The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-01-15
GET READY FOR HATTER's DAY.

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GET READY FOR HATTERs DAY.
Every union in the United States will give the
wages he the second hour of his labor on
Thursday January to the homes of he Danbury
Haters Duluth labor unions have issued instructions
to their members to turn over their hours pay with
their monthly dues.
Every union workingman is familiar with the mighty
struggle of Danbury Hatters Their experience will
be the economic history of the United States
labor section Of the Clayton antitrust act passed
by the Congress the direct result Of the penalty
fastened upon those helpless hatters by the federal
courts.
Several years ago the firm of Loewe Co., hat manu-
facturers of Danbury, Conn.,. discharged their union
matters and employed in their places Greek aborers
nished the firm under alleged terms of This
was at time when ninetyseven per cent of the hat
manufacturers in the United States had contracts with
the union and placed the union label in their hats.
Following the Danbury trouble the United Hatters'
union sent representatives throughout the country to
inform workngmen of the attitude of Loewe Co. to-
wards union labor, and urging them to wear only such
hats bore the union label Committees from central
labor unions waited merchants handling the Loewe
and urged them to discontinue their patronage Of
this unfair firm In instances secretaries of local
unions directed to send letters to merchants ask
ing them to handling the Loewe hat Occasionally
union secretary trfe careless about the con-
sruction of his letter. and language appeared therein
which made 1t appear like threat.
In the of time the activity of the representa-
tives of the United Haters union began tell the
sales Of the Loewe hat. The firm at once sought to
punish union. 1t given the assistance of the
AntiBoycott association and the National Association
of Manufacturers. The best legal talent in America
engaged and suit instituted against the officers
CT the United Hatters union and the members Of the
local union at Danbury. Damages claimed under
the Sherman antitrust law amounting to $24000Y. The
the gauntlet of the courts and fnlly de-
cided against the defendants.
At once the savings and homes of every member of
the union in Danbury attached The homes
to be sold under the hammer today but it is under
stood continuance has been granted until after
airy IT,
Since the Clayton bill became law it would be i'm
possible under it's provisions Loewe
from the hatters. When the Sherman law enacted
Senator'S Sherman and Hoar assured Mr.. Gompers and
other labor that it could be construed include
organizations of labor. They would not agree to
amendment to the law affrmativey exempting labor
unions fearing that such a clause would affect its
legality but they believed its language was so clear
that would include laborers within its inter-
probation.
The Federal courts, however, did bring trade unions
within the Sherman law, and required several good
political fights to get Congress to exclude them there
from. Union labor was obliged to wage against
such standpatters Lttleheld, Cannon, Tawney,
Spooner and Taft and defeat them, before got relief
Their stubborn attitude against labors righteous de-
ands ultimately resulted in defeat of the Republi
can party.
In all probability Loewe & Co. would have dropped
their fight against the union haers of Danbury were
1t not for such meddlesome labor enemies as the Anti
Boycott association and the National Association of
Manufacturers. These organizations like Shylock of
DID, are after the last drop of the hatters blood They
are determined to crush the who made gallant
night, many of them too old their trade
They are about to lose their homes shelter
less.
Organized labor is well disciplined; it yields to the
judgment OF the courts however rank may believed
TO De 1t believes In government and bows submission
to the rule OF authority It will therefore save the
homes OF the hatters restore their savings and place
them again on their feet And then will renew the
fight again in the regular orderly, American way by
compelling congress to such as will prevent
repetition of such outrages
Let no Duluth union fail in his duty Thursday
January IT, Other workingmen and sympathizers who
desire to help in this effort protect innocent
and prosecuted workingmen from suffering the con-
sequences OF this miscarriage of justice may do so by
sending their contribution to the office The Labor
World The money will be forwarded the American
Federation OF Labor and official receipt will be re-
turned therefor direct to the contributors
One fairly good guarantee against pungng of this
country into foreign is the smaness the standing
army We're the SMALLER the guarantee peace would
be even stronger-The Public
As in the rainbow the harmony of fine wea+her
SO labor may see the gories Of future through it's
tears
The trade union is standing