The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-17
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Clerks I ! eo"s . Reconsider
Action on Merchants
Proposition .
REJECTED BY THEM
ON MARCH 81
Clerks Issue Statement Con-
cerning Their Controver-
sy with Merchants

The meeting of the clerks union held
at $3.50 last evening, to consider the
communication from the Merchants as
sociation as published in yesterdays
| Times, refused to reconsider its action
previously taken rejecting the merchants
proposition of settlement To-day the
clerks issued the following statements
Clerks Statement.
Editor Times We read in Yesterdays
| issue of your paper copy of resolutions,
followed by proposition which the Mer
chants association have handed to the
members of the r. c. l. p A., local 24I.
We read in those resolutions the state
ment that the merchants committee
have been unable by repeated and Eek
haustive' efforts to make any equitable
agreement, etc, etc. We wish to state
that to our best judgment their efforts
have been exhausted very easily, as the
only tpracticsll efforts that have been
made for an agreement have been made
on the part of the clerks committee.
True, the merchants committee have
presented our committee with the agree
ment printed in yesterdays paper. This
agreement has been voted down by the
members of the local, the vote standing
40 to !, by secret ballot as per consti
tuition, at meeting held March 81. Over
two weeks have already elapsed, and
again we have the same old proposition
submitted for our consideration. Docs
this show any advancement in the work
of the merchants commtteey
In regard to the minor stockholders
and partners, so termed in said resolu-
tion, let us further state that the X. G..
/. p. A. does not consider such. In ex-
PLANTATION whereof: Previous to July,
1912, our constitution contained an arti-
Gle that entitled any clerk, holding
shares in a corporation or company, to
the amount of $4,000, to an honorable
card. This section was TAX
en- advantage of in almost every way
possible, being used to prevent strikes,
and to prevent the clerks in various cities
from getting reasonable working condi-
tions. Even in our own city this same
article, as we believe. has been taken
advantage If. At the convention held in
1912, this section of our constitution was
struck out. As per our present consti-
tuition, only members leaving the occupa
ton Of clerking or actually engaging in
business for themselves, thereby becom
ng actual proprietors, shall be granted
IN honorable withdrawal card.
In the proposition which we have pre-
'ented to the merchants. copy of which
las already been published in the Barre
Daily Times, we believe. after careful
of the same. that there is
lothing that can possibly tend to put the
merchants of Barre To any disadvantage
Tor that will Inconvenience the purchss-
ng public Of Barre and vicinity. In
pite of this fact. the merchants have
rven this proposition no consideration,
nat propose 10 supplement il by making
o the clerks Of Barre proposition sueh
: the public saw in yesterdays paper
proposition which even takes away
ertain advantages which the clerks have
lrcady been permitted TO enjoy. this
anne committee having agreed to them
\ the agreement of three years ago.
hoes the purchasing public of Rsrre and
icinty demand more time in which to
o their trading than they have had dur
" the past three years. Must the
erks. the poorest paid labor in our citv.
e obliged TO make all the sacrifice IN
rder 20 make the mercantile business
Il proposition in Barre. Vt,
The members Of local PA appreciate
ae efforts of their committee aud unani-
ously endorse their act ions in their
itircty bv rising vote Of thanks. We
Il the purchasing public Of Barre.
neither union or non-union. 10 give ~
lur support in obtaining Just and rcs-
'usble working conditions aud living
age for women.
ALREADY several stores have signed
-oJ,oscd agreement with the clerks
'nding = fnal adjustment of the pres
i trouble. and Ne recommend then. te
~ A. fair % lsbor and worthy If your
.tronsge. They are ~ follows Union
cooperative store. Granite CITY General
orc. Direct Importing Co. Eastern -
g. Tea Co. Mrs. &. Cstto, ,. y. Tomss.
~ Molls. " Gsldrrnra. y Shsdrout
iss n J.. Walker. Miss ". p RoWell
hn W Gfifin-
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