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GARMENT WORKERS
ARRAYED AGAINST
LABOR PROPOSALS
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tarian world for it is but a matter
of 30 or 35 years since the Jewish
masses started entering the ranks of
proletarians on any scale in England
and America. NA'hen, however, a suf-
liCent number of them became thor-
oughly settled in the factories they
could not remain indifferent to the
oils contributions and enthusiastic of- hitter lessons of their daily experi-
fers of assistance meet the appeal ences and the members of one trade
for contributions. In several COM- after another went out of their way
1111111 .111i- 5 the little children of the local to bring every possible sacrifice for
sabbath schools have given their cher- the betterment of labor conditions.
Week Work New Game,
ished savings to rescue a less fortu-
To the Jewish unions the system
nate child in some Polish village. Ten
children of an orphan asylum con- of week work is doubly precious. Ott
tributed their savings to become the the one hand it is a comparatively
'guardian' of a Jewish war orphan. new game with them and on the
11unu'ns organizations, clubs, settle- other hand they had a great and dif-
ments, have all gone whole-heartedly ficult struggle to overcome the con-
into this great work.
tentions of those within their own
"In one instance, and we trust there ranks before they could rid them-
will be many to follow this splendid of the piece-work system. Indeed, in
example. the tenants of an apartment the process of rearrangement it was
house joined in a co-operative plan not the employers who stood so much
to adopt a child. No group is too in the way of the unions, as the work-
small to do its 'bit' in this work. ers themselves who came to look
There are still many, many thousands upon their work as the first and most
of war orphans to go 'round.' 11'ho important step of their new life in
will buy?"
America. Many of these people, able
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle in and energetic, were ambitious to earn
this issue wishes to introduce to its and save as much as possible while
readers 4-year-old Ilersch Katz of they were on the job in order that
Warsaw. Hersch's father died. a vie. they might discard it and turn to
Pm of the world war, leaving liersch something else at the first oppor-
and his mother, who, in spite of un- tunity. These individuals were un-
stinting toil, barely manages to eke concerned about the actual conditions
out an existence for Ifersch and her- prevailing in the trade and the fact
self. I.ittle Ilerselt is in great need that these conditions were constantly
becoming less satisfactory. They felt,
even if they did not say as much,
that once they are out of the trade,
they care not what fate overtakes
it. Gradually the union succeeded in
overcoming all inner obstructions and
today it is safe to say that nearly all
Jewish workers in the needle indus-
try have come to appreciate the value
of the new system or perhaps the
absence of the old system to which
they are absolutely unprepared to go
back.,
The cap makers, as it happens were
the last of the store important of the
lowish trades to introduce the week-
ly wage system. The workers have
barely had time to do more than
realize the tremendous advantages of
the change when the employers
turned around and told them they
must go back to the old conditions.
Small wonder indeed that at the mass
meeting of cap makers in New York
there was not a solitary worker who
favored the proposal of the manufac-
turers.
Waifs of Eastern Europe Look to Generosity of
American "Guardians" for Chance
to Survive.
"It is difficult for anyone in America
to realize with what intense yearning
the Jewish war and pogrom orphans
of Poland long to possess "folks" in
\ ourica" says a letter from Miss
Bogen of the Joint Distribution
"These little ones are
ononittee.
HERSCH KATZ.
(Chronicle )leaders'
No. 3)
most unfortunate of all for not only
have they no relatives in America,
but they have no one in their own
native town to give them the most
necessary assistance. It can readily
hr imagined, therefore, what it must
mean to one of these orphans in
some far off village in Galicia, in some
REGINA STEINBACH.
looped.. Reader. child No. I)
CYLA KRISHER KLAR.
(chroniete Readers' child No.. 6)
crowded, starvation stricken city in
Congress, Poland, or Lithuania to
suddenly receive word that he 'has'
someone in America,—that someone
has assumed the relationship of 2
'foster parent' to him and is sending
money to take him off the streets.
"From all over the country grave-I
of nourishment and friendship. Who
will help this boy to receive the nec-
essities of life? Send your $100 for
Hersch's maintenance for a whole
year and bring some sunshine into
this boy's life.
1.ittle Regina Steinbach of Cracow.
Poland, whose picture is printed here
is a sweet, captivating young miss of
two. Regina's father was killed in
war, leaving a sick wife and five tiny
children.
The family are in dire
poverty.
Who will take Regina?
