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Weavers’ Officials Urge Vote for Strike -------------------------)—• • • —(--------------------------


“ WILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE WOULD BE AGREEING TO LOWER WAGES OR LONGER HOURS.”


WORKERS ON THE POVERTY LINE CAN NO MORE, SAY LEADERS.


SACRIFICE


MR. G. BRAME’S EXTRACTS FROM DIARY OF FORMER WEAVERS' SECRETARY.


of im-mlMT.s of the (.'litheroe Weavers’ Assoeiaiion Iielil a t the (tranil Kineina, on 'i’ut’.sda.v ovenio}». Tlie liali was psiekoil. The chief speaker was Mr. Alvio'y Market, secretary ol tiie .Skipton Weavers’ Assotria- tion, and a nieinlHM’ of ilic Kxecutivt? of tin; Ajual^aniation. Mr. Marker nipped liie ineiohers to vote in favour of witiulrawioj' their lalmor wiieii the ;i«:rceinenls between empioyers and operatives lerminati' on June Util. Keferenee to tiie local dispute was inaflo liy Mr. (I. Mranie, who ninod niemhers to <lo all they conid to persuade tlu* weavers who luul entered tlie infll to hsive tlieir work.


the pleasure of sayin^i that up to tlie time of tile hallot no breach of tlie wanes anreement liad taken place in Clitlieroe. I'nltappily, th a t was not now llie case. Some of their niemliers—or foranor nminhers. Iio should say—wore worlcinn a t n*duce(l wnjics, Init the Association were pretty well satislied with the 7)erceiitanei which had remained loyal.


The President .said Im had Imped to have


as local employers were eoncorjied individu­ ally, tlioy were n<-‘»ll‘‘inen to deal witli, but they hail to accept the actions of their association.


.So far


Lower Wages Would Not Increase Exports.’’


external, as employers wen* lakinjx advao- tajxe of tile mean and iniquitous means tost. No man could he a Christian who wouhi t.ako moan advantapo of the poverty of tlie mass of the people in order to t;ain personal apRrandisomont. “ There is not a sinixlc employer, be he spinner or manufactnriw, in this county who can stand on this nr any platforju and prove to us that even if wc work for no wapos at all we can increase the export trade by one single yanl per year,’’ M r . Marker asserted. “ Let me prove it.


tlian I-id. Divide Ltd. hv sixteen and you will see how mucli prmhictinn would * he cheapened if the weaver worked for noth ing. Tt is not the sliglitcst use ch(»aiiening costs of production mde.s.s th a t clieapness is jiasseil rm. not to the shoals of middle-men and agents, hut to the actual consumer, venture to pri'diet th a t whatever tlie redm: tion in wages, it would never reacli llic ultimate consumer of cotton cloihs.


k awheel, ^


i l ik i t y f o rK U i^ ^ ^ o o t or


itiaWthe hcstm&ll Gjokecl and eaten cold ,th^atc


( ’otton Spinners and ^fannfacturel•s’ Asso­ ciation, Mr. .1. 11. (irey, lias »)u mor<‘ than one oeeasion made the statement th a t tlu liaiieasliire operatives are tlie most etlii’icnt in the world. How can you I’cconcile tiiat statenu*nt with tin* claiiii that goods inoducod clieaper elsewhere, despite the low Mages? ()n^ the gross amount of work pi'r- formed, it is cheaper to get' it 4lone liy eni{?iont. lahnur at a higher wage than )»v inefiiolent lalmur at a lowm* wagi*. Tii any ease, do they waiM, ns to go dtiwn tci the eoolii? level and exisl on a liandfiil of rice? Ts that their conception of Cluistian Eng­ land? All they will tell y<m is tliai llie cost ol production ?mi.-t come <lown and the onlv suggestions they maki* ar«* that, wages must come down or liours of labour he increased. We linvo never yet heard anytliing ahniit hulk buying of raw Jiiaterials to eheapen costs, or about the establishment of a marketing hoard to permit the goods being placed on tlie market at a cheaper rale. A\ o say that unless tiu'y move on those lines, tlio saerifiees they are demanding from tlie workers cannot ho made. People who have for ten years been (‘xporimieing nnmploymenl ami umler employment, exist­ ing on the poverty line, eamiofc make any more saerilircs. As far as | aju eoiicerned, T am not prepared to negotiate witli jiuy body of employers for a reduction of wnge.s unless our people say 1 bare got to do it.


will sa.v tlu? lea.sdM is iluit tlie goods are being juade still cheapi'r els<>wh(*re. not believe it.


'I'lu* ('hairman of the No Longer Hours !


)deIicious jbroutdoor lundM O E T THEM ATVDUR LOCALSHOR


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shire, they are not going in vote for longer hours. For 20 weeks T eonhl not got work in jjiy own town and had to get up at. .’i-lo n.ni. to go to Colne. ICvery morning as T went T saw women hugging their hahes and earrying them through the cold into the nex-t street to he nnrsod while they went in tiie nilll.s. T said then. ‘ This should not go otil’ llad as eonditlons may Ik> in Japan or India, there are no worse eonditinns than compel a woman to carry her childrcQ out a t th a t hour so th a t sho


executive of the Weavers’ Amalgamation have given a lead on tills cpiostinn of tlic ballot,’’ Mr. Marker went on. Meing eon- .seious of the mind <»f tlio (?mpIoyers, of the im*ireet iveiiess of reduced wages or longer hours, tliey have sail! boldly, lionestly and sincerely after cotisiderahle’ thouglit.' tiiat tliey recommend tlie tiiombers to n'sist at .nil costs the imposition of reduced wages nr longer hours. T liave alwa.vs regarded the strike weapon ns the most hrntal wo possess, but when you are faced with either a strike or vedneed wages or longer hours, T am going to say to mir people. ‘ Strike!’ I f you think otherwise, it is up to you to say so.


