New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10
LENNON LEADS STRIKERS.
Treasurer of American Fedora
ton to Advise CIoakmakers.
COMPRESS SPEAKING TOUR
He Will Address Workers at 145
Halls-Manufacturers Will
Hold Mass Meeting.

The official leader of the cloakmakers'
strike, IL was announced yesterday by the
officers Of the Cloak. Suit and Skirt Makers
Union, beginning with Monday. Will be
John B. Lennon. treasurer of the American
Federation OF Labor. He came to this city
with President Gompers Of the Federation
yesterday to consult with the strike COM
mittee. This is the first time that men,
Der Of the executive council Of the FEEDER
alton has come from Washington to lead a
strike. Mr.. Lennon was formerly president
of the Journeymen Tailors' International
Union Both Mr.. Gompers and Mr.. Len
non viii be in this city all week, but Mr..
Lennon is expected to remain here until
the strike is over, and he will proba bly,
make his headquarters at Beethoven Hall.
A conference took place yesterday morn
ing at the Victoria Hotel among President
Gompers, Treasurer Lennon, Abraham
Rosenberg, president of the International
Women's Garment Workers, and John A.
Dycne. secretary of the general executive
board Of the latter, regarding the strike.
The representatives Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, It was stated, promised
to cooperate with the strikers and to use
every effort to make the strike a success.
In statement issued yesterday Mr. Com
pers said:
This is very important strike, and in
point Of numbers 1t is the largest strike
that has ever taken place in this country.
1t is a strike against the continuance of
tnhuHan conditions under which the work
ers in this industry have been laboring
When the actual conditions are made
known to the world the support of the
iaooring people throughout the entire coun-
try will be forthcoming The people them
selves are only beginning TO realize the
deplorable conditions under which they
have been laboring"
Mr. Rosenberg said last night that Mr.
Gompers and Mr.. Lennon will be taken on
speaking tour through all the halls where
the strikers are meeting. beginning to-day.
AS there are 145 of these halls. 1t was
stated that the speeches will necessarily
be very brief The tour is planned to en-
courage the strikers. Mr.. Gompers will
be the principal speaker at most of the
meetings.
In regard to the proposition to call out
the cIoakmakers in PHILADELPHIA Cleveland
Boston and other places, in case the manu-
facturers in those cities did work for anv
firms affected by the present strike. Mr..
Rosenberg said that these strikes would
not be necessary. Ordinarily he said New
York supplied the manufacturers in these
cities with 90 per cent of INC cloaks, and
these manufacturers made the other 30 per
cent With the cloakmakers in New York
on strike, he said. the manufacturers in
these cities would be kept 100 busy trying
10 I'LL their own orders to attend to any
outside work. He said the settlement COM
mittee which meets in the Victoria Hotel
VIII be ready for business tomorrow.
An open air mass meeting OF the strikers
had been called at Union Square for yes
terday afternoon but at the last moment IT
was decided to call il off on account of the
hot weather.
The cloak manufacturers will hold meet
ings this week to decide how to cope with
the strike The committee of ten appointed
at the meeting in the Union Square Hotel
on Friday, at which a new association was
formed, will meet at the Hoffman House
tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday to
draft a constitution and bylaws This as
ISOLATION has called a mass meeting Of two
thousand cloak manufacturers for Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Teutonia
Assembly Rooms, No. IA East 18th street.
TO take definite action regarding the strike.
The Cloak, Suit, Skirt and Costume Manu-
facturers' Association will also have a
meeting this week. a member of the new
association said:
Il co not care TO predict what action we
are likely to take at the mass meeting. We
do not need to employ strike breakers at
present. Some of the wage demands are
orbitant, but l think everything will mar
row down TO a demand for the open shop.
We do not care whether the cloakma kers
are in the union or not but I believe the
trade Is not adapted for the closed shop