The End of the. American Textile Strike The strike leaders
in tlxe American textile dispute have shown wise strategy in the moment they have chosen to call off the strike and order the men back to work. It is doubtful whether they ever controlled that majority of the workers which was needed to justify their claim to be the legal spokesmen for all. It is equally doubtful whether they could have maintained the stoppage on a large scale hid the strike been prolonged. But the issue of proposals for settlement by the special board of inquiry set up on Mr. Roosevelt's recommendation created a new situation. Without waiting for the employers' decision the union leaders hastened-to accept the proposals and declare the strike ended, thus avoiding defeat, claiming victory, .and putting the administration in a position where it must give its moral support to the terms of settlement recommended. What the unions want most of all is, by their action, to have won, or at least to appear to have won, concessions, so that they may strengthen their membership and make good their claim to bargain on behalf of the workers as their accredited representatives.
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