New-York tribune., 1918-01-19
Employment Bureaus Here
Are Swanped BY Work kers

garment workers who normally inhab I.
IT'S 'o1ts sought some solution Of thci,
nc"-tound problem of uncmploymcnt
LIKE many OF their associates, they did
no. knoW tnat they had been thrust
0oors OF their shops, where tho in
formation was conveyed to them bv
means Of printed notices.
The Hobart Building, at 1872 Broad
way. IN which 1000 needle workers are
chPicy2d. WAS the scene Of similar
!ow-voiced complaints. The crowds
we've kept moving by industrious po-
iicemen. however, and no violence was
reported from the neighborhood
candy Manufacturers Closed
~ohtfarN to expectations, candy
manufactures viii not be permitted to
remain open during the industrial tic
up. Candy, according to Arthur Will
Isms. Federal food administrator for
ne" ork City, is not food ncces-
sl'N, and, as consequence, Will enjoy
no tavors.
AS result of this ruling, more than
1900 mcn and women who had cx-
pccted TO remain at their work Will be
thrown out of employment this morn
ing. The wage loss in this industry
IS estimated at slightly under $1,000
day. OF $4,000 for the hvc-day clos
ing period.
The coal conservation period was
converted INTO plea amt vacation for
the 100 employees Of Jonas T. Naum-
burg. hat manufacturers. Aaron Al.
Neumbure. president of the concern.
called his employees together during the
morning and announced that his BIT
would be taking care of the t,m $
workers during this period. "lak'ns
care Of them" meant that be would
pay them their full salaries during, tho
days the factory wa, closed. cheer
went up from the assembled crowd at
the conclusion OF the address.
The 5000 employees OF Flclschmann
& Co.. yeast manufacturers We're
among the fortunate minority who Will
receive full pay during their days OF
idlcness OF this number of employees.
slightly more than l,oU0 are employed
in or near New York City. The COM
parts of the country. the most I'M
portant of which is the New York in
sttution, at Pcckskill.
Work in Ovcrcoats
When the one factory OF OStcrmoor
& Co.. makers Of mattresses. was closed
down in the morning, the $50 men ard
women made idle we're informed that
they would be paid for at least a part
Of the time they lost because Of the
shut down. no definite plan had been
worked out, but it was agreed that the
wage loss should be divided between
employe and employer.
One of the factories that failed 20
shut down and still obeycd the Car
field order was the Brunswick Bake
Collender Company's Brooklyn plant.
With power cut off and just enough
fire in the furnaces to prevent the
freezing OF pipes, mechanics went
about their duties wearing overcoats
and caps. Hand tools took the place
of those ordinarily run by power.
While the output Of the plant will be
greatly curtailed it is expected to keep
all Of the company's employees at work
during the FIVE days classified as work
less ones by Dr.. Garfield
The eight factories Of the Acollan
Company were closed down in the
morning and the 1900 men and women
employed in them were sent back to
their homes. No decision has been
reached by the company concerning
wages during the days OF idleness.
Most of the woollen mills. including
those engaged in making cloth on gov
ernment contracts. were closed ycstcr-
day. AT the ONCE OF the american
Association of Woolen and Worsted
Manufacturers, representing $50 mem
bers and more than 200 mills, there
was much uncertainty and confusion
as a result Of the ambiguous order
Reports from Washington in yester
day mornings newspapers were con
licting. Some of them indicated that
plants making woollen army and navy
uniforms and cloth used in their man
ufacture were to be exempted from
the closing order. All day yesterday
Secretary Levin Of the American AS
sociation Of Wooden and Worsted
Manufacturers was attempting to get
an official denial on confirmation Of
this.
Some Mills Are Opened
cone mill in Massachusetts opened
at noon to-day. | am told" said Sec
retary Levin yesterday. "Two in Rhode
Island are reported in operation under
the sanction of the state Fuel Admin
istrator.
"Indrect reports from Washington
indicated that if state Fuel Admin
istrators were granting exemption, they
were doing it without Federal sane
ton Our whole industry is hopeless
t. disoYganizcd and confused by the
order.
"Fif,y per cent OF the machinery in
the countrys woollen industry is en-
gagged in government work. under gov
crnmcnt contracts running until sum
mcr. The closing order and the con-
fusion resulting from it have very ma
tcrially delayed the fulflmcnt of these
contracts"