The sun., 1903-12-23
FREED FROM UNION TYRANNY,
THE kNOX HAT COMPANY GIVES
4 DINNER.
The Heads OF Departments VINO stood by
Them In Their Trouble with the Union
Meet al the Union League Club In
BrOOklyn-COngratuIat speeches.

| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Speecnes.
Col. E. NJ. Knox last night gave a testi-
monial dinner at the Union League Club
Brooklyn, to the heads of departments in
| the Knox Hat Works who stood by him
| in his fight against and in his victory over
| the tyranny of the hatters' union.
Local Union No. of the United Hatters
| of North America, which had jurisdiction
| in the region of the Knox Hat Works, had
made non-strike agreement and contract
| with the Knox people, not to expire until
December, 1905. But Il couple of weeks
ago the troublesomeness of the union came
to head and Mr. mcfarland, genera
manager of the hat works, received the fol-
lowing ultimatum from member of the
union
have been appointed committee of one
to notify you that the men ha been ordered
to finish up their work, and when it is done
every man holding fair card will leave.
Weekly men will be allowed until tomorrow
night TO finish mp their work
The IN II walked out az ordered.
we do not look upon this act Of our late
employees az a strike" says Mr. MacFar-
land in pamphlet which he Is getting out
for the rade FOR no cause existed for such
action II is simply reputation of eX-
listing contracts.
The Knox Hat Manufacturing Company
which has been in business for sixt y-three
years. has always averted trouble by max
ing CONCESSIONS. But it decided il could
concede no more. On Dec. IA the direct ors
OF the company met and passed a set of
resolutions entitled "Our Declarai ion of
Independence. II reads
Inasnuch as the employees of the Knox
Hat Mhnufhcturing Company OF the Borough
Iiniters Of North, America, have violated
Dee u. 1902, and running for three years
from that date. which they had made with
this company. and having left our employ.
R'soi,ed. That hereafter the Tnted Hatters
of North Amerc. shall have no jurisdiction
over the manuractnring department of the
Knox Hat Manufacturing Company; and it
is f,iri her
Rssoir'd. That the board of directors hereby
ins'ruCts the general manager of the knON
hat works never TO employ any man who
re'%o n. II ,ers the orSfnSaoh sf Xo1e
Rcsolr.d,, That we heartily indorse the
aQer. in the employing other men TO take
the places of those who left our employ and
We hereby authorize him TO engage all the
bers of the United Hntters of North America .
it is furth her
Rrsoir.d, That from this dat" the Knox
hat works shnli be conducted ne an inde-
pendent factory. and he il further
R,so'rrd, Iha, no nsgo,la,ions in he future,
Hatters Of North Amrrica. as the action taken
by Mr.. MactarIand. the general manager Of
the KNOX bat works. u this matter, is final.
Z ii KNOX. President.
Martin n. Littleton President elect of
the borough of Brooklyn. was the first
speaker al the dinner. He said hat the MAX
ing of a young man in politics was much
like the making of a hat.
First" said Mr.. Littleton, -the hat is
blown, as yoncall il. So is he Young man
in politics. Then he is shrunk. After that
it is determined whether or not he is TO
he stiff Once that is decided upon he is
properly shellackei and fixed"
Col f., VI. Knox, who is n medal Of honor
man Of the Battle of Gettysburg, responded
to the toast OF "1oyalty."
loyalty to me and the corporation. We
loo X to you for assistance and support in
order to attain success
"Wc are all to he congratulated that
we are now liberated from the thraldom of
the union. Every workman in the Knox
Hat Works is now a free American mechanic
and loyal to the corporation of which we
are part. ICheers
General Manager Mcfarland. whose
motto has been Let us have peace at any
price, responded to the toast, 1.-The Emblem
OF Peace"
"l always stood for peace" he said.
"The union has had in me its stanchest
friend. But there is a limit even to my
endurance,
I'VE have always been considered the best
factory in the country for prices paid and
we have always used our employees like
gentlemen. But they have killed the goose
that laid the golden eggs. The union
wanted us to have just so many appren-
tices and no more.
Now any American boy can come to
our works and he apprenticed. and the
man with whom he works gets bonus of
s25"
When in full operation the Knox factory
employs about $50 men. BY January the
management expects to have everyi de
partment going with it's full quota of men.