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Chronicle Offers Three
Orphans For Adoption

GARMENT WORKERS
ARRAYED AGAINST
LABOR PROPOSALS

See Ro Inson-Cohen's
2-Pa :e A dvertisem` nt
in Monday's "Ne S YP
Annou ing What' We
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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. When, however, a suf-
tic:ent number of them became thor•
oughly settled in the factories they
could not remain indifferent to the
It is difficult for anyone io America sus contributions and enthusiastic of- bitter lessons of their daily experi-
to realize with what intense yearning fers of assistance meet the appeal ences and the members of one trade
the Jewish war and pogrom orphans for contributions. In several com- after another went out of their way
of Poland long to possess "folks" in munities the little children of the local to bring every possible sacrifice for
America," says a letter from Miss sabbath schools have given their cher- the betterment of labor conditions.
Week Work New Game.
Jessie Bogen of the Joint Distribution ished savings to rescue a less fortu.
To the Jewish unions the system
;Committee. "These little ones are nate child in some Polish village. Ten
of
week
work is doubly precious. On
children of an orphan asylum con-
tributed their savings to become the he one hand it is a comparatively
'guardian' of a Jewish war orphan. new game with them and on the
\%. omen s organizations, clubs. settle- other hand they had a great and dif-
ments, have all gone whole-heartedly ficult struggle to overcome the con-
tentions of those within their own
into this great work.
"In one instance, and we trust there ranks before they could rid thou-
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.' \Vho 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 each
this issue wishes to introduce to its and save as much as possible while
readers 6-year-old Herself Katz of they were on the Joh in order that
1Varsaw. Hersch's father died, a vic- they might discard it and turn to
tim of the world war, leaving Wesel, something else at the first oppor-
and his mother, who, in spite of un- tunity. These individuals were Un-
stinting toil, barely manages to •ke concerned about the actual conditions
out an existence for Hersch and her- prevailing in the trade and the fact
self. Little Herself is in great need that these conditions were constantly
beconf ng 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 conic to appreciate the value
of the new system or perhaps the
absence of the old system to which
they are absolutely unprepared to go
HERSCH KATZ.
hack..
(Chronicle Readers' Child No. 3)
'rhe cap makers, as it happens were
the
last of the more important of the
most unfortunate of all for not only
have they no relatives in America,
Jewish trades to introduce the week-
ly wage system. The workers have
hot they have no one in their own
native town to give than the most
barely had time to do more than
necessary assistance. It can readily
realize the tremendous advantages of
lie imagined, therefore, what it must
the change when the employers
mean to one of these orphans in
turned around and told them they
come far off village in Galicia, in some
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.
Shirt Makers' Case Simpler.
'fie 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
REGINA STEINBACH.
reply was possible. In the history
(chronicle Readers Child No. 4)
of the labor movement there is not a
of nourishment and friendship. Who solitary instance of a union willingly
will help this boy to receive the nec- and without a fight, agreeing to a
essities of life? Send your $100 for demand of this nature on the part of
Nearly 800 Jewish garment work-1
Hersch's maintenance for a whole employers.
ers will he affected by the settlement.
Such is the situation among the
year and bring sonic sunshine into
They would have been thrown nut of
cap and shirt makers, but they are by
this boy's life.
work if the new agreement had not Polish Peace Draft Makes No Mention
I.ittle Regina Steinbach of Cracow, no means the only ones affected. In
of Rights of Minorities.
been reached.
Poland, whose picture is printed here all branches of the clothing industry
The plan achieved through the of-
is a sweet, captivating young miss of the employers are making all man-
NEW YORK.—Dr. Dubrowiddy, the
two Regina's father was killed in ner of demands upon the workers. fices of Rabbi Coffee is virtually a
war, leaving a sick wife and tire tiny The situation is rendered somewhat piece-work system with a minimum representative in the United States
daily
wage
guarantee.
of
the All-Russian Jewish I'ublic
The family are in dire comical by the effort of the employ-
children.
