The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-09-27
CANCELLATION
BOARD FAILS To
SETTLE STRIKE.
Still Has Hopes of Securing an
Arbitrator
WAY HAS BEEN LEFT OPEN
Several Conferences Held with Chair
men of Committees and Black
Cat Manager

The members of the board of con-
| Citation and arbitration, consisting
of Henry c. Brislin OF Rutland.
George 0. Gridley of Windsor and
Eli II. Porter of Wilmington, held a
final meeting this forenoon with the
interested parties in the strike at the
underwear mill of the Black Cat Tex
tiles company but was unable to
bring the operatives and the company
to a settlement.
Four conferences were held yester-
day afternoon and evening. The
board first met at the village rooms
with the committee heads represent
ing the operatives Then 1t conferred
with Manager Hansen of the Black
Cat company 1t met again in the
evening with the operatives and later
held a conference with Mr.. Hansen at
the Putnam house. Village Presi-
dent J. p Morrissey was present at
the conferences. This forenoon the
board met again with both sides to
the controversy.
Before taking their departure the
board made the request that the ques-
ton at issue be left to it for arbitra-
ton but could not secure consent to
that proposal from either party The
committee representing the opera
tiyes, was disposed to acceed to the re-
quest but desired TO lay the meter
before the meeting of the members OF
the local to be held this afternoon.
While they did not realize their
hopes that they would be able to set
tie the strike, the members of the
board feel that they made consider
able progress. They have left the
way open for a submission of the dis
agreement at any time.
The visit of the board to Benning-
ton constitutes its first attempt at
adjusting industrial difficulties since
the board was created. While In
Bennington the board made an excell-
ent impression and the members left
this morning with the feeling that
they had paved a way that might be
used for a settlement of the strike in
the near future. o
Chairman Brislin of the board is
railroad employe and former mayor
of the city of Rutland. Mr. Gridley
is a large employer of labor at
thriving industry in his home town OF
Windsor. Mr.. Porter is at the pres
ent time and has been for a number
of years a member of the public serv-
ice commission and is therefore equip
ped by experience for work with the
Cancellation board. Such a we'll bal
anced board would naturally observe
all sides of a controversy such as is
eXistin here a the present time and
would be expected to make as fair rul-
ings as could be obtained under the
circumstances 1t is the general
feeling of the operatives and the
company officials that this expectation
has been realized
Attorney General Frank C. Archl-
band arrived here this forenoon from
his home at Manchester and is in
consultation with Sheriff Perry B.
Gardner and States Attorney Collins
NJ. Graves concerning the future
maintainance of order at the mill.
The attorney general and the sheriff
were at the mill when the employees
left The building this noon. 7a
One young man and two young
women we're brought before the. muni
cipal court Friday on complaints aris-
ing out of the picketing at the mill.
The young man was placed under
bonds of 800 and the young women
under bonds of $50 each and the hear
ings were continued
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair tonight, slightly warmer inter
ior. Sunday fair and warmer in east
portion.