Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-30
General Hair Pulling Match
Last Night When Employees
Leave the Plant.
ONE POLICEMAN PRESENT
Hartmann Has His Hands
Full Separating Workers
and Strikers mo Arrests.
NO SETTLEMENT YET
Acting Mayor to be Asked to
intercede-- Meeting Today
--0rganizer Here.
NO SETTLEMENT YETI

General rioting began in front of
Kottler Brothers waist, blouse and
skirt shop in Park avenue between
Washington and Broad streets at 6
o'clock last night, when twenty
-gfris, who had been working during
the day, were leaving the factory
There were several hair-pulling con-
tests and several girls were scratched
in a fierce melee that followed.
Mounted Patrolman Hartmann was
the lone officer on the scene and he
had hns hands full dealing with the
strikers and those who they at
tackled. No arrests were made.
The strike appeared near settle
ment on Saturday, and the operators
declare 1t would have been settled
and all hands back at work yesterday
had 1t not been for several strike
leaders. Kottler Brothers, through
/. Koch, their manager and local rep
resentative, offered an increase to
some Of the employees, which was
about half of that asked for. An in
crease of SO over present wages was
demanded. One Of the girls who re-
turned told the strikers last night
she received 81 more than before.
1t is declared thirteen people out Of
sixty on strike are at work In the fac
tory. These are guarded morning,
noon and night by police detailments.
The strikers have pickets constantly
on duty and in the morning and
about o'clock at night their forces
are heavily increased. The leaders
declare they will hold a majority of
the strikers firm until the original
demands are given.
Since the strike began last We'd
nesday nine persons worked In the
shop. Eleven of the strikers went
back yesterday for an increase in
pay. Most of the remaining forty
employees laid in wait for the twenty
workers at 6 O'Clock last night. AS
they filed out there was little commo-
tion, but 1t soon started when a girl
familiarly known as Bessie, was
stopped and asked why she had gone
back. She became angry, 1t Is de-
clared, and told the strikers it was
not Of their business, that she re-
ceived more money and she thought
she could do as she pleased about
her work. Today half a score OF the
strikers persuaded her to stay away
from the factory.
p Di Neri. an organizer OF Ladies'
Waistmaker's Local Union, No. 25, of
New York. is here. He met with the
strikers on Saturday. He is working
in conjunction with officers of the
union and officials Of local union or
ganizations. Vice President A. A.
Quinn, of the International Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America. today promised the strike
leaders he would confer with Acting
Mayor Garretson In an effort to have
the strike settled for the good Of all
hands concerned and the community
as we'll.
The strikers met in union head
quarters at 10 o'clock this morning
and decided to apply for permission
to hold an open-air meeting Thurs
day night. 1t is their plan to meet
on some principal corner and public
ly air their sentiments concerning
the strike. They declare they will
carry the strike through to a finish
as they have the backing Of the In
ternational Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union.