Her sweetness and charm would well
repay her American 'foster parent.'
Cyla Krischer Klar, aged 5, of Cra-
cow, Poland. also, is the daughter of
an impoverished rabbi. Cyla's mother
is dead, and Cyla and her father fled
from the pogroms of Hungary, seek-
ing shelter in this Polish town. Little
Cyla and her father live upon the
scanty alms which the kind-hearted
townfolk give them. It is a hard,
monotonous life for the Hebrew
scholar and his daughter but Cyla
is a lovable child, appreciative of every
little kindness shown her by passers
by. AVill you pay fur Cyla's care in
a !tonic? Will you snatch this child
from the life of a street beggar?
THE ORPHANS' EDITOR,
THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE,
850 High St. West,
Detroit, Mich.
I herewith contribute
for the maintenance
and care of
Jewish war orphans for
years
at 8100 per year for each child (for contributions of $100 or more).
towards the maintenance
I herewith contribute
and care of The Detroit Jewish Chronicle Readers' children.
Name
Address
"TEMPLE RELISH"
An original recipe for a "Temple
Relish," was given by NI rS. Harry
Polsky, at the conclusion of a plea
for better temple attendance, made
before Temple Israel Sisterhood, of
.Akron, 0., at its October meeting.
The following is the recipe:
J. D. C. IS SENDING
MEDICAL UNIT ABROAD
NEW YORK—Under the personal
supervision of Dr. Harry Plotz, the
discoverer of the typhus germ, the
Joint Distribution Committee will
send abroad a medical unit to cope
with the unsanitary and diseased con-
ditions in the war and pogrom
stricken areas. Dr. I'lotz believes
that about two million dollars is re-
quired to cover the expenses and sup-
plies that the unit will require in the
first year.
"Gather a family together; two
large heads and two medium size
make a nice quantity (if you have a
few small heads, put aside for future
Wash and dress carefully, add
a dash of happy anticipation. a friend
or neighbor also adds a choice bit.
NEW YORK—To aid in the pro-
If the ingredients do not seem to
conform to your liking, add a little cess of Americanization, a group of
well known citizens in the Greater
heat in the way of an argument.
City are planning the establishment
"Carefully add the following: One
of an Immigrant News Sem ice which
pound of Faith, a large cup of Juda-
will have for its object the education
ism, a heaping measure of Sincerity,
of the new arrivals. Among those in-
and just a pinch of Self-Denial. When
terested in this movement are Ellen
you have the ingredients thus pre-
T. N. Burns, of the Carnegie Founda-
pared, open the doors of the Temple
tion; Dr. Ilenry Neumann, head of
and place that which you have pre-
the Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society;
pared inside. Mixing at this time is
M. F.. Ravad, author of "America in
ennecessary.
the Making." Jane Addams, Felix
"The organ will begin the pealing. Frankfurter and Dr. Nathan Peiser.
getting the ingredients into proper
form to be served by the Rabbi.'
DANZIG.—Jewish soldiers who
have served with the Lithuanian
forces have petitioned the Lithuanian
Seim for grants of land, says a Kovno
dispatch. In the petition the sol-
diers appeal from the regulations
DANZICk—According to a report governing these grants which make
received here the noted Jewish his- them open only to those soldiers who
torian, S. N. Dubnow, heads the Jew- have agricultural experience. The
ish Peoples University at Petrograd. petitioners point out that since Jews
He is assisted by the Jewish scholars were legally prohibited from culti-
Seinberg, Lazinsky, Lazarow, the ar- vating the soil in the Russian Em-
tists Ginsberg and !daimon and the pire, it is only fair the regulations
noted compositor Rozofsky.
should be waived.
IMMIGRANT NEWS SERVICE
NOTED HISTORIAN HEADS
JEWISH UNIVERSITY
Shirt Makers' Case Simpler.
The problem of the shirt makers'
executive was not quite as compli-
cated as that of the cap makers. In
their case the employers demanded
an enormous wage reduction and the
union had no hesitancy in emphatical-
ly rejecting the very idea. No other
reply was possible. In the history
of the labor movement there is not a
solitary instance of a union willingly
and without a fight, agreeing to a
demand of this nature on the part of
employers.
