The evening world., 1913-01-30
MEET
W|THSTATE BOARD
TOD|SCUSSSTR|KE
Settlement of Garment Work
ers' Difficulties May Result
From Conference.
TO VOTE TOMORROW,
Union Will Decide Then
Whether to Continue Walk.
Out or Accept Terms.

A determined EFFORT to en- the garment
strike. which for six weeks has spread
distress throughout tn, great east side.
was begun BY the State Labor Depart
ment this afternoon. At the behest of
Commissioner Williams. Chairman will
lam c. Rogers Of the Board of Media.
ton and Arbitration went into confer
ence with the group Of four associations
Of manufacturers that has 20 far stead
tasty reused to deal with the leaders Of
their striking employees.
The conference was held At the Hotel
Breevort, Firth avenue and Eighth
street, and II lasted several hours.
While II was In progress Mr.. Rogers
gave out word that although no basis
Of mediation had been agreed to oy
the manufacturers represented. he be-
lieved long step was being taken to-
ward bringing the warning bosses and
leaders together for arbitration. Mr.
Williams used, az one OF his most po-
tent arguments In favor Of such con-
ferences, the increasing destitution
among the workers.
While this step toward a settlement
was taken, however. It became incrs1s-
inE1y evident that there Is great danger
OF a prolonsation OF the strike, in
spite Of former rosy outlook. 1t
was generally admitted the proposed
agreement between the union and
manufacturers not identified with the
Benjamin group will not be ratified.
NAll NAVE I'll z
srARvE, ONE GAYS.
II the vote 10 against II. said ono
manufacturers there will be othing to
do but close up shop Othe season 10
over. anyhow, he said, and "let the
workers starve n they choose to-" lie
said there was no possibility OF
further concession by the men with
whom he oined In trying to effect
peace.
A determined woman with regula.
ton pohceman's nightstick concealed
under the cape OF her coat injected
herself into a small demonstration of
the striking garment workers before
some OF the manufactures on Aston
place to-day and dubbed her way into
u cen III tHc sutICtT BtTtck EtdtiOH
Mrs. Semesa Munxianto Of No. 1,II
New York avenue. Brooklyn. who was
the woman with the club. tried the
trick of whipping the heavy 'fbilly
out from under her cloak to give a
strikebreaker a rap as he was on his
way to work and then whisking the
weapon into concealment again. The
plan worked until Policeman Lynch
happened to see It in operation. He
attempted to arrest Mrs. Munsianto
and got a couple Of sharp rUps across
the head before he wrested the club
from her hands.
At the Mercer street station the
Amazon Of the war club gravely stated
she was related to the King Of Ital,
by marriage and that the King knew
II. The desk lieutenant did not motif!
King Victor Emmanuel Of his rela
tive's arrest. however.
TO VOTE ON SETTLEMENT TO
MORROW AND SATURDAY,.
Sam Harris. who lives at No. s7b South
second street. Brooklyn. was arrested
at the same time for creating q dis
| turbance.
Among the strikers OF the United
Garment Workers Union speculation
was rife to-day a. to the outcome o
the vote that will be taken Tomorrow
and Saturday upon the question Of .
strike settlement
Increasing restitution among the strik
ing garment workers. now out Of en-
ployment for more than q month. vii
be q big factor In deciding the isuse o
accepting present terms or holding uu
for possible better ones.
-Four Thousand of the garment work
ers have returned to work since the Do
ginning Of the week. on individual set
Elements made with the employers; bu
there are about 10000 still out Of EN-
ployment, the union managers declare.
A public appeal for funds, to aid tn
girl strikers IN the white goods an,
underwear trade. WAS made, to-day
and a subscription once opened AZ Nc
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