Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-11-30
NO COMPROMISE,
IS CRY OF GIRL
WAIST STRIKERS
Delegates from New York lake
Charge of the Situa-
ton Here.

Delegates from the striking Shirt
waist makers of New York took charge
of the strike In this city today and
started an active campaign to bring
the firm or Beernan & Franks, of this
| city, who have q large branch at ~
Fifth avenue, in New York, to terms
The delegates have selected pickets and
plan to form the local girls into a
branch. The committee of delegates
from New York consists of Miss o
tie Gold. Miss susanna Jastro and Mise
Sophia Zelvant.
Mrs. Eva Mason has been chosen
chairman of the local branch. h had
been in the employ of Beerman ~
Franks, and Is one of the experienced
hands. In speaking OF her relationship
with the local firm she said:
II have had All extensive experience
in the shirtwaist business, and have
been unable to make more tina 20 or sb
a week. Try as ! would, this was the
most that l could get. The firm OF
Beerman &c Franks stated that they
hire teachers to teach the girls; but tbs
is not so. They merely had one OF the
older hands chow the young girls, who
were working for little or nothing, how
to sew. but never how to manage d
machine. l wish to state positively
that the conditions at the factory at 10
Lawrence street were simply out
rageous We girls were fined ten cents
If we looked out of a window, ten cents
ii we combed our hair in the dressing
room and five and ten cents II We
laughed or sang
When asked If the girls had made any
overtures to the firm, they said they
had not. Sidney Meyer, manager Of
Beerman e. Franks, in this city, stated
today thai any requests of the girls
would be granted. Miss Ellen Heating,
forelady of the firm. said: ION Satur-
day, when the girls came and told me
that they were going on a strike, !
asked them what they wanted. Let
me know and I will see that all Your
demands are given consideration, /
said.
AT the present time the strikers claim
that they have now thirty OF the giris
over to their side. and estimate that ps
the end of the week the entire factory
win he out. Miss Sadie Rosen, the girl
who alleges that she was forcipls
thrown from the factory on Saturday
loon by Louis Beerman, said:
1T will be impossible for the work
to continue much longer. as the best
hands are now cut, and those who are
still employed will find 1t impossible TO
get out the work for those who al
to remain"
Miss Rosen further stated that the
girls at the present time do not want
any increase in wages, but want the
union recognized. The watchword
adopted at the meeting this morning
was Recognize the Union"
Miss Lottie Gold, chairman Of the
New York delegates, stated positively
that no compromise with the local fac
tory would be made. for in this event
the New York branch would send all
it's work over here TO be made Up.
The strikers have appealed to the
Essex Trades Council and to the or
ganized labor unions Of this city. Sew
erai of the members of the unions OF
the city were at the meeting of the
strikers, which was held at 9 Prince
street. today. Tonight the girls vii
have DR.. Parsonnett address them at
the meeting rooms.