The Woollen Mill Difficulty.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 102, 2 May 1890, Page 2

The Woollen Mill Difficulty.

No definite arrangement has yet bneni made respecting the sittings of tho arbitrators appointed to dfoal with tbo troublo between the Wellington Woollon Co. and its ex-employe*. At last nigfrsß mooting of theTrades and Labour Counoil r a letter was* read from the Secretary of the Woollen Co. gdking' when it would be convenient for tho CotfncU'a,arbitrator to attend the first meoting of arbitrators. It was decided to le-ply to tho effect fbat Mr. Davy will bo able to attend a meotin| r as soon as the dcod of submission, to bo drawn tip oither by the oonipany'a solicitor or the Council's solioitor (Mr. R. C. Kirk) is Bigned'. There seems to be a missing link in tho correspondence between tbe two sideß. On' the 26th ultimo the Aoting-Secrotary of tho Trades and Labour Counoil wrote to (ho company, forwarding a copy of tbe resolution agreeing to arbitration on conrfiHou tbat a proper deed of submission be drawn , up binding both aidos to oarry ont the arbitrators' deoieion. To this no reply has peon received, exoopt the letter read last night, dated the 29th, notifying tho appointment of Dr. Maogregor on the company's side, and asking when the Council's arbitrator (Mr. G. B. Davy) oould attend iho first meoting. We are informod, howevor, by tbe Searatary to the company that on the 38th he wrote to tbe Council,' stating that his directors saw no necessity for a deod of Bubffliflsfon,, But would be willing to poruso any snob, doonfmont the Conncil might send to them. The offioiafe of tho Counoil aro certain tbat no suah letter renchcd them. A donation of £2 baSt»en received by tho President of the Trades Connoil fiom tho | Cbriatohurch Bootmakers' Society,