Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-28
LABOR PROBE HIT
BY TRADES COUNCIL
Declares II Is Political Movs.
Many Delegates Object to
Clothes Examination.

1 Several questions of Importance .
/ the members Of the Essex Trades
Council were discussed st the rneee.
/ ing last night. Secretary Henry F
! Hilfers declared that in his opinion.
/ the present probe into the State de-
/ partment Of labor would serve to pnt
/ that department back where Il Wsz
/ IN 1904. when the hardest work the
4 chief and ais assistants did was 70
! draw their salaries. An ANNOUNCES
ment that the clothing Of all mem
i Oers of the council would be exam
/ ined at the meeting next Friday
night. and If It did not bear a union
label the wearer would be barred
j from the hall also caused considers
4 able comment and discussion.
4 Secretary Hilfers stated that the
+ plan Of combining the State depart
ment of labor with the bureau Of
statistics was merely for the purpose
4 OF providing a haven for political
derelicts- The attack on the depart
ment, he said. was for the purpose
Of making It an adjunct Of the pols4i-
cal machine.
A set Of resolutions indorslng Conn
missioner Of Labor Lewis T. Bryant
was then introduced by Secretary
/ Hilfers. The resolutions set forth
/ that It was due to the earnest efforts
Of the commissioner that the depart
Aiielb hdd urNtfDpEQ ITO q Sr1GnQl9~
/ ly efficient engine of usefulness whose
influence Is not limited in the state
| of New Jersey"
The resolutions state that the FIRE
hazard has been reduced 70 a mini.
mum and that a broad program Of
Safety First" Is adding to the safety
Of the workshops. The resolutions
say:
Let the investigation into the af-
! fairs Of the llama ~,
on lines calculated to bring forth
practical knowledge Of labor con-
! ditions We do not believe the safety
/ of thousands Of workers should be
| juggled with by any person or any
| political party"
! The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
A heated discussion, which lasted
/ for a long time, took place over the
1 question as to whether the report Of
the arbitration committee on the dis
| pute between the Garment WorIxersf
Union and i. Bergamo, custom
/ tailor, should be read. Vice-P resi-
dent Jacob c. Taylor. who was pre-
siding. ruled that the report should
not be read, but an appeal was taken
/ from his decision and sustained. The
treport was then read.
| 1t appeared that the report was
| favorable TO Bergamo. He had. il
was stated. discharged a bushelman
for going to the shop of a rival after
the closing of his store, carrying in
formation of his employers business.
He had also hired presser without
| applying first to the union. The re-
port was received and confirmed
A lively time is expected at the
meeting of the council on next Fri
/ day night, as at that time the in
/ spection will be made of all Delegates
entering the hall to see IL their
shoes, hats and clothing bear
union labels. The inspection viii be
made by committee composed Of
F. W. Losaw, j. Spillman, 3. Lozier.
4 A ]. Cozzolino and A EsselborE
i Those not having union labels on
their wearing apparel will be barred
4 from the hall
/ Whether the regulation can be
strictly enforced is questioned by
some of the union men. At the meet
ing of the council last night com
munication was read from G. e
/ Bliss. secretary of the Newark
/ Division. Pattern Makers Associa-
ton, in which he stated that he had
been instructed to inform the council
that the delegates of the association
TO the council will not submit to any
examination of their wearing ap-
parel to see if same bears union
labels.
/ The reading Of the communication
caused quite a sensation in the coun-
4 Gil and Abram Stiglitz. delegate OF
the Garment Workers Union, wanted
special committee sent to remon-
strate with the Pattern Makers AS
ISOLATION. II was finally decided. at
/ the suggestion of W. L. Small, dele
gate of Typographical Union, to have
the secretary write TO the association
/ and inform it that its delegates would
have to submit TO the examination OF
their apparel.
| The prediction was made by num-
/ Der of delegates after the meeting
that if the regulation was enforced
there would be no quorum at the next
meeting. Some of the delegates even
4 have union labels on their stick pins