New-York tribune., 1916-07-20
Mitchell Will IndOrSe Nor
genthau'S Plea for
Federal Help.
EMPLOYERS MAKE
APPEAL FOR TRUCE
Garment Workers Declare That
Bosses Are Trifling and the
Fight Will Go On.

Mayor Mitchell will again intercede
in behalf Of the striking garment work
ers. by appealing to President Wilson
for Federal Intervention. The Mayor
announced yesterday that in COM
municating with the President he
would indorse the letter sent TO Mr..
Wilson by ex-Ambassador Henry Nor
genthau AMI thirty others on Tuesday
night In this note :he former envoy
recommended that the dispute between
employers and employees be placed in
the hands of the Department of Labor.
At the same time Benjamin Schles-
niger, president of the international
Ladies' Garment Workers Union, asked
the Mayor 20 arrange for meeting
to-day at which the union leaders could
report on the conference that was held
with the manufacturers. Mr.. Schles-
niger also issued a statement in reply
TO charges Of bad faith made against
the union by f. J. Vile. president of
the Manufacturers Association.
The association replied TO this state
ment by one from I. NJ. Getsky, of the
executive committee. and an appeal to
the union from S. Shulder. one OF the
important members of the association,
who employs 800 cloak makers.
Appeal to Gompers.
The appeal is addressed to Samuel
Gompers, the union and the manufact-
urers. II reads. in part:
at is a principle of international
law that in case of warfare, where
peace settlement is being negotiated,
truce is declared. There is an exist
ing state of warfare between the manu-
facturers and the union, therefore the
same principles of law must be applied
to the present struggle.
"Since Mayor Mitchell has brought
together the opposing sides for peace
negotiations, a truce must be declared.
The union should order the strikers to
go back to their work Immediately, at
the same places and positions and
upon the old terms existing before the
strike.
"We are at the beginning Of busy
season for employers and employees.
The sooner workmen return the better
it will be for both. The leaders of the
labor organization should not oppose
a truce if they care anything for the
welfare and benefit of their 10000
members. There is no time now for
nonsensical polemics. Merely listen
ing TO the longwinded arguments of the
representatives of both sides can only
result in the loss of great deal of
valuable time and bring us further
from the goal. These debates will not
feed 100000 half starved human beings
Work Needed Is Cry.
"The workers are anxiously await
ing the opportunity of coming back to
work and earning bread for their
families. Why not let them? In case
you will not be able to come to agree
able terms with the Cloak and Suit
Manufacturers Protective Association,
you still have the power to recall your
workmen on strike.
Leaders of the union, do not ignore
this appeal. Do not shut your ears
TO the heartbreaking appeals of the
babies. Do not exhibit any obstinacy
and despotism at this time. You are
demoralizng forever the cloak and suit
business in this city and the re-
sponsibility for its ruin will rest
solely upon your heads. \ Let every
worker be on the job Thursday morn