The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-25

WORKERS.
ON STRIKE
Local Union Goes Ont
Against National BOdy's
Orders.
POLICE CLEARED MEETING
Local No. "a Suspended by Ex-
ecutive Members Who Did Not
Want Contract Broken.
POLICE CLEARED MEETING


principally members of Garment Work.
ers Local Union No. "a, went on strike
today in sympathy with workers of
New York and Brooklyn, who are de-
manding an increase of 10 per cent. in
wages and nine-hour day. The New
arkers are said to intend to seek the
same.
Although it was believed that the
| local union would wait until August
10, when their agreement with the
bosses expires, before they would
strike, 1t was decided by a two-thirds
vote, at a stormy session which lasted
until after midnight last night, to go
out Immediately. The local unions
executive committee, as well as the
National Executive Board, were op
posed to this course.
Nine shops doing out-of-t town work
are today affected Abraham Steglitz,
business agent for the local union.
stated this morning that a meeting
would be held this afternoon, when
other shops doing city work might be
called out.
The meeting was held at Weinzen-
hoff's Hall, at Broome and Morton
streets, and when Roundsman Seipel.
of the Fourth Precinct. was passing
the place, which is the headquarters
of Local No. "a, at 1910 this morning
someone rushed from the place and
told him that there was general fight
upstairs.
Seipel. with Policemen Rauchmilier.
Brown and Tenore. whom he called.
went upstairs and found the crowd in
a lively argument several warm de-
bates going on. Selpel decided that the
best course to pursue would be to clear
the hall, and with his subordinates he
did so. AS no one was injured, no ar
rests were made.
When the local union voted 20 go on
strike last night, Bernard Abrahams
and Louis Lands, both members of the
national executive committee, suspend
ed it, as the action taken was against
the orders of tho national committee,
which did not want the agreement with
the bosses violated.
In reference to this Mr.. Steglitl said
today that no official notice Of the
suspension had been received from the
full committee, and until 1t is received
the strike will go on.
when we receive their decision"
said Mr. Steglitz, "the strike may end,
and not risk suspension permanently"
He admitted that the union had been
warned in advance not to strike by the
national body. Those on strike are all
coatmakers.
The local shops affected are I<ohn
Bros, Stats and Gorith's, all three in
Livingston street; Freidman's, in Hun
terdon street; Golden & Reiner's, in
{s, ri
street; Levy's, in Barclay street, and
Gordons in Jones street.
Efforts to call out Hilton's two shops,
which do city work, one at Market and
Washington streets, and the other at
Springfield avenue and Bruce street,
will be made today.
Shortly after the meeting was called
to order last night 1t became apparent
that few sided with the unions exec
utive committee and the national body,
and were opposed to going out at this
time.
Heated debates followed and person.
alities were exchanged. Those opposed
to the strike pointed out that il would
be unwise to act hastily and instanced
the New York workers who had been
suspended because they had g1ne on
strike without the consent of the ma
tional committee. The contention Of
those opposed to the strike last night
was that the local should have national
backing in anything it undertook; 9TH
erwise they would lose.
Since the strike in Greater New York
the local workers have given the plan
of striking in sympathy some consid-
Grafton and numerous meetings were
held
None of the officials of the union
would discuss what took place at last
nights meeting, and others declined to
talk until after the meeting today.
Throughout the day the strikers as
sembled at their headquarters and
talked in Yiddish about their action
and that of the two members of the
national committee in suspending
them. The majority appeared as
though they were of the opinion that
the strike would be of short duration.