The evening world. Newspaper, August 16, 1901, Page 8

we Vawasare ast asevarvery Ae trerns LU, dbus Fall River Textile Werk- ers Formally Decide to Strike, and Declare that They Will Fight to the Death, and that ThereWill Be NoCom- promise with the Em- ployers Who Seek to Starve Them. (Special to The FALL RIVER, Mass will workers have ac of battle thrown down by manufacturers’ arsocintton Unleas the association recedes frm its determination to reduce wages per cent., the 39,000 mtil operatives w walk out Sept. 3, and the greatest wa between capital and labor that the cot ton trade has seen will be waged one aide or the other S* beaten | ‘The members of the Textile Council, | representing tho five labor organiz. of mill workers—the carders, tenders, weavers, loom fixers and mule spinners—have unanimously adopted this resolution: | Resolved, That we recommend to the a@iiated councils and to every operative in the city to restat th attitude of the manufacturers reduce wi the proposed reduction to be usimesslike and not justined | nder the present condition of tton manofactoring industry. It behooves every operative to veelet the reduction to the fullest extent for our own interests and fmterests of those wi F footateps. ‘There was no division of sentiment) @mong the members of the 7 Council. The vote on the adopt the resolution was unanimous, bur one! sentiment was expressed, and that waa ¢0 remist the cut as long as there wana @ollar in the treasury of the association to feed the operatives who will be foreed out of work. | The members of the Executive Coun- ed] will report this act epective bodies. These will meet about pext Wednesday to act on the resaie- tea. There 1s no doubt adont the attitude they will take. They will be a unit in voting to strike. = 15 per cent., be to their re: Ne Comprom ‘The opcratives will not aak for a con- farence with the manufncturems, They will not accept a compromise. Tory Rave been gonded to the point where " eompromise is impossible. The cold-| Blooded nature of the manufacturers’ attack upon thelr enrning capacity 448] shrugs in Rbesad ol.) years, “aetermined them to wage equally mercl- less war. Public sentiment ts wholly with them. Vall River citizens who heretof ‘urged compromise and stoo! as media- have operatives now openly expoiire ef the workers and urge them to strike Operatives outside the Fail River dis- | trict have tendered fnancial support to | their fellow craftsmen here | From now until Sept. 3, the date when the reduction» effective. operatives will busy themseive ing for the siege. They will husband their fr eources and wil! try to strengt poaition by Invoking the ald American Federation President Tansey, of te Council, and Joseph Jarksor of the Slasher Tenders’ | New York for with Vice-Presi Federation of | Meantime | euuse | ec m s up to turers’ Association to ca the threatened walkout bec out in fact. A Creature of Protection ‘The coton manufacturing industry {s one of the beneficiaries of the Itepu'l can system of protection. It ts tected to the extent pproxima 25 per cent. from trade rivals from abroad Te fe not an infant Indus ense of the word, for mill wan established at 1’ 1715, and the second at Mass. in 1787. As early Were $00. splid go that the Indue Thole CAR lt COLLISION. Hojured nad Many cident ou Coney While going ata high Jed avenue trovles 1 a Rapid Transit Coan éirear end of a Fil aoa the treatl« O'DONNELL, SECY MULE SPINNERS JAMES WHITEHERD, SECY WEAVERS VNION. Cas svaanes RS prime when the protective aystem was first put In operation. To-day there are in the whole United States 1,246 mils, 087,983 spindles and 48,37 logs, using 00) bales of cotton, ked the old ques ‘all River in hier’) ai Tepublle and Mark Hanna t Chatrman of the Re- of the 107,00 people br are dependent s When the mill e are hard pressed t po there iy a. strik jlockout the mtruggie {0 of Fall I tors between the mill owners and the | cotton mills for MEETING OF WOMEN STRIKERS have almost an on Mem eventu- Minna on an ot as Upon the print-cloth slllx BY A MANUFACTURER : WHO IS INDEPENDENT. s effect of this strike Th rey, have na Wages of the operatives Is not going out by the men who continue s The Fall River mil amen have n aken this step deliberat tout along the line set down st Interests of thelr employers at heart. OD. BORDEN to an Byening World reporter » reduce the qua breaking. of ‘con: ation would be more mill owners than a weted without forothonus dare determined to are honest, and ho Maastrous to. th threatanod with to appreciate what eaale War Uport 9 vtart 4 wh thelr workinen. It reautires the aturep of mill own, s . nthe ‘Fatt River ying to make the cut Horten: the Hourne, nett, the Kin Miits’ will not ‘They wilt be in a position later Conanteut, Be and the Barna’ t reduce wakes Ib rin holding al from tt« position, 1 fon that thie MAD Dog sue | IN JERSEY CITY. *\TWO BOYS BITTEN BY VICIOUS ANIMALS TO-DAY. ~ WANTED TO SEE. ICKASS LAUCH RUNAWAY BOYS IN SERIES OF ADVENTURES.