The evening world., 1911-12-11
GARMENT WORKERS
ANGRY At TALKAT
DINNER Of BOSSES
Threaten to Proceed Against
\ the Attorney for Manufac-
turerS' Association.
EMPLO ANGRY TOO
Object to the Appointment of
Clara Lemlich as a Fac
tory Inspector.
ANGRY, TOO

@S sHS ~ SAS@ae " Sie
SKIRT Manufacturer q Now York burst
out today IN all their od fury when
h workers heard hat what was be-
hsved to DO a libel upon their Officers
was uttered last night at the manufac-
turer' dinner It M Hotel Astur. Tue
manufacturers are just as much
aroused over the appointment Of Ciara
Lomhch 70 be q State factory inspector.
T0rre1ts of the manufacturer to seek
the annulanent of lfiss Lemlich's ap-
parliament were made to-day.
President Morris Bernstein Of the
Manufacturers' Association. seen at his
sasbiishisen al No. 50 West Twenty.
second street this afternoon. said:
Il don't know what to say about the
appointment of Miss Lemlich. It comes
~ . great surprise. Whether the nan
vaeacturers will protest against Il 10
something I cannot say officially at this
time. II would seem that in view Of
what Min Lemiieh says she has SUI
fered At the hands of manufacturers
she would be rather \ prejudicsd person
to intrust to factory inspection.
SAYS MISS LEMLlcH HAS NOT
BEEN BOUNDED.
Miss Lemhoh ays that the hembsrs
Of your association have bounded her
ous Of ponuons." the reporter said.
That = 10 truA" said the president
hsetsd1y. m shs lost . position Il was
h3 own cAuik Or because there was no
wosk, No one 0ounded her for her part
h Ne striks. In tact I don't remember
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OoopG DIXON was about"
Inst ehsn Mr.. Rothman. who had .
tuouAssn sa0aGsmsot with President
0e0nabson. oAmo IA
'Hoehman." 0ld Bernstein, what do
voa know about thAs Lsmlach an who
~ bssn aopolnAsd etaNs Factory In.
uooseoef".
"1As y - hsaask and - square .
~ - aver Hved." declared Rothman.
II sure shSu do nothing but her
iNtv and Do 4 weia. I don't think manu-
Aseassrs VII have anything to fear
I'm hsr % long - they live up to the
49,
1onse manufacturer hoed Nn Lem
t0A responsible for he strike which
aed ~ the cioAkmaAang business OF the
whoss country . few years ago. 1t
was she. . msrs stripping OF . girl.
wNo stood before a mass meeting in
.yoper Union and told of the terrible
coalitions under which she vas com-
,eued to work. II wa her story. SO
10 manufacturers believe. which acted
Is the last straw.
SAYS CHE WAS BOUNDED By
THE BOSSES.
since that time Miss Lemuch say.
she has suffered grea: hardship ~ q
'esult Of . boycott which had been do
.iared against her. She lives at No. 81
ilenxnore avenue. Brooklyn. and Is tn.
principal support Of her parents and
ser young brother. These facts. Sin,
,aid, did not arouse any sympathy II
ne hearts OF the manufacturers VIII,
rounded her first out OF one Job ant
hen out Of another.
Finally members OF the Woman Trad,
;nion. which had secured for her ssv.
raj positions from which she was late
discharged. interested the State Depart
ncnt of Labor In her Ease. with tn,
'esult thai her appointment as q Stat
'sctory inspector wa announced yes
erday. Miss Lemlich's friends say tina
he manufacturers will work In vain |
hey attempt to secure her dischars
rom this position.
President Abraham berg Of tn,
International Ladies' Garment Workers
inion saad to-day ne wasn't inter
'sted In the case of Miss Lsmlich. H,
'eeined to be Tar more aroused owe
ilatements attributed to Mark J. Gold
leis, counsel for the Manufacturers
s%soclation and son Of Its organizer
made at the first annual dinner of tn,
manufacturers at the Hotel Aston las
tight.
Il d,n't know whether Goldberg jus
,razed the cutIcle of criminal libel O
rot" said Mr.. Rosenberg to an Evening
World reporter, to-day, but II h
means TO infer that the head of I'll
~'ioakmakers' organization or any othe
,fncial is a CRATER he'll suffer for 1t.
SAYS GOLDBERG Is A REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF HIS CLASS.
| but Goldberg Is no exception.
I epresents the feelings of almost ever
Nnen IN that class. because the head
VI these working people wi. not Sc
},ut to them: because they will not bt
ray their trust to the thousands VIII
are depending upon them, the mani
= 'acturers sit back and call them graf
srs. It's easy TO say but impossible I
1rove. I'm going to find out just wins
Ar. Goldberg said at the Aston last Nigh
md II he has attempted to damage tt
equation of any individual he Will /
prosecuted. II he has protected himsc
ii ge~neralities. why we can't do vor
much to him. I suppose"
Here IL what Mr.. Goldberg Is quote
AZ saying at the Aston and while
,roused the labor leaders:
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