Such is the situation among the
cap and shirt makers, but they are by
no means the only ones affected. In
all branches of the clothing industry
the employers are making all man-
ner of demands upon the workers,
l'he situation is rendered somewhat
comical by the effort of the employ-
ers to give the impression that they
can continue to employ their men if
only the latter will agree to a reduc-
tion of wages. As a matter of had
this is not at all true. The country
is at this moment in the midst of a
critical period. The demand for
clothing is exceedingly slight. The
man in the street refuses to buy even
at a most reduced price. Under such
circumstances the mere reduction of
wages can avail very little. More-
over the employers know only too
well that if union leaders should agree
to any desired measure of compro-
mise the agreement would amount to
nothing. Just as soon as the workers
will realize that the factories are
idled with work they will have quite
another story to tell. Yes, the em-
ployers are fully aware of this fact
but business is dull: there is prac-
tically nothing to be done, and so
one falls hack on negotiations with
the unions and conferences with its
leaders. Just as soon as orders will
begin to come ill, the workers will
hear 110 more of these empty pro-
posals and useless worries.
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"The Greatp/st
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- ON JEWISH QUESTION
Nearly 800 Jewish garment work
ers will be affected by the settlement
They would have been thrown out o
work if the new agreement had not
been reached.
The plan achieved through the of-
fices of Rabbi Coffee is virtually a
piece-work system with a minimum
daily wage guarantee.
During the slack season in the
cloak industry workers are laid off
sometimes several days a week.
Whenever the workers are called to
the factory for a day Miller the new
system they will be guaranteed $8
for eight hours work.
If they are able to make more than
that by increased production, they
will be paid out an earning basis.
The wage dispute settlement will
probably open up the Cohen, Fried-
lander A Martin factory in a few
weeks.
The management of this plant is
merely awaiting the definite trial of
the new plan at the other two large
cloak factories.
garment industry in Toledo
has been practically solidly unionized
for several years and with the re-
duction in prices recently put into
effect cuts in wages or increased pro-
duction was necessary' in order to
keep the plants running. •
See Plenty of Work.
Officials of the Alexander Black
Co. declared that the trade was fac-
ing its busy months in the next few
:Among the tailors the situation re- weeks and that there was always
mains unchanged. Both sides are plenty of work through February and
daily becoming more accustomed to March.
the routine of a strike, one which all
NVIten the announcement was made
concerned realize is bound to drag that wage reductions or a new that
on for a considerable period to come. would be necessary or the plants
'fhose employers who have any work would close on hfonday, many of the
on hand at all are making an effort workers went to Rabbi Coffee and
to get it done in some of the small asked lion to help them out of the
towns outside of the city where they trouble. They were facing the win-
believe they can get a sufficient num- ter and unemployment and the or-
ber of women to turn out the work. ganization prevented acceptance of
This method of fighting the smirkers the company's terms.
is not at all new and has been found
The officials of the cloak compa-
to afford the employers very little nies agreed to sit at a table and work
relief. Some of the manufacturers out the details of a settlement with
apparently serking notoriety, issue Rabbi Coffee.
0, i:11(111011S 10 I he press about the
After considerable negotiation in
"immigrant , workers" which reflect
which each side gave in several points
disgracefully upon these self-styled
the agreement was reached which
"American manufacturers." No Amer-
will become effective today.
ican takes any serious note of such
"The garment industry has been
statements generally realizing that
they emanate from bosses who are saved to Toledo," declared Rabbi
Coffee.
often far less Americanized than the
"With conditions as they are here
worker, upon whose "patriotism"
they are trying to reflect. Occasional In the labor market it appeared that
arrests of those picketing shops occur these cloak companies might have
but these conflicts with the police are removed their plants to other cities
rare and not at all of any serious if we had not reached an agreement.
"I believe that the system will work
character.
excellently for both employers and
Not Discouraged,
employes and that it will he adopted
Generally speaking, the strikers are by the Cohen. Friedlander- K Martin
far from discouraged. Many of them Co. soon."
possess savings which were put aside
To Revolutionize Wages.
during the past period of prosperity
That the new plan of "measure of
and they soend these as sparingly as
possible. Those actually in need are production," combined with a guar-
taken care of by the union. Already antee of a daily wage, will revolution-
a number of provision stores have ize the method of bargaining in wage
been established by the union so that adjustments in the garment industry,
the support afforded those without was the prediction of officials of the
means should be all the more sub- Conde and Alexander Black compa-
stantial. All this does not, of course, nies yesterday.
