New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-07
Iodependents Agree to
workers Terms - No
weakening Elsewhere.
RITTER LOSE SEASON,
SAY MANUFACTURERS
Waist and Dress Makers Union
Assesses Itself to Aid
Strikers.

,h,s, one hundred more cloak. suit
- sHr, manufacturers, so-called in
...,ndents. sued for peace yesterday
,b.ir striking workers terms of
We nav. shorter hours and sanitary
I'm. but there was no apparent weak
- on the part Of the members OF
=, Manufacturers Protective Associa-
"a, Three Of its members who made
.v,r.ures 10 the strikers have been ex-
,,res. but these vacancies in the men,
h,-sbip Of 400 have been filed By in
s,pendents who applied and were &C
.,,.ed. Meanwhile pickets continue to
v,.eb the two thousand empty shops.
The association" said one Of IFS
members, as prepared to continue this
4ebt long time. We can even lose a
season 4 il is necessary. The mauufact-
v-er cannot accept the unions ultimate
s,nsnds-a closed shop and refusal
n the manufacturers right to dis
charge his cmployes--an and live. II is
he industry, and not the individual
manufacturers. that the strikers arc
pushing 20 the wall
Number Of Independents in Doubt.
Officials Of the Cloak, Suit and Skirt
Makers Union were reluctant to ex-
press an opinion as 10 how far the
movement Of independent manufac-
,urers to surrender would continue
while the great body OF powerful man
ufscturers in the protective associa-
ton held aloot. George Wishnack,
chairman Of the settlement committee,
said that nearly all Of the 1900 inde-
peDderts would probably have sued
Tor peace by the end of the week. The
strikers have said, however, that they
would not settle with any manufac-
turer who was planning 10 do work
for firms In the protective association.
subsequently, Benjamin Schlesinger,
chairman Of the general strike COM
rittce. declared that there were only
500 real independent manufacturers,
that Is. those who no not accept such
work. By last night fifty of these had
signed agreements with the union.
Nr. Schlesiuger also said that large
number Of the settlements included
members Of the protective association,
am assertion cmphatically denied by
ITS officials.
Drcssmakcrs Will Help Strikers.
Al meeting Of the leaders Of the
Waist and Drcssmahers' Union. Al 2l0
fifth Stree. yesterday Afternoon II
was unanimously voted that the union
should aid the cloak, suit and skirt
makers. An assessment Of so cents a
week will be levied for the next two
weeks for this purpose on the unions
10000 members. A picket committee
was appointed TO select girls to assist
DO the picketinC Of the shops where
c'oaks and suits are manufactured. and
also 10 picket the dress and waist shops
where cloaks and suits might be
worked on.
Three thousand workers in the mems
clothing industry, who went on strike
teu DAYS ago because Of shop condi-
lions, viii return 10 work on Monday.
Herbert c. Ansorgo. president OF the
american Clothing Manufacturers As
rotation. said that a board OF media
ton consisting Of Charles L. Bern
he.mer, Dr. Henry Moskowitz and the
Rev. J. J.. McnCcs had been appointed
md would meet after the men return
70 work in the hope Of adjusting al
differences. A closed shop demand, he
SAID. probably would be gran ted.