The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-28
FUR STRIKERS
ARE SOLID FOR
FIRST DEMANDS
N. Y. Strike Will Go on
to Victory
Especial to The Daily worker)

Is talk of possible negotiations for
peace in the great fur strike In this
city, Ben Gold, chairman, of the Gen.
eral Strike Committee, told the shop
chairmen In Manhattan Lyceum this
afternoon that the unipnis prepared
to continue the struggle for the rest
Of 1925 If necessary to- win its de.
mands.
The chairmen were called to today's
meeting to hear what progress had
been made during the, past week to-
ward settlement of Che strike. Ben
Gold stated that yesterdays confer
ence of International, New York joint
board and A. F. of L. representatives
had decided that the manufacturers
should be informed that their COM
promise 8 points would not be con-
sidered as basis Of any discussion
Of settlement. He said it was now
up to the A. F. of L. and the manu-
facturers to exchange further notes
on the subject, and in the meantime
the union was going ahead with the
work Of Strengthening its strike ranks.
New Committee.
The shop chairman named a new
committee, composed Of representa-
tives from the various locals of the
joint board, which shall consider all
complaints and the personal problems
of the strikers.
Benefit Payments.
| Ben Gold announced that the union
was arranging for loans that would
make it possible to continue the
benefit payments, and they have been
offered further financial assistance
from Local of the dresSers and dyers
of Brooklyn. Further additions to the
benefit fund will come from those
workers who have returned to the
shops settled by the union. There
will be 1000 of these workers by the
end of next week. $50
Mass Picketing.
Larger committees for 24-hour
picketing are being formed, and mass
picket demonstrations will be held
next Monday and Wednesday morn
ings at 1880. Perhaps the bosses are
still foolish enuf to dream of COM
promise terms in this strike, but to
the workers the onlt dream which
comes in that of complete victory for
all of their original demands.
NEW YORK, April 26-Following a
meeting of the manufacturers asso-
Citations in a New York hotel Samuel
N. Samuels, president of the Asso-
ciated Fur Manufactures, Inc, the
largest of the employers associations,
for the first time acknowledged that
the bosses have already replied to the
letter of William Green, president of
the A. F. of L., asking if the manu-
facturers are ready to go into con-
ference on the settlement of the fur
strike.
Deep Secret.
In an interview with newspaper
men, Mr.. Samuels divulged the deep
secret that the manufacturers had told
President Green they would be glad
to have him act as mediator in the
settlement of the strike but they
would only enter into open negotia-
lions on the basis of the famous 8
points of compromise which they pro.
posed to Hugh Frayne and interna-
tional officials last week. Then in the
next breath Mr.. Samuels fastened to
state that the manufacturers had not
refused the suggestion of a settlement
conference; so evidently If they can
not get the 5 points they will take
what they can get.
And according to the General Strike
Committee, they will get nothing but
the original demands announced by
the strikers 8 weeks ago and demand
ed even more vigorously today. AS
Ben Gold. general manager of the
New York joint board says:
Colds Statement.
THE manufacturers had their
answer to this proposition (of a COM
promise settlement) at the mass
meetings of strikers held on Friday,
April 16. The points were unanim-
ously rejected by the strikers. Car
negie Hall gave still more emphatic
reply to the manufacturers on this
proposition. The mass meeting at Goth
regiment Armory, yesterday, should
have definitely terminated the dreams
OF the manufacturers about their pro.
posed s points. II the manufacturers
wish to terminate the present conflict,
open and direct conferences and dis.
cussions OF the original demands is
the only possible and practical way
OF doing so. All other schemes and
maneuvers will only create complica-
lions and difficulties"