Who will take Regina? ers to give the impression that they
poverty.
During the slack season in the Committee has received a cablegram
Her sweetness and charm would well can continue to employ their men if cloak industry workers arc laid off on the Russian-Polish peace negotia-
repay her American 'foster parent.'
only the latter will agree to a reduc- sometimes several days a week. tions. It read in part.
Cyla Krischer Klar, aged 5, of Cra- tion of wages. s a matter of fact Whenever the workers are called to
"A memorandum submitted by
cow, Poland, also, is the daughter of this is not at all true. The country the factory for a day under the new Merezhin of the Commissiariat for
an impoverished rabbi. Cyla's mother is at this moment in the midst of a system they will he guarantied $8 Nationalities, to the People's Com-
is dead, and Cyla and her father fled critical period. The demand for for eight hours work.
mission for Foreign Affairs, Tchit-
from the pogroms of Hungary, seek- clothing is exceedingly slight. The
If they are able to make more than cherin, which discusses in detail the
ing
shelter
in
this
Polish
town.
I.ittle
man
in
the
street
refuses
to
buy
even
CYLA KRISHER KLAR.
that by increased production, they articles of the preliminary peace
Cyla and her father live upon the at a most reduced price. Under such
(chronicle Readers' Child No.. 6)
treaty with Poland relating to the
will he paid on an earning basis.
scanty alms which the kind-hearted circumstances the mere reduction of
The wage dispute settlement will recognition of the cultural and re-
crowded, starvation stricken city in town folk give them. It is a hard, wages can avail very little. More- probably open up the Cohen, Fried- ligious rights of the minority nation-
Congress, Poland, or Lithuania to monotonous life for the Hebrew over the employers know only too lander & Martin factory in a few alities, contains among others the
suddenly receive word that lie 'has' scholar and his daughter but Cyla well that if union leaders should agree weeks.
following statement:
someone in America,—that someone is a lovable child, appreciative of every to any desired measure of compro-
"'The l'olish draft of these articles
The management of this plant is
has assumed the relationship of a little kindness shown her by passers mise the agreement would amount to
merely awaiting the definite trial of of the preliminary peace treaty avoids
foster parent' to him and is sending by. Will you pay for C yea's care in Moiling. Just as soon as the workers
every
reference which) might, even
a home? Will you snatch this child will realize that the factories are the new plan at the other two large
money to take him off the streets.
formally, bind Poland on the Jewish
cloak factories.
"From all over the country genet- from the life of a street beggar?
firled with work they will have quite
question.
The garment industry in Toledo
another story to tell. Yes, the etn-
"'Article 4 of the preliminary peace
has been practically solidly unionized
ployers are fully aware of this fact
TO THE ORPRANS' EDITOR,
for several years and with the re- treaty concluded and signed at Riga
but business is dull; there is prac-
on Oct. 12, which treats of the re-
duction
in
prices
recently
put
into
THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE,
(tally nothing to be (lone, and so
effect cuts in wages or increased pro- ciprocal guarantees regarding the free
one falls back on negotiations with
duction was necessary' in order to development of the culture, language
850 High St. West,
the unions and conferences with its
and the performance of religious rites,
keep the plants running.
Detroit, Mich.
leaders. Just as soon as orders will
speaks of the Russian and Ukrainian
See Plenty of Work.
begin to come in, the workers will
nationalities. It contains no refer-
Officials of the Alexander Black ence to persons of the White Rus
hear no more of these empty pro-
for
the
maintenance
I herewith contribute
Co. declared that the trade was fac- Isian and Jewish nationalities, although
posals mid useless worries.
ing its busy months in the next few I according to this treaty, millions of
Tailors' Situation Unchanged.
weeks and that there was always persons of the White Russian and
years
Jewish war orphans for
and care of
Among the tailors the situation re-
plenty of work through February and Jewish nationalities are transferred
mains
unchanged.
