New-York tribune., 1921-11-16
Independents
Act TO Halt
Cloak Strike
Association Controlling so "a
ofOutpns Offers 10 Mediate
Garment Fight rs Is, 900
Pickefs Are Organized

A third party in the striko OF the
women's garment makers, the Ameri
zen Cloak ard Suit Association, de-
AeE3bing itself as the Innocent by
Islander in the Disagreement between
tAe International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union and the Cloak, Suit
and Skirt Manufacturers Protective
Association. announced yesterday that
So wus willing to act with manufacture
sers and employees nt meeting Of
"stabilization."
The American association came TO
stAsS decision at meeting sttended BY
nearly all Of it's 900 members. The
association makes about so per cent
OF the New York output of wonien'S'
garments.
I No disorder was reported yesterday,
although pickets representing the 55,-
900 men and women who arc striking
against the reintroduction of piece
work ard the lengthening of hours by
their employers, began patrol in
front of the factories. With the strict
instructions CT the union leaders fresh
in mind the p:ckets are avoiding any
contact with employees of the manu-
saeturers.
The settlement committee of the
sunion announced that zoo applications
sto resume operations had been re-
ceived from employers, more than
hundred of which had been sent to the
general committee in Beethoven Hall
sfor investigation and report.
The meeting of the American Cloak
and Suit Association was held in Met
rcpolitan Auditorium. Madison Avenue
at o'clock and lasted four hours.
After the situation had been thor
ou1hly canvassed, resolutions we're
adopted indorsing the position taken
Sby the executive board Monday evening.
This stated that the American Associa
tion had no quarrel with either the
union or the Protective Association,
although the strike had made their
union agreements ineffective.
"The American Association is willing
to sit around the council table with
all of the parties concerned Charles
M. Sussman. spokesman. said, "in or
der to re-establish satisfactory con-
ditions in the trade"
Inpartially Pledged
1t was also said that the American
Association, with a desire to stabilize
trade conditions, would call together
all of the factories directly interested.
II was reported that the only desire
vas to get manufacturing under way
again, and that it's good Offices would
be extended impartially.
II is inferred that a preliminary
meeting of the manufacturers will be
held and that an official announcement
Of their desires will be forwarded to
the union.
The corridor leading to the seven
rooms of the unions settlement com
mittee in the Continental were crowded
with manufacturers yesterday. With
each application bond of from $500
to $1,000 is filed as security that no
work will be done for the Protective
Association or the union agreement vio-
lated.
Among the applicants were manufac-
turers operating from thirty to hun
dred machines, j. Rubin, vice-chairman
Of the committee, said. 1t is expected
that 5000 to 1000 factories will be
able to resume next Monday.
Harry Wander, chairman Of the
picket committee in Arlington Hall.
% st. Marks Place, recruited force
Of 10000 for picket duty yesterday
They are relieved every two or three
hours. Men from the general COM
mittee of the twelve locals make the
rounds Of the districts into which the
cloak and suit center has been divided
to prevent trouble.
The pickets report tha1 there are
no factories working.
President Schlesinger, oil the inter-
national, spoke yesterday at Webster
Hall and at Manhattan Lyceum. He