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strikes involving more than the women. It was finally settled with considerable gains for the women in the way of wages, hours, general working conditions and recognition of their union, which was very important. It was a beginning of a series of strikes in the needle trades which kept that part of business in the town in turmoil for several years.

It resulted finally in what they called the Protocol, which was drawn by Louis Brandeis. What it was was a formal statement of principles which all would subscribe to, including employers, workers, public officials, and people generally. It was an excellent document, particularly for its day. It recognized the trade union as a respectable, natural and necessary element in the life of modern industry, where the ownership of machinery has passed entirely into the hands of a group who are employers, and where people cannot generally earn their living unless they work for those who own the factory and the machinery.

From that time on the organization of women went on at a pace. The girls in this shirtwaist union had won their own strike without encouragement from the men, except encouragement and help from their treasury, and had acquired standing in the union by that. All through the needle trades they had acquired standing. They were generally respected and from that time on they were admitted to all the unions on a pretty