The sun., 1893-03-30
NOW THE RIGHT TO BOYCOTT
rs TO BE REVIEWED BIZ A SUPREME
COURT JUSTICE

Tho CIothin Manufacturers Association
Asks Justice Lawrence 10 EpJoin the
Locked-out Cutters from Issuins Boycott
Circulars what tho workmcn Say.
The Clothing Manufacturers Association
executed a flank movement yesterday in its
fight with the United Garment Workors which
changed tho entire situation. The members
OF the association have set the wheels OF tho
law in motion and found Judge who was
ready to follow in the steps OF Judges Ricks
Taft. and Billings In thoir action regarding the
strikes in Toledo and New Orleans.
The Federation garment workers had sent
copies OF the following circular to the clothing
denlers:
GrxrLtxxx. We wish to inform you OF a state OF
affairs which is bound TO affect your interests The
nrm of ---. whose goods you have on sale, has
become nspicuous in conspiracy wrh other manu-.
fncturers to discriminate against and victimize
members particularly tho clothing cutters and have
instituted tho present great lockout OF their employees
This firm also manufactures its clothing under the
poorest OF conditions
Fnr.mndcd people and organized workngmen will
rebuke with their patronage such an action of this
ployer. You will find that in your locality they arc
fully acquainted with the facts In this trouble and.
further that they are not compelled to deal with the
store wnere the goods OF such All nyowed enemy are
sold.
You can do organized labor favor which shall be
duly appreciated by notifying the above Arm at once
that under such circumstances and long it
tinues. you cannot become a party to this affair by
selling their garments Respectfully yours.
GEN. EXECUTIVE BOARD L. O. ". OF A.
The manufacturers got hold OF o copy OF this
circular and obtained an order early in the
day from Justice Lawrence OF tho Supreme
Court for Henry White. A. Sussman. Charles
4. Keichers. and J. Felz to appear before him
and show cause why an Injunction should not
n a1 rpatrnininQ than from "a arfarin0
plaintiffs f1Sladea in ,Ss ipISSssiSr order
sss asd hs andSr si
ton o oM fhs
turers sent with the application for the order
ether fSinss that When such crcaias % as this
boycotting circular have been issued before.
the business Of the manniacturers has been
they fear the same result now II the injunc-
1:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon. The cutters
had. after chase ior layer. secured LAWYER
pear for them. and the court room was filled
with the locked-out cutters and their leaders.
LAWYER Fromme asked the Court to refuse to
then moved for an adjournment.
Lawyer johnson OF Hoadley. Lauterbach &
wrangle. Justice Lawrence adjourned the
hearing for one week on condition that no
mean time. ii this condition is broken the in
junction will issue ut once.
The Injunction was applied for IN the name
President Of the manufacturers association.
says that It has ,ffty-two members and that
there IN ust have been some mistake. and that
eight of the names must have been over
The usual meeting OF the, locked :out men
was held at Beethoven Hall. but tho bomb
thrown by the manufacturers had upset their
boycott was practically the only weapon they
had IN their fight against the knights. After
a while they became more more cheerful: band
shouting. All sorts Of reports was brought in
to cheer them up. one being that one member
OF q tlrm was busy cutting goods himssli.
while his partner was examining them. The
men were in mood to believe anything and
4 meeting, Of the Cigarmakers' Union No.
Samuel Gompers should be asked to call a
to assist the cutters; Harry White. Secretary
Injunction or no INJUNCTION. we have done
our work already. All the circul ars are sent
out any way. and II they wish their Injunction
culars from the customers.
The decisions OF Judges Kicks. Billinga. and
Lawrencs leayes organized labor WITHOUT any
handle boycotted goods. the second makes It
illegal to strike. and the third. II 1t is sus-
tained: makes it illegal to dsclare lee boycott"
best weapon labor had. and 1t is going to DO
He He also said that the Federation was ready
Joseph Barondess, said at the meeting in
Beethoven Hall that one contractor had re-
fused to handle goods sent from one of the
Il. V. Powderly said last evening that the
Executive. Board Of the Knights had not yet
done anything about the lockout