Call Conference for Monday, After Noticing Other Firms Increasing Wages.
Fall River, March 29. With the cotton manufacturers elsewhere falling Into line of wage advances set by the woolen mills the Fall River Cotton Manufacturers association today arranged a conference with the textile council on the wage question for next Monday. This action unexpected was accepted In the city generally as an indication of partial retreat by the mill owners from the position that they would shut down their plants rather than grant an increase.
The negotiations between the manufacturers and the textile council stood adjourned without date until the letter from the association to President James Tansey of the council today set next Monday at 3 p. m. for renewal of the conferences, it has been agreed by vote of the council to postpone until April 20 any action to enforce its demand for a 15 per cent advance.
The United Textile Workers considering steps to support their demand for a 29 1/2 per cent increase have meetings of the executive committee and President Thomas McMahon and of the constituent unions set for to night.
New Britain Herald, New Britain, CT, March 23, 1923