The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-13
Hatters' Leaders Must
Show Why Order Shall
Not Be Issued.
SAM'L MUNDHEIM CO..
BEHIND APPLICATION
Restraining Writ Sought Is
Sweeping in Its Intend
ed Effect.
M0FFITT REFUSES TO
DISCUSS MATTER
Both Sides to Appear in Court
March z9 to Present
Arguments.

President John A. MofHtt. of the
United Hstters of North America. wns
served today with rule to show cause
before Judge Cross IN the United States
Circuit Court why nm Injunction should
mot be granted to the samuel Mund-
helm Company, restraining Months or
Rauixntion and any other union of hat
ters In the United Statcs from coptipu-
ing their strike against the Associs-
tsop of Hat Manufacturers Of the Uni-
ted states. Of which ssmuel Mupdheim
fs president.
The injunction asked for is sweeping
in its intended effect, and IL granted
: would render the hatters powerless to
continue their fight against the bosses
for refusing to put the union label in
all hats The serving of the notice to-
day caused great excitement in this
city and the Oranges, where there arc
several thousand hatters on strike.
Illegal, Is Claim.
The bill asking for the injunction
prays that the court direct the defend
ant to Withdraw the strike against the
complainant, and declare the same void
Z and contrary to law and unjustifiable
and direct said defendant to account
to the complainant for damages by
reason of the matter alleged and pend
ing. and to pay such sums as may DC
found due. and said. defendant be re-
strained by a preliminary injunction
and have further relief as the equity
of the case requires and seems meet.
IT also asks that the hatters be re-
strained from issuing fraudulent state
ments, and from levying or threatening
to levy fines on any halter who wishes
to go to work for the members OF the
association. and from inducing union
men by advice or publication not to
become employees of the manufactur-
ers.
Rule Is Granted.
Judge Cross granted tho rule to show
cause Yesterday to Colby, Sommer &
Whiting, counsel for the Samuel Mnnd-
helm Company, compiainants. Mund-
helm, as president of the national asso-
citation Of manufacturers, is acting
for it
Mofitt would make no statement to-
day, saying that he preferred to await
the advice of counsel. The order is re-
turnable March 20.
Reviews strike.
The bin filed by the complainant re-
cites the circumstances leading UP to
the strike January Is against the
Guyer Hat Company, in Philadelphia,
on account of its refusal to use the
rrlion label IT cites the agreement
between the hatters and the associa-
ton. The bill says that although 1t had
been the practise of the association to
put the label in hats, for long time
prior to the strike 1t had not been put
into all hats, and the unions knew OF
this. It is alleged that the defendant
union violated and held at naught the
said agreement (for arbitration), III
that they Withdrew the use of the union
la bel from the Guyer Hat Company.
A novel point raised by the hat manu-
facturers in their application is the con-
tention that We're they to comply with
the demands of the United Hatters and
use the union label in the hats they
manufacture they might render them
selves liable to punishment for violation
of the Sherman anti-trust law
The manufacturers in their papers
claim that the union label Is used in
furtherance of a boycott OH unlabeled
hats. and that by consenting to the Use
of the label they might ,,rwittingly be-
come parties to the aielged boycRtt