The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-14
Mitchell LETTER AIDS UNION
BIT ONE NtN TELLS tCTIN9
MtIOR UHtr HE THINkS.
Paul BOnwn says That instructions To
Police To krrp tout Of the cloak
strike IIas Bad Enrrt STRIKERS clad
aud SAY ne HAS Done IlIs Duty.

/ Roth the executive committee Of tho
I Cloak. Suit and skirt Manufacturers
Association and the officers ~ the strike
COMMITTEES 81 the Cloakmaksrs Consiu-
/ cred yesterday tho instructions Of act
ing Mayor Mitchell to Policr Commits
sioner Baker advising the commissioner
to instruct the police Ia remain ahSo-
lutely neutral IN handling the strike
situation and to refrain from clubbing
| The executive COMMITTEES Of the manu-
! facturers association mot in the Hon
man House and after the letter Of tho
| acting Mayor Ia the Police Commissions
WAS discussed the following statement
was made by Max Meyer, secretary Of the
association.
-Of course the Mayor must occupy
a Judicial position and cannot take sides
IN the present difficultIe- His version
~ the law ~ accurate. but Judging from
IN" vUlumlnous aiiidaNits submitted To-
Justice Goa yesterday there does not
Hean 70 he much danger u hottling up
the strikers and Judging from ysster-
days experience. when one Of Our fore
rnen had his ribs broken. the Injunction
to the police To refrain from 'hnttlinE
up does not seem "a he necessary. The
instructions To- stop force. violence and
intimidation seem 10 h. well cared for
Paul J BnnwIt IL Bonwlt. Teller h Co..
retail dealers AZ ~ and 81 West Twenty
third street. who employ a hummer Of
tailurs. sent "A letter to acting Mayor
mitchell telling what he thought Of tn"
Instructions to tn" police. After stating
hat the firm had been subject to an
noyance ever since tho strike began
Mr. Bonwit said
Last night they ronrrcga'ei m front
Of this establishment ~ - rro'uu~ manner.
making all sorts -; threats AGAINST prop
erty and life | r'~ortri 90 o." AID n. the
police ~ i certainly pity when % he
CONES evident how their hands are tle'i
and fhcrr - nothing LEFT fo- them 20 do
hat 10 stand ~tol,aliy and look ON until
the rot - ~ - hrtSht aud harm has been
done TINS Wa evidenced t. IT. iull "N-
tent last night The result va- thar -"N-
cral oi ~" striking tAilors attacked the men .
the Others rushed 900 O." their a.d. ard the
result was. A. You 'an we'll imagine. anN hing
but CdifvIus FINALLY tw" ~ the rioters
we're led away by two policemen
The order issued by YOU Yesterday to
Commissioner Bakrr H. O." say The least.
anything but helpful 20 law abiding citizens
who carr On their "'itt'uat" business IN a
peaceful. lawful manner
II reduces tie Iolir. fore to an unmit.-
gated farce They ar" then nothing hut
n so.d:"rS standing IN "a ned gl.-S att
igde- look ng on az mon Who are edged
NJ nv inflated .drl- ami hay" absolutely
nn iaea 81 law or urt!,r
VIII Won tell IA" What vrOte'tI v"
have How am 'u prOtc, nay employee
from this moo and rot q hirh those men ar"
prone ." -. go auv 'lm" r-gardl - ~
injury &" d." and property 10 l. certainly
up to The 'l', and - "u 10 Particular IA ,Le
pr-~en, position roI nov dignity
The strike committee. Il TIA" union sent
Mr. mitchell this letter.
DFAR SIR h"Iicve thar a letter -
thanks j. du" vou tor your atom regarding
tie polio" oppT"--ion durluE fh" strike
81 the CloaSmakrr- W ne!isy" 'ha' vuu
have performed No more than your duty
In your instruct ions 10 the police, which
are VA the interest 81 our great city You
have taken stand that no other Mayor
to my knoNl~tgr N any ,ity of IA" nited
states has ever done TO pr"s"rN" p"an"
and order during 'rs Urn" - labor airinul-
'ls- "" therefor" h.lIsNr 'Hs' VOL Dc
serve m. "oum"UIa'0uu 81 al good liberty
loving ,i' .y"n- II u4r sr.at 90,