The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-12-03
ROCHESTER BOYCOTT: ].
IS STILL EFFECTIVE.
Garment Workers Union De-
clares That Fight Is Still
On In Rochester.
Stein Block Factory Is Most
Pronounced Non union In
stitution In Fight.

ROCHESTER, W., Dec. THE Rochest-
er boycott has not been declared off,
Emlssaries from the non-union factor
les Of Rochester are travelling through
the country stating that the trouble
has been settled,
B. A. Larger. the general secretary
or the union, with headquarters at
I'VE" York, sounds the keynote of the
1ight IN the following statement to
organized labor in general:
no doubt you are aware of the
orastlc struggle between the clothing
manufacturers and the United Car
ment Workers Of America. The Man.
ufacturer's Association is putting forth
every effort to disrupt the organization
OF the United Garment Workers in ali
the clothing centers, particularly in
rochester where the struggle has been
ON for one year. You can do us a great
1aVor and further the interests of org
ah1zed labor and the eight. hour daw
oy having a committee appointed to
call on all your clothing dealers and
notify them that if they purchase
Rochester unfair clothing, organized
labor will not patronize them. It is
absolutely necessary for the Garment
Workers to whip the Rochester Cloth
les Exchange in order to establish
peace in the large clothing centres,
and maintain the eight hour day."
How Strike Was Ordered.
The strike in Rochester was ordered
IN consequence of the manfufa cturers
refusing to confer with our local union
or that city, and has since refused to
confer with our National Organization
and the A. F. of L. It is not a. oues-
ton of wages, but question of secur-
ing the eight-hour day you are in
terested in so much yourselves The
estapllshment of the efgh- hour day in
the clothing trade OF the country will
make 1t so much easier to establish
the elgh-hour day among your own
craft The great work of organized
labor at the present time is to estab-
llsh shorter workday. I appeal to
you as brothers to refuse positively to
purchase any goods from dealers,
handling the unfair clothing of Roch-
ester L: Mi s: z =. ii.
aussss3 3ix-D ifars-a s:
The following daily newspaper ~ac-
at Rochester may be of interest to
Duluth readers, because Of the fact
that M. S. Burrows of your city is an
extensive dealer In Stein Block goods.
Ii was reported here that Mr.. Burrows
had ceased handling: these goods, but
recent business, developments indicated
that the report was false. An en-
ployee in the Stein Block factory was
arrested upon complaint of his wife
for none support. The Rochester
Post-Express referred to the matter al
follows
His name is Reinhold MarQuardt.
He lives in Orange Street, Rochester,
He was brought up before Police
Justice Chadsey, On September IS, on
"a charge of neglecting to support his
wife. Lawyer P. C. >Oyiatt, Of the firm
of Vile & Oviatt attorneys for the
combine, appeared as his counsel
Marquardt stated that the clothing
company by whom he was employed
paid him only Sc week!
A representative of the company. in
corroborating the statement, said he
was on MarQuardt's bond for 5000.
Lawyer Oviatt told the Judge that
Marquardt was a valuable employe and
has a permanent position
The Judge was surprised that a
valuable employe holding a per
manent' position was rewarded so
meagerly. The court wanted Mar
quardt to pay his wife So week, but
Mr.. Oviatt said it>.was impossible.
1t was then agreed for husband and
wife to make up. Mr.. Barrett, of
Webster, Mrs. zssMarquardt's lawyer.
questioned the husbands relatives as
to what kind Of home would be pro-
vided, and learned that it was one
room. Objection was made to this
place, but it was withdrawn. -
TN six years. THE Rochester Post
Express says in its report Of the case,
"Marquardt has paid his wife Sc, or
one weeks wages. They have two
children, one Of whom earns $3.50 a
week. e.
Another Rochester evening paper, in
describing the trial.. said that Lawyer
Oviatt 1ntimated that his client did
not earn more than Sc a week at his
trade'" - ---' - . =