I f T know the lyoavers of Lanca­ ‘ T.ot it he said to tiioir credit tlial tlie


in wagi's of M12i per cent. Wages in lOM) were JIM nver 'list and <lc>pile the huge continuous reduction, onr export trade has gone from had to worse.


How to Reduce Production Costs. “ Since M)10. wo have sutfered reductions


’I’ho cmjdoyer f do


handkerchiefs, nine imdies wide, four hand- kercliiefs acro.ss tlio piece. Sixteen Iiank' kerchiefs are made to tin* yard of eloth and they are sold from the mill at Ud. each, or 1*2s. per yard. 'riu*y are .sold out of the simps a t from !'<. .’Id. to Is. <5d. <*ach. The weavi'r's wagi* Air weaving that yard cloth—or 1<5 Oiandkerchief.'^—L l.-t*d.. Ic


Press, Mr. Marker said th a t for ten years tlio employers in the cotton imlnstry had been sayinn th a t timir costs of production must he i‘e(Inc<*d in order to meet foreijjn civmpotition. Less was now heinji hear«l about llu* ho^xy of fon*i«xn «-ompotition than twelve mouths or two y»‘ar> am». as com­ petition to-day was more intei’iia'l’ than


Alior welcominn the presence of ilie


now working a t tlie tnill in fpiestion to cease, so tiiat the liatlle wouhi linish soonei'. On the reduced ti-rms hoinn pai<l. lour-Ioom weavers were remunerated at the rate of Sd. an hour, whereas ordinary lahimrers rj'ceived Is. or Is. 2d. an hour. There wen* inembm-s of the* Mlacklmrn and <listrict e.xecutive of the Kmployers’ h'edoration who thounht about nothiiin bat £ s. <i.


ncnerally would do th<*ir best io


lie Impeil tlio nioinhers those


InliMisc iiitoiv.sl centred in :i muss meftinn


that some will say tliev would rather liave longer hours than reduced wages. How much is that reduction going to he? Once .von tell your officia'l.s to iiegotiati? rather than strllcG, isn’t th a t an indii.-ation to the employers tiiat tin? reduction can he greater than was contemplated?


visualise tlie mass of people in this county voting for inei'cast.'il hours.


may go io work.


I cannot for one momcnl It. may be


democratic, not rcasonalilo, iiot charitable Unit a minority should determine Hie wages ami conditions of the rest of the popula­ tion. That is what i t amounts to when few people ill the cotton trade agree work for lower wages.


cannot griimhle if Hio employers pre.s.s their advantage .still further homo.


I t i.s not If there is a Strike.


who arc hesitating ahmil placing their cross on the ballot jmper the ncco.ssity of taking a ri>asonahIc, a logical amt a ‘long view. If you vote for negotiations, you are telling us to go for a reduction.


Ihouglit of 10 or 12i pej* cent., won’t they say, ‘ We might as well have 20 per cent ’? 1 have mi?t the (?m|ihiyers roiiiul the lahhi ami I tell you that if there is any weakness exhibited by the mass of our people, the will not he slow to take advaiitagiL


The Means Test.


who says we must not mix polities* with our trade unionism, for (tod’s sake tell me how you are going to separato them, ami how we can get rid of the tneans test to escape its cli’ect on the people wlin an* working.


If there is anyone hero An Example in Shirts.


a .shilling a yanl for the material~ds. (Id. for 31 yards. I paid 2s. lid. for it to ho •made iip and for two collars. You can take the shirt t«» an.v shop hen? or elsewhere and if you can buy one lik«? it for le.ss than 12s. Gd., I will give you tin? I2s. (id.


•• I ;im wearing a cotton shirt and T paid In our district wo wi'avi' silk


weaver’s wage on th a t yartl of clolli was loss than a penny. Vi*t they come to .vou ami say iliat if you will accept a rcdm?tiou ill wages or longer lumr.s, llioy would bo able to sell the cloth more cheaidVj th a t more elolh would he >oId, and th a t then*- fore moi'e looms would he running. Jt is like a Imhhle—very nice until it is pricked. Without A*ar of contradiction, 1 say that wages t!o not matter .so far as the'cotton industry is concerned—th a t lower wages will tint assist the trade to increase its ex­ ports by one single yard per year. If there are eauployers in Clitheroe who desire to contradict th a t statement, avc are prepared to romc* to C’Htheroo, to pay for the use of the hall and to list(*ii peacefullv to the stat<?ment tlu*y have to make. Imt they must bring proof th a t a reonctioii in wages will increase our export tradi?.


'J'he A Sweated Industry ?


‘•.Are the wages in the cotton trade so Tiigh?’’ Mr. Marlcer asked.


for ns to negotiate with people wlien you already know that by instructing us to’ do so you are asking for reduced wages or incroasi'd hours?’’


