The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-01-06
WOMEN TAKE A HAND
IN LAUNDRY STRIKE
Their Trade Union Lcague
Decides to Help the
Strikers.
HAND LANDOWNERS IRE
Give Steam Shops Is Days 70 End
the Strike Steam Shop
Men Stand Pat.

Wealthy women in the Women Trade
Union League who took an interest m
the last strike of the wal-tmalers are
taking an active interest also IN tho strr,,
of the laundry workers Nearly all tho
workers in the laundries are girls and for
this reason the league has decided 'o
cooperate with the strikers.
There was report vest crday that Mr.
O. n. T. Belmont. Miss Anne Norcar
ana other ladies' in the league had declared
IN favor of the strikers William Armour
the strike leader, said last night that h.
had been notified 10y Miss Helen Maro,.
secretary of tn" league. that the leagIa
wa- ready to give its aid T." TN" -trlNer,
put she did not name any names
Mrs. Josephine Morgenthau who though
not a member of the league Is IN touch
with lis officers appeared IN tho Harlem
polio" court Yesterday and offered her
house al 80 West Seventeen street. valued
at sljn oOO. as a bail bond for four men az.
rested on Thursday III connection with the
strik" The four were released IN 500
bail each for examination to-day Ny
Magistrate Butts. who accepted tho -
curity offered 10y Mrs Morgruthau. Tn.
laundry delivery wagon at lO6th stree
and Fifth avenue. throwing the content.
of the wagon IN the street and tearing
them up.
When Mrs MorCenthIu was ASK ed why
she offered her house for security for the
four men she r"rliCi that Miss Mary Z
prri"r, president ut tho Nomen'- Trade
Union League, had asked her tp DO ~.
a. III" league WAS taking great interest,"
IN the strike
The strik" COMMITTEES OPENED head
quarters Yesterday at the league building
>? Fast Foriy-third street. with Mis-,
Melinda Scott OF the league IN charcn
Miss Helen NarOt, secretary of the league
said that it, uf'icrrs had come to the con.
clusion that tho strike was worthy ut at
the support the league could give n
Ihe different assoCiGt lions of hand
laundry proprictors IN the city holi I
mass meeting Yesterday AT the L.uoy
'aSino, ll6th street and Lemon avenue
to protest against the action Of mo orr.
pri"torS Of the steam laundries in leavlu.,
them out IN The cold in the fight hetwae,
IL" Steam !aundrlcs and the union. The
meeting was attended 10y about .OpJ
owners. representing the 5000 hand
larlndrles IN the city. They decided 10 give
he steam laundry prporlctors fifteen
days TO come To some settlement IN the
strike, failing in which there will he
general shutdown of the hand laundrias
unit a settlement i reached.
The hand laundrl"s do the finishing nj
articles sent them bv the steam laundrles
meeting OF the strikers was held m
the afternoon a; Goel2's Hall. 2375 Eighth
avenue. a. which women strikers warp
among the speakers Vernon Smith
representative of the Laundry Workers
International Union. said that more of
the steam laundries IN BROOKLYN We're tled
up and that nego, ia, ions We're IN progress
for a settlement with one of the larCas'
steam laundrie- in Manhattan He als0
said that the steam laundries that were
trying 10 do business We're doing hus.-
ness only in nam. aud that a number Of
new drivers had been induced to plllI
The officials of the State Board Of A.
brratlon Got IN touch with the officers Of
the steam Laundrymen : Assoc Ia Ion
aud We're told that the aSsoCiat ION mem
bers would not do business with the union
on any terms When seen last evening
Pre- sident l.anEfelder Of the association
said:
u here l. not steam laundry aNartai
by tn" strike that is not doing business
with new men. Tn" wagons are al,
guarded with special men and police ara
guarding the laundrles We heard wh,
was done a. the meeting of the hani
laundry owners aud We viii have no more
conferences