New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-13
STRIKE EXPORTED CASH.
FIRMS FINE $500.
Jerome Has Evidence an Ne1o Case
against Walking Delegate.

The Dlstrict-Attorney's Office is hard at work
getting evidence in another labor scandal. IN
which are concerned a prominent glass and dec
Grating company and a walking deleg&te OF an
iron workers union who has achieved notoriety in
the recent labor troubles.
According to the story told yesterday by one OF
Mr. Jerome's assistants, the decorating company
about d year ago, determined 70 engage in the
business of heavy metal decoration fer interiors.
Twenty mechanics were put to work and business
was going along nicely when the firm was ap-
preached by the walking delegate with request
Tor permission TO Organize tae men ana MAKO
ehen members of the union. Permission was gwen
the FIRMS employees were soon union men. ana the
firm itself signed the agreement presented by the
delegate
on December OF last year. while the company
was in a heavy rush of business a strike was
ordered suddenly. and The shop was deserted oE
the men. No complaint for any cause had been
made. and no warning had been given that a strike
was about to be declared. For some time the
members OF the firm vainly tried to learn the
cause of the strike, and then clerk was sent 70
The headquarters of the union TO inquire thsIe ne
was referred to the walking delegate, who SAD
GO hack and tell your firm to go to neil
I'm not doing business with peanuts Il d
sponsible person from your firm wants 10 HHu
out he can find me here at any time
When the superintendent Of the concern was
sent 70 see the delegate at his home he was IN
formed that everything would be all risht' DU'
tbat the firm was hned $500, and that IT was ohiy
through the goodness Of the delegates heart that
the fine was not $1,000.
what are we fined $500 for?" asked the super
intendent. $500.
THAT'S your initiation fee. replied the delegate
Initiation fee for what?" was the next quesuon-
you'll learn for what Then you pay the same
as the Others did was the response
The superintendent next asked whether or not
the money was to be paid to the union where
upon he was told: 1T is going to stay right mere
with me- and with no one else
Upon the superintendent protesting that II was
hardly fair that large sum be extracted the
delegate informed him that it was not necessary
that he pay the money. but that II he dlo hoI MS
firm would be driven out OF the business, aoolne.
Il have kept the men OF another nrIn on sSIIhs
for the last year and half, ana III drive IheI1
out Of business before I'm finished with mem anu
III do the some with you people II you doht give
after agreeing to the delegates proposition. the
sI0erfntendent asked the delegate about tht
reticence displayed by the employees. WheFeupon
the delegate replied: Il have those =
rnuzzled, and they know - well that II
they omen their mouths We viii learn OF u az
Headquarters and they will never be able 10 get
The Superintendent then went 70 the firms
cashier and drew from him four 500 bills ana Ten
SO gold pieces, which he took to the delegate ;
house He was ordered TO lay the money on the
table. after which it was picked up and counted
by the delegates sister. who certified as TO It's
Correctness The delegate had previously refused
to ACCEPT the firms check on the ground that ne
was not fool. He did not even take the money
in the superin terdents presence The strike was
declared of the following day.