The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-25
WAGE REDUCTION
is NOT DESIRED
Manufacturers Deny Reports
Recently Published

New York, Dec. THE National
Association of Manufacturers today
issued "a statement asserting that
contrary to published reports that
manufacturers generally regarded
wage reductions as necessary manu-
facturers in all sections of the cOun-
try are striving in every possible
way to avoid the reductions and cur
tailment Of operations, which might
lead toward unemployment or reduc-
ton of the purchasing power Of the
nations labor elements. ..t
In many sections of the country
the employers association has under
taken to foster generally prevail
ing spirit among employers against
wage reductions in the interest OF
facilitating a normal process OF read
justment" read the statement which
named the Federated Industries of
Washington and the Connecticut,
Tennessee, Nebraska and New Jer-
sey Manufacturers association.
Boston, Dec. 22.--The AmalGamat-
ed Clothing Workers local union to-
day issued q statement regarding the
recent announcement by the manu-
facturorsN association that wages
would he reouced 22 1-2 per cent. and
q piece system of payment restored.
Tins action was declared in the state
ment TO be an attempt to rob the
workers of everything they have
gained during years OF labor to main
tain an American standard OF living"
and the recent break in relations bc-
tween the manufacturers and the un.
ion was referred to as "a resort TO
industrial warfare rather than to ne.
gotation and arbitration"
THE union still wants to continue
to settle all grievances arising be-
tween the worker and his employer
through investigation, discussion and
Judgment the statement said, con-
Guiding with the assertion that "any
.Gttempt on the part OF the mauufac-
urcrs To reduce their standards will
be opposed as matter OF sclf-defense."
Pittsheid, Mass, Dec. 22.--An-
nouncemcnt was made today that n
22 1-2 per cent wage reduction would
be put into effect shortly in all of
the Woolen and wOrstcd mills in CEN
tral and northern Berkshire county.
Between $500 and 5000 persons are
normally employed in the IL mills.
Several of the plants have been closed
for some weeks aud no date has been
set for their resIming operations.
Dridgewatcr, Mass, Dec. 22.-The
stanley Iron works here. with head
oiiccs in New Britain, Conn, today
posted notices of a 10 per cent. re-
ducticn in wages. effective at once
a per cent. monthly bonus also is
abolished, ald straight time for
all overtime is announced.
ran IiFo". Mass. Dec. 22.-Avcr-
aS" reduction ut - IL per cent. for
inc 3","oi cotton MIL operatives i'm
thiS city was announced today after
conference between the Fall River
Gotten Manufacturers association ana
the textile council. The reduction.
which VIII bcComc effective ON jaDu-
airy 3. i'm ali OF the mills controlled
by the members of the association
briggs this tcSti!c ccntCr into limo
with the reduced scales OF WAGES i'm
other cotton making cCntcrs of New
England.
James Tar3"y, president of the
textile council, said that general
mCCtines of all Of the textile unions
In the city would be- hcld carly next
week 10 Notc on acceptance on rcjcc-
ton of the Cut. Less than one-third
OF the operatives here are union
members. but the action OF the tex
tile council usually is accepted ~
tho guide among the workers.
Most OF the mills in tho city arc
either closed or running on reduced
schedules.