The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-04

Progress Of tho Tailors' strlke-Procecdins
Yesaerday-The Scale or Prices Proposed.
The shop tailors strike promises to be interesting.
A body OF men engaged In making shop clothing
for the California, Western and Southern trade and
numbering some 1000 5000, have refused to work
on the miserable wages given them. and the men In
the employ Of the clothing manufacturers. the latter
being small bosses, running from two to ten ms
chimes and employing from ten to thirty men, and
larger ones having from twenty to 100 machines and
employing from 100 TO 400 men, are about to join
them and swell the numbers Of the strikers TO some
IL. 900 or 600 men.
The importance of the strike Is evident, and It's
results may prove disastrous both to master and
men. The twenty cothiers, list OF whom was
published In our columns yesterday, are beginning
10 feel that the pressure brought to bear on them Is
more than they expected, and negotiations have
already been opened with manufacturers In the sub
urbs and recurrence Of what took place In New
York In the great strike nineteen years ago was wit
messed here last evening. Five large express
wagons, loaded with bundles OF unmade clothing,
were sent TO Williamsburg by two firms, whose
names for obvious reasons are withheld, to
be made up by the men there who employ
from fifty to three hundred miserable slop tallors.
This dodge the strikers believe cannot succeed, for
the moment these hard worked, nlpaid men at VIII
pected to join their brethren Of New York. and vir-
tually render the strike q success,
lack Of money to carry out the strike Q month or
even two months they have no fear. The custom
ago, Will meet to-day at No. 10 Stanton street, ana
are expected to make liberal provision for
the men Tase are OUT scn ava pc are ne
thrifty souls and have managed to save few
dollars, enough they say TO support their families,
selves too proud TO ask relief OF the Central Body
while cent remains In the savings bank The other
help the Sion tailors, while the Arbeier and Work
ingmen's Unions are equally liberal.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
met at eight O'Clock A. NJ yesterday at No. AZ avenue
A, and although no business Of importance was
transacted organization Of the shop and unions
gas peSn ana p %es to
the new bill and committee Will walt on them
to-day. This firm has been very obstinate IN the
matter, ana this was considered all the more ex-
traOrdinary as on the occasion OF the strike OF the
custom tallors this house was the first to sign the
Coleman Brothers. who have signed the bill, meet to-
morrow at 500 Filth street to receive the printed
price bill from their shop the manu-
general strike In sympathy with the shop talors VIII
be declared. The Newark manufacturers met last
evening at Newark, three delegates from Union No.
10 being present and three from the Executive Com.
mittee. II was rumored last evening that the large
finding n aa 70 esye On by sae saoR
next, but this must be taken cum gr'ono sails, the
probability being that IN consequence OF the
strike OF the shop taiors the cutters are
virtually thrown out OF work.. and It is not
improbable that they may also strike join the insur-
gents and demand better wages. AS proof OF the
4enuineness OF the manufacturers promises ten
arms closed their establishments Yesterday and OF
least 800 are expected to declare war tomorrow.
Other meetings were held last evening, including
sTEINHART ADLER'S
shop at the corner or Eighth street and avenue A,
to reconsider the prices on the bill sent in 10 their
employers. This firm behaved very literally to IT'S
WOrkmen In April last, when 1t raised the prices
twenty per cent and 1t is thought that the central
body, which Is composed or the delegates from the
ten unions, viii endorse Its action III placing the
rates ut the lowest level.
BROKAw BROTHERS
men also held meeting on the third floor OF Ger.
mania Halle AZ avenue A, to debate on the extra
ordinary dearth OF work which has followed the
signing OF the price bin by this firm ON Saturday
last and committee was appointed to wait on this
firm to-day TO ascertain its views The following s
the price BILL which may be interesting to our Call
fornan. Western and southern readers
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