Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-01
FOURTH EDITION
what y MOROCCO striker says.

tcohNUsIoA rED.l
In glancing over the Every Evening
OF Friday, Augus. 81, l saw some news
the reporter OF that paper had got In
reference TO the morocco strike.
1t Was said that the morocco workers
met and Secretary Turper In sttso-
dan On, and that there we're about 100 men
aseem blel in the Morrow building. In
the first place the reporter IL m istaken
in his calculation. There were 800
men at the meeting. The reporters
say the strikers all refused to tell the
object OF the meeting, but q moro,co
manufacturer volunteered the informs.
| ton that it WAS TO take ion In refer.
ence to getting their weekly allowance,
which was said 10 have been smaller
taan usual, on tuesday last, when II
WAS said the men received but g. 80.
Now, ~ l am one who would like to
see the strike ended, challeDge the
morocco manufacturer to produce his
author in person and his voluntary III.
formation In regard 10 the amount of
NOR ey received ,but I will face him and
prove tO him that the men received all
the money comir 8 10 them last week.
l also saw where the reporter was IL
ed that seven cases of leather had
been returned to Pusey, Scott q Co., be-
cause the shoe cutter had refused to
out The leather because 1t did not have
the X. Of L. label on II, but there Ia an
other reason for its coming back. The
leather was inferior, through unekiiled
labor. l also see where Pasey, Scott d.
Co. had shipped 800 dozen q few days
ago and that they have u large lot on
hand now bought last April by the
same arm. What does that firm want
with stock man nfscIured last April ?
Ii ekould have been made into shoes
and come OF them pretty well worn by
this time. Tue leather WAS made for
the summer trade, and tho public can
judge for themselves In thia one caee
why tie stock WISE sent back. Further
more thSy ray they will not accept Of
the X OF l.. Label. 50 much the worse
for themselves.
They can 90 ahead with their scabs
and unsk!Iltd labor. AS long III they
keep ihem they VIII be In the samo
Loie. They say they will rot accede 10
strikers as X. of l. but that they will
'Eest with them a. iudividuals. They
were told that they would never succee d
II they Gid not traa: with the X. of l..
in tbs right w&y. But they can treat
with them as n body of meu Of X OF l.
Trough their legal Representatives.
They further ssy that two morocco
merchants were TO see them q few days
ego, telling them that their business
Wa being iulufe1 by the strike and
asking them Us arbittat". Why Nas IL
that theae two merchants asked them
10 90 r.? / VIII aDswGr Tho question.
Because they h-d tcAhs and unskilled
i1onf working lien leather; that Is The
rss-un they asked thpD t. arbilrate.
They dit not say that these two mer
ch"nts bought nv stock from them
ILty further said that II TIE ika was
dec Jared off tbsy wuu!d rot reed five
more zen. Let them turn cut the scahs
auu then they viii need all the tkilled |
Iaoor they had before hs Atrike, at hon
est and fair wages. w. j. McClary de. |
HieG that his goods had been returned /
because they had moi the x. Of ]. stamp
on tEem. but be oil no; deny that "A |
oase OF 50 dozen of skins was ON the
way back 10 be resulted bnt they had /
been shipped before the strike begun.
Ihepublic can judge that stock shipped |
hVe months ago and not mace into
shoes until this time solves the whole |
problem.
Instead OF 20 dozea Of skins being
cent back TO lie resulted they were seuti
back TO b. sciteneG; as there were mol
goat skins sailed down in Wilmiugtou
until after the strike. so il seems that
leather made by scsbs and uIakiiled
labor could not be made Into Shoes by
tDistime.
1t is slso said that several Of the vii
mington Morocco Manufsctul ers have
o-en IN Philadelphia trying to secure
hands ior some of the departments in
which they we're deficient. Now, viii
say in conclusion 70 tie Il oIocco manu-.
laciurero OF Wilmington that they bac
hettsf sr5i'rate win the Executive
Beard Of the X Of L accept the iatel
tuth out the tcabs and unski!led Labor,
lake i1eir Skilled mechan les and cellar
men beck a2d then they will find thet
the strike Will nor either hurt them nor
cripple the busiuess Of Wilmington.
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