Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-23
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nightsticks, were stationed ut the Plank
road, and four mel were sent to the gas
house from the Third precinct.
Since all efforts to settle the strike by
arbitration have failed, It is feared. even
by the union leaders, that It will be i'm.
possible to restrain the men much longer
from active violence.
James A. Solandt, president OF the In
terchurch Federation of Essex County,
who, with several associates has tried to
bring the trouble to a peaceful termina-
ton, said that the militia may have &c
be called out at any time.
He lays the blame partly on the en-
ployers who have twice ignored requests
of a committee to meet the strikers and
submit the differences to arbitration. In
a letter sent which was signed by Mr.
Solandt and Henry Hilfers, secretary OF
the Essex Trades Council, the employers
were requested to attend q meeting
called by the social service committees
Of the federation of the churches, where
they would meet a delegation of the
strikers.
Out of over 100 of these letters sem
out there was not one reply and non
of the employers appeared in answer
This was the second attempt by the
church federation to bring the conflict
Ing parties together. Mr.. Solandt said
that only one small contractor came to
the meeting and he a one who did moi
employ the class of labor involved in the
trouble.
Decline to Answer.
Asked IL be expected trouble as a re
suit of this strike he said: II know It.
He continued and said that his commit
tee is interested chiefly In settling thu
strike peacefully and that while the
strikers appeared willing to submit the
questions to arbitration the employers
had ignored all overtures.
He said that he could not understand
the employers statement that they hat
not officially been Informed about thu
strike and that they had not heard from
the strikers. He pointed out that 1t was
eleven days since his committee hao
called the first meeting and none OF them
had replied either personally or by letter
I'VE tried to settle this thing without
bloodshed. but | am afraid II the EN-
ployers persist in their refusal to settle
the matter 1t cannot be done. We will
try our best to accomplish our object,
but both sides must help. The police
have been able to cope with the situa
ton, but there are now $500 men or
strike In the county and the situation Ii
growing worse"
Driven from Montclair.
A gang of more than 100 strikers visited
Montclair this morning. but were driver
out of town by the police. There was nc
disturbance. the strikers going in the
direction of Atwood.
Heretofore the strikers have reached
Montclair by way of Bloomfield avenue
but today they arrived from Nutley
reaching Montclair by Watching avenue
1t is believed that their destination wa;
the quarries of the Osborne & Msrselle'
Company, Upper Montclair, where aboul
fifty Greeks have taken the places of th'
strikers. Chief Gallagher was notified o
their approach, and with six policemen
started for the scene.
They met the strikers at the Parl
street station Of the Erie railroad, ant
on threats of placing them under ares
the men, after some growing, left. 4
posse of police Is stationed near the quar-
ries to prevent trouble. The Osborne (
Marselles Company has refused to tax,
back the men who struck, and the quar-
ries are being worked with a full CON
plement of men.
Work on the tracks of the Public Serv
ice Railway Company on Bloomfield ave
nue. is going on and the men have no
been interfered with. The same is tru
regarding the men at work on the Lacka
wanna railroad improvements.
Police Use Nightsticks.
Two hundred striking laborers cam
into East Orange today, and after travel
ing up Main street as far as Mitchell
place were turned back by Chief O'Neil
and the reserves with nightsticks.
1t was the largest crew of strikers tina
have yet come into cast orange In on
party, and the police took no chances
The pockets of one striker were bulgin
out, and just before Reservemen Nola'
and Wiley ran up to search him he thre,
away a large stone. He was not al
rested.
Demand Wage Increase.
AT a meeting last night of city labol
ers In the water and street department
a petition was drawn for al increase l
wpages and signed by the following rel
resentatives of the men: George Holmes
William Romandi and Gentle Bello. Th
men are nov retceiving twenty-five cent
an hour and they ask for thirty cent?
High cost of living and the fact tina
there has been an increase granted {
laborers In other departments are tn
reasons the men give for their demands