The New York herald., 1922-01-14
CLOAK SHOPS open,
But UNDER PROTEST
Manufacturers Will Obey
Injunction on Monday
Pending Appeal.
WORKERS AWAIT CALL
Letter Received From En-
ployers May Cause Re-
fusal to Return.
WASHINGTON GETS PLEA
Owners in Letter to Davis and
Hoover Hail Their Plan
for Inquiry.
WASHINGTON GETS PLEA

The shops Of the Cloak. Suit and
Skirt Manufacturers Association will
be open Monday for the return of the
striking workers on the terms for
which they went out last October.
The decision was reached last night
ut conference that drafted letter
80 James j. Davis, Secretary of Labor
and Herbert Hoover. Secretary OF
Commerce. announcing temporary res
toration of the contract terms in com
pliance with the request of the Secre-
taries and with the injunction opinion
handed down this week by Justice
Wagner. The manufacturers also ac-
cepted the decision of the Secretaries
10 name commission for an investi-
cation of the entire garment making
industry of New York. The Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Makers Union
already lad consented to the investi-
cation.
Whether the workers will go back
Benjamin Schlesinger. president. and
other union officials after they have re-
ceived letter mailed TO Mr.. Schlesinger
last night by Louis Lustig, president Of
the manufacturers organization
Letter Sent to schlcsinGer.
The letter apprises Mr.. Schlesinger of
the manufacturers reply to the Secre-
tares' proposal and sets forth the atti-
tude of the manufacturers toward JUS
tice Wagner's injunction opinion.
Whether the manufacturers acceded
completely to the terms of the injunc-
ton. requiring abrogatlon of the resolu-
tion disseminating the contract terms, or
seek some amelioration. Mr.. Lustig
would not say. The manufacturers will
continue the fight by appeal of the in
junction.
In his letter to Secretaries Hoover and
Davis accepting their proposal for an
investigation, Mr.. Schlesinger indicated
that he would send his men back to the
shops upon no condition less than COM
plete restoration of the old contract to
It's expiration in June.
There was some feeling last night
that the action of the manufacturers
might result in another passing of the
buck to the union. leaving the union, in
turn. in position to retaliate.
Desiring to appeal the injunction. the
manufacturers found themselves in a
difficult position If they accepted inde-
pendently of the injunction. the Secre-
taries' suggestion for restoration of the
old terms.
Lustig's Letter to Secretaries.
After two days of conference the fol-
lowing letter to Mr.. Davis and Mr..
Hoover was regarded as safeguarding
the manufacturers rights in court:
Sirs have for Acknowledgment
> your communication Of the 11th inst.
The Cloak. Suit and Skirt Manufac-
I turers Protective Association is in
absolute accord with every express
sion therein contained. It is un-
qualfiedly In favor of a commission
TO investigate thoroughly the condi-
tions in the cloak, suit and skirt in
dustry and trusts that one will be
appointed In the immediate future to
the end that its report will not be
long delayed, and that its findings
and conclusions will not only consti-
tute but will be accepted as the
basis for future contracts between
the unions and the employers. and
that they will result in lasting
peace In the garment making indus
try
Since receiving your communica-
tion. Mr. Justice Wagner of the Su-
preme Court of New York has
handed down a decision from which
we have been advised to and from
which we feel in duty bound 20 ap-.
peal The appeal has been set for
argument for the cath inst
Pending such appeal we must
comply with the terms OF the deci-
sion whatever we now do we are
compelled to do pursuant to the d.
rec.ions therein contained and not
otherwise. Tho members OF our as
sociation will open their shops and
resume operations under the condi-
tions as therein set forth immedia-
eately.
We will do everything In our power
TO cooperate with the commission
appointed by you. knowing its study
OF the requirements OF the industry
4 Will be exhaustive and complete. and
y. hoping that Il will bring about the
result so much desired by all con-
cerned.
Morris Hilqut. attorney for tn,
union. drafted the final Injunction orde,
that he viii present to Justice wagne,
for signature to-day He served n cop,
of the proposed order upon William
Klein. attorney for the manufacturers
Six men. giving Manhattan addresses
and said to he striking garment makers
we're arrested in Long Island City anc
held In $1,000 bond each. charged wifi
assaulting JOSEPH Becker Of 1890 Gro
ton Parkway. The Bronx. proprietor O,
cloak shop In Long Island City. a
seventh escaped.