The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-05
AMONG THE TOILERS.
Shoe Manufacturers May Close
Their Factories

The strike of The boot and shoe makers at
Buckingham & Heehrs factory promises TO
throw 1000 persons out OF employment
before the trouble is settled. The firm took
decided step yesterday by closing down its
factory, resulting in 125 girls and number OF
non-union men being locked out, iD.addtion to
the 225 union men ordered out on thh strike.
The action of the league In calling out its
members from the factory has caused vigorous
renewal of hos,iilies between 1t and the manu-
facturers. meeting OF the Boot aud Shoe
Manufacturers Association was held Yesterday
and general lockout was decided upon, unless
The strike is amicably settled within one week.
The following resolution was adopted and will
De posted i'll the remaining three factories in the
association that are still running:
OFFICE OF THE Boot AND SHOE MANUFAc-)
TURERs ASSOCIATION,
SAN Francisco. April 4, 1891.
Being officially informed of the strife existing in
the factory OF Buckingham d Hecht. which, under
our rules demands cooperation; re it therefore
Resolved, That unless the difficulty is amcaby
settled by Saturday night April lth all of the fac
tories controlled by this assocIatoii win imme-
diatey suspend operations for an ehnite period.
CAIN, NICKELsBURG & Co.
RosENTHaL, fEDER & Co.
PORTER, SLEsSI NIGER & Co.
BuCKINeHAM & HEIGHT.
The prOprietors OF the four factories In the as
ISOLATION are general jobbers and importers as
we'll as manufacturers; but they claim that a
lockout would not materially Interfere with
their business. Ii a lockout is decided mon in
the four factories, II means loss of employment
to about 700 men and $50 girls. The factories
not IN the association and which Will not be af-
fected by the order for a lockout are those con-
Quoted by Nolan Brothers, Lewis MUIR, Orrin
Jones & Co., United WOrkmen, p. +. Nolan,
Prlngle Bros, Earle & Co., John I. Sullivan, and
Jory Bros. & Co.
"rne manufacturers want to crush the league"
said Secretary Sullivan last night. ''but we
don't propose TO let them. They have been pre-
only Il defensive fight. Buckingham & Hecht
have refused 10 recognize the league and an at
tempt TO hold conference with them for The
purpose or arbl,rating the present trouble would
be useless. The active season for manufacturing
boots and shoes has been delayed for nearly two
mon hs, but within one week there Will be a
heavy demand for California white labor grades
SO we could not have selected a better time for
beginning our fight"
w. L. Spoford. at whose door the alleged
cause OF the strike has been laid, and who has
even been accused Of Misunderstanding, repudIates
the undesirable distinction that has been at
been working fof lower wages than tie organi-
cation permits he says Is not true, and cannot
b., for the league has never made 4 rate on the
class of work which he is engagsd-machine
lasting.
There is only one such machine here, and he
works on II. The reduction made was 6 cents
pair on such Misunderstanding work, while for
hand work the price Is cents. Nor has he
made full confession, as has been claimed, nor
any excuse. Ii is true lie was III turn cited be-
fore the Executive Commute and then before
tile league, both of which comn.un eatiOns, lie
says, he quietly ignored, having no desire 10 sub
of making any defense or explanation, and as a
matter of facL having made none.