The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-29
STRIKERS
LIKELY BY MONDAY
Troubles Begin With Lockout
Of 10000 New York
~ClOakmakers.
MAYORS EFFORTS FAIL

: Unless employers Of several classes Of
union labor weaken by Monday 100000
workers will be involved In strikes or
lockouts.
The troubles began yesterday with the
lockout Of so. 900 cioakmakerS. who have
been conducting negotiations with the
Cloak. Suit and Skirt Manufacturers
Protective Association for several
months without avail. Even the at
tempts Of Mayor Mitchell and large
groups Of disinterested citixens to induce
either eide to cede enough to come within
hailing distance OF the other failed to
avert the lockout.
The cloak manufacturer do not state
the truth when they say the cause Of
the trouble Ia our demand for u closed
shop said President benjamin Schles-
niger Of the Internationa Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union. THE closed shop
doesn't figure In the dispute. We want
to ave II decided definitely what a
union man in the cloak Industry IL.
and our definition did not agree with
that Of the manufacturers That is why
the manufacturers and employees fell
out.
IN line with the decision Of the
Mayors council Of mediation. We wanted
II decided that "A union man was one
NIlOSC uucS W nc uIlltH were DIlu uD
and who observed the rules of the union.
Thu manufacturers refused TO guarantee
that they would look at a workman's
card n see II he had paid his dues.
Under the preferential shop system
union men in good standing would be
preferred IN applications for work.
The manufacturers want to bring
about the sweatshop conditions which
existed before the strike OF 9l0. In
s.tAe, ~ Nhta rA laIs. -tI a. nnvl
them to a finish"
Mayor Mitchell in q last minute effort
To avert Il strike sent a letter to f.. ].
VILE. president Of the Manufacturers
Protective Association. asking him to
| call at the Mayors office yesterday. but
Mr.. VILE failed TO appear. He gave az
his reason the fact that his attorney
was out OF town.
Other union men who will strike on
Monday. according to the Indications
last night. are 5000 marine engineers
on transatlantic Atlantic coast. gulf
and great lakes lines 5000 marine
cooks and stewards. 10000 carpenters.
10000 painters, $1,000 bakers. 1890
cement workers. l.200 settler workers,
10000 metal workers and $500 inside
iron workers.
In an effort 20 end the garment
workers strike Jacob II. Schif yester-
uay SeHt out telekfaIns 10 more IMAM
400 members OF the executive committee
Of the Cloak. Suit and skirt Manufac-
turers Protective Association inviting
them to meet him AZ the Hotel Astor
TO discuss the situation now threatening
To- put thousands out OF work.
only a score OF the committee men
ca'ne TO the conference in answer TO the
kilograms. Theodore Rousseau. the
Mayors secretary. Charles l.. Bern
iieimer. oscar Straus. Henry Moskowi,z,
DR.. J. l.. Magnes and Henry VI. Bruerc,
city chamberlain were also present a,
the meeting. which was held in secret on
the roof Of the hotel.
When those who attended the meeting
came out they refused to tell what dis
cuss!on had taken place other tlan tina;
they had condemned the action OF the
manufacturers In disregardtng the meet
ing with the Mayor. II was also made
public that those members ~ the cxecu-
tive committee who were present decided
to make a request Of the body Of which
they are members to NEE, tae Mayor
committee In an effort to end the threat
ened strike a~fnicably.
Early this morning a statement was
made public by I. VI. Ge,skay. yice-presi.
dent OF the association Charles lie!uc.
man. chairman OF the publicity commit.
tee. and Henry Wadeller. a manufac.
turer OF l05 Madison avenue, In which
i was said hat the kilograms were sent
out too late for tn. association mem
beers to get them. II was further stated
tina; the trouble in the trade could no,
he adjusted by the outsiders working
20 that end.