Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-06
No Good Could Come
of Conference, They
Explain.
SAY MANUFACTURERS
ONLY COULD MAKE TERMS
Ciothesmakers, However, In
sist They Can Treat
With Workers.


strike today revolted against going
into conference with committee
from the newly-organized Clothing
Contractors Association.
On the ground that nothing could
be accomplished by the conference.
Bernard Abrams and Abraham Stig-
litz, strike leaders. declared emphat-
ically against it. They were not in
favor of sending a delegation of
strikers to attend such conference
and averred that no committee would
be authorized by them to deal with
the contractors.
what would be the benefit of such
a conference for u.s." asked Stiglitz.
1.-The contractors are no doubt sincere
in their efforts to arbitrate with US,
but they cannot accomplish any
thing. If they sdid sign any agree
ment with us they could not put it into
effect. for the big manufacturers in
New York for whom they work
would not stand for it. 1t is the
manufacturers themselves that we
have to deal with, not with Their
subordinates.
when the big fellows agree tc ar
bitrate with us. then. and only then.
will the strike be settled. Several of
the larger manufacturers have al
ready signed the agreement in New
York, and by Monday several of our
workmen will be back to work We
appreciate very much the efforts
made by former Senator Colby in our
behalf in arranging with the con-
tractors for a conference, but, as I
said before. the root of the trouble
is not here. and | do not think any
good can come of it,
Manufacturers Would Settle.
AS far as the local manufacturers
are concerned it is known that they
are taking a rather liberal view of
the matter and would like to settle
the whole matter at once providing
it We're possible. The majority of
them. however, have contracts signed
with the New York concerns, for
whom they do work. and consequent
ly their hands are tied.
Julius Benedict. owner of one of
the largest shops in the city, which
does work for the Rogers-Peet Com
pany. of New York, told a reporter
for the Evening Star today that the
majority of the contractors would
gladly consent to having the union
recognized. but We're unable to do
so owing to the contracts they have
made Another contractor. Charles
A. Rosenwa sser who is member
of the committee appointed by ,Ae
newly formed association. declared
that he was not hampered by any
signed contract with the manufac-
turers and that he was fully at lib
erty to enter into any agreement
with the strikers.
Postpone Strike Cases.
On application of Mortimer Lowy.
counsel for the strikers, the cases of
several strikers who We're to have
been arraigned before Judge Herr to-
day IN the Fourth Precinct Court on
charges of lettering were postponed
until February 1S. Two strikers. Jo-
seph Adorna and Orazia Savia, both
of 295 Morris avenue. on charge of
assaulting a non-union worker two
weeks ago yesterday, were held in
$500 bail today for the grand jury.
After the assault warrants were
sworn out for the arrest of the two
men, but the police were unable to
locate them. The Rev. Bismark l.
Cotorti, who has been interesting
himself in the cause of the strikers,
hearing that the police were looking
for Adorna and Savia, surrendered
them to Captain Nogel and they were
paroled in his custody until today
Mr.. Coltorti announced the follow
ing contributions to the strike fund
from collections taken at st. Stephens
Episcopal Church by the Rev. DR.. e.
A. wasson. s2322; Lodge Nicotera No.
40, Sons of Italy. $3.50; employees of
Johnston & Murphy Co., $16.15, and
f. Yanicola, $675.