New Britain herald., 1919-08-21
WILSON CANNOT DECLARE PEACE BY PROCLAMATION
 UNTIL TREATY IS SIGNED
MFRS. ASSOCIATION INSISTS ON
 SHORTER CELEBRATION PLANS.
Factory Officials Criticized For Their Stand at Meet ing in Mayor QuigIey's Or flee This Morning.

flee This Morning.
 That the plans of the general and
 sub-committees of the proposed old
 Home Week and reception to the re-
 turned service men will have to be en-
 tirell altered, seems assured now. This
 action followed the meeting of the
 committee and representatives of the
 local manufacturers held this morn
 ing in Mayor Quigley's office, at which time two hours were consumed, and
 aS a result it was voted to meet again this evening with the manufacturers representatives to take definite action
 on the plan CNpounded by Herbert A. Johnson and George T. KimbaIl this
 morning. By this plan the celebra-
 tion will only be conducted on Friday
 afternoon and evening and all day
 Saturday. As is well known to all
 readers of the newspapers, the gener-
 al committee had outlined a weeks celebration, starting Monday, Sep tember IS, and concluding September 20. In this period of time, it had been planned 10 hold parades sport ing events and the like, com mbined with a mammoth carnival. There is much of this plan that will be affected should the general committee and
 manufa cturers arrive at d satisfactory decision this evening.
 KimbaII Enters Objection. Everything had been progressing smoothly until last evening at which time the common council was asked for an appropriation of $20, 900 to aid in defraying some of the expense. Not a murmur had been heard on the streets regarding the attitude of the manufacturers. Like bolt from the blue sky, MT. Eimball arose and en- tered an objection to holding the ' proposed plan on such an extensive | scale. He based the objections on the l ground of loss to be sustained by the manufacturers in production and also the loss the workers would sustain by loss of time. He estimated that the amount in loss tC workers would en- tail about $4,000. Another who Ob- jected to the weeks celebration was r. s. McMahon.
 Manufacturers in Attendance. Those in attendance this morning l were Mayor Quigley, E. J. Porter, II. ! F. Erwin, Secretary l.. A. Sprague of | the Chamber of Commerce, John Buckley, w. H. Allen, John w. Lock- 1 cit, Dr. Henry Martin, F.. w. Bennett, 1 George H. Dyson and Howard A. 1 Timbrell of the general committee. When the representatives of the man. ufacturers did not put in an appear anCe, Mayor Quigley comm uniCated with c. r. Smith and learned that the latter had not Tlanred to meet a com mittee but would meet with the may or Mayor QuiGley reported that he said it was the business of the com
 mittca to solve the matter and not the
 individual, and MT. Smith then said that H. A. Johnson would represent the manufacturers. George T. Kim ball was also in attendance.
 { Explains Manufacturers Attitude. l At the outset of the meeting, Mr. 1 Johnson, said that there must have been a misunderstanding regarding l the opinion that MT. Smith was to | meet with the committee. Dealing with the topic of the meeting Mr. Johnson explained the attitude of the manufacturers relative to the pro- 1 posed weeks celebration. He said l that in the first place an affair of
 this kind would affect the workers to the extent of between $400,000 and 1 $500, and it would also consider ably decrease the production which is so badly needed at present. He said that daily his concern suffers from persons losing time about ten per cent rem aiming from work without any apparent reason. He cited that in view of the attraction of weeks celebration it would he practically useless for local concerns to run their plants on the basis that would occur bv so many remaining away from
 their bench Mr. Johnson said that IIanders Frary X Clark company is doing all that is possible for the wei 1 fare of the city.
 Necessary to Close for Week. Mr. Dyson asked Mir. Johnson where the idea of the factories having | to close down for a week originated. 1 Mr.. Johnson added that this would be pra ctically necessary if the plan was carried out. MT. Dyson said that the employees had little opportunity to loaf during the past three years, and Mr. Johnson smilnglN remarked
 that at present they were NaiImg themselves of the opportunity.
 John Buckley asked Mir. Johnson what effect the wartime prohibition is having on the running and produce ton at local concerns. MT. Johnson said that considerable beneficial eff feet was felt by the law. MT Buckley asked Mir Johnson his opinion as 10