The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-10
! TO LEAD The CLOAKMAKERS
TREASURER LENNON or THE
FEDERATION CHOSEN.
Genes From Washington with GomPers
to Look ThinEs over To Have =
spe~chmAkInE Tour Manufacturers
Talk Of InItIng 10000 on strike.

The executive committee Of the striS-
ing clnakrnak.rs announced yesterday
that beginning With tomorrow John b
Lennon. treasurer 81 the American ! ed
Grafton Of Labor and former president
of the Journsymen 1RilOrs lnt"rnauonaI
Union. will he tho Official leader OF the
strike Lennon came from Washington
yesterday accompanied 10y President
samuel 0ompcTs of the federation 70
confer with the local strike leaders.
AZ the Hotel Victoria they met Abra-
ham Rosenberg. president Of the Inter
national Womens Garment Workers
and Secretary John A. Dyche Of the
general executive board Of the latter
and Gompers sAld that the federation
was greatly Interested in this strike and
would cooperate in every possible way
with the stTikers. AZ result Lennon
will have charge Of tue strike.
In point Of numbers said oomper-
later. this ts the largest local strike
that has ever taken place in this country
II Is a strike OF which the people them
selves are only beginning To realize the
Importance.
Then Gompers talked Of alleged In
makers have been working and said that
when these conditions were made known
to the world the support Of all the labor
ing people would be forthcoming.
When Treasurer Lennon takes charge
Tomorrow he will be the first member
OF the executive council VI IN" iedera-
ton 20 come from Washington to lead
a strike. President Rosenberg said last
evening that Gompers wall be here Tor
several days and will be taken TO all the
meeting places OF the strikers TO make
brief spseches. Gomp"rs will Ire ac-
companied 10y Lennon and some Of the
officers Of the union. including hosenDerg.
Like Mr. Bryan and other hardworking
speakers. they will go about IN an auto
mobile
The sattlannent COMMITTEES Of the st riksrs,
which has opened headquarters at the
Hotel Victoria, will be ready Tor business
Tomorrow. A mass nesting OF the strik-
ers had been called at Union Square Plaza
for Monday. but at tho last moment the
executive committee called u on
Whether the visit Of Mr. Gompers had
ANYTHING to do with this could not lie
laarned Tsadore Epstein. chairman OF
the committse. saId that II was decided
that nothing could be gained Ivy bringing
from 5000 To 5000 people together IN
such hot weather.
The officers 81 the union said that they
did not believe IL would be necessary
to extend the strike to Cleveland. Boston.
Philadelphia and other cities.
The manufacturers are tn hold meetings
this wesk To adopt a policy. Some OF
them admitted yesterday that at least
SO O0O strikers ars out. The Cloak, SHIRT.
Suit and Costume Manufacturers Associa-
ton will have a general nesting this week
to arrange for larger one, and the
new association formed at the meet NIX Of
manufacturers in the Union square Hotel
un Friday will have meeting on
"Wednesday afternoon. About 100 man
ufactursrs will he represented II was
thought yesterday that there may he
a Joint mass meeting Of the two arsocla-
tions as the strike n the largest the manu-
facturers have ever contendsd with.
The COMMITTEES Of ten appointed az the
Union square Hotel meeting will meet in
the Hoffman House tomorrow. Tuesday
and Wednesday to draft a constitution
and by laws for the new association. One
Of the members 81 the latter said
1T looks from the attitude Of tho leaders
Of the strike as II II may be a long one. We
can wait for some time without employing
strike breakers The wage demands are
in some cases pro hibItive. but ] believe
everything will come down eventually to
a demand FOR the closed shop. We do not
care whether our employees belong To a
union or not. but believe this trade IL not
one that IL adapted To- the closed shop.