New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-27
BOSSES In ROW;
WAIST STRIKE DUE
Employers Association
Gusts Mrs. MOskOwitz
and Peace Faction
10000 MAY QUIT
SHOPS IN SPRING
Trouble Expected to Start
Over Present Work
ing Protocol

A split. which labor leaders believe
may develop as its aftermath a strike
Of $4,000 garment workers next spring,
has shaken the executive council OF
the Dress and Waist Manufacturers
Association, 10 became known yester-
day. The association is composed of
215 Of the largest dress and waist man
ufacturers in New York City, who en-
ploy $4,000 Of the 10000 workers in the
trade
The four highest officers Of the ex-
ecutive council-the president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer-re-
signed on Wednesday Of last week.
With them went Julius Henry Cohen,
counsel to the association, and at least
seven other members of the executive
committee The wholesale designations
came just one day after the executive
committee at a hastily called meeting
had demanded that Mrs. Henry Mosko-
witt surrender her post as head of the
advisory department Of the association.
Mrs. Moskowitz has been associated
with the association since the strike of
1918, which she helped bring to a close.
For two years she was the man
ager Of the associations labor depart
ment. BY her resignation the workers
lose the person above all others who
has stood for the rights Of labor,
Wrangle in Committee
From members of the executive COM
mittee who wish their names withheld
until they are ready to issue formal
statements il was learned yesterday
that the fight in the committee was be-
tween the progressive and the reaction
airy manufacturers. 1t is asserted that
the quarrel was between "the men who
wanted 10 preserve the protocol that
established peace and those who wanted
to break every agreement they have
ever made
The fear Of a strike in the spring
now looms up by reason OF the TACT
that the so-called reactionary element
of the executive committee has carried
of the victory. All Of the committee
men who have withdrawn, along with
Mrs. Moskowitz and Mr.. Cohen, have
been classed as "progressives.' they
have stoutly maintained the business OF
the protocol and have in every IN
stance thrown their influence on the
side Of meeting the workers half way.
The executive committees vote TO
demand Mrs Moskowitz's resignation
90.
was stated. The committee is ordl-
.a~ilv composed of 2S members. !.
net on Tuesday night, with most o.
the progressives absent. and the vote
TO demand Mrs. Moskowitz's resigna
tion was pushed through
Own Stupidity Blamed
Mr.. Cohen's resignation as counsel
came the next day. In his letter to the
committee he gave as his chief reason
the fact that he was too busy TO longer
do Justice 10 the business Of the asSo-
citation. but added:
81 am also dreadfully tired of trying
10 protect certain business men from
the serious result Of their own stupid
ity."
The four officers of the committee
who resigned did not attempt TO veil
the fact that their withdrawal was
direct protest at the action forcing
Mrs. Moskowitz from the association
They we're: J. J. Goldman, president;
Samuel Fioersheimer, first vice-presl-
dent; Z. A. Jackson. treasurer, and Ii.
s. Benedict. secretary.
Morris Stern. president of VI. Stern
Co., waist manufacturers, who was
second president Of the executive
committee before the wholesale resig-
nations Of its officers, is now its head.
He said last night:
"For many months there has been
desire among the rank and file Of the
manufacturers that Mrs Moskowitz
and Mr.. Cohen should no longer be as
sociatcd with our organization. Mrs.
Moskowitz's labor activities were par
ticularly Objectionable.
The present membership OF the
committee is just as anxious to pre-
serve the peace protocol as were the
officers who have resigned. We don't
want a strike. and the resignation OF
the men particularly friendly to ;helI
EMPLOYEES does not indicate there VIII
be strike The esignations have
vastly benefited the association; theV
have left the executive committee IN
complete harmony and stronger IMAM
il ever has been before