The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-29
BLAME IDLE 10000
ON SHOP OWNERS
Economists. After Studying
Garmcnt Strife. Find En-
ployers at Fault.
CAREFULLY WEIGH FACTS

Responsibility for the lockout OF
10000 garment workers is placed upon
the shoulders of the executive committee
or the Manufacturers Protective Assoc
citation In a statement issued yesterday
by a group OF political scientists aud
economists.
The signers OF the statement are Wen
dell T. Bush. j. +. Chamberlain John
Dewey. Charles A.. Beard. Rober. r..
Chaddock. Robert l." Hale. Carlton
Hayes. Arthur Macmahon. Parker
I Thomas Moon, Samuel McCune Lindsay.
Franklin II. Giddings. Henry r. Seager.
Edwin u. a. Seligman. james ". Robin
son. Herbert l.. Ossood. Thomas l. Par.
kinson. W. y. Montague. Robert I.iy-
ingstOn schuyler. Robert y. Sheuton.
A. A Tenney. Donald II. Tucker. W. Il.
Shepherd and James T. Shotwell
The breakdown Of the agreement be-
tween employers aud employees which
had kept peace In the trade Tor five
years seemed highly important to these
men. who got together and agreed to
study the causes. They received state
ments from the Manufacturers rroter.
tive Association and from the Garment
Workers Cnion These statements were
compared. and afterward a stltemcnt -
facts believed to be correct was drawn
from them.
This was submitted 10 the Nurufar-
turers Association. with n epu,s that
IL he corrected where wrong. or ampli-
fled where In accurate or incomplete.
ITO this request the officers Of the
Manufacturers Protective Association
have rel lied that our statement OF the
facts Is substantially correct says the
statement issued yesterday.
From these facts. winch are now I'M
disputed. ogr conclusion after careful
| consideration Is that the Manufactures
Protective Association broke its two
wear agreement. which had still more
than a wear to run. withou, Other iustiil-
0tion than the fear that the agreement
might hereafter be broken by the union
at u time less favorable to this manufac-
turcrs' interests.
1T seems TO US tina, the real reason
tor IN" action OF the Manufacturers
Protective Association H. that its officers
were unwilling to accept tho consequences
Of their agreement and. as their pr.si-
dent has stated. they wished 10 take
advantage Of an opportunity to return
to the conditions existing prior to 1910.
W. regard this as little less tual u
public calamity and ur.;e that every
effort lie made 90 restore the agreement
rot only for the protection ~ tie rights
- 'he employees hereunder. but also for
N. protection Of tn" pIhlic interests 50
VjtallN involved In the economic security
Of thus" who are Just entering 1Von IN
dust al life IN America.
In GUY opinion a Just Interpretation
~ the admitted facts warrants fNinC
tn" burden of the responsibility for the
present crisis directly ,slou the Shout
dcrS Of tive executive committee OF the
Manufacturers Protective Association
I l. VI. Getskay. vi~c.-cha'rman Of the
cloaE. SUIT and skirt Manufacturers
Protective Association. issued "A state
men' last nigh: ~ r.futatirn ~ the con-
tentiors ~ the group. lie characterized
as absolutely false and m.sleadin -
, thei. contention that the manufacturers
! wished 20 revert 10 Conditlnns winch ~
is'cd prior to 1910. ~ sad that tho
reasons 10y winch they reached their con-
! customs We're unworthy Of the minds
which voiced them.
The association did not .nck ont so.-
n00 workers. Mr.. Getskay said. ",o,o0o
being called out 10y the union. Tho A.
sovia,iou DID not hreak il agreement
with the workers. hut siEuidod its vii
lngnc>s on March | To- maintain me GER =
| NAL contract