Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
MAYOR DENOUNCED
FOR LABOR VIEWS

Indignation will be expressed freely,
it is expected, at the meeting of the
Essex Srades Council tonight when the
matter of the refusal of Mayor Hinch,
of Montelair, to discuss an adjustment
of laborers' wages is taken up. Labor
leaders of the county have not hest
tated to show their feeling toward the
Montclair mayor in the stand he has
taken against the labor union.
The trouble started when Mayor
Hinck refused to even discuss an adj
justment of the town laborers' wage
scale with the Hold Carriers and
Laborers' Union.
IF you want my opinion of Mayor
Hinck. l think he is too small to be
in charge of a dog pound" Frank A.
Fetridge, of 1913 Bank street, an official
of the Essex Building Trades Council,
said last night. He used very poor
judgment. It wouldn't LAY hurt him
to have considered the matter with
the delegates and entered into a dis
cussion, that both sides might under
stand each other. His overbearing at
titude was probably in line with the
notion of a certain class Of people in
Montclair thai laboring people should
be looked down upon as not amounting
to much. l believe the union should
not let the matter drop. | was pretty
hot under the collar when l read the
account of it in The Star, and a lot
of other people here in Newark were,
too. 1t is quite likely that a reso-
luton denouncing Mayor Hinck's at
titude will be passed by the Essex
Trades Council at it's meeting tomor-
row night"
'Montclair's Mayor is a back num-
ber," said Secretary Quinn, of the
Building Trades organization. THE
men of the county who read of his
action will realize that"
George Thompson. of 1877 South Ninth
street, delegate of Council No. 8, Ma
sons and Plasterers, said; That's the
worst break 1 ever heard a man in
Mayor Hinck's position make. Or
course, I don't know anything about
the situation over there. but it certain
ly wouldn't have hurt the Mayor to-
confer with the union men. The Mont
clair branch is affiliated with the other
trades councils in that town, which
gives it considerable more strength
than if it stood alone. so there is hard
" any doubt that 1t will get what it
wants"
saTrue to His COIOrs.n
william Umstadter, treasurer of the
Essex Trades Council, said: mo one
expected more from Hinck. His state
ment surprises no one. He is true to
his colors. OF course, he could have
peer courteous; out then, that is the
kind of man he is.
His ultimatum is ridiculous. Man
L--.o fA.Yrl that ~ &c hnftAT
to deal with a committee representing
the whole body than to deal with in
dividuals. It is the more intelligent
way to do things and h consensus of
opinion is hat a delegation is better
qualified to represent a body of workers.
is the individual"
I'm my long experience this is the
first I ever knew unions were not COM
posed of men," said Health Commits
sioner John H. Mclean. Perhaps the
Montclair labor men have not been
very active in making the officeholders
recognize their power"
Henry Hilfers, secretary of the Esse&
Trades Council, said: ut Is the first
time 1 ever heard q head Of a munich
pality say anything of that sort about
labor unions. Mayor Hinck, no doubt,
has never had anything to do with
labor problems, and is, therefore, In
capable of realizing the needs of the
men. He is not living up to the present
conditions when he said he wants TO
deal with men instead of with unions,
because this is a time when the indi-
vidual is not to be considered"
Mr.. Hilfers predicted trouble for
Mayor Hinck, saying that President
Dominick Alexandra. of the Interna-
tional Hod Carriers Union of America,
is expected mere in a few days, and
that he will pay a visit to Montclair.