New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-03
EiQht-Hour Day and Wage
Increases Granted $4,000
Workers
LEADERS NOW WILL
INVADE PHILADELPHIA
Scale Effected by Media
ton Committee in Effect
January %

The strike Of $4,000 union clothing
EMPLOYEES. begun just three weeks ago.
came 20 a close last at with a COM
plete victory for the o-kers. Practi-
cally every demand opposed by the
executives OF the Ausigamated Cloth
ing Workers Of America was conceded
bv the Manufacturers. Foremost among
the points gained by the walk-out are;
First-Tho eicht-hour day;
Socond-A 81 weekly wage increase
for tailors; and
Third A s. weekly wage increase
for cutters.
The strike established two presidents
in the needle industry. II was both
waced and resisted, generally without
the aid Of the professional strike
breaker. or strong arm "terrorizeir' i,
and IL was won In an unusually pFlol
time. ,,...4
Ortsido labor leaders last night took
tbo tooncst interest in the victory, be
iioviDO that its greatest importance lay
i'm tho fact that it established the prlh
ciplo ~ the eight-hour day IN an IN
dustrv furnishing q living to approx
matelv $4,000 workers IN Ne" loIN
Citv alone. Flushed with their success
leaders OF the Amalgamated are ah&-
ions TO extend their fight Tor the elght
hour dav. They will begin operation
i'm Philadelphia tomorrow night WH t.n
formal plans will be LAID Tor the s'flAo
of the 10000 clothing workers. A..
4 nN
.oif- deeignatcd committee Of mediation,
cor,nosed of Judge Julian W. Mack, OF
fLo Federal Court of Commerce; Will
;or, q Thompson. former counsel TO
+bo Industrial Relations Committee.
and Joseph pasch, former manager OF
tbc Siecel- Cooper stores IN chicago
TO committee brought the Amalgamat-
Cd leaders and officials Of the American
C1o+bing Manufacturers Association To-
ostber in the Bar Association building
saturday night. II was at this CONFER
oTce mat the basis of agreement was
laid. - -,.oos
will bocone effective on January ~
the Manufacturers Association mas
rromised Executives Of the Manu-
facturers' Association were silent IesV
,icbt Neither Herbert c. Ansorge, lts
Dresident nor Max Friedman, chairman
~ tho EMPLOYERS strike committee:
would comment on the CONCLUSION OF
the strike. Mr.. Ansorge would only
admit that the agreement as set forth
i, tho statement issued oy the union
was correct.
Silence May Be Significant
The silence Of the employers prob.
ably was inspired ~ the experience OF
tbe clothing strike two years ago, ana
the recent garment strike. In both, the
manufacturers proclaimed victory on
the eve Of settlement, TO the end that
+he return Of the workers TO their shops
was considerably delayed.
The agreement reached IN the pres
ert strike was unanimously accepted
yesterday morning by the Amalgamat-
cdis general strike committee. and was
then placed before the strikers called
together in twenty meeting nails
throughout the city. OF the 5o'oVo "Eo
we're still out-3O,OOO mad alreaoy
signed individual agreements with their
EMPLOYERS and had returned to woTK-
hardly a score voted against ratlhca-
ton Of the agreement, union leaders
asserted. ,,.
"The strike has established the
forty-eight hour week for 10000 per
sons in this mrrket." Sidney Hillman,
president of the Amalgamated, said
last evening. This practically means
the establishment of the eight-hour day
for ali the workers in the mems and
bows clothing industry throughout the
United States, since all other markets
must follow the lead Of New York
City"
Ali the strikers will be back in their
shops by next Monday, il is believed.
The manufacturers will meet this al
ternoon or this evening TO have the
officials of their association explain the
- e 4hn q nreenent TO them.