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been ]>ressod by domestie eircnmslanees ami the moans tost to accejit these lower wages in order to got stamps on Hioir cards to qualify thorn for benefit, hut the position is wrong. Assume that ton mills in C'Ut- heroc take the same attitude as Hie one. Later on. won’t Hu* fir.st to break away from the agreement ivant anoHier cut? If ho doesn’t, he is very slow! Tf iieople are going to he so simple as to lend thom- selves to defeat their own workmates and to still further depress conditions, they


A ’e sympathise with the people who liavc


Mark«*r said. “ Have you ever stood out­ side one of tlie mills concerned and watched the ty])e of p(*nplo who liave gone in? Ihi you think it is tlio intention to provide permanent employment for th a t tvpe of operative? f venture to say th a t if they luul 20 yards of cloth sent iiai*k from the merchants in the 'last twelve moiiHis, thev will have 200 yards sent hack in Hie next. A


‘‘ 'I'hat Is only a makeshift .’’ Mr.


liad licen round to weavers’ houses liegging Hiem to accept llie cut or tlu‘ir huims would ho occupied by other peojile, Fre(|Uently Hie lu'W laliour inlrodueod was from otlier towns.


hoen employed where a t c«*itain mills r«*- du(?od wages were put into foree.


the raiiks fii* the worker.s—to get om* section to assist in securing tlio reduction of wages in anoHier section.


.Similar tactics liad 'I'aeklers


nolicos Imd been posted declaring tiiat the original notli.-e <liil not apply to weavers. |,„ suggested, was an attempt to split


Mills Where Wages Have Been Cut. ^[r. Marki'r staled Hiat in some mills


scious of that lack of capacity iliat we say, * Thus far and no further.’ * Mocaiise wi? know tlic? mind of the cmployi'is ami the utter impnvsiliilitv of persuading them to witlulraw the notires and allow Hu* quo.stiou of i1em*ased wagi's or increased hours to liy Hie hoard, we say to llie anass of tliu cotton operatives in the ^•onnty; ‘ A


’liy vote


weleome tlu? focussing of piihUe opinion upon llu* conditions actually operating within the trade, and lH*(*anso it will reveal the laineiitahlo incaiiaclty of the i*mployers in tlu* county to (*xplore i*very avenue to effect economies other than th a t of impos­ ing misorahle conditions upon the operativi*s they employ.


\\’e sliall


ahle th a t llio Canadian Premier will raise llu* ><aine argument there as he put to ^fr. J . 11. 'riiomas in London as to why Canada will not purchase cotton goods from Laii- casliiie. If ho docs, lu* will toll Mr. Thomas tiiat the Lancashire cotton goods are pro­ duced a t sweated wages and that whilst C’aiiatla can buy the same goods produceil uml(?r better conditions and better wages in the ITjiited Stales of America, ho can giv(? no preference to Lancashire where llic em|doyers are taking advantage of the position of the p»*ople. If Canada wants evidence to support th a t view, tliey can have it hccauM* tlie time has eonii* when we lire urging that tlu* cotton traile is fast becoming a sweated industry.


shortly he an Empire conference a t Ottawa a t which re|ire.si*utativos of the cotton in- dustr.v will ho present.


It i> liighlv jiroh- 'I'liere will


they had a notice saying that owing to an enormous i>urelia.se of th a t (jiiality of material tln‘y were able to otl'er it a t the cheap price of 3s. l id . per yard.


In the shop window


know iMiplin elnth wliicli leaves tiur mills and sells at Is. a yard. I have examined tiiat cloth in the shops, (.‘ountiiig the picks ami the niimher of <>mls to tin* inch, and axkcd liow much they paid for it. 1 was told Is. Sd. a .vard.


want a reduction of wagi’S or longer liours? 'I’here may bo some unemiiloyeil weavers who think tiiat it would he a good thing if llu?y I’ould s«?ciire work*, even on reduc;ed conditions, while they got a few stamps on their cards to (|nalii'y them for uneinploy meiib lionelit. Sinne of us warned you liming the last cloi?iiim. We loUl you what you would get. Don’t hlamc ns now yon are getting it. We told you th a t the means test would he a vital weapon tlie em­ ployers wciiilil use against .v«ui in the in­ dustrial lield.


•‘ .Are thei’O aii.v in this meeting who If they ha<I


tainty will bring into Lancashire rcpve- scntalivc.s of tlic Gov(*rnnu*iit wlio will ho eoinpcllod to remind the cJuploy»*rs of the r<‘commeiulatinns of the (lovernment im|iiiry. 'I’liey will want to know whether economy has lioen etfected by liui’ing raw cotton in bulk, by elimiiiating the ma.^s of luiddlc men and agents who are nothing Imt parasites on an indiisti'.v that can ill-aiford their maintenance, or by introducing hettj?r marketing motluKls. Soiiu? attention will also be paid to what may he said at Ottawa on the lines .1 have snggo.sted, and ev<*ii this Tory (ioverniiu*iit would he compelled to take notice of a chargi* th a t an imiustry i'lnploying nearly a million op(?raliv<*.s is sweated, with misorahle eonditions and wages.


going to continue to pay tlu* same wagi's and to operate the same i-oiulitions, you aro labouring niuh'r a very great ilelusion The whole ohjc.'cl of this latest notice is to tr.v and delude the peoph? into voting for iiogotiatious. 1 want you to ho true to yourselves and to yoiii* cliildren, hccanse whati'voi* eonditioiis yon settle now for yi'ars will he the fing»‘rpost to still worse comiitions for the chiidreii who follow. Mring cold reason to bear on the issue before us a t this eritic.’al moment. 1’biiilc i t out. ^ A


be coiLSciontious, be true to your prliieiph If you do that. 1 a-m conruh'iiL thai Clillier will not lag behind the rest of Hie eoniity in giving sneh a reply to the employer they rigidly deserve.”—(Cheers.)


