The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-16
Strikers Ordered Back to
Work in Connect
Factories.
UNION LABEL WILL BE
RETAINED, MOFFITT SAYS
Action of National President Ex-
pected to Settle Trouble
Throughout the Country.

As forecasted a week ago in the
STAR, the employees of the e. v. Con-
nett factories In Newark and Orange
are to take up the work they left on
January 10. when tho union label was
ordered out of these factories.
This action OF the Connects. 1t Is be-
lieved, breaks the backbone OF the gem
eral strike Of the hatters throughout
the country and paves the way for
peace.
1t is expected that the other factories
of Newark and the Oranges will fol-
low the example of the Connett fac
tories and open as union shops in the
near future.
The union label is to be retained, and
as this was the basis of the contention
OF the strikers the opening of the fac
tories is hailed as a victory for the
hatters.
Between 1000 and 1900 men are af-
fected by the order which John A. Mof-
fit, national president OF the United
Hatters of North America, issued today
in the Orange armory ordering them 10
return to work.
At the meeting in the ar1nory today,
Mr.. Moffitt ordered the, former en-
ployees of the two Connett factories TO
return on Monday morning to their
respective places vacated on January
t5. The order was received with cheers.
81 am not at liberty to state what
course of action the other factories will
take" said President Moffitt. NOR TO
make public at the present time the
terms OF the agreement under which
the Coiinett factories open. I can as
sure you, however. that the union label
will be used in the future as 1t was
prior to January To- The bill of prices
Is to remain exactly as 1t was before
| you went out, and each Individual, in
ciuding foremen, week and piece work.
| ers, are to return to the position occu-
pied before the trouble
President Moff1tt's order will result In
the immediate unemployment of from
| 1000 to 1000 men. who have been idle for
nine months. Taken with the surren-
der of the bosses In some OF the fac
tories of Danbury, Conn.,, a few months
ago, the action of the manufacturers
will. it is believed. ring the death knell
Of the general strike
Members of the United Hat Trim
mers' Association of Orange met in
Eagles Hall this afternoon to consider
the question OF meeting the demand
of tho emn,overs and giving the upion
card IN Some ha,f-dozen non-union
wonen who have been an,nloved IN ths
factories during tho atril,e IT is be-
,,e,,od thot Tho uo,an viii yot. to 10.
are the cards 70 their non-union sisters
A. 1oeet;ne held carly in the 1veex
! tbe members Of rho Hat Trimn,erS, Al,
soc,at,o,, ref,sed 10 taka +his action
az hay. no fear as to the ra,u,t ~
tho won,en,s meeting this afternoon T"
declared President Mofit+ toda,,
.1,broughont tbis whole trouhle tha
wor,on bow sbown a d,snosition to 10
sair and beye hean arxio,,s FOR a,
a,,,cahIe .ettlen,ent 7 have every re,-
son ~ hs1,a,,a the,, will sbou, the;r
,'s,,a, saoa i,,ds,,er+ IN dac,di,g ~,
thotr 80, % vale an asreey,s,,t
,,,,,ar.h,,, t1,o r.o,,,e, ha+ trir,r,ers n,ay
a,ss, rat,,,,, a. ,,,orl, on Monday.
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| 20 ,I,,ost.,, tharo ,,,;o,,,t he t,etr,e.ss,
~ r,a,, o,a ,or,,a,, str;l,ars over tha
.nt '.'e - sne aa ,,s,1,a,, .hair 10 ~ ,,sat.
- T., ,.af,,.,X,r 20 ;ss,,o ,,rior cards ~
he he rorI,,rio,, n,or,sn president Moff,tt
| s,, -. a,,a o,,,sta5 a,,d ttat