New-York tribune., 1920-12-09
10000 Out i'm
Garment W al:
s Plants Hit
Union Head Says Men We're
Locked Out, But Presi-
dcnt of Employers Asso-
citation Asserts They Quit
HilIman Orders Picketino
Asserts Manufacturers Have
Closed the Way to Peace
bv Means of Arbitration

The first blow in the war between
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of
America and the Clothing Manufacture
ers' Association of New York was
struck yesterday, when 10000 workers
found themselves without jobs.
Sidney Hillman, president OF the
Amalgamated, said the men were locked
out. William A. Bandler, president of
the manufacturers association, said
they quit Mr. Hillman asserted that
the union had issued no strike call and
that the number who quit was very
small, consisting Of cutters only, who.
be said, would not remain at work
when the great body of tailors and
their assistants were told to get out
because they refused to accept the new
conditions laid down by the manufac-
turers.
Six Plants Affected
Six big plants are affected by the
move made yesterday. They are:
j. Friedman Company, 70S Broadway,
5000 men; Blk Six Rosenthal, b5 Fifth
Avenue, 5000 men; Schwartz e. Jaffee,
568 Broadway. 5000 men; Baschwitz
Brothers, Al East Eleventh Street,
1000 men; Hayes & Levy, 100 Fifth
Avenue, 800 men, Berger, Raphael g.
We'll, Al East Eleventh Street. 500 men.
According to Mr.. Hillman the manu-
tacturers are locking out the main
BODIES Of employees, retaining only
such as they need in the preparation Of
work to be sent out for completion TO
other cities. Mr.. Hillman declared that
no members of the Amalgamated would
De permitted TO remain at work in such
cases. He said that the union would
immediately proceed to picket all
places where lockouts are declared. He
insisted that the union is ready to sub
mt all differences with the manufac-
turcrs to an impartial tribunal. The
market committee of the manufacture
ers' association, however, is now at
work on The formulation Of plan Of
work that Will pat into operation the
new conditions insisted upon by the
employers.
In resolution adopted by the com
mitee "all fraternizing between any
member Of the association or anv OF
the employees of the association and
any Of the union officials or represen-
tatlves' is declared to be "contrary to
the best interests Of the association
and its membership The resolution
hatly declines any negotiations with
the union.
Union Assails Employers
Afr. Hillman yesterday forwarded the
unions reply to the declaration of war
made by the manufacturers In his
reply the leader Of the union accused
me employers OF sc1apping the ma
chlnery for peaceful adjustments OF dis
putes and Of resorting to force He
said the employees would never submit
to the Inauguration Of oppressive
working conditions' and denied that
the high cost of clothes was due to ex-
horbitant wages. He SAID that this
was the very question which the union
sought to have determined by an i'm
partial tribunal.
Rather than put these facts before
he people who ask what clothes really
10 cost to make wrote Nh Hlman,
you destroyed tho machinery for as
certaining these facts and now we are
locked out and great drive is on to
destroy the union. We made con
crete proposal which YOU try to cvadc
at last by resort to force
Harry a. Gordon, counsel Tor the
manufacturers association, yesterday
forwarded a letter to Mr.. Hillman in
which he declared th.t the union chief
would be he'd responsible for any law
lessness and violence which NAV arise
out Of the conflict. Mr.. Gordon's com
lnunlcatlon was based upon an address