The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11
Refuse, by Big Vote, to Return to Work at the Order of Their National
 Arbiters.
SHOPS TO OPEN MONDAY
Men Say That They VIII Not Return-- National Council May Stop the Bencfits--Arblters to
 Go Home.

At a meeting of the officers of the Cigar Manufacturers association of New Haven In the office of John F. kilfeather In State street last night, the national arbiters, G. R. French of Louisville and Charles Preble of Chi cago. who were sent here to settle the difficulties between the manufacturers and their employees submitted a state- ment to the manufacturers in the shape of report, recommending that the men who have been locked out for sew eral weeks return to work under the same conditions that existed at the time the lockout was declared.
 After carefully going over the report of the arbters, which sustained the manufacturers in practically every point of importance, the bosses, through their president, F. D, Grave, and secretary, John F. scholl, signed 1t as binding upon the association
 This agreement was later in the even ing submitted to the consideration of the employees, who held long and largely attended mass meeting in Union hall. The session was one of the hot test in the history of the union in this city. The discussion lasted until after Il o'clock. It was finally voted 246 to 2 to reject the agreement. The text of the agreement as reported to the men and which they refused to accept is given below. The status of the matter now is an interesting one The agree- ment and the action of the men will now be forwarded to the national head quarters Of the cigarmakers in Chicago. ! It is necessary for the executive coun- ell of the organization to act upon 1t. This council consists of the executive officers in Chicago and also the vice. presidents of the national organization 1 who are located in various cities of the country, such as Boston, Kansas City, st. Louis and Chicago. Each of these mon will have to be sent duplicate report of the proceedings and there- fore 1t will be seen that considerable time must elapse before their action in the matter as a whole Is known. If
 
 of the delegates sent to this city the benefits extended by the national or- ganization to the men will be cut off, After this the matter must come before every cigarmakers union in the United states and Canada.
 If these unions oppose the action of the executive council and support the t,,,. t,IY t.,, tta ....tx f. the national benefits must be continued again
 Delegate French last night stated that the benefits stop with the action of the men last night, but this the men claim Is not so.
 which the men have to meet now is the coming of other union men to the city to take their places The national delegates say that any union man in good standing no matter where from can now go to work in any of the local shops. It is quite likely that the locked out men here will take steps to meet this situation and will keep track of all men coming to the city with the in- tentlon of filling their places
 By the agreement signed last night the local shops will be opened Monday morning for the employees and every thing will be ready for work The manufacturers do not expect the men will return
 Mir. Prebe leaves to-day for Chicago and Mir French will go to New York for a couple of days. Mir French will return next week and remain until matters are going smoothly again CContlnued on Second Page)