Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-21
STRIKING SH0EMEN
KEEP AWAY FROM
PEACE MEETING
Committee Fails to Appear at
Conference Called in Office
Il of Banister Firm.

a conference. which ii was believed
would have settled the strike situation
Of the shoe lasters and machine opera
Tors, did not lake place this morning
because the committee of strikers failed
to put in an appearance at the office
fof the james A. Banister Company, at
,lS5 Washington street, where the meet
ing was to be held. James \. Banls-
ter, who was, to have waited on the
committee, was ut the meeting place at
$50, a. m. and waited until II o'clock,
when he left the place. The situation
today Is now more serious thai ever,
and Ii Is q conjecture as to when a
definite settlement VIII now be made.
In all the large shoe factories of
this city the lastcrs and machine oper-
ators are out. This practically puts
the making of shoes here at a stand
Still because there are more ilaSterS
employed in the making of shoes than
are men in any other department. At
the Boyden Shoe Company, 1873 South
Canal street, 1t was learned hat the
men are willing to come to work as
soon as the matters at the Banister con-
Germ can be adjusted The JOHNSON
~ Murphy Company. at az Lincoln
street, also state that the men in their
employ are perfectly satisfied with the
scale of wages as was established at
the beginning of the year and viii re-
sumo work only when tho Banister
Company accedes to the demands of the
Masters and machine operators, who are
now on strike from that factory. 1t is
estimated that there are about 400 men
4on strike.
Tells Reason for strike.
Harry Fleuchaus, of the Boyden Shoe
Company, said today: 'Our men are
really not on a strike: they are simply
out because they were ordered to quit
work until the matters at the Banister
Company could be agreeably settled.
I'VE gave the men a raise at the Begin
ming of the year without them asking
for it on certain grades of work, and
even now they are satisfied with the
scale of prices.
e Our men are ready to come to work
at any time. | believe that they are
hoping that things be settled quickly.
NThe women in our factory are still at
work, and we are quite sure that in
their departments all matters are sat
Jsfactory. We have about $50 women
Employed"
At the Johnson & Murphy plant
things are practically the same. The
men are all out, but the women are
still working. In speaking of the stu
alton one of the members in charge of
the factory said: I'VE are willing to
have our men come to work in1me-
diately, and il will be just as
soon as the matters at the .Banister
factory are adjusted. The trouble and
cause of the entire affair is just this:
We tried to pay a uniform price for
work in all factories in the city. 1t
was found that at the Banister plant
some of the lasters were getting about
two cents more on certain grades of
work and different lastc. Then, to
even matters, we made the reduction
on this special work and advanced the
scale on others, which we thought
needed better pay, This had the most
effect on the Banister concern. and.
naturally, they were the most to suffer.
But we are positive that all will be
~agreeably settled shortly"
The Banister company are still at
odds with their men, and because Of
the committee not putting in an ap-
pearance today they are unable to ex-
plain what course to next pursue.
1t was impossible to learn where
Mr.. Banister had gone, and the heads
of the other shoe factories are on the
anxious seat