Show WAGES MAY STAND Textile Council and Cotton Mill Manufacturers Man-ufacturers Will Confer and Try to Avoid Reduction I Fall River Mass Nov 15Lhie request re-quest of the textile council for a conference con-ference with the cotton mill manufacturers manufac-turers regarding the announced plan oC the manufacturers to return on Isovem her 23rd to the wage schedule In existence exis-tence prior to March 17 1002 has been referred to the executive committee of the manufacturer delegation Delegates to the textile council still hOle however for l favorable answer from the executive committee before Wednesday evening at which time tho various unions will meet to dlfcuss the iHuatlon The council wishes to lay I before the manufacturers a plan oL1 retrenchment re-trenchment leas burdensome to the operatives than a return to the schedule sched-ule of 1902 which means practically a 10 per cent cut in wages I is believed there is little likelihood that the manufacturers can be prevailed pre-vailed upon to reconsider their decision That opposition to the new schedule will take the tOll of n strike Is still more doubtful Falling to effect a compromise I com-promise the headers of the operatives I are inclined to make the best of the situation for the present t |