New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-18
EMPLOYERS YIELD
To GIRL STRIKERS
Cotton Garment Manufacturers
Agree to Their Principal
Demands.
$1,000 WORKERS AFFECTED
Meanwhile There Is Generous
Response to Ministers APP
peal for Public to Con-
tribute Funds to Union.

The demands Of 5000 girls were granted
early this morning. when, after an all
night session, the Cotton Garment Manu-
facturers' Association, through Harry 4.
Gordon. counsel. announced that the EN-
ployers were ready TO give in. Reco3ni-
ton of the union. double pay for over
time and a fifty-hour week are the prin-
cipa concessions Of the manufacturers.
In the afternoon the employers appeared
confident that the garment workers were
gradually becoming starved into submits
sion and would return TO work in increas-
ingly large numbers: but no such thing
happened, and the striking girls seemed
Yesterday more determined than ever 10
fight II out il IL took every cent in their
treasury.
we are spending 5000 week in relief
lawyers fees. rental for halls and other
strike expenses" Miss Maud Younger
said yesterday at the Labor Temple.
This money IL coming from those who
are back at work. as we'll az from the
great number OF subscriptions paid us by
rich people and the fund ministers have
been able to raise The spirit OF the girls
Is splendid. They will never give in
Special qualification was expressed at
the way money was coming in as result
Of the letter printed i'm Sundays Tribune
signed by fifteen ministers. calling for
per sons to pledge themselves 10 an assess
ment Of s. o week until the strike was
won.
There has been a decided drift of pub
lie opinion i'm favor Of the strikers. sad
the Rev. John Haynes Holmes, one of the
signers OF the letter II have found
great response in my own church. ana
many Of my congregation have already
signed the pledges or promised 10 do so.
I have heard Of one church alone that
sent 500 TO the strikers.
The employers felt that the girls were
up against it. but think the public -
determined that they shall not be brutal
" forced into submission by starvation
The attitude Of the employers is very
unreasonabl e and uncharitable If they
think they can lie back and let the girls
starve into submission. Never before.
i'm my opinion. has there been such re-
Spouse from the churches, which nave
been inclined i'm previous strikes 10 hold
themselves aloof I think the human as
poets Of the strike and the justice OF the
cause have appealed 10 the public
Although during January there were
estimated 10 be more than 10000 per-
sons. mostly Jews. out Of work in the
city as "A result of the strike. II was SAID
Yesterday at the United Hebrew Chart
ties that there were practically no APP
meals for relief due 10 the strike. The
number OF cases Of relief given during
that month was markedly less than for
the same month last year. which was
taken a. an indication that the garment
workers wsr. fully able To take care or
themselves
This safe Of affairs in the women
branch 81 the strike was duplicated IN
IN. mems branch II was SAID that no
further efforts st Cancellation with the
EMPLOYERS were contemplated and that
the neht would 20 on 20 d finish. More
than two hundred and nifty employers
haN. settled with the strikers through
individual agreements. granting every =
thing demanded. the strikers declare.
Gertrude Barnum. organizer Tor Inc
International ladies Garments Workers
Union. announced Yesterday thdt Ma! OF
George T.. Ellis OF Grand Rapids Would
sue,l next FRIDAY morning in the Der
keley Theatre at tn. suffrage mass meet
Ing 10 raise money for the strike.