The position arising out of the recent breakdown of the cotton conference was discussed to-day at meeting of representatives of Master Cotton-Spinners' Association and the Manufacturers' Association at Manchester, It is not considered probable that the employers' Federation will force™an issue with the operatives on the proposal to reduce wages and lengthen working-hours, but there is a strong feeling trade that there should be a 48-hour production week, not including, as at present, the time needed to clean the machinery.—Reuter,
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