New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-17
Ballots on Press for Refer
endum of -Four Big
BrOtherhOOds.
CLOAKMAKERS' BABES
TO HAVE FREE MILK
Mutual Manufacturers AsSocia.
ton Seeks Working Agree
ment by Arbitration.

Printers were working yesterday on
the ballots to be submitted 70 all mem
bers Of the four big brotherhoods OF
railway employees who will vote during
the next thirty days on the question
Of a countrywide strike.
While brotherhood officials refused
to disclose the wording Of the ballot it
is understood the men will be asked II
they are willing to leave the employ
Of the railroad for which they are
working should their demands be final
ly refused, and IL they are willing 20
arbitrate.
A. B. Garretson. president Of the
Order Of Railway Conductors and chair
man of the trainmen az the confer
ence with the National Railways Con-
ference Committee, which ended Thurs
Gay, said yesterday no predictions could
be made as 70 the result OF the ballot
ing, but that the conductors and en-
gineers, older men and longer in the
service Of the railroads, were likely 20
be more conservative and therefore
more opposed to strike action.
Neither Side Under Great Pressure.
Elisha Lee, chairman Of the Railways
Conference Committee, said that nei-
Their side had been under great pressure
during the conference Just closed.
"The brotherhoods' representatives
didn't have the strike power behind the
demands presented. and the railroads
knew IT," said Mr. Lee. III strike
vote is now cast the critical time will
come during the conference we expect
20 have about August l."
With the loss of the weekly wage
more keenly felt day by day as the
+ lockout and strike continue IN the CLOAK,
suit and skirt trade, the union yester-
day took further action TO relieve the
suffering of its members. IL was an
nounced that free milk for babies IN
the families Of strikers would be given
out hereafter az % East Tventy-second
Street.
william Shapiro. a picket, was ar
rested yesterday morning IN 'front.' OF
shop at 1lS West Twenty-second Street.
A striker who wanted 20 return 10 work
attempted 70 enter the premises Sha-
piro was charged with attempting by
the use of force 20 prevent him from
doing so. lie was arraigned in the
Jefferson Market court and held IN
81 900 bail for a hearing Tuesday.
Charles Heineman, an official OF the
Manufacturers Protective Association
said yesterday that thirty-one Of is
members manufacturing skirts had left
the city. He declared IL meant that the
skirt industry was practically out OF
New York.
Would Welcome Agreement.
Lucian 8 Breckenridge, counsel for
the Mutual Cloak, Suit and Skirt Man.
ufacturers' Association, wrote yester
dav 10 Allan Robinson, chairman OF
the citizens committee for the support
of the strikers, that the 237 members
Of the association were willing 20 enter
without reservation into an agreement
with tho International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union under terms set forth
before a board Of arbitration. This
would affect about ten thousand work
ors.
BENJAMIN Schlesinger, president OF
the union. issued a statement in reply
saying: IF you wish TO make an agree
ment with our organization in behali
of bona hde body OF employers, fur
nish us with a list Of names and sd'
dresses of such employers and give US
an opportunity 20 investigate the same
II we find your clients are bona fde
EMPLOYERS OF sufficient Importance we
will be glad to take up the discussion
Of terms with them, and II difference
should arise we will then consider your
offer Of arbitration"
At a meeting Of the Greater New
York Independent Cloak and Suit Man.
ufacturers' Association az the Hotel
McAlpin Yesterday afternoon a resolu-
ton was adopted calling upon Mayor
Mitchell 20 arbitrate the & ferences be
tween workers and manufacturers m
so far as they affect that organization,