Year: 1876

everything now was n deadlock and he could see
nothing but starvation before them An operative said
he did not understand by the vote OF yesterday that
they 10 be bound by the decision Of the com
mittee He assured that was So and that If there
was not a favorable report they would reject IL A
motion was made that the vote OF yesterday be
sdered and IL was moved 10 abide the decision Of
arbitrators and also 10 resena tne vote o. Yesterday
would listen 10 all their help even II they could not
listen outsiders mere voice in the audience cried
out, 'The Goddards will not arbitratc."


Patrick Barrett suggested that they do their
business without arbitration he believed they could
settle the difficulty themselves. 1t was moved that
two gentlemen be appointed committee from among


An amendment to this was made by Mooney that two
ladies be added TO the committee but he subsequently
withdrew the amendment, as he informed that the
Goddards would be dspeased


Adams Smith said il would be businesske II repre-
sentative elected from each OF the departments
the mills The Lonsdale Company had appointed
anybody TO meet the arbitrators He urged them to
vote providing that was the decision OF the committee
shoulder to shoulder Let tight the battle for right
and divide our last crust I"


NEW DELEGAros AProINrED


The chairman stated that he knew the Goddards
would not hear any larger committee than three and
accordingly John Mooney and Patrick Boland were APP
pointed committee TO wait upon the agents, and
port at the meeting tomorrow morning.


Mooney said that If they refused to receive them
they could return home minus only their fare He
wanted TO distinctly understand what power vested
IN the committee and II they would abide by the de-
cison OF the agents IL they did not accept the report
then they would be further advanced than they
last week


Ramsden urgently recommended them to abide tho
decision. as the committee being operatives would
do all in their power for their common cause He
wanted the committee to try and induce the
Goddards TO reduce the price Of rents and meat He
hoped they would put confidence in their committee
and vote to accept their decision. He understood that
larger number were at work today Cries of mo,
No W II II they had sneaked In so that no one
should know their action.


Here lady in tho hall cried out that she hoped none
would so to work until they got the reduction re-
turned


An operative hoped the committee would suggest to
the agents that they phe operatives were willing to
compromise by going 10 work for one half OF the pro-
posed cut down. He did not believe the company would
recede from their letter published in the HERALD last
not to TO work until they were assured that the re-
ducton would be returned.


The chairman then put the motion that they abide
the decision or the arbitrators but the audience evil
IDENTIFY were not ready


Ramsden spoke OF strikes in England, where the oues-
tion was left out to arbraLon and that the help upon
being convinced that the mills could pay them any
higher wages, had returned TO work like gentlemen


Again the chair announced the resolution but hoped
that before hnal action taken they would discuss u
thoroughly. No one desiring to say ANYTHING further,
the motion was put by hand vote aud evidently lost
and there was considerable applause


Mooney SAID he would decline serving the COM
mittee and he thought such proceedings
worthy the represented He said that the God
dard Brothers might be induced to give them favor
able report or might have suggestions to make which
would be pleasing to the operatives ''Ifwc are not in
earnest for Gods sake let us stop right here"
Patrick Lynn said he would suggest that the CON-
mittee inform the Goddard Brothers that H. after
working Two months, they refused 10 give back
the reduction they would leave the villages en-
after giving two weeks notice. His ideas were
not entertained for moment The vote being doubted
in regard TO abiding the decision of the committee
tellers were appointed and found that majority
favored the adoption of the committees report
row. and t was moved that the committee proceed TO
Providence and make their business known to the God
dard Brothers, and the meeting adjourned until ten
O'Clock tomorrow.


THE HELP STILL


The help at least many OF them will not be in favor
OF going to work the proposed rates, knowing that
before the reduction they could not support their fam
lilies, and the HERALD correspondent informed at
the close of the meeting that they would work
until their former pay restored Upwards OF 600
bales OF cotton are the way here for the Lonsdae
Company forty car loads having already arrived
Up TO noon to-day Patterson Brothers, OF Valley
Falls had sold seventeen passage tickets to Europe
per steamer Siberia which leaves Boston Saturday.
and they expect TO send off fifty before the close
of the week A number route 10 Columbus Ga
the Lowell OF the South To-day 81 looms were run
ming in both villages. In Pawtucket, at the Slater
mills, about one-ha Of the looms running, and the
same is the at Blackstone.