The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-18
THE CIGAR STRIKE.
CONFERENCE YESTERDAK--MAN-
 UFACTURERS STAND FIRM.

IS Just One ana OHth At iS AcceptCu
 No Cigars Will be Made by Them in
 This City-What Prominent Mem-
 Der of the Cigar Makers Association
 Said Regarding the Matter.
 The trouble that has existed in cigar making circles since the shippers went out on strike practically remains as it did when the shippers quit work. A conference was held yesterday at which all the cigar manufacturers were pres ent, but no satisfactory decision could be reached.
 One of the prominent members of the Cigar Manufacturers association, in speaking of the meeting yesterday, said that they (the bosses) were unanimous in standing by the statement given out by them on the 18th of June, which is as follows:
 THEIR STATEMENT ADHERED TO. The Cigar Manufacturers association at their last meeting unanimously de- cided to adhere to the bill of prices sent to the Shippers union, which they con sider equitable and just, having agreed | to the most essential demands of the Shippers union, namely, recognition of their union, reducing the hours Of labor from ten to nine hours per day and an increase of $1 per week in wages, and other minor points were also consid- cred.
 There exists no ill-feeling among the manufacturers toward this newborn labor association. Seldom has new organization been recognized with such liberality by their employers. A great many statements have appeared in the press which are not based on facts The Shippers union has demanded $S per week for wrapper and general util- ity hands, and claims that the manu- faeturers of Hartford pay this price which is. in fact, not true. The highest | price paid by the manufacturers oi | Hartford for the above work is SS peI week, and not $9; therefore our bill full ly covers the highest price paid in Hart ford.
 We must adhere, in justice to all. 1T the grading scale of our bill according to ability and experience and appren' tice clause, as we cannot give our cost Inv material to inexperienced hands ant pay them full price for necessarily in ferior work; and as long as our bill k rejected by the Shippers union there
 can be no cigars made in New Haven Consequently our position toward th'
 ciearrnaker is that our factories are no working for the simple reason that WI have no tobacco shippers, and until tn , stripping differences are settled we ar in no position to offer work or eonside lany other matter.
 Cigar Manufacturers Association.
 Frederick D. Grave, President;
 John F. Scholl, Secretary. f The meeting was unanimous in think 3 ing that they were treating the questio
 in all fairness and justice, and conse l ouently were firm in their decision [
 stand pat on the matter,
 Asked regarding the situation ' Hartford, he said that they were offer ing the New Haven shippers the sam v rate as paid in Hartford, but that tn t local workers were not even conter @ with this offer, but demanded a hight = rate than that paid in the Capital Cit, t and this they thought was an unjui = demand, more especially when it IS tai f en into consideration that the HartfoI strippers had their union in existent - long before the New Haven union w.
 formed.
 d Asked if 1t was fact that quite d number of the makers had acqutesct o in the demands and were virtually pa!
 ing the rate demanded, he said that th l, was true only so far as a few sma .- places were concerned-that was to sa n places where the party had rets a store and, with the help of his fami 7. principally, did the work. But as f. j. as. the bona-flde makers were conoern' d that is, those having factories al
 employing many hands-not one
 them had decided they could see the L way clear to paying the wages ask,
 for. r. Regarding the cigarmakers ther @, selves, he said they were out simply b n. cause the manufacturers were unah .n to supply them with material and tn 10 as long as the shippers stood by the t. present demands no cigars to any e V. tent would be made in New Haven.