Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-30

| brought before our notice at our last
meeting with the mayors of Lancashire
| cotton towns, held at the town hall or
| Stafford we have decided that, on condl-
| ton that the employers agree to post
! date the ) per cent reduction in the cot
ton operatives wages from the first day
| in January to the first day In March, we
will without further ballot. instruct and
advise our members to return to work
! as soon as arrangements can be made.
This proposition was signed by the rep
resentives of all the unions and was &C
| cepted by the representatives OF the AS
| sociaticn of Cotton Manufacturers.
The Manchester newspapers, comment
ing upon this happy termination of the
struggle, express hope that revival or
business will make it unnecessary for the
employers to insist upon the reductlon.
and representatives of the employers. In
newspaper interviews, declare their inten-
ton of restoring wages as soon as the
condition of the trade will permit. They
also point out with gratihcat1on many
evidences of good will and the general
good behavior of the operatives during the
lockout.
Non-Union Labor Not Employed.
There have been serious riots; there
have been very few collisions With the
police: while, on the other hand there
has been no attempt on the part of the
employers to break down the influence OF
the unions to introduce non-un1on
labor Roth sides have shown commend
able patience and consideration. and. as
the Manchester Guardian says. the strike
was carried on in a dignified and orderly
manner.
The dispute has been redeemed by
certain generous action which We remem-
Der with pleasure" that paper. continues.
There was for instance, the loyalty
shown by the spinners leaders to their
cardroom allies in circumstances of acute
prpvocation: the scrupuous propriety
with which the spinnerS sought the en-
ployers consent to the canceling of an
agreement which had been signed but had
never become operative. and the hand
some way in which the employers, in con-
the forces against them, acknowledged
the good faith and honorable intention OF
their antagonists.
Incidents like these make il much
easier when peace is restored, to resume
those relations of confidence, respect and
good will which are essential to the
smooth conduct of everyday affairs.
Brookland's Agreement Won't Do.
ut is the general desire of Lancashire
today that those who have been the pro-
tagonists in this struggle shall at once
bend their energies to the fashioning of
an instrument of common defense against
future disasters or a similar klnO. Ever
since 1897 it has been recognized that the
Brooklands agreement, useful as it is in
many ways. Is not complete or salts
factory protection against strikes ano
lockouts. For years the employers and
operatives have been engaged from time
to time in discussing some supplementary
scheme for settling differences after they
have passed beyond the stages covered by
the Brooklands agreement. A scheme
for arbitration was once very nearly
agreed upon. but it broke down on a
matter of detail. and in later negotiations
the principle of automatic wage regula-
ton in accordance with the state of trade
has been more favored"
The Bishop of Manchester proclaimed a
day of thanksgiving and ordered services
held in all houses of worship under con-
troll Of the Church of England. The Cath
] oIic archbishop took no public nOtice of