The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-31
HATTERS WILL
NOT STRIKE:
WHO WINS?
Both Sides Make Claims in
Fight With Manu-
facturerS.

All Of the differences between the
United Hatters of North America and
the National Fur-Felt Manufacturers
Association were amicably adjusted at
q conference in New York yesterday
afternoon, and talk of a strike is at
an end for the present at least. While
neither side got just what was desired,
yet all of those concerned are pleased
today with the solution of the diff
Guilty, as 1t prevents a strike which
would rave been a long and bitter n
II 1t had been started.
While a large number of the hat
makers are not pleased with the settle
ment, as they claim their committee
did not lave the power to give way
to all of the propositions of the manu-
f~acturers. yet, on the other hand, it is
said that the committee did have
the power under the constitution of the
organization, which gave the commit
tee under an emergency clause, and
they also maintain that the present
trouble was In the nature of emer-
gency trouble.
The rank and file of the hatters are
satisfied, because the union label will
remain in the hats, while manufac-
turers are pleased because all new bills
Of prices will have to go into effect
June / each year at all shops, instead
of different periods.
The conference yesterday afternoon
was held at the Broadway Central
Hotel, and it is said that several times
during the conference the discussions
became so animated that II looked as
though no decision would be arrived
at, but cooler heads stopped the dis
sensions, and the conference ended in
harmony,
The propositions as modified by the
manufacturers were signed by Presi-
dent John e. Moffitt. Vice-President
Frank P. Shalboy, Secretary Martin
Lawlor and Treasurer James Maher,
of The union. as follows:
The agreement is as follows:
The union to supply each factory, upon
request, with coners and slippers within
twenty-faur hours or to'immediately regis
ter as coner or slipper any apprentice said
factory may select.
No manufacturer TO be compelled to hire
the foreman in any department, unless he
SO desires, and a duty shall not
be restricted to one department. but he
shall be o member of the United Hatters
of North America.
Nine hours shall constitute a days work,
except on Saturday, when the working day
shall be fivs hours, with a provision to
meet cases of emergency, and there shall
be no restrictions as TO any work per-
formed by any employee.
Bills of prices shall be made annually on
June l by a of journeymen and
their employers, and shall continue In
force for one year. :
Local associations of the union shall
not make any rules that shall conflict with
the laws of their national association.
There shall be no restriction on the
IlCn nf ntAQhinArX nj fhn afnOdInf Of work
To be performed on n machine.
Men may be hired by the week e
operate any new machines. or to do any
new work until the manufacturers shall
have to determine its practicability. In
case of any disagreement between. an en-
pioyer and his Employees which they can
not settle 1t shall be submitted to arbitra-
tors consisting of an equal number OF
manufa cturers mad journeymen, to be set
tied in such manner as each association
may direct. In case such arbitrators can
not agree those appointed by. each party
shall severallv choose an outside party, and
the two so chosen shall select q third, a
decision Of three to be final and binding.
but there shall be no stoppage OF work In
any department under any circumstances
until q final decision of the board of arbi-
trators has been rendered
Boys who are not registered shall be al
lowed to work on rounding, curling ana
squaring machines on soft hats, and OH
pinning out and winding machines on
stiff hats. The national officers of the
United Hatters OF America also agree to
use. tucH Soou oihSeS win Xix ioSdi 10
sociations to have rounding machines on
stiff hats conceded and allow the packing
of stiff hats in boxes.
The general executive board of The
mite Hatters of America agree that IN
the future when trouble exists between
the National Fur Felt MATTERS Associn-
ton and their employees of the United
Hatters of America that the label shall
not be removed, until due notice is given to
the national officers Of the Employers As
ISOLATION, ten days to be considered due
notice; that after conferences held by the
said governing board OF the Employers
Association and the United Hatters of
America on a question In dispute where
no decision Is arrived at, the executive Of
ficers Of the United Hatters of America
reserve the right to remove the label
from the factory or factories where such
dispute may exist.
The removal of the label from a shop
by the union would be equivalent to
declaring the shop from which it was
removed a non-union shop. Both
the manufacturers and the union
claimed the victory in the settlement.
Charles A. Wharton. for the manu-
facturers, denied that they had used
any threat in case the first PROPOSE
tions were not agreed to.
I'VE did not say what would have
happened" he said, but the officers
of the union seem to have assumed
that a certain thing was to happen"