New-York tribune., 1910-06-30
10000 JAM GARDEN
TO PLAN FOR STRIKE
CIoakmakers to Vote on Satur-
day and Sunday and Decision
Is ForeshadoWed.
G0MPERs ADDRESSES THEts
Advises Workers to Stand by
Poll and Their Union-75, 600
May Walk Out for More
Pay and Less Work.

At least twenty thousand loakmakers
packed Madison Square Garden last night
a a mass meeting to protest against the
wages and condition in the factories
preparatory to taking a ballot for
general strike. AS many more VINO couiu
not get into the building held outdoor
overflow meetings Aat which they were
addressed by speakers from trucks.
/. The. doors We're to be opened at %
opened at T. but the crowds began to
gather as early as 4, and at O'CLOCK
several blocks were almost soldly
jammed by the crowds Inspector walsh
and Captain Hayes, of the East "a
street station, were on hand with ZoO
policemen, and by their advice the
doors were opened at , to make way
for traffic The hall was filled from
floor to top gallery in five minutes.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor was the principal
speaker. Abraham Rosenberg, presi-
dent of the Internationa Women's Car
ment Workers. was chairman, and ex-
49,
test and to receive instructions as to
the strike ballot He said that the bal
oting would take place on Saturday or
Sunday at No. 9S Forsyth street, No. 81
East 4th street and several other places,
to be designated later Meantime the
cloakmakers We're to remain at work,
with the exception of those now on
vii hat no of %
ballot would be announced next week,
and if it was for a strike every cloak
maker would be expected to quit within
two hours
After Delegate Curtis. of the Rock
drillers Union, and others had spoken,
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor was announced and
received with cheers. He was accom-
panied by License Commissioner Her.
man Robinson. Secretary Morrison of
the American Federation of Labor and
several other labor men.
Mr.. Gompers said that the conditions
under which the cloakmakers worked
were a blot on civilization and an in
dictment against capitalism. The manu-
facturers tried to divide the cloakmakers
for their own ends, he said. by endeavor-
ing to create race prejudices.
Your conditions are terrible" he
cried and you are largely responsible
for them by leaving the union to it's
own devices every time a strike is won
Il hope the manufa cturers will have
the humanity to grant your demands
without a strike. If not-and ] say this
without any regard to the Sherman
Antitrust act. contempt of court or Jail
proceedings under it's provisions-then
! hope that every cloakmaker, man and
woman, will obey the call to strike and
remain on strike until you win
At the overflow meeting. at 25th street
and Madison avenue. about five thou
sand gathered around the truck from
which several speakers addressed the
meeting.
A taxicab in charge of Frederick Col
den, of No. $40 East Sth street, was
brought to a stop by the crowd.
Golden jumped out of his car and
grabbed one man. who said he was Nat
Lsnow, whom he charged with helping
to wreck the taxicab. At the night court
Magistrate Corrigan said to the prisoner:
Il do not think that you alone wrecked
the car, but YOU are one that assisted in
It, You could not do ii by yourself, but
with five thousand persons at your back
you could do all sorts of damage
suppose If strike is declared by you
people we will have a recurrence Of the
violence that was exhibited in the recent
shirtwaist strike. and the only way to
discourage such violence is to make an
example of you at the start as warning
to others
Lisnow went to Jail, unable to pay the
fine OF $I