A I Mr. George Brame’s Address.


thanked Mr. Marker on behalf of Hie .Asso- eiation for his hrilliaiit speech. !Mr. Marker liad romh*rt?d a groat service* to Hie Assneia- lion by his pre.sencc there Hial night.


situation in the cotton trade was deplorable ami si'iious. ami lo t whilst they were strain­ ing every nerve and evi*r.v faculty to grapple with the serious position tlu'v found th a t before June lUh om* of Hu* nieii who loul help<*d to <*ngineer tlu* po.sition woiiKl he oil his way to Ottawa. He referred to the Chairman of the Colton Maiiufaetnrer Asso«-iation. AVIiatevi'i’ his position was there, and wliatevi*r he did for tlu? cotton trade of tlu? county, if the Chairman of the AVeaveis' Amalgamation were to ainionm-e th a t he was going abroad a t a lime lik this tlie weavers would want to know why. AVlien the trade was faci-d with so serious a situation the position of the* nu*n at the head of atfairs was at home.


Continuing, Mr. Mrame said the present


until a hi*tter time* prc*s(*nled ilsi'lf. Now they said the I’ounty had lu'como d(*mora)i>«*d because* tin* W(*avi*rs wc*re rusliing hack into jilaces at a wage Ic.ss than tin* rnion said oiiglit io he paid, and to wliieli they liad previously agreed. The employers had <lc*- eicled th a t now was the opportmu* tiiiu* to lalce action.


trade union official itt the comity nor any |•^*a.sonahly thinking .man or woman in tin; cotton trade tlumglit Hint was the last that wcmhl ho heard.


,\o I t was simply a rc'treat


would ho able to put up such a liglit tlia’fc would surprise? the mannfae‘ture*rs oven y»‘t.


the operatives, and was eontidc*nt Hiev I t is hecausi* we are con­ TariHs and th e Cotton Trade.


pleiyi'el on th a t Jinno would need a” eotton shirt. T roughly eajeiilated how mueli poltnn they would require at two shirts a year, and it came to 1,000 varels. A worker can produce a minimum’ of 100 vards a week from one loom. Hiat is -lOO vards from teiiir looms ji(*r wei'lc per weaver.’ And the 1(),000 yards the speaki*r i*laimeil was going to s-olve* Hie eolton proliloni. The man who made th a t statement knows no juoro about e*otton than he does about eoppe*r. These are some of the things we liavo got to con­ tend with, .and wlien tlieso men tell von the only iiu'ans of saving a trade whoso v’orv existence depends upon its oxjuirt trade i’s p tanlfs, their nieptitnde ought not to sur­


rise. A National Problem.


national point of view. Tn the face of this great lunnoil which is soothing tliroiigliout Hie county we have not had a statesman in the eahinet who has tried to noint out the position 111 which the Lnneashire people are placed. Fheir apatliy is appalling. AVliat does It mean? T Hiiiik thev Imve failed to SCO Iho trend of events which .ore now load­ ing u.s to disaster in this vast industrv of mirs.


“ Tills is a vciy* serious question from a Iwncs wonder whether they know there is I hoy are so apathetic th a t we .soiiie-


Empire copper given a pre'forence i t would eipen Hu; mino in which ho was interested to siu'li an exte*nt that in mu* or two years Hu*y would employ oiu* or two thousand niggers.


platform.” Mr. Mra.nu* we*nt on. He was enie of ilio bigwigs in tin* last CoiiM*rvativo fiovernment, and a man who in my opinion IS disappointed ln'cause* lie is not oeenpving 11 more lofty position in the ])res(*nt 0o\drn- incnt. This man trii*d to point mil to ns luiw Hie Lancashire cotton trade eonhl In^ restored. Ho told ns tiiat the onlv wav was l)v the introduction of taritfs. Tie said iHslincHy th a t he was int«?re*st(‘d in a popper mino in Norlliorn IHioelesia. Tf larilfs mild he put on copper from Ameriea and


.-And, ho saiel ovory nigger e*m-


r renu*mher some time ago listening to i gontleman who was spoeikiiig from Ibis'


l ie liad. howevc'r, grc'al- faith


considered were insulferahle it was anmiiim-ed through the Dress .after a three weeks’ loekoui that the employers had graeiouslv withdrawn from the position and Hie mills would In* opened cm the old terms.


playing :i game to put Hu* operatives in siu.'h a p(»sitifm Hint their r«*s|viniu-e to tin* offers wouhi ho weakened. Every .mill that had broken away from the agreements had had, it not tlu? actual assislanee of the ( enlral ( ’ommiltei? of the Mannl'actur»*rs’ Assoeiaiion, at least their ]»ractical sym­ pathy, Tliere was not tlu* slightest doubt th a t had the manufaeiurers and spinners of tlu* (.oinity lu'cii determiiU'd to arrest the lawlessness of theii* employees it could have h»*«?u 4lom*. Mut they »Hil not want to ilo it. Tli(?y liad other motives in vi»*w. At the last (b^pnte, when Hu* emp'loyers tried to enfoivf* <’onditions which the operatives


Eor months past the emuIoyt?rs had been At the outs4?t <if his aildress, Mr. Mraim? ’eigh both sides. Mo logii-al,


say how long Hiose coiulitions will operate If they do not desire to cliange (ronditioiis or wages, why <lifl they give the notice C4?lling the agroemenl ri'spccting negotia­ tions. Until now, a iiumth’s notice lui been necessary to cliango wage rate's. After June lu l l , only one <lay’s notice lU'ed hii given.


by notices posted by Hu? einployoi’s statin; tiuit wages and <?oiuIilioiis in operation now will operate aft<*r Juno l ltli.