Both
sides
are
at ;100 per year for each child (for contributions of $100 or more).
to Poland.
daily becoming more accustomed to March.
Wihen the announcement was made
"'The silence on this point is really
the routine of a strike, one which all
towards the maintenance conrerned realize is bound to drag that wage reductions or a new plan very significant and justifies the as-
I herewith contribute
would
he
necessary
or
the
plants
sertion
that the interests of the White
on for a considerable period to come.
and care of The Detroit Jewish Chronicle Readers' children.
Those employers who have any work would close on Monday, many of the Russian and Jewish nationalities are
workers
went
to
Rabbi
Coffee
and
ignored. To the shortcomings of the
on hand at all are making an effort
to get it done in some of the small asked him to help them out of the draft of Article 4 should also be add-
Name
towns outs i de of the city where they trouble. They were facing the win- ed the fact that it contains no refer-
believe they can get a sufficient num- ter and unemployment and the or- ence to the recognition of the rights
ber of women to turn OM the work. ganization prevented acceptance of of the minority nationalities as a gen-
Address
eral principle.'
This method of fighting the workers the company's terms.
is not at all new and has been found
The officials of the cloak compa-
"In reply to this Tchitcherin in-
J. D. C. IS SENDING
to afford the employers very little w. es agreed to sit at a table and work formed Mcrezhin that his memoran-
relief. Some of the manufacturers out the details of a settlement with dum has been transmitted to Joffe at
MEDICAL UNIT
apparently seeking notoriety, issue Rabbi Coffee.
Riga, for proper action in the negotia-
An orignal recipe for a "Temple
After consideralile negotiation in tions with l'oland and at the same
NEM' YORK—Under the personal statements to the press about the
Relish," was given by Mrs. Harry
"immigrant
workers"
which
reflect
which each side gave in several points time confirmed that the People's
supervision of Dr. Harry Plotz, the
l'olsky, at the conclusion of a plea discoverer of the typhus germ, the disgracefully upon these self - styled the agreement was reached which Commissariat for Foreign Affairs
"American manufacturers." No Amer- will become effective today.
'fully shares his viewpoint with re-
for better temple attendance, made Joint Distribution Committee will
ican takes any serious note of such
"The garment industry has been gard to the protection of the rights
"fore Temple Israel Sisterhood, of send abroad a medical unit to cope statements generally realizing that
with the unsanitary and diseased con-
saved to Toledo," declared Rabbi of the minority nationalities in gen-
fikron, 0., at its October meeting. ditions in the war and pogrom they emanate from bosses who are
eral and of the Jewish nationality in
Coffee.
The following is the recipe:
stricken areas. 1)r. Plotz believes often far less Americanized than the
"With conditions as they are here particular.'"
workers
upon
whose
"patriotism"
in the labor market it appeared that
"Gather a family together; two that about two million dollars is re-
they are trying to reflect. Occasional
large heads and two medium size quired to cover the expenses and sup-
t hese cloak companies might have ADDRESSES CONSULATES
arrests of those picketing shops occur removed their plants to other cities
make a nice quantity fif you have a plies that the unit will require in the
REGARDING PASSPORTS
but these conflicts with the police are
if we had not reached an agreement.
few small heads, put aside for future first year.
rare and not at all of any serious
"I believe that the system will work
use). Wash and dress carefully, add
WARSAW—the office of the for-
character.
a dash of happy anticipation, a friend
excellently for both employers and
Not Discouraged.
employ, and that it will be adopted eign ministry has addressed a request
or neighbor also adds a choice bit.
NEW YORK—To aid in the pro-
to the various consulates, not to hold
If the ingredients do not seem to
Generally speaking, the strikers are by the Cohen, Friedlander & Nlartin
up vises in cases where Jews are
cess of Americanization. a group of
conform to your liking, add a little
far from discouraged. Nlany of them Co. soon."
shown on their passports as being of
well known citizens in the Greater
heat in the way of an argument.
possess savings which were put aside
To Revolutionise Wages.
