Summit, New Jersey, USA
1915 - Strikers Reject Offer

Silk Workers at Summit, N. J., Refuse to Let Non-Union Men Stay.
Special to The New York Times

SUMMIT, N.J., May 3. - Following the decision of the striking weavers to refuse to accept the proposed terms of settlement offered by the Summit Silk Company officials, Sheriff George C. Otto doubled the force of Deputies that had been on guard at the silk mills since the beginning of the labor troubles here, more than a month ago. The angry attitude of the strikers has been aggravated by the notice of President Paul Gerli that, beginning the 1st of June, those weavers living in the company's houses on Weaver Street must leave them.

After a five hours' conference today, the Citizens' Committee appointed by Mayor Francis H. Bergin to bring about a peaceful settlement of the strike reported that company officials were willing to take the striking weavers back, providing the strikebreakers and non-union laborers were allowed to remain at the mill.

At a meeting tonight when the proposition of the officials was submitted the strikers greeted it with jeers and hisses. Speakers for the strikers charged the company with insincerity, charging there was not enough work for all of the former employees if strikebreakers were retained.

The New York Times
New York, New York
May 4, 1915

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