The sun., 1909-12-29
WOMEN UElORISTS 70 FIGHT
HAVEN'T YIELDED IN THEIR
Ard TO THE WAIST WORKERS.

There Must he q Real settlement.
Miss Mary e. Dreier. president of the
Women's Trade Union League. denied
yesterday the report that the league Is
withdrawing its support from the shirt
waist strikers. She issued this statement:
In view OF the fact that there has gone
out to the press what seems to be an in
spired misstatement OF the position OF the
Women's Trade Union League upon yes
terday's development. for the informa ton
Of our friends and the public generally
the following official statement Is sub
mitted:
The refusal OF the Associated Waist and
Dress Manufacturers to agree to confer
with the representatives OF their union
employees. as recommended by Mr.. Marks
at their meeting yesterday. seems unwar-
ranted and childish.
The Women's Trade Union League stands
for civilized industry. The trade agree
ment is the means by which the best INTEL
hgence OF the employers and the workers
can be made to cooperate in securing
Industrial Justice and maintaining indus
trial peace. Shall IL be said that the ON
ployers may combine TO secure the gains
OF intelligent discussion and collective
action. but that the workers are to be denied
this education and advantage? Without
Nv which ,h. ur,on ,.orLsrs ~. ras,,,ir.s,
to share in the responsibility for the con-
ditions under which they give their lives
day at a time. there is no substance of a
trade agreement. II differences that cannot
be settled between the employers and the
~. s.,,I.d hy oons.rnrer ho,,...n a..
rerre.sn,a,iy.. q, ~. Associ.,sd wai.,
and Dre.s Nan,tac,mr.rs m. arm r,ovsrs.
organizatior ana ~. 7 10. w.,s, .IsL.r.
Ir;on ~. worL.rs. orrari..,;o, ,h.n
now shan ,h.v n. s.,,,.y,s NJ oni,, h., smr-
rendsr ~ the worrsrs 10 s',nsr,or nossr
or s.ar ~ want then 4. No, ms a s,hs,an.
tial industrial tyranny n by a strike
which could hays hser ayoidsd hv cor.
discussion of grievances. then Ia not this
useless industrial war. wasteful OF the
resourcas os the neopls and 'fooI,.hiv in
iurions - o,,r rarsr.i ,,.osnor,,'s
TSs wouSsp 70 S TrsSa O;on ..
no n, lrauo Union Le1sue seeks
rea' se'.emen.; not a snam one. we
want Tor the snirtwaist makers OF New
YORK a substantial settlement that Will
foster industrial peace and maintain fair
working conditions. We are not to be
ment the terms Of which even its sponsors
are not willing to define. II the manufac-
turers who run the better shops are NO,
intellirent enough to annracia,s the vain.
~ the nnion in nrsvsnting The ,n,atr oar,e
netition from ,he swsa ,shon. ana ,ha rorar
pe'on pc .so iron I.In sne sweassnope ana the power
vi .ne uaus sx.eelnen' ,.. 70 uoEelop In.eih-
gen. responslpuhty among tneir own workers
they VIII nave TO learn this lesson. They
can learn 1t easily and honorabiy " they'
must. ' " '"'
We are confident that the people OF New
York believe in helping working women
and girls to a genuine settlement that will
secure for to-day and maintain for ,o-
morrow fair working conditions in the
.hJr.n,s,., tnd,,s,r, :, ,hS- Hi,. ~ ~.
si.,ss,- mn, IN .Se
Jones, 'ne
0n'oh ieaSue mas Just
oesuh 'he nsh'
strikers representatives in the recent
had agreed 10 any settlement
which the strikers themselves later re-
fused to accept.
Fresh evidence OF the activity of the
Women's Trade Union League In the
strikers behalf will be found to-day in
a special edition OF the Cal. Socialist
paper. which has been edited by Miss
Elsie LAG. Cole and Miss Elizabeth
butcher. young Vassar graduates who
are infiuentiai workers IN the league.
to Miss Cole and Miss butcher
and y will contain only strike news, with
a fuii presentation OF the strikers side
OF the nght. more than 100 girls. wear
ing big badges, will sell the papers on
the streets In all parts OF the city to-day.
The striking shirtwaist makers won't be
the only news girls Miss Cole. Miss
butcher and other college girls Interested
IN the strikers VIII don badges and sell
the papers Ihe paper will contaip
articles IN Italian. Hebrew and English.
The receipts from the sale OF the papers
Wall go TO the strikers fund. The entire
CITY mas been dlvided INTO ten districts
oy the young women sympatnizers, and
about 100 newsgiris Will be sent into every |
district.
among the womon VINO VIII nave charge
OF the distribution and sale OF the papers |
IN the different districts. besides Miss Cole |
sI, snd Miss Dutcner: are Hose rastor Stokes,
Miss Lavlnla Dock OF the NURSES Settle
ment. Miss ',oiet Pike OF the Womens
\ Lrane Union league Mrs ". y. Ghent, |
Miss Nellie Curiey and MRS. Charles |
Beard. Miss butcher ana Miss Cole will
carry the papers ana badges 10 the dis !
poLnts In automopiies.
Papers viii pc sold oy the newsgirls,
among otner places. az the Waidorf, the
tIaza, tne Holman House tthe manu-
lacturers headquarters)' the Astor House, |
City Hall Park. Grand Central Station,
Srookyn bn9ge. ana IN front ot the
Cathedrai AZ rItieth street.