SERBIA WANTS
CLOTHING FOR
NEEDYPEOPLE
NEW* YORK, Feb. 24 (by Associat
ed Press).—"Send a shipload of cloth
ing to Serbia" is the plea of Madame
S1|vko Grouitch, wife of the minister
to this country from the new kingdom
• cf Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, who
has started an organized effort to
obtain fitm the American people the
material desperately needed by the
Serbians.
Not only manufactured clothing, but
cloth by the yard, and especially foot
wear, is desired, according to Mme.
Grouitch, honorary chairman of the
Serbian aid fund clothing committee,
which has undertaken the task of col
lecting the clothing, and which has
its headquarters at 338 Madison av
enue, this city. Arrangements have
been made to receive there all express
or parcel post shipments. Transpor
tation to Serbia has been arranged
through the Washington legation of
the new Jugo-Slav kingdom.
"In many Serbian families there is
but one wearable garment,” said Mme.
Grouitch. “During the war Serbia
was so nearly inaccessible that re
lief work was almost impossible.
Since Serbia is 96 per cent farming
country, there was little merchandise
in the whole kingdom, and the first
Austrian invasion of 1914 completely
devastated the richest quarter. In
successive invasions all movable
goods—furniture, clothing, plows and
cattle—-were stolen, so that upon their
return from exile the Serbians found
their country stripped of everything.
In order to live they must work their
farms. The men are making rude
implements and the women trying to
construct looms. But they have no
raw materials with which to work, and
unless clothing is sent in time for the
planting season they can not start
their crops, and will be faced by fam
ine.
"The men already are broken in
health, crippled and tubercular. The
women, worn out by the struggle for
existence, are bent and aged. The
children (all under eight years of age
have died, for milk and chocolate
have not been tasted in Serbia for
three years) are anemic and tubercu
lar. Yet in spite of physical handi
caps, these brave people are eager to
rebuild Serbia, and we are appealing
to our American allies for clothing in
which they can work. Underclothing,
other garments, and especially foot
wear, must be sent at once to Serbia
if thousands of lives are to be saved.
“We also ask strips of cloth of any
length. The Serbs can do wonders
with a bit of cloth. It can be used as
a head-covering, a shawl, a skirt, a
child’s garment, or cut into strips for
puttees, or even made into ‘shoes.’
Serbian women have sacrificed their
old tapestries, carpets and upholster
ies to make shoes for their children.
If worn-out leather shoes are given,
they cut and patch up rough soles,
wrapping over them a square of cloth.
Serbia begs a piece of cloth from
America.”
Mme. Grouitch formerly was an
American woman who was in Serbia
through the war.
SALIENT FACTS
IN HISTORY OF
SEATTLESTRKE
How many, men were idle up to
Saturday night as the result of the
strike?—Approximately 130,000.
How many union men?—About 55,
000.
How many unorganized?—Approxi
mately 75,000.
How many shipyard workers?—
About 25,500.
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How much did the men lose in
wages up to the time the first “locals”
decided Saturday night to return to
work? Approximately $3,735,000, if
figured on the basis of $5 a day aver
age pay—or $2,988,000 on $4 a day
average. For instance, 25,500 ship
yard workers had been out of work
for seventeen days exclusive of Sun
day. At $5 a day this would be $2,
167,500, 29,500 other union men had
been out three days, at $5 a day, $442,
600, and 76,000 nonunion workers at
$5 a day for three days, $1,125,000—a
grand total of $3,735,000. If figured
on a $4 a day basis, the shipyard
workers in seventeen days would lose
$1,734,000; 29,500 union workers at $4
a day for three days, $354,000, and 75,
000 nonunion at $4 a day for three
days, $900,000—a grand total of $2,
988,000.
• • •
Why did they strike?—Union labor
says the primary cause was the refus
al of the shipbuilders, or the shipping
board, to grant a wage increase. Ship
yard workers rejected the Macy board
award fixing a nation-wide scale at
$6.40 for mechanics and $4.18 for la
borers, and demanded a basic wage of
$8 for mechanics and $5.50 for labor
ers. The immediate cause of the
strike, they say, was the refusal of
the emergency ship corporation to
permit the shipbuilders to pay more
than the Macy scale, although the re
fusal did not come until after the
shipbuilders and employes had been
permitted to enter into wage negotia
tions. Other unions went out in sym
pathy with the shipyard men.
* • •
Has the city's business and indus
trial life entirely been suspended?—
No.
* * •
What industries operated?—All big
department stores; electric lighting
plants, water supply, gas, telephones,
flour mills, telegraph, all government
and city utilities, bakeries, virtually
all retail sjtores, including groceries
and markets.
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Violence ?—None.
* * *
How was the city’s food supply af
fected?—Groceries and meat markets
open. Citizens prepared for the
strike by purchasing supplies for their
homes, and downtown many small
cafes, restaurants and lunch counters
served food. Union labor members
were to have been fed from soup
kitchens established by the strike
committee, but these admittedly did
not do what was expected.
* • •
How long were the street cars tied
up?—Municipal cars began operation
the morning after the strike and the
service increased the second day. The
traction company’s street cars began
limited operation Saturday afternoon.
* * •
Was the city under martial law?—
No.
* * *
What steps were taken to protect
property?—The city employed 1,000
extra policemen and the government
furnished 1,500 soldiers to guard fed
eral institutions and utilities.
Did city employes quit?—Only a few
belonging to the unions, and many of
these returned on call the second day
of the strike.
* » »
Where were soldiers brought from?
—Camp Lewis.
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Under whose command were they?
—Colonel John L. Hayden, U. S. A.
Major General J. D. Leitch, command
ing Camp Lewis, visited here. Major
General J. F. Morrison arrived Satur
day.
* * •
How did the people get to and from
work?—They walked or rode in pri
vate automobiles. No shortage of
gasoline.
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How long has the general strike
lasted?—From 10 a. m. Thursday.—
Seattle Times, February 10.
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