The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-29

The plaintiff association claims tha | they did not receive official notic, | from the matters within one hour aftel
 the passage of the resolution, that the | label should be restored and the mer | immediately placed back to work 1T
 the factory of the Guyer Co. and the
 label has not been restored, and the
 men have not been placed back to | work in the factory. At a meeting of the plaintiff asso- citation held in New York, Jan. 2S, 1909 | it was decided that after Feb. g, 1909 | each member of the association offer situations to operatives as individuals. The defendant company was present at each of the aforesaid meetings and voted in favor of each of the resolu- tions- On or about June s, 1909, the defendant failed to comply with the
 decisions and regulations of the plain tiff association and did not offer sit nations to operatives in it's factory as individuals but had dealings and en-
 tered into contracts with and recog-
 nized the United HatIers of North
 America as an association, and con- tracted to use and used union label on the hats manufactured. By reason
 the resolutions of the plaintiff associa-
 tion the s5.o00 liquidation fee is now
 due according to the condition of the
 bylaws of the association.
 At meeting of the association held
 Jan. IA, 1909, at which the defendant
 company was present, it was decided
 that should any of the members of the
 association fail to live up to the agree
 ments that such defaulting member
 will indemnify all of the other mem bers from all losses and dana ges ac- cruing by reason of the compliance with the said orders They shall be liable or answeraole to an amount not in excess of $20,0O0. At a meeting held the following day the defendant refus- ed to place the union label in hats manufactured in their factory.
 About the fore part of this year the members of the plaintiff association made contracts to the number of 5O,- 900 or more with various firms to sell and deliver hats on which they would have made a profit had they been able to carry out their contracts. But by reason of the faithful carrying out of their orders and resolutions of the plaintiff company they were unable to complete contracts, being unable to ob- tain a sufficient number of workmen, the United Hatters of North America having prevented each other from be- coming employed in the factories own ed by the association
 That the various matters by compli- ance with orders of the association, the United Hatters of North America de- clared a strike and refused to work for any member of the association, and by a system of picketing the factories. l and by willful and malicious. false and statements influenced and | induced other persons from becoming l employed in the factories of the asso- :iation. That by reason of the mat ters set forth, the members of the plaintiff association have been griev- ously and seriously injured and dam aged in the sum of 8, ,000, 900, and that oy virtue of the agreement entered in to with the plaintiff association, the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff he sum of $20,0 900, that sum being now tue the plaintiff in accordance with he agreement. This sum has not been paid, notwithstanding due demand therefor.