Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-14
SUCCESS"
Said to Grown Attempt
to End the Strike.
Conference of F all River People
at Boston, Today,
Viii, K Is Hoped. Put an End to the
Great Struggle.

Fall River. Mass. Jan. 13.-The pre-
liiEinlrv steps taken by Gov. Douglas
to bring about an end of the textile
strike in this city hav" met with sue
'ess. At meetings held here. tonight.
both manufacturers and operatives
chose committees to represent them a.
Il conference TO be held at the State
House in BOSTON. tor, orrow. and dele
gated to them complete power to effect
a settlement Of the strike.
The striking operatives will De rep
resented by Prcsidnt John Golden and
Secretary HILBERT Of the United Textile
Workers Of -\,::rrica. ana two dele
gates from each Of the five unions, and
the Manufacturer S Association will be
r"pr"st nted ny FIVE Of their number. 1t
is understood t,,at ono Of the essential
gre er'ents 10 the proposed conference.
imposed bv Gov Douglas. was that tn.
:'ei'res natives Of both sides must
com" 10 the state House empowered to
accept the proposition to be submitted.
Az adoption of this provision caused
radical departure from the custom Of
-h' unions where each has formerly re-
tsin1d the RICH, to over throw any ac-
t;"n Of the Textile Council. This power
WIS. however, voted. tonight, by al,
the unions.
The news Of the action OF the unions
vas eagerly awaited BY the thousands
III ldlcn"SS throughout the city and
"a+ joyously received. TO- the strikers
hrlior" that the end .; The struggle is
at ham,.
nf RI In, ln
;'y. voted. tonight. in favor of delegat-
ing to tire Textile Council the Bower
t' sat lie the strike at a conference To
he held at the state House in Boston.
t"inOf row.
This unTsull and radical action is tn.
'csiI Of the < cd Office. pf Gov. Doug
la. VINO has aotivci;- Interested him
*+l: ]" an endr2vor 70 hiring about an
hnic;ihlc cnl nf the ulrfol tunate con-
'liti'l which has prevailed in this CITY
~ trc past >: weeks AMI whose per
.'nal representative, Herbert T.. Drake
mas been lao'ing here Cor the pas;
,ni't WrcEs 1" bring the contendinc
lafles INTO III! attitude foI adjudica-
ton.
1t is stated on excellent authority that
th' c"ntendine parties were given to
understand that the governor would
not act as a conciliating agent unless
tn" manufacturers and operatives
would delegate absolute power to the
representatives IN mutual conference
ana 1t was to reach a conclusion on
this point that meetings were held.
this afternoon and evening.
The manuf tctuers were in session,
this afternoon, but not reaching a de-
termination, adjourned until this even
ing. #h"
All the meetings Of the opera tivcs'
unions We're largely attended and in All
hut TWO cases the weavers and mule
Spinne"s, the vote WIS unanimous. At
the mule spinncrs' meeting four votes
were registered in opposition and at
The wCarcrs meeting the vote stood
62G to 10
Each union elected two delegates.
who, with President John Golden and
Secretary Albert Hilbert Of the United
Textile Workers Union. will comprise
The operatives committee at the con-
ference. Those chosen from the vari-
Gus unions are Spinners, Vice. PrcsI-
cent Charles Lynch and Secretary
Thomas ODonnell: Cardcrs, President
John Kyle and Secretary Jams Tansy:
l.oomfixc"s. President John S. Gard
ner and Secretary Thomas Taylor:
~lashcrs. Secretary Joseph +. Jackson
ana Isaac Brook: Weavcrs, President
William Grafton and Secretary James
Whitehead.
The delegation will leave Fall River,
tomorrow morning, for Boston.
President Golden said after the meet
ings that the delegates would go to the
conference unpledged as to any speci-
tic line of action. but with the hope Of
al amicabic agreement.
In times past all questions that have
GENE before the Textile Council have
required the ratification Of each union.
This has greatly hampercd the work Of
the Textile Council because II has had
nc power to either accept or reject a
proposition. Now. this power has been
accredited them by unanimous vote
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