Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-10
STRIKE ENDS
AT
Ignoring Leaders, Mill Hands, in
Independent Groups, Settle
with Employers.
[From a STAFF Correspondent

PASSAIC, April f0.-The textile strike
in Passaic and vicinity is over. Not
officially, but as far as the strikers are
concerned, 1t is over, and they have
received only a small proportion of
their demands. On all sides is heard
bitter denunciation of Boris Reinstein
for his method of conducting the strike.
Practically all the mills affected re-
eeived committees of the strikers, and
everything was settled. A significant
fact about these committees is that
they were all independent, and nego-
tiations were carried on without Rein
stein.
The parade yesterday that was going
to be the greatest labor demonstra-
ton" in Northern New Jersey, more
than anything else showed that the
leader did not have a grasp of the
situation. BY actual count there were
less han LOO in the parade, and 1t was
thought hat a good many of those
were not strikers.
Large numbers of the strikers went
to their work this morning looking
s~heepishly at those in charge who were
outside the gates. Disguised, they said,
with their leader, abandoned by the
Socialist-party of Passaic on account
of Reinstein's methods. the Independent
committees went to the various mills
and made the best terms they could,
and it is expected that by the end OF
the week all the strikers will be back
at work.
SUPERINTENDENT Kick and Schmidt, of
the Garfield and Clifton plants of the
observation-disclosures mills, respective
ly, stated early today that practically
all of the dissatisfied workers are back
at work and hat the rest will be back
by the end of the week.
The workers have received an in
crease of from 5 to Is per cent, a re-
duction of fine and the promise that
in the future the workers, especially
the girls, will not be subjected to
many of the abuses complained of.
There will be no recognition Of the
shop committee. On this n point the
strikers have lost out entirely, as it
was regarded as the most important
demand they made.
Bitter complaint is being made by
the citizens ofaGarfield for the high
handed methods that were used by
Under-Sheriff Heath and his hired men
in dealing with the strikers. At a
meeting of the Council last night I
was said that the appearances of the
deputies justified the belief that the
doors of the Jail were opened and the
prisoners made deputies.
1t was also claimed that Sheriff
Heath regarded himself as an abso-
lutte authority on all matters regarding
thee strike. After he read the riot act
last Thursday he ordered piokets sta
toned near the min to remove tags
from their hats on which were in
scribed Don't be a scab.' When he
was asked by a Star reporter what au-
thority he had for doing that he an
swered hat he had charge n that
he could interpret the law any way he
saw fit.
Mr.. Heath received an anonymous
communication last night threatening
him with his life for his methods of
''maintaining peace"
Those who are dissatisfied with Mr..
Reinstein's leadership point out that to
vent his spite on the Chicago faction
of the |. ". W. he will do nothing to
get Charles Rothfscher out of prison,
although he and -four others were ar
rested at the same time, and for the
same offense. This, Mr.. Reinstein said,
was because Rothflscher is a member of
the other faction, and he would do
nothing to help any follower of Hay
wood.
That trouble of the same kind is
feared in the neal future was indicated
last night when Mayor F~innegan, Of
Garfield, among other things, was told
10 warn the county authorities against
sending such deputies in h event of
another strike. The fear is being gem
orally expressed that while the work
era lost this time it Kill be different
rext time when they will go ont under
ARCHER leader.