New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-03
sixty Thousand Workers
Ready to Quit To-mor-
row, Vote Shows.
rACF WEEKLY WAGE
LOSS OF $1,000,000
coociliatiOn Council, in Last
Effort To-day, Viii Seek to
Thwart Clash.

r,Isss Nsyor Mitchels council Of
-...-.,;or scds il possible TO bring
l,r, an understanding between en-
-,.~.rs ana workers some time to-day,
1oo EMPLOYEES Of garment shops will
..-ise tomorrow morning.
The three DAYS OF balloting on the
..,;-,s,litv Of strike should the
-.,sfac.urcrs refuse TO accept the
..-.,.ve settlement Of the arbitration
.,Bse.i ended last night.
II he strike does come 1t will mean
o.. te.up bv mex, Monday Of approx
~..slv 100000 workers in all allied
.-.sss I.will mean the loss Of $1,000
IN, a wees .n wages to the $4,000
,.o,Iers alone. Ii it lasts through the
,,.v SESSION Of eight weeks, which is
,sopt 20 begin, the employers will lose
1--we than S50.000.OOO worth of bust
ness.
When the total count was completed
+. showed $685. in favor OF the strike
and ISL against. with about 10000 not
voting Almost all the 10000 women
rorss-s IN che industry cast their
ballot
officials Of the union declared to
tribune reporter yesterday that the
EMPLOYERS seemed TO be taking advan-
are o the TACT that there could be no
-o,e incorveniert time than the pres
o.. for the workers to strike. 1t is
lille more chan FIVE weeks to Roschha-
s,sorah and about seven weeks to
Yon K.p7ur. The former holiday. be
.-e the Jewish New Year. requires ex-
..nava preparation and financial out
,sy t5r its celebration. After Hom
E.o9u-. CT the jewish day Of fast,
her. aye e.gh. DAYS Of fessting.
Want Settlement Now.
BENJAMIN Schles.nger. president Of
The Cement Workers Union. said last
r,rs. that the workers wanted concll-
story action at once, because a large
r.r: o. the Jewish employees wished
20 be .r q calm state of mind, not only
.-rrr The holidays. but during the eX-
.s-s.ye r.eoar4t0ns that precede them.
Nevertheless the union reported that
twas ready for the strike. Mr.. Schles-
,-g.r adm --ad that while the Mayors
..urc. OF .roitration had been prepar-
-s .or peace the union had been pre-
mig for i1s-i.itics. In his estlma-
-.5- t-e biggest strike ever seen IN the
-ee.I. Industry may begin tomorrow.
"We have done everything that could
have been done in the interests OF
,..ce." re said The manufacturers
wll have the last word tomorrow. We
control g, per cent of the c!ty's cloak
makers and can re up the entire trade
@. d minutes notice
A.. Yesterday t.e council Of concili-
ston was making an eleventh hour
EFFORT 60 eoId the bi-oE. Prominent IN
,,e minds OF ur Felix Adler. the chair
nan o. the council and Mayor Mitchell
vas the knowledge that a strike meant
:,et 100000 men. women and children
90 'he East s de-. who are dependent on
he garment workers wages, would
gamr the charity organizations OF
New York.
The meeting was called Yesterday
morning b.. Mayor Mitchell. Four mem
hers o: -ae council were present. These
~s.e CAV Chamberlain Bruere, George
W. hlcr"-.. Charles L. Bernnelmer
and the chairman. Or. Adler.
loar e. ... tle union and the manu-
.sc.ureI- were called before the arbi-
ra,.on committee. Harold Riegelman,
Speaking or behalf OF the manufacture
ss. said that the workers were wrang
.-g over mis.nterpretation Of the
agreement proposed By the Mayors
ccu-ci. las. week
Demands Puzzle Employers.
The argument which will have to
be settled said Mr. Riegelman, who
is assistant 90 Julius Henry Cohen,
Chief cou. e. for the manufacturers,
Jas. night. "wi.l be the Interpretation
o. the method 90 be employed when a
nan ls discharged. We also want TO
snow what u.s. meant by the demand TO
f9e' full force working throughout
the year
81, would be impossible for a manu-
iacturer % discharge any Of his men
OF lay them of. even during a dull sea-
son. II the unions demand should be
o2eyet. Iaat l5 FOOLS and impos-
sole"
Norris HIlqut. counsel for the
workers, said that the union could not
ana would not couutenance mysterious
a,,oas on the part Of the employers.
lae manufacturers want TO get in
position wrere they can strike the
s'.oa a death blow" declared Mr..
Sch.esincer "Thcy have triAed long
enough. We acted n good faith when
We agreed 10 the findings Of the council
VI Cancellation and we thought the
mI.2yers did. We accepted what the
'o1rcI thought was right, but the
-Anui,ac,uers have hemmed and
-se@,ea' trying TO get a little the best
"aen asked as to the result Of the
11 4, held by the council yesterday
~ ~ Adler replied that the situation
s ~.s 100 delicate to jeopardize il by
sung out statement.