\V<j do not want you to he misleil 'I’lioy do not If .you think the employers arc


a strike, you give Hie answer direct to Hio uiiiployer.s th a t wo are not having riwlueed wages or increased hour.s.


If you vote for 'J'liat of a cer­ “ 1 want to impress upon tho.se poojilo


.such .a thing as .a eolton indnstr.y. Do you know how the.se men pass their time, ami the thought they give tea serious prob­ lems? Mr. Mahlwiii, speaking last week- eiul, saiel th a t when he saw Hie Spoake*r at the Tlouso of Coimnons going up to his chair he often womlored how the man who held Ills train kept his stockings up. .;yiother thought th a t had been troubling him was whore the Speaker pu t his wig when lie Mcnt to lied. Tliose; were questions ap- ])arently of national importance* at a liino when llio country was in the lhr*ies of a groat di.'^astor and calamity. TIu*so men have a right to their jokes and to their pleasantries, hut when men in th a t ])ositioii arc prepared to come nut with statements and absolutely ignore the position in wliieh Hiis e'oiiiity Is now placed it Jiiakes us wotuh*r whether tlu*y do give that s(?rieiiis e-einside-ratiein whicli w»* think Hicy oiiglit to preilih'ins of tills charae;ter.


A Weak Pillar.


in inu'inploy.nient henelit. a ten per •■ent. cut in tlu* means test, liealth iionetits. ami other |iuhlii? si'ivieos.


mlUed l«i Hu* means test ih-poml upon it it will In* upon us lieAti'i? the y<*ar is out.


The Local Struggle. ^


woiiu'ii who :m> remaining tirm with ns in tills ilisjiule. Our olforts will he to g»*t those mis«iuitled individuals who liave gmu* biude ag.'iinst Hu* adviei* »if their olliirials also to remain out. My taking Hu* sle]i tliey liave done they are lietraying Hu* h*-st ini(?rests not only of iheiiiselves hnl alsn of their mlleagues. ‘ I can tniHifiilly say that w<* hav«* iiioi'i* than od pei- cent, of our own memhi'rs wlui are standing llrm by us, ami there are peo(de In then* who if 'th e y had llu*ir own frei* elioiee would he outride in­ stead of inside the mill.


\V«* have a loyal body «*f men and


been a^siireil mi Jlomhiy morning of the .support of one section a t tiiat mill. Iiad tliey rmnainoil as loyal as our own people, this tight would now Iiavi* been won. A voice: ’I'liey are erumhling to dust.


Courage and Strength Needed.


.voii aro working a t a mni th a t you aro >:ilo because tlio new notiees have been posted. 'J'ho tight your <'ommiltee is mak­ ing along Avilh the <‘m}>h>yoos of this niill is your tight, ami .1 )u*pe you .ai'e ;ill doing all you can to encourage tlie-^e pi'opb- to rosist the iiitrndueliou of the 121 per i-eiii. roiiuctimi in their wages, (f tliose people ,ire paid, if we lose there, it is the lie-


Mr. Mrame: There Is one thing I wi>.h to point out t«» you. Do not tliiiik liecaiiso


>:ikes as v.'ell :is tor the >:ik«* of your trade uiiioii iiuivement in this town. A\’e liave men as pickets wlui tve know ;iie jeopardis­ ing their livelihoods by being tliere. AVi? i>*k you: Are yo.i prep’arod to fni^ake these men? M*o nre lighting your battles now. A\ I* appetil to you to v»Ue on your hallot papi?r as Mr. Marker has advi.ce’d. IMu a einss oil the (pK'.stion which asks you to witlulraw your labour. That will gi\N> y«iur ( ommittoo ;nul the .-Amalgaiiuition courage ami slreugHi to go forward and io-*ist the iniscrupnlmis agreements whieli tl*e em­ ployers are now trying to force upon us,”


’oiir «iwn Diary of an Old Cotton Official.


tnuii the diary of tlu* -ei-roiary of tlio (liihoroe AAoavcrs’ Assneiation in


fii eonclu.simi. :\!r. Mraiiio read extracts


ililheullies and priilih'ius. The* dlai’y was i reV(*lation ol what Hie people wore* pre­


i '" earlv d^iv.s they had tlieir


to Hie memhers :is a token of the u rit <li'- p'ayeil in those far-olf d:us. that it. might give an impetus to Hie present goiuTatuin ami show clearly what trade unioni-m stood for. I he extracts read as follows:


IWareli !Uh: This has been a verv lino dav ami we were kept- very llirmig all fore noon with paying the haiuls who aro locked out. AVe paid


one shilling 4*ach. After dinner I got ready and went to Acorington to the L'num h.xoeiilive. We cojiimeneed Imsiness a t 7 n’idock and finished at ha f.past ten.


b iidgings and supper and then went to On a Borrowing Errand.


ed.