# Vhe Clty Ometals Fourth street | by a dog Jn front of his home and badly nex since they large crowd, | of > was attacked] sinceday night, lived in Manhattan, | F « when Motori am known, an “eas at ta head sank lower ‘and 3 i that a marriage ag, him and a daughter of t ani naught may boy's wounds were Mut grave results ard feared, Adelbert Hook, the owner bee the dos. tthe wonders of Central Pa outa bird called a laughing find that this COTTON KINGS FORCE STRIKE AND CAUSE TARVATION TO CURTAIL PRODUCTION. lmatines C. SO Borden, Independent Manu- facturer, Oectares the Mill Owners Have Taken the Method of Cutting Down Sala- ries to Cause Spin- ners to Quit Work so that Output May Be Kept Down. When the 20,09 operatives tn the lelghty-seven mills manufacturing cotton goods in New England strike on Sept the purpose of the Textile Manufact urers' Association tn announcing a 15 In wages, to take per cent, reduct effect on that date, will be accom- plished. According to Matthew C. D. Borden, the most {mportant single owner of print cloth mills in Fall River, the manufacturers announced the pro- posed cut with the deliberate intention of forcing a strike and a consequent curtaflment of production, in order to enadle them to dispose of surplus stock. Mr, Borden is an independent manu- facturer, not aMilinted with the Anso- clation, and he haa several times aet- tled differences between the operatives and mill owners. In 1898, when a & per cent, cut In wages had been an- nounced, and rhe labor leaders had de- cided to accept Mr. Borden posted & notice of a 10 per cent. Increase in hia mills, compelling other marufactur- era to follow hia example. In 1897 he averted a reduction of wages throughout New England by pur- chasing 760,000 pieces of print cloth, to ease the overcrowded market and en- able the mills to continue in operation, and in September of Inst year he bought £00,000 pieces of print cloth at a total outlay of $700.00), with the same object tn view. Leok to Dorden. Operatives in Fall River have been and at!ll are hopeful that Mr. [orden may again step In between them and their employers and anve them from enfcroed idleness and privation. It 1s not unlikely that Mr. Borden may take some step to relieve the tension Wh the Industry, but he saya that he does not | belteve any aotion of hia can overcome ne determination of the manufactur- ers to force the men to strike. I do not aee how any action of mine would affect the general situation,’ said Mr, Borden to an Evening World reporter. “The Fall River mill men have not acted without forethought. They have taken this step deliberately Jand are apparently determined to fight it out along the linea set down. The Wrong Method. “The effect of the atrike will be to lcurta!l the production of goods, and jthat is the end most desired. As for the manner In which a curtaflment should be brought about, that {s another matter entirely. It seems to me that if there In an overabundance of goods, the way to adjust the situation fs to atop making Koods for a while, Reducing the wages of the operatives Is not going to reduce the quantity of matertal turned out if men continue at work. Personally, 1 don't approve of this way of doing business, It would be far better, more buninessiike and manly, to meet the Jsaue squarely and lay the case before the men and explain the necea- sity for a temporary lay-off. The men are honest and have, I believe, the best Interest of thelr employers at heart. They would be perfectly willing to ac- cept such a altuation philosophically und in a imanner befitting senalble men. “What the mill owners ‘of Fall River nould do if they have an overabundance ¢ Koods I» to look the situation square- ly In the face, and make fewer Kooug for a while. The operntives recognize the truth of the situation just as thor- oughly as the agents themsely are, I know, perfectly willing to be lald off temporiarly. ‘The present altuation {s unfortunate, but things must be taken as they come. “The market {a overstocked with print There ts more than the people these good want for the time being. With a surplus of goods on hand, the mill owners must adopt the only means I kiww of and walt until the demand equals the production. ‘Then they should manufacture only what is needed.” ——a——__— Duke Alexander 1 6T. PETERSBURG, Aug. 16—Grand hewa Xenia, wife of Grand Dukd ander Mikhatloy.tch, gave birth to Yesterda: he eave birth to ty | Dimitrl. s aw chris surrendered {t and It was shot. Charles Carmel, tive yeara old, of No. (0 Grove street, was attacked by a vicious dog owned by Mre. Farmer, of 6201-2 Grove street. ‘The dog tore a plece out of the boy's right leg. The police, after a vigorous hunt, found and Killed the dog. It is only recently tat a number of children were bitten by one doz while ou a wild rampage through the town, It 1s quite probable the officials will take action looking to the abatement of the dog nulsance in Jersey City. oa YOUNG WOMAN'S LONG SWIM. am Twelve Mi and Wan in Water Seven pecial to The Evening World.) SAG HARBOR, L. 1, Aug. 16.