The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-08

The backbone of the hat shop trouble
was broken today, when twenty-one
hat shops in Danbury. Bethel and New
Milford, Conn.,, agreed TO take the
striking hatters back to work at once.
This means that 1000 hat makers and
finishers and 1000 hat trimmers viii re-
turn TO work.
The effect of the settlement in Con-
necticut. it is said. will likely influence
the local manufacturers, as well as
those in Orange and Pennsylvania, TO
follow suit. The strikers expect big
victory.
The agreement was arrived at about
10 o'clock this morning In the Grove
land Hotel, in Danbury, Conn, in the
presence of representatives of the
United Hatters' Union and the manu-
facturers.
The terms of settlement include an
agreement on the part of the manu-
facturers to withdraw from the Ma
tional Association of Hat Manufactur-
ers, which can be done on ninety days.
notice. At present the members of the
National Association are under bonds
of $4,000 not to use the union label Of
the United Hatters.
ment the union employees are to re-
turn to work as individuals for ninety
days in the factories entering into the
settlement, and after the withdrawal of
the manufacturers from their national
association becomes effective all mat
ters in dispute in the local factories
will be arbitrated and the use of the
union label will be resumed In order
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made important concessions.
John A. Moffitt. when asked over the
long distance telephone today, said
1T is absolutely true that twenty
one hat shops have agreed to replace
our label in their shops Immediately.
They are located in Danbury, Bethel
and New Milford.
1T is complete victory for the men
and women who have SO nobfy stood by
our organization since January 1e
Twenty Weeks Strike.
TT was twenty weeks last Friday
when the manufacturers took the label
out of their shops, and although the
n embers of the unions directly and in
directly affiliated with our organizaticn
have suffered many privations yet COM
paratively few of them deserted our
ranks.
That is especially true of the rnem-
bers of the unions In Danbury, Bethel
and New Milford
''I look now for an early settlement
of the difficulty In Newark, the Oranges
and in Pennsylvania.
"All of the organizations in Danbury,
Bethel and New Milford will meet late
this afternoon and ratify the aston OF
the national officers. and they viii re-
turn TO work at once"
The concerns who have joined in the
adjustment plan include several that
announced yesterday that they would
attempt to resume operations today up
on the open-shop plan. Six OF the fac
tories that have not Joined in the move
ment for adjustment began work this
morning as open shops and say that
they have a few hands at work.
The sudden change on the part Of
several of the manufacturers from the
open shop policy to that Of a settle
ment has complicated matters and the
names of those who have signed the
settlement agreement have been with
held until later in the day.
All of the officials of the local organ
izations, except one or two. are in Dam
bury attending the conference.
1t is believed that with the settlement
of the trouble in Connecticut the other
hat shops in the country will also try
to do the same as the hat shops In the
Nutmeg State practically control the
stiff hat trade of the country.
1t has been known for some time that
many of the manufacturers in the East
ern States have been desirous OF arriv-
ing at some kind of an arnicable ad-
justment, 50 that they could resume
business for the fall trade. which opens
in few weeks.
So far none Of the local manufactur-
ers have taken any steps looking to any
kind of a settlement. At one Of the
largest firms today a STAR reporter
was informed that nothing had been
learned OF the alleged settlement. but
it was hoped that 1t was true.
At present there are about l.50n hat
makers and finishers out of work IN
this city and about 1000 hat trimmerA
There are about $3.50 out In Orange.