.Alan-h ISth : .Uter 1 had got into hod last night I liad to get up :igain. one of the (ommittee came and knocked a t the iloor. 1 let hnu m ami ho told me Hmt I had to go to Preston by tlu* lirst train HI Hu* morning and try and burrow ^omc miiiioy upon a promissory note to heln to ]iay the oporalive.s of Clitlieroe.


u en t to the Committee room ami saw the Secretary and told lilm my errand. ITc


got my hreaklast soon this morning and \vent up to Hie station ami met with 0 hers of the Coimnillce going (o various places with the same object in view, j I’ro.sdon by eh^ven o’cloc-k ami


liusim-ss I 1„,,1 ,„y c;,so )>ofore il.cm nm] said I wanted to borrow £20 .and wc would pay tboin as soon ns we got settled, n lej told mo Uiey could do notliing jnst then but the Committee would meet on Iledncsday niglit ami they would take mi rase into consideration, and let know what determination fliov had c< fo. I then went lioiiic witli mv brotbor


’ooin. After thev had done their i r iml®


' ^" wit b‘ r V bro


I -■>"'> ''c i i t to 'bed. bj brenkfast, time. Other deputies ’


t '" s morning, Clitl.orTO


saul the Conumltec would meet a t night Jiml th a t r could lay my case before them 1 then went to my brother's ami g.it dinner and a t night T went to the Cmn- -mttee T


f :\ly imiti* and 1 got hands at


pared to do in order ui gi*t some improve­ ment in emulilions. Some dav he luipisl o have the diary printed and* di-trilmted


c:in luivi* any iiilluenco wliatover ujion Hio moil and women who have gone in we a>lv .vou to use that t'luleavmir ftir A


gininng ot tlie t*ml so far a- t'litheioe is cmiceniod. h i> your light, and if you


If we e«'uld have


Mrame said that he like tlu* pn'sldeiit tlioiighk th a t he could have appean'd upon the iilatform tlijil night ami >ay to them th a t Clitiu.'i'oe had not a blot, upon its fair escutcheon. “ \\’o have. liowi*ver, got it jHlt on this week.” he deelared. •• W’e aj-e lujw in the midst of a local struggle, anri might I say iliat I am |>rmul in many ways a t the light wliieh oui‘ .uu'tiiher*' are putting up.


l)i.*aling with the local situation. Mr.


on Sunday lu* says th a t Mr. Tlanisay MaeDonald is tlu? pillar of the .National party. Me may he. Tlierc is no wonder that Hu* National (Sovernment is so weak if he is the ]iillar. He also Humglil he had previously said th a t iarllfs would save the Hie emnitry and pul us mi the high road to prosperity, Hial now taiitfs eoiihl not solve the situation, and that between iu>w ami August another milHoi- poiimls um-t be savetl. W’lio is going to save it? The men and women who saved it la>t yi*ar. Ih; suggested a ten pi*r cent, rut on .-ill ex­ penditure ill rmiiu*xi«)U witli the (I'eyeni- mont.


In Ills paper 'I'liat means a ten per c'cnt. «mt 'I'lie full weight of


tlu* cost will drop omv more mi the ]uickcts ef the woiki'is.


lealized what is now appearing upon the liorizou.


I t is linn* we a^ workers If we submit to it as we snh-


was tlu* staleiiu'iit of Mr. fJarvin, e'elileir eif Hie “ Siiiulay Observer,’’ who is Mippo-eil to lie* an aiitlmrity aiul to he; ;il>h* to >pi*ak with some inner knmvleelge* of what the Hoverniiu'iit intends to do.


•• Aiuitlier fe?ature eif the we’e*k-eiul pape'is


came in during the forenoon, sonio brought jiromises, liowoverive gut and brought promises, however-we gut* paid the operative two slilllings pur |ie:,'d


Meeting Called by Bellman.


March 22ml: This has turned out :i vi-rv lino day. I was in the Conimitie,.' k^v


AVith great difliciilty avi? gut il-.m inin the Cotmnillee mom :ind it was u,. hours before the eroAvd dispersed. W,. sent for a eah nnd took llieiii t.- Wliall, v heeause they dui'-t not g«> to the staliul, as some of them might- he kill. r). ih,, crowd Avas so exa-perated.


-v]\ thf.,,, The Arbitraiors Met. April llHi: Anotlier lino <hiy.


lors met to-day ami a fter a long ilisvu'- .sion they came to no decision 1m'i-:iiisc tlir Masters arbitrators tvould have live pi-i cent, for local di'advant:iges. Tli*-\ in:u!" their stalejnent am! Avmild haw iiotlmt- else altiiougli the Avea\-ers athurami" could prove to them Hmt tli.-ii- .b.tah.. inoiils were false ami tiiat tlieic uere uu disadvantages Avliatever. Tlu v wuiihl listen to noHiing but Avliat tlu \ slatid themselves, but Hu* other siiie would not agree the Empire hail to !-.• eallid in. He said before lie gave hi' «feeisi u lie would like a inunher of Hu* oji.-rativ? • ami masters to he prebont so that ilu-, <“ouId all hear hi- ilecisfnn. Ati.'r sutt.- little delay a number of the ojieraiiv.- :iiul ma.sters Avei’e got together v lien liv delivered jmlgmeiit. He said lliai I;, had been oiuiuiriug into Hu* quevu.m and from the best of his information Hna- was a difTerenee of two ami a h:df p. i cent, helween C’lit berm* ami Mlarkhimi. hilt lie did not think Hu* AveaA-er,- slioiiM pay it Jill; tln'ieforo ho deciiled tha- the masters should pay one per rent, and the ofieratives one ami a half p.-r mit. lilt* niastt'r w(*re greatly enraged at iln*


