New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-30
K|M0NO GIRLS WIN
STRIKE FOR MORE PAY
Plan to Settle Dispute in Mems
Garment Trade Awaits Vote
of Idle Workers.
EYES ON DOVE OF PEACE
Proposed Compromise Splits
Union Into Factions, but Lead
ers Fee. Sure Terms Will
Be Accepted.

Moro doves Of peace were set Autter.rg
Yesterday over tho troubled garment in
dus'r!. WITH the beginning OF ne$otla-
uD.s which were expected 20 bring the
strih" t" an end n the wrapper ana
Emoro branch of the industry.
Representatives of the East Side Mani
factUr'"s' Association. nhich controls
large portion of this trade. met with rep
rCscntefivcs Of tho Union ycStsrda. ~
th' rooms of :ho State Board Of Media
tiou and Arbitration. ana reached a 4
agreement Tor IN" immediate return OF
their workers 10 the shops under Gr.on
""cogr'tion, higher wages and Shprte'
nouns. Grievances not covered HhHe'
these heads ar. g. be adjusted later ~
the state board. acting "a arbitrator.
Later in the day similar meeting. also
under the auspices OF the state mediators'
was held q, the Hoffman House. attended
lv representatives % the New YORK
fl"gsodrcss and Kimono Manufacturers
Association. These manufacturers repre-
scented practically all those not included
IN tho first meeting. and il was announced
that tteir deliberations viii probably re-
silt in favor Of ending tho strike
This would mean an additional bW'
cirs 10 80 back 10 work. leaving only the
$50 in,lGdcd IN III" white goods indusf!
UnproyiIcd Tor Even the number 81
thcS, s:rikcre 3: was announced at unlon
Headquarters. was being greatly reduced
by tho daily settlements being made with
individual manufacturers who were Will
iuE To- make the concessions the unions
demanded.
The Vrapr,. kimono ana white goods
makers IRE the ones in Snom Colonel
Roosevelt took special interest and IN
whose behalf ~ asked To- a state invcsti-
cation into their working conditions. IL
was sa!d that MS activity was largely re-
spor sih.c Tor the sudden ending Of the
trouble 30 far as they were concerned.
The biggest dove OF peace OF all-the
enc SGT loose 10 bring calm 10 the no."
strikers ~ the mems garment trade-"an
doing considerable duttering Yesterday.
looking st times a. IL he were gong 10 ne
scared OY entirely. This vas due 10 th.
factions INTO which the compromise ST.
dement,. accepted by the national council
;or submission 20 a referendum OF all the
workers had split the union
Iae Tdui' as were itlIla~ dla tN'l! q .
forts toward stirring Ip sentiment yes.
torday against the acceptance 90 anything
but complete submission on the part OF
the employers TO the full demands made
by the strikers In the beginning.
The union leaders,. however said they
were determined 70 submit the question
"a tho vote ~ tho strikers, and expressed
confidence that the terms would be ac-
cepted By them.
Despite these s.ens ~ peace. the day
did not pass without It's strife between
the police and the strikers. one came
when htty men attacked factory al No
so Bowery TO scare the workers there
away from their benches. Other out
breaks in various parts 81 the district
resulted in the arrest OF upward OF thirty
strikers. IN groups OF sinsly. on charges
~ disorderly conduct