Republican farmer., 1919-07-18
WORKERS IN WARMERS
 DANBURY PLANT QUIT::
 N0RWALk MAY FOLLOW
OFFICIALS OF LOCAL CORSET FACTORY, AND STRIKERS CONFER-EACH SIDE
 IS CONFIDENT THAT DISPUTE WILL BE SETTLED SOON.


 Brothers factory and The un- rest throughout the corset fac tories of the city is spreading Co other sections of the state. All of the employees of the Warner Brothers factory in Danbury struck this morning in sympathy with the Bridge port workers and to emphasize the demands of the union for a 44-hour week, and increase of pay and better working con ditions.
 The agitation has also spread to South Norwnlk, where the workers in the R. S G. corset shop are holding meetings and perfectinE plans for strike there to enforce similar de- mands.
 The officials of the local union be- neve that 1t Is a matter of a few days when the corset workers in the big shops in New Haven will follow the lead of the local union.
 Following a meeting of the officials and foremen of the Warner Bros. Co. and the committees from the different departments of tho shop this morn ing the indications are that the difii- culties in the Warner shop will be amicably adjusted.
 During the meeting the workers agreed that no statement would be made to the press other than that in nr0ErTpEg and that at the present time it looked as though things would be settled satis- factoriiy to the workers.
 For the Warner Brothers. George Hill said that Mir. Warner had sug- gested to the corset workers that the question of n 4i hour week should be taken up with the Manufacturers As soc!ation of the city to see if all fac tories couM not be put upon the same basis. as the question of the A hour week affected all manufacturers and not the corset shops alone.
 The committee of the workers agreed to take the matter up with .he officials of the Federation and try to arrange n meeting with the manu- lecturers.
 In reference to the demand for in creased pay 1t was agreed to have committees from the workers meet with heads of the different depart ments in the Warner factory this afternoon at 2 o'clock and go over the piece-work schedules on the diff ferent operations.
 Tomorrow morning the same com mittee that met this morning will again meet and discuss the wage scale after hearing the reports from this afternoons session. The meeting was scheduled for 10 o'clock this morning and at that hour DeVer H. Warner was seated nt the head of a long ib- rary table in the large reception room of the Seaside Institute.
 Thanking MT. Warner on both sides of the table were 12 forcmen and heads of departments in the factory. They waited patiently until 1O:3o when the committee Of workers head ed by Miss Nellie Chase and Miss Mary q. Pepper entered the building
 The workers committee consisted of about 16 women workers and then A delegation of the Corset Cutters headed by President John kiernar and Ira N Ornburn. secretary of tho State Federation of Labor.
 Following were delegations from the Accessory and Shipping Depart ments and they were met at the In stitute by a delegation from the Ma chinists. who were accompanie b! Samuel Iavit business agent of tn, 
 machinists' local
 Mir. Warner suggested to the re porter who attempted to follow tha he was persona non grata and tha after the meeting a statement woul' be given to the press
 There will be a meeting of the Cor set Workers at Eagle Hall tonight an' a report will be made to the meeuni of the action of the Internationa Gurment oWrkers in decidind througl Executive oBard to support to tn limit tho local Corset Workers in al their demands. The report did no arrive yesterday because of the ab sence in Cleveland of Benjamin Schlesinser. National President of tn International Garment oWrkers. MI Sohlssinger wil attend toutghts meet ing and advise with the local union.
 In Cleveland the strike of the Gar mont owr1xers was settled by a de cision of the Board of Referees ap pointed by Secretary of War Bake and of which Judge Mack of tn United States Court was chairman.
 The decision confirmed the demand of the worke CTS for A hour week, tn recognition of the union. and a min imum wage of s1 an hour.