Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-31

| result Of the walkout occurred in the
Williamsburgh and Brownsville Sec
tons of Brooklyn. In Williamsburgh,
building where coat and vest makers
were working, was attacked by 60 men,
who smashed in most of the doors and
windows before the police reserve ar
rived and routed them. In Brownsville,
tine disorder took the form of slight
clashes between alleged strikers and
operatives, who insisted on going 10
Worh.
The manufacturers declared that no
formal demands have been received by
them from the strikers.
New York. Dec. 3o.-AIen and women
garment workers. estimated at 5000,
went out on strike in New York, today,
tying up approximately 400G factories.
] hey demand higher pay and better
working conditions.
Mass meetings of the strikers began
as early as A. NJ. and at day light
in driZzling rain, picket squads of IL
had been posted at all the factories af
fected. In each squad were at least two
women.
Fefty-five halls throughout the city
have been engaged by the strikers for
gathering places Violence has been
discountenanced by the leaders, and
the Nalk-out, today, was accompanied
by no disorder.
Before daybreak the leaders of gar
ment workers in this city and New
Jersey enVirons began preparations for
the proposed strike of $4,000 workers
at 1910 factories today, as ordered by
the United Male Garment Workers
Union, last night
More than 1000 pickets were ordered
| by vote of the workers at Il late
meeting to report in the several dis
trlcts as early as 3 o'clock, this morn
| ing, to distribute proelamations print
| ed in several languages explaining the
purposes of the strike. It was an
nounced that 30 public halls in different
parts of the city had been engaged for
mass meetings daily, beginning, today.
The strike is confined at present to
the makers of mems and boys cloth
| ing. OF the $4,000 workers in this
| industry about 10000 are women. 1t
was declared, today however. that the
Ladies' Garments Workers Union was
also at work organizing its forces for
the demand of an extension to other
branches of a peace agreement sign
ed, two years ago, and that strike
of 10000 more workers would be call
ed to enforce the demand
The strike in the mems and boys
clothing industry alone, however, will
be the largest New York has expert
enced in years. if the tie-up proves
as completed as the leaders threaten
The total value of the product of
mems and boys clothing manufac-
| tured in New York yearly is estimat-
| ed at $3.50, 100000. 1t will be the first
large strike this branch of the indus
try has experienced here.
An S-hour day. 20 per cent increase
in wages, with a minimum of $40 a
week for girls and SIG for men, aboii-
ton of child labor and work in the
tenements are the features of the
strikers demands. There have been
no organization negotiations with the
employers and it is declared that they
| refused to treat with the union The
strike was decided upon by a vote in
which 10000 of the workers partici
pated.
| Possibilities of a spread of the strike
! to other cities were not featured in
statements by the leaders, but it was de-
clared that the tie-up in New York would
| affect the country at large. Four big
sections of the city. which have been
| thickly settled with Jewish immigrants
from Russia. will be the principal scenes
of the strike. These are known as the
East Side and Harlem sections of Man
haitian and the Brownsville and Eastern
districts of Brooklyn, Newark and Jer-
sey city are other centers. If prolonged
| the strike is expected to cause distress
| to thousands of tenement dwellers. a. sit
uation which settlement workers and
| charitable organizations have laid plans
| to meet.
In this city the various unions involved
| and the number of workers who are as
| serted to be enlisted for the strike are
tabulated as follows:
| Brotherhood of Tailors Goat tailors)
%, 900
| overcoat and Sack Coat Makers Union
| 5000
Trousers Makers Union. 12,OOO
| Vest Makers Union, 12OOo
| Knee Breaches Makers onion 25Oo
| Chidren's Jacket Makers Union, 5000.
| Boys Refer Union, $500
| Pressers' Union Several branches) 10
COO
| Lithuanian Tailors' Union 1000.
Custom Tailors' Union 5000
| Strike leaders at mass meeting OF
garment makers, tonight, refused to
allow Mr.. William Carter, general
secretary of the International Peace
Forum. to put before the assembled
workers the society's arbitration plan
Mr.. Garter was told it was too early
IN the strike" to consider mediation
| 1t was announced officially at strike
headquarters that the number of OPP
eratives out, tonight, is $4,000.
KENNEREC