Louis Friend, business agent for
make the situation of the strikers any
more pleasant but it is evident from the garment workers' union, affirmed
their attitude that they are prepared the settlement last night. He would
to bring far greater sacrifices than not comment upon the basis of the
those already made in order to main- agreement effected but said the work-
tain conditions for which they had to ers had accepted and would profit by
the arrangement if it worked out.
make such great exertions.
The minimum wage for a 44-hour
TOLEDO WORKERS' PLAN
week is set at $44.
The workers
TOLEDO—The Alexander Black were asking a straight guaranteed
Cloak Co. and the Conde Cloak Co., wage of $77 a week.
two of Toledo's three garment fac-
Rabbi Coffee delayed a trip to Cali-
tories, opened up Monday morning tonna to be with his children for a
on a new wage basis which has been month in order to be in Toledo when
effected through the mediation of the plan begins to function next
Rabbi Rudolph Coffee of Collingwood week and lend his assistance to the
Temple.
adjustment of difficulties.
Tailors' Situation Unchanged.
PAGE THREE
Polish Peace Draft Makes No Mention
of Rights of Minorities.
NEW YORK.---Dr. Dubrowy:ky, the
representative in the United States
of the All-Russian Jewish Public
Committee has received a cablegram
on the Russian-Polish peace negotia-
tions. It read in part. •
"A memorandum submitted by
Merezhin of the Commissiariat for
Nationalities, to the People's Com-
mission for Foreign Affairs, Tchit-
cherin, which discusses in detail the
articles of the preliminary peace
treaty with Poland relating to the
recognition of the cultural and re-
ligious rights of the minority nation-
Attics, contains among others the
following statement:
"'The Polish draft of these articles
of the preliminary peace treaty avoids
every reference which might, even
formally, bind Poland on the Jewish
'"Article 4 of the preliminary peace
treaty concluded and signed at Riga
on Oct. 12, which treats of the re-
ciprocal guarantees regarding the free
development of the culture, language
and the performance of religious rites,
speaks of th e Russian and Ukrainian
nationalities. It contains no refer-
ence to persons of the AVhite Rees
sian and Jewish nationalities, although
according to this treaty, millions of
persons of the White Russian and
Jewish nationalities are transferred
to Poland.
"the sile•ce on this point is really
very significant and justifies the as.
million that the interests of the 15'hite
Russian and Jewish nationalities are
ignored. To the shortcomings of the
draft of Article 4 should also be add-
ed the fact that it contains no refer-
ence to the recognition of the rights
of the minority nationalities as a gen-
eral principle.'
"In reply to this Tchitcherin in-
formed Merezhin that his memoran-
dum has been transmitted to Joffe at
Riga, for proper action iu the negotia-
tions with Poland and at the same
time confirmed that the People's
Commissariat fur Foreign Affairs
'fully shares his viewpoint with re-
gard to the protection of the rights
of the minority nationalities in gen-
eral and of the Jewish nationality in
particular.'"
ADDRESSES CONSULATES
REGARDING PASSPORTS
WARSAW—the office of the for-
eign ministry has addressed a request
to the various consulates, not to hold
up vises in eases where Jews are
shown on their passports as bring of
Jewish nationality. Previous this is
understood to have hindered Jews
from obtaining their vises.
The Jewish deputies have again
turned to the government with re-
quest that the regulations governing
Jews going abroad should be modified.
Under the existing regulations, a
Polish Jew desiring to go out of the
country must sign an affidavit that he
renounces all privileges of Polish citi-
zenship and that he will never return
to the country. Deputy Hirshorn
qustioned the war ministry why spe-
cial difficulties are placed in the way
of Jewish recruits by the various re-
cruiting commissions.
VIENNA—Within the past few
days a large number of kronen notes
have been circulated in Budapest,
bearing the imprint "auf zum pog-
rom," says a dispatch from the Hun-
garian capital. The police have traced
the circulation of these notes to
l'ronay's special battalion.
Homes for Jewish Orphans
The European Jewish Women's Welfare Organiza-
tion Is Seeking Homes For 50 Jewish
Orphans in Europe.
Orphans Range in Age From 3 to 15 Years, Boys
and Girls. Children in Perfect Physical
Condition, to Come With Complete
Family Histories.
Orphans Will Be Brought to America As Soon As
Suitable Homes Are Found For Them.
Those Who Are Interested, Please Communicate
With
Mrs. A. Bloom
511 FREDERICK STREET,
DETROIT, MICH.
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