The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-30
Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont and Mrs.
Rose Pastor-Stokes Organ
ize Relief Work
MAY CALL OUT WAIST
AND DRESSMAKERS
Abolition of Sweatshop and Ten
ement House and Sanitary
Conditions Demanded

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-In a cold
downpour OF rain which drenched
them To the skin, the men and women
garment workers OF New York, and
The surrounding cities, aflliated with
the United Garment Workers OF Amer
lea, went on strike today. to enforce
demands for the shorter work-day, in
creased wages and sanitary working
conditions.
The strike for a time completely
OparalyZed one OF the biggest indus
Lriss OF the city, but the employers
association, which is acting as q unit
ii opposing the demands OF uN5 strik-
=ers, was confident that itA would
fjzZle.
The employers said that while
many of their factories were slow IN
opening because many of the workers
Who remained loyal We're afraid 20
how up today, they would retain III
excess OF so per cent of their regular
forces, and would quickly be able 10
i'll the places of all of the others.
The employers blamed the leaders for
the strike, and insisted that the ma
ority OF the workers were satisned
with present conditions. To graft tne
demands, il was said. would spell
bankruptcy to hundreds OF the smaller
manufacturers. and all had agreed 10
shut down, as a last resort, ratner
than grant the demands.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF the state depart
ment OF labor were on the ground, en-
Leayoring to get the two sides To-
cether. on a basis Of compromise, Dut
Il was not believed they would be very
successful.
A committee OF we'll known men,
with Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont, Mrs Rose
Pastor Stokes, who was cigalmaker
before she married into the Stokes
family with its millions, and Mrs.
Bertha Mailey, have already organized
= plan of systematic relief for the
families of the strikers, and opened
headquarters in the heart Of the strike
district today.
At the doors OF the hundreds OF fac
tories in this city--the great majority
Lainp on the east side--in Newark.
Iersev CITY. and as far north as fCn-
kers. official representatives OF the
trike committee met the workers as
hey arrived today. The streets we,s
mid with siushy snow, and coiu
misty rain fell steadily. But, torHihs
I'm line. the men and women maIcie.
through the slush in. the mloule Vi
the streets from each OF the factories
20 their headquarters. Meetings "ere
m nrogress throughout the day IN one
hall I'm Harlem, Ave in Brcokiyn' -
on the east side of New YORK, a,id Que
n each OF the surrounding cltles az
fected by the strike. -
At all. enthusiastic speeches "elo
made. The men and women slrikcrs
ere told bv their leaders tina! ihey
yonld win in a week If they would
AND together. mo violence" peace
rrI nicketing." and solidarity" were
Inc mottoes held aloft by the leaders
ond n was asserted that the entire
streng,h of the American Federation
oF Labor would be behind the "oth-
ers to the END. cor.
,cnt workers and Tailors' union,
saAowir0 the decision reached
Sntnrdav night. after meetings OF
~ various committees, and
aa,ing of the workers. There was
- walkout. the workers merely iall'
-, ,o 90 to the shops. The number
-, psrsons who will be idle today IS
sst,mated variously at from 10000 10
l25,000. ,- o,h,od
More than 1,5O 0pickets assembeu
,odov NJ Clinton hall. to receive IN.
s,-rctIons from the national and local
aSecntiye committees OF the United
Garment workers. 49,
The strike so far is confined &c the
makers of outer garments for me"
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