Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-07
SOUTH N0RWALK'S SCARE.
THE WILD REPORTS NOT FOL-
LOWED BY BLOODSHED.


Employers Blamed Other Labor
Troubles.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The Associated
Press has received the following from B.
w. Naples, editor of the Norwalk Conn.
Hour, which gives the strikers side of
the trouble there:
NoRwALK, CONN, Dec. 6.
Sensational articles in the morning papers
about riots and riOtous proceedings In South
NOrWalk are entirely unfOunded. The hatters
are quiet though determined. They say that
they cannot earn living wages at the prices
offered by the bosses, and are, therefore, on a
strike. Personally and by my re-
porters l have constantly since the strike
commenced Investigated every prejudiclal
report. and have not yet learned of a case OF
intimidation or violence. Hatters coming
here from other towns are met and consulted
with. and have usually returned whence they
came, sometimes with money furnished by
the hatters' committee, but they have not
been lntlmldated or threatened. One case,
which | am now having Investigated, may
break this honorable record, but it now ap-
pears that damage was not done by the
hatters.
BLAMING THE BOSSES.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, Dec. Ga dis
patch from South Norwalk to the Union,
regarding last nights troubles, says:
For the last few days the proprietors of the
factories have made desperate attempts to
gain new hands, but the vigilance of the
strikers has prevented them: Becoming
desperate, James II. Knapp and VIM. Palmer,
the former OF the firm of CrOfut Knapp and
the latter Superintendent OF a hat farming
company, appeared on the streets with; re-
yOlvers in their hands and threatened to
shoot any of the strikers who attempted
to dissuade any of the imported labOrers from
New Jersey from going to work. This
naturally aroused the ire of the strikers, and
so very etfectually that they in a measure re
beled, but offered no violence. Twas through
this that the untruthlui reports of 4 riot were
nfn ~ FrUA~r. faNaH
mise could have been effected but for the
reason that there had been an effort on the
part Of the bosses TO destroy their Organiza-
tiOn.
MASS MEETING HELD.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN, Dee. 6.-The
striking hatters at South NOrwalk held a
large mass meeting in Music Hall last
night, chiefly for the purpose of laying
/ their case before the people Of the city.
( About 1000 men and women were pres
/ ent. Speeches were made by half q
dozen or more of the strikers, in which
/ they denounced the proposed importation
/ OF labOre~s by the employers TO take the
I places Of those on strike. They also
claimed that u reduction of from 10 TO SO
/ per cent. among the siZers, curriers',
/ trimmers and shavers is unjust
/ and outrageous, on the ground
/ that the employers are now getting the
same price for hats and still further that
/ the bosses propose to continue the Teduc-
4 tiOn until June, 1885. The manufacturers
/ claim that the prices heretofore paid in
many cases have been too high. They de-
sire to regulate the differences. Since
4 the published reduction, which they do
| not deem permanent. the strikers have
been offered work if they win relinquish
the union which ordered the strike and
/ attend to business as before. A large
! number seem willing to return to work,
/ but the union stands in their way.
THE sHERIFF's ASSURANCE.
Sheriff Schwartz has sent the following
/ despatch:
The report in the morning papers in regard
1 to labor riots are greatly exaggerated. We
/ had some excitement last night, but no riots.
! All is quiet at 1915 o'clock this evening, and
I from the outlook is likely to remain so.
/ A dispatch was sent to Gov. Waller
( this morning saying that there was no
need Of military interference. nor had there
| been from the start. The citizens were
/ law abiding and interested in maintaining
! quiet. The dispatch sent to the Governor
1 last night was done in the heat of the
excitement and was unwarranted. 1t
was brought about by gang of boys fol-
/ lowing Andrew j. CrOfut, hat manufac-
| turer, about the streets and hOoting at
/ bin and not from any action of the strikers
1 themselves.
sELFPROTECTION THE ONLY OBJECT.
The executive committee of the Hatters'
Union held a meeting this afternoon, at
which several speeches were made to the
effect that the men had no other object in
view than that of protecting their rights.
ID. j. HagetY, President of the National
Hatters' Finishing Association, said to
an Associated Press representative this
morning that the present unpleasantness
was caused by lockout on the part of
| the prOprietOrS. The men objected to
having their wages cut down from 30 to
40 per cent. The employers had
ordered the men not only to
accede to the proposition, but
to agree to submit to it for period of
| eight months, and contract to take no
action looking to its disruption in the
meantime. Agreeing to this would carry
the men over to June next, when the dull
season usually commences, and from
which time they would be idle till the
busy season begins IN August, with the
uncertainty of steady work at that date
under the reduction and new regulations.
Hence the strike. He was Of the opinion
that no disturbance would occur. He
thought that the differences would soon
be settled.
THE PHILADELPHIA LOCKOUT.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.-The lockout
by the shoe manufacturers in this city, in
consequence of the refusal of the shoe
makers to appoint an arbitration commit
tee to treat with them, began tonight.
The various shops will not be opened on
Monday, although the manufacturers
gave no further notice this evening that
they would be closed, they stating that
sufficient notice had already been given
employees. None of the latter, however,
will 90 to the factories on Monday, and
they declare that they can stand enforced
idleness for longer period than the man.
ufacturers. Nearly all of the 5000 en-
ployes are members of the Knights of La
Dor.
There were no new developments in the
carpet weavers' strike to-day. Both
strikers and manu- facturers remain firm.
MEN FOR THE HOOKING VALLEY.
PTTTsBURG, Dec. GA. w. McCracken,
Superintendent of the Hooking Valley
Coal Mining Company, is i'm this city for
the purpose of securing men to f1lI the
places of strikers. Two hundred miners
have already gone from this vicinity and
as many more will be sent within few
days. Fifty leave tonight. Superinteud-
ent McCracken says that they have 1,SOO
men now at work, and expect to have two
mines running full before the end of next
week. At the present rate, he says, the
men average $73 90 per month.
The leaders of the various labor Organi-
cations of this city tonight arranged for
a performance at the Opera House next
Thursday afternoon for the benefit Of the
Hooking valley strikers. Fifteen hundred
tickets were sold tonight.
CUTS BY GLASS MANUFACTURERS.
WHEELING, w. VA, Dec. 6.-NOtices
were posted to-day in the flint glass
manufactures at Bellaire, two at Bridge
port and three at Martins Ferry, that
after Dec. y all work of pressers and
finishers would be paid for by the piece,
and at Plttsburg rates. This amounts to
a reduction of from % to 10 cents per 100
pieces of ware.
MEETING OF DISTRICT UNION.
A meeting of the district
union of the flint glass
workers, representing the factories OF
East Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky,
was held here this evening. 1t was re-
solved to resist the proposed reduction of
wages in the factories of Bellaire, Mar
tins Ferry and Bridgeport. Assurances
were received from unions in all parts of
the country that assistance would be af-
forded the men remaining out against
the reduction. The strike or
lockout is expected TO occur
in this city, as the factories here have re-
fused to JOIN in the movement for re-
ductiOn.
THE WILLIAIANTIC'S CUT.
u.prrOpn CONN Dec 6-Thp Will