New-York tribune., 1909-12-31
TO TALK ON STRIKE
BOTH SIDES ARE FIRM
Magistrate Barlozc Anszcers
.Attacks of SympathiSers.

Final prepara tIons were made yesterday
by the committee Of which Mrs. o. II. p.
Belmont is member for the mass meet
ing at Carnegie Hall Sunday evening to
protest against the attitude OF some of
the magistrates and the police toward the
strike pickets The magistrates in ques-
zion will be invited to attend the meet
ing. and two boxes will be set aside for
them.
a conference OF the committee was held
late Yesterday afternoon. at which Morris
Hilquit, Miss Mary F. Dreier. president
of the Womens Trade Union League;
Miles NJ Dawson. Rabbi Stephen s. Wise
and John Mitchell were appointed sub
committee TO draw up the resolutions OF
protest. They Will be put to the mass
meeting and supported in speeches by the
members of the subcommittee and others.
The meeting will be called to order by
Professor George W. Kirchwey of Co
lumba University, and Mrs. Frank Coch-
ran, one OF the volunteer lawyers. Will
preside.
Mrs Belmont will occupy box as
representative of the New York State
Woman Suffrage League. Miss Anne Nor
gan and her friends will occupy another
box. Mrs Harriet Stanton Batch will be
there to represent the Equality League of
Self Supporting Women. Miss Jessie Ash
ley will attend. representing the Women
New York Bar Association. There will
also be present delegates from a number
OF other women's associations. lawyers,
business men and hotel proprietors.
Nineteen girl pickets. who have served
sentences in the workhouse. will occupy
the front row of seats on the platform. and
back of them will be all the other girl
pickets who were arrested.
A meeting of the Associated Waist and
Dress Manufacturers was held yesterday
afternoon at the Hoffman House While it
in progress 1t was stated on good au-
thority, Mrs. Eva Mcdonald Valesh, who
speaks for all the agencies at work for the
aid of the strikers. brought letter signed
by Solomon SCHNEIDER, the official strike
leader. 1t stated that the only terms of
settlement would be tine closed shop and a
provision by which all employees must join
the union. According to the manufacturers,
however, such letter received by
them.
AT all events" said Samuel Fleisch-
man. counsel for the manufacturers
there can be no more conferences with the
strikers"
Later committee of the State Board of
Arbitration, consisting of John Lundrigan
chairman; NJ. j. Reagan. industrial arbitra-
tor of the board, and u. J. Dowrey, sent
letter to the manufacturers. offering the
services of the board as an intermediary
between the strikers and the manufact-
urers, so as to end the strike A similar
letter was sent to the strike leaders which
they will act on to-day.
Mrs Valesh said late last night that she
attended a meeting of the strike leaders at
Clinton Hall on Wednesday night. and
made a plea for concessions from the
union. which, while they involved recog-
milton of the union, would have ended the
strike. Fhes strike leaders, however met
yesterday morning. and decided that there
could be no settlement except on the rigid
closed shop. basis.
Magistrate Barlow, after listening to a
number of cases against girl pickets in
jefferson Market court yesterday. had
something to say about the complaint of
strike sympathizers as to his decisions and
those Of Magistrate Cornell.
with Magistrate Cornell he said. II
have come in for a great deal of criticism
at the hands Of persons who have seen fit
TO interfere in the shirtwaisl strike to the
axtent OF stirring Up disorder and not really
helping the girls. Many of these girls are
the main support OF large families. and
have been out on strike for seven weeks.
| y ould like TO sit in the Jefferson Market
court f,r the remainder of the strike TO
sec 1t through"