Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-07-24
STRIKE DELEGATE,
SEARCHED, WORE
NON-UN|ON SUIT
Trades Council Chairman Or
ders IronWorker Taken to
Side Room and Quizzed.
is ALLOWED TO SPEAK
LATER AFTER A WARNING
Support Asked For in the Diff
ferences Prevailing at Pub
lie Service Plant.

A dramatic flavor was impaired to
| the proceedings of the Essex Trades
| Council last night when Delegate
Abraham Stiglitz, of the United Gar
ment Workers of America, demanded
that Delegate Sigmund Moss, of the
international Association of Bridge
and Structural Ironworkers Local 146,
be-taken to a side room and searched
to see If his clothing was not made
In a non union shop.
This harsh interruption of what
had before that proven to be mild
| scolding of newspapers for their an
nouncements OF strike affairs and
other labor matters, was all the
funnier, because Stiglitz, who ap-
peared to have had a tip as to what
brand of clothes adorned the frame
of Delegate Moss, and who also had
an old score to repay emerged from
the search test triumphant, and an
nounced with pride that the case was
as dark as he had painted 1t, and
that Moss had on a suit OF non.union
clothes.
What led up to this performance
that furnished spice for roomful Of
council members, was the charge of
Charles H. Curtis, of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Cutters of America.
"As far as the strike situation is
concerned in Newark, the union /
represent hasn't the least intention of
striking, although | have read that
we are going to do so In sympathy
| with tho M n lon m M od Nlof (s,,4
ters of America. It is easy enough to
get these people to strike, but it is
hard to get them to pay dues. Some
one goes to the shops and calls them
| out on strike--they all leave their
work. but when they find out that
there are no strike benefits they are
sorry"
Delegate Abraham Stiglitz, of the
United Garment Workers of America,
then contributed more comment on
| this line
81 went to New York last week."
said MIR. Stiglitz, land read In New
York newspaper that eight thousand
garment workers in Newark were GO
ing on strike. | did not know where
was at. as | represent this body
and did not know anything about it,
and l hurried back to Newark where
/ found that my nuion had not the
least intention of going out on strike,
although it is true that members of
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
had tried to bring it about
THAT Bunch from New York"
At this iuncture Mr. Stiglitz in
troduced his revelations.
Again I ask you brother delegates
upon entering a shop to insist on
having the union label on all your
garments" said Mr. Stiglitz He
glanced about the room and contin-
ued: 81 don't like to say that you
men should be searched. but | am
doubtful if all of you have on union
made clothes. That bunch from New
York is mean one and the only
way to fight them is to support the
| label"
! Delegate Sigmund Moss Of the In
ternational Associat tion of Bridge and
/ Structural Ironworkers. asked Acting
! Chairman Taylor for the privilege Of
| speaking. Mr.. Stiglitz, who was
seated directly opposite Moss. asked
him if it was in connection with what
| he had just said that Moss desired to
| speak.
"It is" replied Moss.
| Mr.. Chairman" said Stiglitz, IT
! request that this man be refused the
| if he wears clothes bearing the union
label"
| Acting Chairman Taylor then or
dered Delegate David Huntington, Of
the Brass Workers Union, Local 1889,
| to take Moss to q rear room and
search him. Mr.. Huntington, acting
| as sergeant at arms, did So and re-
/ turned in a few moments and report
ed that Moss had admitted that his
garments did not bear the label but
that 1t was because the clothes had
| been bought in Cold Springs, N. Y,
and that 1t was impossible to buy
clothes bearing the label in that
! place.
Mr. Stiglitz then said: II did not
want to embarass Mr.. Moss, but he
should take care of his own business,
not mine. 1t is in regard to a re-
mark made by him a few weeks ago
that he would not wear clothes bear
| ing the label that | called for this
showdown. Mr.. Chairman, l ask that
Mr.. Moss be given the floor His
union is>on strike at the present time
and needs our help, so / beseech you
that you give him permission to
speak"
A Warning Given.
In granting this request Mr.. Taylor
warned Moss against a repetition If
remarks against union made clothes
in the future. Moss thanked Mr..
Stiglitz for his interference in his
behalf, and announced that he
thought that the contractors and the
ironworkers' union would come to an
agreement very soon, and that the
only thing that seems to stand in the
way of q settlement was the ques-
tion of hours The bosses are willing
to agree to the scale of wages sub
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