'fhe :irl>iti;i-


a lte r would |iml tlieir ])atli Imd he. t* mad.' easier Hum it would he if through lear ei imemployiuent Hie AveaA’ers tn-dav rii'*li‘ il into ail aec'utane..' of rediielions 'in wag.b amt mereased lionV'.


a -Iio f.dloAv.d After (juostions, tlic nicotine tcmbwitt'd. TOSSIDE.


nl th y Village ..eliool giive a verv nlva.m'- •ami iMlerestmg |d;,y |„ tin. Ijistitiiiv lav I'lul.-iv to a very good A-oinpanv. fhe pl:i*'


(•HII.I)I!|.;.\-.S CO.Vt l•l!T.-4n,e ,l,ib|.r"


was Im.sed on “ Eranfor<l,” the iioA-et by -Ms. (.laskell, and all eom?i*rm’d are to h-


ing. inlants' toaeluT. Avho must have hei'ti vory Avell satisfied with Hio merit di'pkivei!


I'l •


.l.irKson, .T. K. Mason. V. Tillotson, il. S. ' ' ‘•‘"'I'i-I'- Al. l!obin„;,n. A.


Uie Cii.st was .•ompovd .if A. HloaMliile' M. .......,,ii- mv-i II iji'pklA'C Album, I resented in ............. ..


1 1 ." T'*' 1 *”' .'’ellmv leaf ” serrllitv wbra n


ib. i o V,


n l l a -'"t I *^®‘i'''n I’nIInrd, Itottv AVard. JlillaY l.sbcrwoml, IVggy Tonilin.son, Man-


imrlt-' /s '® ' ‘n.'nms eliovlls wot"


a d it A" f","''®''- " i t l i l-A-elvn Harrison At if„?®“ -''


Ar ®. immd l


Manono and Itoseraary AVaddingtnn. :,.s Ibr dangliters; nnd Kdgar 7t..v C’ap.tivb. tl.v


l d r . - " f John Simnson, groom.smen: .briilesniaids; AViiller


nlTeetivo ii.'m inirodnerd as a '


‘ '® T®*'';' month TJ "> wiion


lorm to pliotograpby.—.Atr. .Stanley Cas.son. ,nd


’T ® f®*: ^'‘® >-'mking of rugs ' ' “^ewives is fixed a t Eve-


w ’c o u S * ’


•■nnji'nst presi'ni-ilay “ goings on ' 1 Vn,"®'' =>l>l>m tnined -


Miiddinglm, \ , T.awvio. It. .Jacii.siai. (I. Inwlev, i,M,| .7. tv. Hiirris.1 1 1 . Tiro Mifairts’ .song-seena. “ (Irannv-s rlmbi


nioasdal,. .M, .tra-on. (,-. (iarradl. K. II.


.ostnmes was really d..|igl,tf„l. Hall, (•laimy ( \ . rillotsoii) and (irandad (.‘stenlioii Koblllson) lyero deiiicti'il at. varimis inipnrl-


.■liiMlmod I.. 1""'=


In niv


fetes, hilt on i l | were: “ Wlie and *‘ M'lmi seemed p ie i i \ | »*'a*ut should ’ la'1i Aluti n's , related to lie.*


October 1-t. ;r vote in favoil hjiviug ill mini Hu* fairy liglit| •m the darker all tlie.s** th r | sboiild b»' askisl to go


Voting was 1


snhso<jtient mej Another fe:i:|


Hio Co-operati.| For the a f t i l


i'l retaining and i t was n


.’aO'/Alr. .1. (J iiupiiries Avitll “ HatHo of t i l l the CasHo fieli vihly a suppl ■


a football m a | representing 1)1 of York, migirf


in re<-ont- year-j '<'<|uired to re.,


(Amtinuing.


peitormers had been trained hv Mr. 11, E. I'rankish. the headma-ier, and' Ali-s Hock­


warmly eommemled o„ Hio general oaccI- eneo of H,e prmliietion.


'nie v.mthfnl


were diHu-ult. but a^ mombors of the .A.ssivm- lion they asked them to loumin loAai Tie v Iiad Hu’ir p a r t to play, ami it wa*. phived rightly by rt*si>ting all attempt** :»t t-e-.s nml increasing of hours. Those a


said he womlerod Avhether lo-*hiv Hi<“ opeta- tives had the .spirit of Hiove people ‘-t' oldm days. They were giv.*n a shilling :i wet k to remain on ^trik«*. The union wa- ntlei. mg the people at .'>nn-^tivet AHII wlm!, the - old weavers Avmild li:ive eonsiden'd a 'm- time and yet _ some of tlieiii wi r* gnin.: hack. J he union Avas determined lo tiidii the battle out and lo malu* :» s u w e ol'i! I hoy kncAA* limes were Imnl ami Hmt lli. v


chairman Avas jmssed ami Hn' mectiug broke up. Shilling a Week Strike Pay. Aficr rcodinK these .'xlrac-ls Mi.


oui>eh-es. A vote of thanks to -ii- arbit rators ami Hie Empin* and tl?-


mntioM was pur ami earriod ilml o- Ueeejil Hu? decision until A V e -


can men.'


deeision heeaU'C they *Avere lumt npi.a Imving five jier rout. At night we iiad a piddle jueeting. .lolin Wood w:is u, the cliair, when ATr. Maiiks ami Mi. Heaton, tAvo of the nrhitrator.s. L;:ive an account of iho Avhnlo proceedings


