The New York herald., 1921-06-27
brisoner to Be Arraigned
To-day for Brooklyn Out
rage Carried Card in
Cutters Union.
CHQ OF LATE STRIKE
Employers Who Refused to
Sign Agreement Are Sim
gled Out for Acts of
Destruction.

An intensive campaign Of violence
ected against clothing manufac-
-ers who have refused to join In the
ent strike settlement effected by the
1algamated Clothing Workers with
number of the manufacturers has
,eloped during the last two weeks
rked by the use of dynamite bombs
d. an organized raiding Of "open"
pps by armed men who frankly an
unce themselves as Amalgamated
rlers bent on destroying any fac
y run by labor not affiliated with
Amalgamated union.
man who gave his name as Morris
thberg and an address on East 103d
eet, Manhattan, will be arraigned in
Adams street court, Brooklyn,
morning to answer to a charge Of
lawfully entering the premises Of
North American Tailoring Com
ny at 204 Sands street last Friday.
thberg was arrested as he and five
Ter men fled from the factory and
s held In $4,000 bail for examination
day.
According to officials Of the factory.
ich is run as an open shop. the pro-
etors having refused to have any
ilings with the Amalgamated Union.
zen men came to the clothing factory
iday afternoon One stayed outside. and
other six forced their way past the
orman, displaying revolvers. Once In
e, five OF them. flourishing their guns,
ated a disturbance. while the sixth
n, carrying a bottle full of a mixture of
irochloric and sulphuric acid. dashed
put throwing the stuff over the stacks
cloth goods and finished materials
ng about on the tables.
Union Card on Prisoner.
Al whistle from their confederate
side all six ran out and down the
irs to Sands street. scattering in diff
ent directions. The alarm raised by
crowd of workers in the factory, who
after them. brought several police
n to the scene, but only one of the
men was in sight When he was ar
tied Rothberg denied having been in
factory. but several Of the employees
the North American Tailoring Com
by identified him. When searched a
ion card showing he was a cutter In
Amalgamated Workers was found
Rothberg. The damage to the cloth
in the factory was estimated at more
In $1,000.
Detectives employed to investigate the
tier told THE NEW YORK HERALD yes
day that this was but one Of a series
similar incidents which have marked
settlement" of the strike and the
rtial resumption of work by the Anal
mated with several of the manufac-
ers.
Bober Bros. manufacturers of boys
thing at SAL Broadway. who refused
join in the strike settlement agree
mt. have had several unpleasant expe-
noes the last month, eliminating In
blowing up Of plant at Egg Har-
N. j., week ago, where work was
ng done for the firm.
During the strike. when. owing TO the
|se picketing Of city shops, II was
acticaTly impossible TO have any cloth
manufactured In New York CITY. Bo-
Bros. sent large amount Of cloth
to the Woodbine Borough Clothing
mpany, Inc. In Woodbine. N. ]. This
cooperative plant with about fifty
Embers. employing about ESQ to 900
lors. The members were formerly
nalgamated workers. but when they
cided to open a cooperative plant they
ind the union. they say, bitterly op-
sed TO the move. During the strike
Woodbine plant was broken into
rec times and acid scattered over
lcks OF clothing sent there to be made
FOR Bober Bros. and other firms who
build not deal with the Amargamated
Acid Follows Threats.
according to Harry Felt. president OF
company. which has the financial
OF the Baron de Hirsch Fund and
been assisted In getting work by
illiam A. Bandler. president Of the
othins Trade Association manufac-
rers. who will not deal with the
nalgamsted. representatives of the
Ion came to Woodbine several times
d offered him money IL his cooperative
hnt would refuse 10 do work for mem
RS Of the Bandler association. Felt
ys one of these men was a high official
the Amalgamated In New York city
hen he refused TO listen to this propo-
ion he was threatened and shortly
terward the first of the acid throwing
cidents took place.
Careful watching OF the premises al
ght prevented. Mr.. Felt says, an at
|npt two weeks ago to burn the factory
window was broken and kerosene
rown In. but the watchman drove away
o men as they were about to throw
lighted newspapers.
On account Of these difficulties and
pressure OF work some OF the cloth
sent from New York has been turned
YER by the Woodblne firm recently to
tman & Gun, who have q clothing
op at Egg Harbor A shipment OF
ats was sent TO this firm on Thurs
Y. June 16. The following night a
Mantle bomb was exploded In Altman
Cuffs plant and IL was practically
stroyed The Fire Department of Egs
rbor put out the fire and the loca
lice found fragments of the bomb
Continued ou Etffh Dana