have also written
70 MI Henry Fisher. president Of the
international Union, who has headquar-
ters In Louisville, and II Is expected that
Mr.. Fisher will come here soon to look
into the matter. Meanwhile the men
are waiting for. further developments.
MANUFACTURERS SPEAKS.
Is "A prominent Illanu1acturer5 seen 8yeSter-5
day referred to the contract agreement
for sixty days notice, and declared that
the union was acting in a higl1-handed
fashion. Tho manufacturers were given
no time to consider the new scale when
they were due this two months Instead
of giving them this interval in which to
decide the union had presented the scale
and had withdrawn the label when they
had notJslgned 1t at2once. This gentle
man did not think that the factories
would consent to the advance. ,
~ On the other hand, Mr.. Lonnie Reid
O member OF the Advisoryt Board OF
the union. reported last night that the
men would stick fast tho scale. He
declared that by virtue of previous
contract with reference to the label the.
union had right under the circum-
stances to withdraw it. Until the man
ufacturers sign the new scale. he said,
they will not get the label.
ARBITRATION COMMITTEE.
The result Of the affair will probably
be the appointment of an arbitration
committee, composed Of representatives
OF either side. Conservative men believe
that there will be an amicable settle-
ment after a little while.