The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-22
Observation-Disclosures
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America. . aid nro ~ Inc Insult ed yesterday,
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'.t v. wircr, an fnEiish tailor, 10 0ns
7yst hero and teach ushowto make uniforms
,,I 10 In Innate that w can't make them
,irlelycsa s we'll Ne tho foreigners, or better.
SIC won = stand foY it'
Nsa matter of fac, the proposed plan 10
rnyo winter come to thIs country TO give n
fur riFht's lessons In cutting and ntting
haa nothing whatever TO do with the letter
writing t%allors. but q tTine Of that sort has
MI caused them Ia miss tho chance TO have
dcolinra with Washing on.
fcw ~ tho tailors belonging TO the
national association make uniforms ao-
oasIonally for the officers OF tho army and
navy. hut the uniforms OF tho enlisted
mon m the army are all cut and made,
acrnrd ing 10 the regulations, at the Sohuyl-
XIII Arsenal Mt Philadelphia by tailors EN-.
ploycd Ivy the Government. II is to Civ
ihes tailors "A few points on fits that Winter
may come. All Of which was carefully
explained in the Washington despatch TO
ruE SCH on "Wednesday, but the tailors Of
FIFTH avenue were apparently not close
Nobody has found any fault with the ft
Of officers uniforms, But nevertheless
the Administrative Council got busy and
here's the letter that Secretary Taft read
yesterday, If 1t wasn't too hot In Wash"
ington:
Hon William n. Tdft. sscrstorv OF War. War
Dcpdrtm ent, Wdshin OtoR. D. c.
MY DEAR SIN: The administrative council
Of the Merchant Tallors' National Protective
Association has requested me to communicate
with you and call your attention TO the en-
closed clipping from H NEW YORK Sun Of
June 20. 1909.
II the facts as stated In the enclosed clipping
are correct, the administrative council is OF
the opinion that O gross injustice has been
done the merchant tailors OF the United
States, and they are further Of the opinion
that tho bringing to this country. under con-
tract, a man to do work that could be as well
done, and perhaps better done. by a citizen
Of the United States. is illegal, and In behalf
OF the association which ! represent, ! wish TO
enter q strenuous protest.
In order that the members Of this ~assooia-
ton may be correctly informed. l respectfully
request 10 be informed whether the facts
stated in the enclosed clipping are correct.
Very truly yours.
E. H. HARRIS. Secretary.
In addition to the letter from Secretary
Harris to Secretary Taft there was this
president Of the Merchant Tailors Society
OF New York, which is q division of the
national association:
Hon. Waiiam II. Tatt. Se~cretarp Of War. Wash-
ington, d. @.
DEAR SIRSTHR NEW YORK SUN and other
papers Of to-day publish Q statement that the
Qu~artermastar's Department OF the army
has arranged with an English tailor to come
here to teach the American tailor how to
make uniforms. II this is true, / wish. on
behalf Of the members OF this society. to enter
protest, not alone on account Of the principle
involved, but because the military tailors
Of our own country are perfectly we'll qualified
TO m66J any TeQulTo uleuts hduo VI tHeiu ny
your department. Our trade. which 10 a
large and important industry. objects very
strenuously to any reflection to the contrary,
and Is very decidedly opposed to any such
action by your department without the most
thorough investigation. Yours respectfully,
HARVEY ANDREws PATTERSON. President.
II is not expected that Secretary Taft
will come to New York, but both Mr.. Harris
and Mr.. Patterson hope to get autograph
letters from him and there will, Of course,
be another executive session Of the admins
trative council, at which the replies will be
read.
II they are not satisfactory Emil Twyefforti
president Of the national association, will
appoint a board of strategy to guard the
Narrows and prevent the landing of Winter
on the ground that his landing would be In
violation Of the alien contract labor law.
Mr.. Harris, who is as dressy a secretary |
as the whole Merchant Tailors' National
him, is not a tailor himself but a lawyer.
a fact which he carefully stated yesterday
several times.
IF the officers uniforms are not what
they should be- said Secretary Harris,
1T Is the fault of the Government and Of the
officers themselves and not Of the ~tailors.
The clothes nave to be made according to
the official designs and pattern and the
tailor merely follows Government regula-
tons, and has no discretion OF his own
in the matter"
Mr. Harris also went on to tell why the
New York man ia the best dressed person
in the world but, as before stated, the War
Department never said he wasn't.
NORTH RIVER BRIDGE.