City are planning the establishment
Jewish nationality. Previous this is
"Carefully add the following: One of an Immigrant News Service which during the past period of prosperity
That the new plan of "measure of understood to have hindered Jews
pound of Faith, a large cup of Juda- , will have for its object the education and they spend these as sparingly as production," combined with a guar- from obtaining their vises.
ism, a heaping measure of Sincerity,_ of the new arrivals. Among those in- possible. Those actually in need are antee of a daily wage, will revolution-
The Jewish deputies have again
and just a p i nch of Self-Denial. When terested in this movement are Ellen taken care of by the union. Already ize the method of bargaining in wage turned to the government with re-
You have the ingredients thus pre- T. N. Burns, of the Carnegie Founda- a number of provision stores have adjustments in the garment industry, quest that the regulations governing
Pared, open the doors of the Temple tion; Dr. Ilenry Neumann, head of been established by the union so that Wan the prediction of officials of the Jews going abroad should be modified.
and place that which you have pre- the Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society; the support afforded those without Conde and Alexander Black compa- Under the existing regulations, a
pared inside. Mixing at this time is M. E. Ravad, author of "America in means should be all the more sub- nies yesterday.
Polish Jew desiring to go out of the
stantial. All this does not, of course,
ennecessary.
Louis Friend, business agent for country must sign an affidavit that he
the Making;" Jane Addams, Felix
make the situation of the strikers any the garment workers' union. affirmed
"The organ will begin the pealing, Frankfurter and Dr. Nathan Peiser.
renounces all privileges of Polish citi-
more pleasant but it is evident from the settlement last night. lie would
getting the ingredients into proper
zenship and that he will never return
DANZIG—Jewish soldiers who their attitude that they are prepared not comment upon the basis of the to the country. Deputy Hirshorn
form to be served by the Rabbi."
to bring far greater sacrifices than agreement effected but said the work-
have served with the Lithuanian
qustioned the war ministry why spe-
those already made in order to main- ers had accepted and would profit by
forces have petitioned the Lithuanian
cial difficulties are placed in the way
NOTED HISTORIAN HEADS
tam conditions for which they had to the arrangement if it worked out.
of Jewish recruits by the various re-
Seim for grants of land, says a Kovno
make
such great exertions.
JEWISH UNIVERSITY dispatch. In the petition the sol-
The minimum wage for a 44-hour cruiting commissions.
week in set at $44. The workers
diers appeal from the regulations TOLEDO WORKERS' PLAN
TOLEDO—The Alexander Black were asking a straight guaranteed
VIENNA—Within the past few
DANZIG—According to a report governing these grants which make
wage of $77 a week.
Cloak
Co.
and
the
Conde
Cloak
Co.,
days a large number of kronen notes
them
open
only
to
those
soldiers
who
received here the noted Jewish his-
Rabbi Coffee delayed a trip to Cali- have been circulated in Budapest.
torian, S. N. Dubnow, heads the Jew. have agricultural experience. The two of Toledo's three garments fac-
fornia to be with his children for a bearing the imprint "auf zum pog•
Pill Peoples University at Petrograd. petitioners point out that since Jews tories, opened up Monday morning
month in order to be in Toledo when tom," says a dispatch from the Hun-
He is assisted by the Jewish scholars were legally prohibited from culti- on a new wage basis which has been
the plan begins to function next garian capital. The pace have traced
effected
through
the
/mediation
of
Steinberg. Lazinsky, Lazarow, the ar- vating the soil in the Russian Em-
week and lend his assistance to the the circulation of these notes to
tists Ginsberg and Maimon and the pire, it is only fair the regulations Rabbi Rudolph Coffee of Collingwood
adjustment
of difficulties.
Pronay's special battalion.
Temple.
should be waived.
noted compositor Rozcifsky.

Waifs of Eastern Europe Look to Generosity of
American "Guardians" for Chance
to Survive.

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