Republican farmer., 1919-07-25
Closed Shop Question
 Only Bar To Agre eeIl1 1ezlt
MANUFACTURER GRANTS A HOUR WEEK AMI WILL FURNISH ALL MATERIALS FOR
 WORKERS-TO RAISE WAGES.

The question of a closed shop is the only thing that remains to be adjusted between the Corset Workers and War men for both the workers and the factory heads.
 The 4 hour week has been agreed to and accompany has conceded that hereafter there will be no charge for materials, such as thread, etc., used in the manufacture of thhe corsets.
 This mornings session occupied about two hours and shortly before the end of the session the officials of the Warner company retired to a sep arate room and on their return signi- fled their willingness to accede to the demands, except that of the closed shop, which they wished to discuss again at another meeting. The raise in wages, it was agreed, would be satisfactory to the workers, but the exact amount of the increase will not be determined until the sub commit tees that are working on the piece work schedules have finished their work.
 At the Batcheller and Crown fac tories the managers of those factor fes demanded an unlimited time in which to determine whether or not they would accede to the demands of the workers The Corset workers re- fused this request and demanded that an answer be given by tomor- row morning They left the calling of a strike to Ira Ornburn, Secretary of the State Federation of Labor and Elmer Rosenberg a National Vice president of the International Asso- citation of Garment Workers. This committee say that a strike may be called this afternoon or tomorrow in the Crown and Batcheller factories.
 The situation at the Birdseye and Somers and the La Resista factories was not taken up by the representa- lives of the workers today on account of their time being occupied with the other factories. It is expected that the crisis in these shops will be reach ed tomorrow or Monday.
 The committee of the workers who went to South Norwalk yesterday re port that there is great unrest among the workers in the R. & G. corset shop and that demands similar to those made of the Warner Brothers will be made there in few days.
 The same conditions prevail in New Haven where the situation Is be- ing investigated, the unions strength ened and demands are being formu- lated to be presented to the manu- lecturers early next week.
 MT. Ornburn and MT. Rosenburg went to Danbury this afternoon to take charge of matters there, and to report to the local unions the sue cess of their efforts in this city, it being agreed by the Warner brothers that whatever settlement is made here will apply also to the shops in Danbury and Westport.
 ''The Manufacturers Association are not taking any part in the trou- ble between the Warner Brothers and it's employees" said George $. HaWley, attorney for the Manufacturers As sociation After the meeting be- tween MT. Warner and his workmen Wednesday MT. Warner called me up on the telephone and told me that he had told the committee that the A. hour week proposition should be taken up with the Manufacturers Association as he thought it was city and state matter.
 The matter has not been brought to the attention of the association in any other way and so far as I know nothing will be done by the associa- tion."