New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-01-06
WOMEN AID LAUNDRYMEN
Provide Bail for Strikers Ac-
Cused of Holding Up Wagon.
OWNERS HOLD CONFERENCE
Hand Workers Say They Are Be-
tween Steam Workers and EN-
ployes and Are Squeezed"

As Is usual Of late years in strikes III
en- are coming forward with offers to aid
the striking laundry workers. Many wealthy
women are members Of the Women's TRADE
Union League which has espoused the
cause of tie laundry strikers, but others
not In the league have come forward WIN
assistance.
Mrs Josephine Morgenthau appeared II
the Harlem court yesterday and gave pan
for four supposed strikers. who were held
by Magistrate Butts I'm 500 bail each Tor
examination to-day on the charge Of hold
ing up a laundry delivery wagon and de-
stroying its contents. Mrs. Morgenthau Of
fered as security her house, valued at $780,
CO., at No. 30 West 10th street. Che said
she was prompted to take the step at the
suggestion of Miss Mary T.. Dreier, OF the
Women's Trade Union League.
Miss Melinda Scott an officer of the
league was in charge yesterday of n strike
committee, which will have its headquar-
ters in the league building, No, 3 East I'd
street
4 conference was held late in the AFTER
noon In the rooms of the league between
Colonel Michael j. Reagan, Of the state
BoErd Of Arbitration; William Armor pres
dcnt Of Laundry Workers Union No. III;
Philip Gosseen, business agent of Union
No. 81; J. Tazclaar, an organizer OF the
American Federation of Labor. and {. w.
Bailey sscretsry-tres surer OF the lnterha-
tlonal Laundry Workers Union. The con-
ference was called 20 discuss plans for a
Modification OF tho demands OF tho strikers
with view of settling the strike.
Mr., 1azelaar strongly recommended a
modification of the original demands, and
Colonel Reagan said afterward that they
shoud he considerably modified.
When william Armor the strike leader,
was seen later he denied that the strikers
would agree to modify their demands, The
closed Shop demand would stay" he said.
J. SpicgelSlass presided at a meeting in
the LenOx Casino. Lonox avenue and 10th
street, which was attended by about one
thousand hand laundry owners, who as
serted that they were between the upper
and lower milestone through this strike
The owners of the hand laundres send
the work OF their customers to the steam
laundries for washing. and only do the fin
ishing themselves. They say that the light
between the union and the steam laundry
men has closed the hand laundries. and the
meeting was called 10 protest against the
steam laundrymen for not coming to some
kind Of settlement with the strikers.
Philip Gosseen, business agent of Laun-
dry Workers Union No. 81, was at the
meeting and made plea for the closing Of
the hand laundrics. He advised the hand
laundry owners to refuse to obey the steam
laundry owners II they wanted them TO
take the union sign out of the windows Of
their Iaundries. When he came out, he said
his advice was received with applause.
After the meeting the hand laundry own
ers said they had decided to give the steam
laundrymen fifteen days TO settle the strike
I'm some way, the hand laundries to he
closed at the end OF that time " there was
no settlement.
4 committee was appointed from each
local association and committee r"pre-
sen,ing the meeting was also appointel to
meet representatives OF the union, the
Steam Landrymen's Association and the
State Board of Arbitration for the purpose
OF settling the strike.
1--WE are squeezed between the strikers
and the steam laundrymen. though we are
not Participants in the night through The
strike" said l.. y. Rerg, one OF the hand
laundry owners The steam laundries do
the rough work and we do only the finish
ing. Some of us have shut down already,
and unless this conference We are planning
leads TO a settlement all the six THOUSAND
hand laundries in the city will close 1nti
the strike is settled"
II was stated that az the strike has
proved a great benefit to the Chinese Iaun-
drymen the Chinese Eaundrymen's Guild
is willing TO give q good contribution to
the strike fund. The family laundresses
have also been benefited by the strike. and
those who were willing TO work for Il OF
81 y a day now demand 81 So
The officers OF the Steam Laundrymon's
Association said last night that there
would be no more conferences with repre-
sentatives of the union. President Lang
fielder said;
I'VE will never recognize the union. AL
the laundries affected by the strike are
working We have special guards on the
wagons and police are guarding the laun-
dries"