—Mins Madge Johnson, daughter of Dr. John- son, is the champion lJong-diatance ewimmer of this neighborhood. At 4.40 o'clock aera morning she left here and at Ad the reached Greenport, twelve mil aw fe ‘accompanied by Mi Hale Mabel Bava were In a aid during “the tong eatin ‘anc twarly. Played out when Greer:port. 3e; summer love, and, Mrs. George Keppel, has announced as THE real beauty of the present London » Is coming to America. The fair lady’s wonderful rise in the so- celal scale will amuse and interest all who haven't followed her story care- So will her photographs prove interesting, and by looking at them we can each make ourselves an equal of the King as a beauty expert. Edward VII. ra Whether artists of not! Yes, she decided to give every one a treat, eo she went upon the stage. First, she efrculated thousands of her photographs (which are, really, about as beautiful as your eyes ever gaze! on), then she got a job In the chorus, and then——ah, then! a press agent! ‘ ! an engagement in London! And all « in a vefy few months! Lucky girl! N longert* Here's a ques- The prt "i come from here and everyatere It you asked me, I'd say, with amit It ail deptaga oe h ‘to love dent And joren tat, he white, gets, through You would scarcely think that peo- ple hadn't decided this question ages + ago. You and I have, of course, But then we are so much brighter than nny one else, you knuw. A few million other people are nut only {nterested in the Sunday World's problem, but are positively excited, if we may judge by the number of letters which are com- ing in every day. and see what you think of your chances for writing a little that will win the prize. Then, don’t forget, next Sunday's World will contain as usual {ts Comic Section (the best ever published), the great Guting Sec- tlon and a dozen other big features. For more about them ree to-morrow’s more elaborate ad. This Friday column is intended merely as the oyster cocktail before your soup. The real din- NEXT SUNDAY’S a Little Matter!” va f As we paddled in our canoe. What's the use, Prank? wi Don't be makine Let thin What's the uve, So sings the Tammanyite to his arch enemy, But with little avail. Certainly he will not have so much effect on his heart as the good- looking young summer man, armed with a guitar, who ts singing sweel love songs to a beautiful young summer girl, who paddles a canoe on a purple sea {luminated by a white moon, in next Sunday World's Magazine section. The Nght of love shines in her bright eyes, her Ips are parted as though to say, “Oh, Charley, this !s so sudden!" In , it Is a beautiful picture, containing the real spirit of mid- best of all, it Is a photograph of real life—No. 6 of the Sunday World's series of remarkable photographs in nos eo and tow red he's a “beauty,” whom T midnight 1 can hear a sound From. my dark cellar “Belng an easy mark,” as the phrase goes, “I have submitted to this explanation,” writes a sub- seriber in Harlem. “But I have no- teed that my.beer gives out just a3 frequently. In this case my haunting ‘spirits’ must be cannibals.” One can scarcely blame the gentleman for being sceptical, but on the other hand It seems only reasonablo to believe in ghosts, after the report of the Society for Psychical Research, which haa just come to hand and tells the most remark- able “ghost stories” of New York City that were ever imagined. “The Ghosts of Greater New York” is the title under which the next Sunday World has grouped them, and you can have a nice Nttle thrill by reading the story and looking at the pictures. ME posed for an artist, i Who said abe was Now she has diamond buckles and But when you see her picture you will not be surprised. The only surprising thing about the whole affair is that she Js not Mrs. Edna Wallace Hopper, Anna Held or one of the “Tell Me, Pretty Maidens.” All Press agent stories for so long have been about them, you know. 4. A drunk: on the way he the panes has twirted. But on one of the pages there stand A druokant with shivering hai a other Probably merely a coincidence. But strikingly so! The story of the drunkard {s as appalling as that of the Parlasaurus. The drunk- ard, according to the greatest of authoritles who have just figured {t all out, can get drunk a certain number of times and then he dies. A wonderful instrument has been invented to test the effect of liquor on him and to tell him when he may order his coffin. ‘This does not interest the Pariasaurus. Whatever killed him killed him 10,000,000 years ago. Yet his photograph is Inter- je Bighest nd grine, ‘of for the worst, firat! Suppose you read next Sunday's instalment WORLD. OIA WR WW WEN GW Wan I Warw: eurinwur, Is we GURDON UnIUnAG POG Te Oa Te OG} earls SG TOG i OG are OG. 7] wr a7) + SGT) ro SGT OG Te OG TT Ot Gore te + wr way onRDEnG ar)