The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-14
THE WAY CORNING ENFORCES
The LAW
Police Tells" PiCketers They Must
Keep Away From Shotton Glass
Works

The twenty-one walking dele
gates" sent to Corning by Local No.
6S, of the American Flint Glass
Workers Union, to do picket
duty" at the Shotton Cut Glass Com
pany's shop on Bridge street, have
been notified by Chief of Police Sey-
ter that they must not loiter about
the Shotton glass factory. You
men must keep moving if you want
to stay in Corning" Chief Seyter is
reported to have said to the manager
of the invaders from Brooklyn.
1--WE will not permit any interier-
ence with the rights of other people.
You men must stay away from the
Shotton glass works and you must
not obstruct the street or sidewalk.
Tuesday a special meeting OF
the Board of Police Commissioners
Bong, President of the Corning
Business Mems Association, was
present, as were also Chief Seyter
and Patrolman Bond.
President Bong complained to the
Commissioners that the so-called
Labor picketers" from Brooklyn
were interfering with the business of
the Shotton Cut Glass company; that
the "picketers" were causing men
who needed work to keep away from
the Shotton shop, and in view of the
fact that the Business Mems Asso-
citation had spent considerable money
to induce the Shotton Company to
establish business in Corning, he felt
that the police authorities should
take measures to protect any inter-
ference with the new industry.
Corning needs more jobs for its idle
workmen," said President Bong,
" and outsiders should not be per-
mitted to come here and stir up
strife"
Commissioner Deuerlein said: 1t
is evident to me that these glass cut
ters who have come on from Brook
lyn for the purpose of making trou-
BILE for the Shotton Cut Glass Com
pany are violating the Penal Code.
They have no right to intimidate
workmen. l have been informed
that some of our local glass cutters,
who are out of work, would take
jobs at the Shotton shop if they
could go and come from their work
without being accosted by these dis
contented workmen from Brooklyn.
Chief of Police Seyter should COM
pei these outsiders to keep away
from the Shotton shop and should
not allow them to loiter about the
street in that neighborhood"
Tuesday morning Chief of Police
Seyter went over to the Shotton An
mex on a tour of inspection. He
found a number of the Brooklyn
regulators" doing picket duty
near the Shotton Annex, and polite
ly informed these "pickets" that
"picketing" would no longer be al.
lowed in Corning.
1t is said that on Monday Police
Commissioner of Corning was accost
ed by a Brooklyn picket" while
walking on Bridge street near the
Shotton Annex.
Are you a glass cutter?" The
"picket" asked the Police Commis
sioner.
81 have cut glass" was the re
Well, 1 would advise you to keel
out of the Shotton shop" said thu
"picket." "The Shotton shop is ;
'scab shop"
The Police Commissioner said tha
he would consider the matter AM
passed on. A little farther VI
Bridge street the Police Commits
sioner was accosted by anothe
"picketer' and in an instant he wa
surrounded by half a dozen of tn
labor missionaries, all eager to in
duce him to stay away from tn
Shotton shop"
The Commissioner broke througl
the ring and went his way withou
making his identity known.
Chief of Police Seyter sent wor
to the man at the head of the dele
cation OF walking delegates" froI
Brooklyn, to appear in City Cour
with his associates, to explain tn
nature of business they are conduct
ing in Corning. 1t is understood tina
the entire Brooklyn delegation wi
appear in City Court in answer t
this invitation. The manager of tn
Shotton Cut Glass company's Anne
has also been invited to meet tn
"picketers" in City Court.-Cornin