United labor bulletin., 1909-11-19


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ORANGE HATTERs WIN.
Only 1s Firms Out of Original So Left to
Carry on Warfare Against Union.
Under date of Saturday November 6.
at Newark, N. j., notice has been received
that National President John A. Mofhtt
of the United Hatters of North America
is doing all he can to induce the union
hatters to refrain from celebrating the
termination of the 10 months strike. Dec
orations are being placed on some of the
houses in Orange Valley and the officers
of the local union have draped the front
of their headquarters in the Lindsley
building with American flags and a big
reproduction of the union label over the
use of which the men and the manufac-
turers have been at odds.
On Monday all of the factories. with
the possible exception of that of Grove,
Quinlan G. Moore. were manned by union
men and women. The final settlement
was made with F. Berg & Co. last Friday
night and there seems but little doubt
now but that Grove. Quinlan & Moore
will fall in line. The Berg and Rutan
factories resumed operations Monday on
union basis.
Mr.. Moffitt who has been the central
figure in the controversy. addressed the
Orange men in the armory building in
Orange last Sunday morning at what he
said he believed to be the last time he
would be called upon to talk to them on
the controversy.
Sheriff Harrigan, who has had charge
of the deputies during the strike. made
the following announcement last Satur-
day: so far as l know, the strike situa-
tion will be cleared up finally by next
week All the strikers will be back at
work or, If they are not, there will at
least be no further need for the deputies,
so am going to withdraw them"
The depunties who were removed Mon
day have been on duty in Orange Valley
about half the force he had maintained
there when the Finance committee of the
Board of Freeholders requested this ac-
tion, after the strike situation quieted
down.
The membership of the Hat Manufac-
turers association is now reduced from
5S firms to is. When the fight for the
use of the union label started the asso-
citation thought it had formulated bind
ing agreement that would hold all the
firms solid in their opposition until the
union had been disrupted That they have
failed was to be expected although they
have made it hard for the families of the
hatters They have, possibly, learned a
needed lesson. They realize now that
the label is powerful factor in the hat
ting industry and it is unlikely that those
who have again made their peace with
the union will be in hurry to become
involved in a strike again. The follow
ing firms. in the localities named, still
hold out: Guyer & Co., Schoble Co.,
Price e Vogt Sigler Co.. all Of Philadel-
phia, Pa; Crofut & Knapp. South Nor
walk Conn; Samuel Mundheim, Brook
lyn N. Y; Rummell, Parmalee and Good
man. all of Newark, N. j., and few
small ones
The demand for the union label and n
refusal to buy anything else, will bring
these firms to time before long. The
Guyer, Crofut & Knapp and Mundheim
companies are particularly antagonistic
and they should be treated accordingly.
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