New-York tribune., 1909-12-28
STRIKE TO GO ON
GIRLS REJECT PLAN.
Waist Makers Unanimously
Refuse to GiUe Up Union.

The striking waist makers at four mass
meetings yesterday afternoon unanimously
rejected the agreement adopted at a con-
ference of representatives of the strikers
and the employers last week. by which they
were TO have practically all they demanded
except the closed shop. The meetings were
held at Beethoven Hall. No. 20 5th street:
the Manhattan Lyceum, No IS East 4th
street; the Astoria Assembly Rooms. No.
g. East 9Th street and Casino Hall. No. s.
East ith street. This leaves the strike still
on in all the shops where the employers
had not already yielded.
The meetings were all largely attended.
The principal interest was centred in the
meeting at Beethoven Hall. where the
main floor and gallery were densely
packed, chiefly with girls and women, and
many who could not get in perched them
selves on chairs and tables in an alcove
where they could sec and hear what was
going on. Most Of the speeches were in
yiddish. and the proposed agreement was
rejected with shouts and cheers. The same
spirit pervaded the strikers al the other
meetings.
The Associated Waist and Dress Manu-
fscturers the members of which apparent
ly took IL for granted that the agreement
would be accepted by the strikers, held a
meeting at the Hoffman House. where a
vote was taken on its acceptance. The
agreement was drawn UP at a conference
in the rooms Of the Civic Federation. called
by Marcus NJ. Marks and John Mitchell,
who made an unsuccessful attempt to set
tie the strike some weeks ago. This con-
ference lasted twelve hours on Wednesday
and Thursday of last week.
The employers were represented by s.
Levy. Joseph 3. Flaherty /. Beerman. ].
B. HymEn and Samuel Fleishman. counsel.
The employees were represented by Misses
&. Lemlich b. Rothstein. Sadie Rosen,
Lena Barsky, Fannie Zinsher, Leonora
O'Reiily, Mary T. Dreier. Rose Magdelins-
Ky, Ida Chambers. Fannie Dreass. and also
Solomon SCHNEIDER. Jacob Goldstein and
Miles NJ Dawson. counsel
Their meeting was in progress yesterday
when the manufacturers We're told that the
strikers had rejected the propositions. Dis
order resulted and the meeting was closed.
When the news was verified the meeting
was resumed.
Meantime. it had been foreseen by those
interested in the strikers that the agree
ment would be rejected. The following.
article s, might be construed as a tentative
approach to a recognition OF the union:
facturers will welcome communications at
any time from any source as TO alleged
violations by any of its members of any
OF the foregoing provisions, and will take
necessary steps TO correct such grievances
as upon investigation are found TO exist.
and will welcome conferences as to any
differences which may hereafter arise and
which may not be settled between the indi
!. viduai shop and its employees
II The members OF the executive committee
of the strikers. who could have swung the
meetings round into acceptance of the
agreement. would not undertake 10 recon-
mend the agreement unless this clause had
q stronger union ring 70 it The following
Iss fixed on at an outside conference to
be inserted instead Of part of article &, as
looking more like recognition Of the union:
Wili confer with the employees and the
representatives Of the Ladies' Waist Max
ers' Union as 10 any differences which
may hereafter arise, and which may not
be settled between the individual and its
employees"
Marcus NJ. Marks FASTENED to the meet
ing Of the employers. whore he made a
strong effort TO induce the manufacturers
10 make the change They refused. II
was then that they received word that the
strikers had rejected the original agree
ment- The manufacturers adopted the
latter and said that everything then was
UP 70 the strikers.
We asked the representatives. OF the
strikers what they wanted at our confer
ence last week said President Hyman
after the meeting The agreement which
the strikers rejected was what their own
representatives adopted subject 10 their
approval They were all. with the excep-
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strikers themselves
Mr.. Daw son said last evening lie Was
confident that if Article S, as amended had
been agreed 20 by the manufacturers the
strike would have been ended. Other meet
ings would have been called to ratify it
with this change
MIR. Dawson said that, beginning with to-
day. new plan 10 protect the strike pick
cts will be adopted Every one who insults
annoys or attacks a picket will he taken TO
the courts. and. if necessary. Police Com
missioner Baker or the Mayor will he ap-
pealed 10.
Mrs. Nalesh who assigns the volunteer
watchers said last evening that Mrs. C!ar-
ence Burns of No. West SD street. a
well known club woman, was assigned TO
watch the factory of the Bijou Waist Com
pany Of No 536 Broadway. Mrs John
ocafo, we OF fIoISSsoI beard, OF Colufn-
bia University, will watch the factories IN
West 2ist and 22d streets, and five students
from Columbia, Yale and Harvard univer-
sites and the Union Theological Seminary
had agreed TO act as watchers.
Mrs. Edwin r. Hewitt, of No East
21st street. sat for over two hours beside
Magistrate Barlow in jefferson Market
court yesterday, listening TO strike cases.
Becky Ryacl and Ida Jaeger, strikers. were
fined SIC each for calling girl a "scab'
and other unpleasant names. Another ar
rested striker was put under probation and
threatened with a term in the workhouse
il she should be arrested curing probation