The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-28
CHARTER ROW ENDS
AT TRADES COUNCIL MEET.
ING-BUTCHERS WIN.
international Officers Take Hand il
the Troubles Of Local
No. 422.

1t is expected that the strike of the
sausage, bologna and frankfurter workers
will be amicably settled today, as the in
ternational officers of the A~malgamated
Meat Cutters and Mutcher Workmen came
here Saturday night to settle the strike
and also straighten out the difficulties of
Local No. 422, which had been suspended
owing to a misunderstanding.
The troubles of Local No. 422 were set
tied on Saturday night at a special meet
ing of the Essex Trades Council, which
was held for the purpose of learning why
the charter of the local had been revoked.
Among those who appeared were Ed
ward w. Potter, president o. the ANAL
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men. and Dell Nichols, a general Or
ganizer OF the same organization, who,
when they thoroughly understood matters.
deeply regretted that the local had been
suspended.
William c.. Wellman. also an organizer
of the meat cutters organization, was
roundly censured for his actions in refus-
ing to recognize the arbitration committee
of the Essex Trades Council By Butcher
Vvorkmen's Union No. 394. last week, and
also for trying to have the places of the
strikers filed with non-union men.
The meeting lasted for nearly three
hours. and at times the discussions were
warm. Potter also attended a meeting of
Local No. 422 yesterday afternoon and de-
cided that in view of the explanations
made by the officers to restore the charter
to the local. After the meeting Mr.. Pot
ter made the GLOWING statement:
THE action of revoking the charter Of
Newark Local No. 422, A~malgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers Workmen of North
America, has been reconsidered and the
charter duly restored. 1t was revoked on
a. technical violation of the rules of the
natiopal union and the non-payment Of the
per capita tax.
AS regards the action of William c..
Wellman in ejecting Henry F. Hilfers,
secretary of the Essex Trades Council,
from the meeting Of Harrison Local No.
1874. of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers Workmen of North America, at
the meeting held last week in the New
Auditorium, the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butchers Workmen of North
America, as an organization, repudiates
any discourtesy by its representative
toward the Essex Trades Council or any
officer of that organization.
General Organizer Dell Nichols and ny
self will on Monday wait upon the en-
ployers at the places where a strike was
declared by the officers of Newark Local
No. 422 and see If we cannot bring about
an amicable settlement Of the differences
involved
At the Essex Trades Council meeting
Saturday Wellman admitted that he had
told Secretary Hilfers that he was going
to Paterson and Passaic to fill the places
of the strikers who had gone out pursuant
to the action of Newark Local No. 422,
and that, further, he had advertised for
fifty meat cutters to apply to him in per-
son at a saloon, leaving word with the
~saloonkaeper and his bartender that all
those who answered the advertisement
were to be instructed to go to the place
where the strike was on.
As has been previously stated. the charter
of Newark Local No. 422 was duly restored
by President Potter at the meeting held
yesterday afternoon, the per capita tax
will be sent to headquarters today and all
existing differences will be settled follow
ing the Investigation of the strike by Pres
ident Potter and General Organizer Nichols
ut a meeting of the local to be held to-
morrow night.