Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1904 — A TWO YEARS’ STRIKE. [ARTICLE]

A TWO YEARS’ STRIKE.

Which Has Involved No Disorder—A Remarkable Labor Fight. One of the most remarkable struggles in the history of labor, not only in the State of New Jersey but in the United States, is that of the Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association against the George Jonas Glass Company, at Monotola. It has last-

ed two years and has cost many thousand dollars. Four hundred men and boys were called out and placed on the payroll of the association. In a report furnished by the association, it is stated that in the two years no striker has returned to work. Yard laborers and help are still on the payroll. Children have been compelled to attend school and report weekly. Numerous suits have been instituted in court, but the association claims that in no case was disorder shown on the part of the strikers. The officers of the Jonas Company say that they are running their works as usual, employing about the same number of hands. Instead of running all the furnaces with skilled blowers, bottle blowing machines have been substituted for two of the furnaces. The town is without turmoil of any kind, and the strikers’still maintain their headquarters opposite the Jonas works. The officers of the association say they are determined to win, and will fight to the bitter end.