The Cotton Factory Times. — 1919-06-20 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

RAMBLER.  What do readers think of this twaddle about a :14 hours international strike? .The first ccport of the idea made it appear that Stamens ' Macdonald hail promised on our behalf that "England would come out." Later he denied he had done so. It would be interesting to know what Mr. Macdonald has to do with the matter at all. Probably bin going about the ' Continent creates the idea that he is a British ; Labour leader, who only needs to "press the button" and WO respond. It would be hard to estimate the injury some of these "intelle, tual" outsiders do to the bona-fide trade.awnion movement, and why they are tolerated is a mystery to many of our rank and file. If these self-styled saviours of the workers would only be content to run their own organisations, of which there ie quite a varied choice, tbe trade union naovement could very well " paddle its own canoe," and would at least be free from the ridicule now forced on them by cranks and adventurers who seem to feast on sensation, lawlessness, and rhetorical fireworks. A Generous Bonnet,. A recently demobbed painter told me the other day that be WEIS working along with othem decorating a public-house, and in the course of the job the landlord wao most lavish in his hospitality, handing out to them a gallon of ale at frequent intervals. The men were A remarkable story of a mill boy's suicide at i singularly quiet a,bout his ,nerosity; and he fifteen years of a, was told on Tuetday at the I felt hurt. At last he raid, as he handed over •inquest•on William Simpson, of Walsden, Toilmor- I dell, who was found drowned 011 Sunday ill the I another jug of the beverage. "Well,. chaps, cstial at Walsden.—llis eldest brother, David you don't often drop acrors an employer like Sinmson, &aid deceased had net had very good me, do you?" "Not often," replied one of the health of late, and the fact that his father was ill ~,,, • . . had seemed to upset Wm. He left home on Thurs- `" • Now look eacnwerlis when young Ashworth was but 13 . painters. ," And yet," continued the -landlord, day morning in his usual state ,' health to go tn Years a age. Ile began working at the early age !" you don t seem over grateful." ' . , his work at Walsden Spinning mill. with°. had I of nine in the cartirocm at the Prospect Mill, !here, boss," said one of the men. "there's not ascertained that at len o'clock in the merning 1 Harwood, but nth being content in the mill be , decease loft his work,. telling Edmuini Robinson. I transferred his affections to the ltleathing trade, I much to be grateful for. If this beer wee d ring jobber, that Ile did not feel well and would "I'd at 12 Years of age went to the Firwood ' l'illteb, better we rhonldn't get it t and if A 'WM go home. fle never turned, at home, a-id Rleachworks of 3lessrs. liardrastlels, Belton. roach worse we couldn't sup it. They got Do nothing more NV,s fCCII of him alive. Witness and After an apprenticeship Imre he rose to plating more of it. another brother were on the rillllll bank on Sunday kr the "lakertu rlst '. Conelitiois were very bad, then," said Mt. " rriu'dign " "hnese' afternoon, and looking into Low: Po, hock they TaW a peculiat obleet- Wllll the as, of a hang Ashworth. ' The whole trade was thoroughly , The movement for jncreased benefits under book they brought it to the surfs,. and it proved dis"""L'ed' r" 'ath deu'uriment had to wgit for l the State Insurance Act for sickness, materto be the body of their brother. Witness did Ent the other, with the result that in the middle of i ~,,,„ dis.werneui, ete. is „ainin„ ei„.,ind ere, think his brother fell into the -water, because he the morning the operatives were net to 'their '' . • . . '. • .s• .... .. . aas was a good swimmer and the l"ck gate was open, dinner, and then on their return, if the work -as , day; but stir disheartening to lean the ,vie. so that he could get out. The position of the not, read, it Inward that they were kept imill 7 and , expressed by some friendly society delegates in body rather indicated that be had held lurnself 8 o'clock in the ocruing to complete work ready Iconference week, indieating a terribly narrow under -the water so shot ho would be suffewstorl, for dispat:h to the Man +este: markets. 1 and belfiah outlook. Tbe increase of sick pay though ha bad nevet hinted at ben, abeam suicide. " Wages, at tbla tmle were: toniPiXatively Imv, I ilnder the St., khem, the, sad Id be a —The Cementer tMr. NortiA said hi fare of the g^d "ll hemg 6,11 time theY teeojw.,l4,". Per weesk- . F• • evidence he hadr, ~ altemtn,e but to e5,,,,,i a, Thja was itierciscd to 10,, and nit becoming 21 me he. ms-once to triendly Orders, and cheek the verdict that •• Deceased drowned himself whilst Years of age they wou'd get 135.“ influa of members to tiny, orders. Hence Meg buffering from depression," - This amount. remained stationary until the users- opposed to any increase in State sick pay. ""mlose bee.som a maker-nP; b., even then Tu. What a'' brotherly " way to look at the matter' ~ A