\


ami found them in the Mrowiilow Arnib AVg had a loiig ami stormy disnissiui,’ They told ns they had come to if i|„. dispute could not he settled hv itrbiti-,. tion hut tliey would not (ell n-^ win sent Ihoni or avIio Avas )»aying ili.-iu. \j,. Medmaync Avas among tliem. 1|,. („],j ns aftei'AA-ards tiiat Hu*y sent hu- hi,,, AVe wi*ro with them aliuve iwu ami the croAvd ont.-ide heg:ui to h.> veu impatient ami tlireatciied tr» pull house down if Ave <lid not i-oiiie nut. So we then agreeil to :idj(iiini llu* imvtiiu* i„ the next day ami in the Jiieant iiue^iii.. cuss the ipieslion in Hie Cnmmiu.-,- nimn so I Avi*nt with Air. IL-dmimu* au.i mnnnted the liiiNlings. After Iiavin-. gtit silem-e Mr. Medmaym* told the mec!' ing th a t i t Ava< a«liuimied until tli.- folloAving day a- Ave had mil seitl.d i,p(i,> Avhat eonditinns the meeting s|io,,h| f,! aihlre.ssed. Ther.. Avas a g n a t iipiuai- aml confusion. We Hu?n wetif to lii,. Committee room and had a verv difliculi job to gel Hiem there, the e‘if)w<i )i,|. lowed us, tlirowiiig stones, piivIiiiiL- ilivin kicking Hiom, shnnting :ind l.nnviin*' telling Hu'on thi*y sold the Predoii suif,' and must not come lieie to ‘


\\\- w,.,,,]


MattlicAvs, of Moelulale, ami IHusles tn Stockport. Noav this was a siupiisc ti» ns and .ns avc knew tliom to he a gaiii' of notorious scoiimln*Is, avc Avere deu*r mined to know the rea.son of Hmir {•(„„ ing here, ami avIio sent Humii.


all forenoon aiulju.st as Ave Avere J-epm-ai. iiic for dinner *wc heard the Mellnn,! calling ii public meeting of the Avc:iv,>r< to he hold ill the Market-place :ind p) he addre.s.se h.v (Jeorge CoAvell. of Mortimer


,,, (Jrinishaw. .of Mhu kluuji’


Castle I Uc


AN ENTH


Special Mane


.siihstani iai eoi The .\i:i.\nr


iiiuler Hu* pi'i - eillor tl. M'hii .M:iny th';;iiim. eiited. nnd Hie willingue-N is juiollu’r etfi*| the Casilt Ell opeil wilii a v ilm Mai! ir ' (■iinlrihuMon< t<| have con e far liy the liu'piiall pjitients. :.iid laiiied othiri


;ni iitlemliinee cnti'i'prisini: ;i meeting «'i ilie Ev’to Ooimniiu


Not ft>r Miiiii*


of the Mall ( 'oi!| ami a :mielu<i- Toiid as


ret;


etforts uilli a ul a fund.


(piite small i‘lfe| raisixl. aed raisti mom V


The n |


tion oi'igiiudly AlaiiehesJ*-'* ih '| iirgeiiey of tile Town (om l additional ilon.f five guim (I-* pn-'Cs fe;- oot I |ml.u?uts. Tin* in-patienis' pa had not iici ii


'I'llO (ple'-UMn I


u hen llu* -ehoi <’;ii ly .\ng! -i w llu* eliildr. i i ■no-t pr«>mim‘Hi| arranged tor


AAas A|ic;<h-.l Air. Tayh r, a confer with ;i ami the forui A report ivill h i the Castle E. ll


'I’liis viiu


putting • 1 . 1 I i lie protnoiid l | helpers w iili


ill as ni:i!i\' ;id pi's'-ihli*.


Those sueetss of tiie M r, Tjia lor


of wliieli ov.-i Castle fnml si out th;if l!io-,.| own luniu*. rt*t]l init.tee. a:nl snl lor the Alamluf on siinihir line[ would le.suli, -Mrs. Ttidtl nl


iiumey siu* lia<! " moans of s,.1|ii|


I'l ise On Hu* pai Imvi* Hie t piioii bridge pan it s. raising ev* ;ii It. was de< iiK-|


;irrange<| In Hi| u lu*re. AlleniaF ly.


Alaytir*' E;t 1ou| l lULSt* i 1


* 1 .'••lit


carj-itnl oil. Hmnt. it w:i- -> he aslvcil to ll


.Moamvhih-


agreetl td* 'C| a i l eillor .Sa i toj-i }iT S I aller efi'uri* ll in sonic hi-iixer [ <laA- the :i' W 'il Tlu* Alaxor *


the .Maiulu-.':r Eet4* was 1 (Hi-


.Mr. J . li. t F .Mm. Todd a


th a t this qm->i Ilospitals was


I ill


any fa.sliioH fof slionld he imid Ihnclay’s Maukl Turning to


anotlu*r eiiort ol Hie Mayor fonf


llierti i.s :i h:ilaL tlu* Mayor uu n | irem Hu* he<ptl prolmhly about CL'l') i sinking fund i | a pros|MM i ot (lie Castle, in on the V luiit;:| if Ihi? M’ar .Mef •


l*rcs.s forAv:!i«l Tli(. ’firta'iirt


‘'Hliport fiuiti Imd no heMi;ii I I’llnrt to iiieeii (uistb« estjKi


(CoDtintKHl


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