The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-23
ORDERING MEN TO STRIKE.
vHdTWTLL FOLLOW TIfE tENTRdL As
sOCIAIION'S DECISION
No Discrimination Made Between Tenement
and Factory Workmcn- Opening n hehe'
STORE for the Needy-The Packers Uniting.


The Relief Committee of the Central Asso-
citation of Cigarmakcrs went to Washington
Market yesterday and pur.hasei eighteen hsss-
rcls Of -four, sixteen barr.-.,s of potntocs three
barrels Of coffee. two barrels Of sugar. 800 heads
Of cabbage, and various other eatables. for 800,
and placed 1t in the relief store at 22l Second
street. This morning several quarters of fresh
beef and wagon loads of bread will bc pur- |
chased and at o'clock enough will be- distGiO-
uted to COO needy families to last n week. Twcn- !
ty-flvc delegates Of the Central Association VIII
havc charge of the distribution.
Al the daily meeting Of the Central Associn-
tion. offers Of concerts for the benefit OF the
strikers were received from the New York Mu-
steal Benenccnt Association. and from Will
liamsburgh singing society. Providence cigar
makers wrote that they would forward money
to-day and despatch from Chicago said that
special meeting Of cigarmakcrs hal been
called To- furnish aid The employees Of Hirsch
4 Go. announced that he had offered them
nlty cents per thousand advance. ana hsNri
whether they should accept u ana g9 70 Wurk. Wk
! 1t wn- decided that they should not 1hc nam
I puiut uf discussion M the meeting wa~ III re-
/ gard tu tn ia tory If Slraon n storms NJ lSo
! pcnr street, liy ruc ui the mon. wncn iW'-
Thirds ~ "A firm : rinuuycrs decide To- strike The
! minority must follow suit Straiton storms
had 600 hands in lhrr lnsss Mh" NO, s.rIiLs Ntris
| hs long u- the Inter madc no motion 10 s'rikc
| nuthin.; was said. But yesterday s'NrhV nl III"
| " form" Wurkmcn struck. Will" the others.
| mainly hand" wOrkmcn. continued ~ work.
Delegates from the former were pre-en, ~ thc
| meeting and they claimed TINT under the tSo-
| thirds ruln the hand men should strike. The
question was whether the house WORKERS and
shop hands should bc taken together or
soparatr. Iftogrther, there were far NOR" than
two-thirds otthe who. striking nna IL i, 1oparato
thcrc wa7 not hn was usr,EG sm,oy" % 'T ara " ono
body The factory was. then unanimously de-
clnIed sirlke sh9E "na ho'jc t,cy scV' arc '% '' m
members ui the union this will ncres@tate an
entire suspension ot wurN this moaning. i was
stated that the firm hndalrcndy dScharscd men
for merely favorn- IN" STRIKE. - ,
Tho dcegai, made various reports IN reIhr'i
l,ros. had told him that Keri- spies. aud
! Iichtnnst"in Bros. wer" alone k"rpihS, NJ 'hc
fight as the other m1nu,a turgr, +, II ,,,, ius :
week longcr Mendrl thought all the maniliac-
turrrs would give ~. Other i"--.s Wrrs re-
ported ~ chatting under IL. action 81 m Manu-,
iacurcr, Association. Many II them asS"d
for the price list of the strikers, aud III "thri
. ways appeared anxious To- end the contest
, list The hands Of each firm have sent IN tneli
separate lists. and from thcTc tme LHe'Tin, MY,
! have been working at il for week. and vii
|, probably have it finished t"-m"rr"w,
, evening the Cigarmakers' Union No. IN con
u trbutd 5000. and assuranccs We're rrtciye.
10 from Boston that 500 a week would u" Tor
/; wnrdrd while the strike lasts. The leaf dealers
i small manufacturers. cigar dealers are al
+. helping. - ...,,
: afternoon and discussed the strike. mas
!, meeting was called for THURSDAY cycninI an M
h committees were appointed 10 SOLICIT aiu io
i their New York brethren. ,.,,-.
y now III fculty will soon confront thc Strlkers
p" ! f. Demscks says that hc VIII eject lls striSih
hands from the tcncments unless they work q
- | the old ratcs. Several other nnnuta1uref
! have requested the strikers to vantn ihcl
4 premises. When necessary. th" i'eel Com
u mittce will provide lodgings for the homelcs
Il people. y,,
~ More than 100 cigar packers met in kl9eher
! Hall and nrganizcd the cigar Packers tniui
' Nn3 Its members are from the German hn
y, English unions II this city. and the Gcrnia
I. union uf WilliamsburSh Eighty packers
. once. enrolled their nanrs-a larger humh'
u, ~ members than III any one of the old union
., William Goldsmith was elected fr,sidrnt'
- Woltmnn Vice President l.. Shaefer, Secr'
II tary and II. Ehcrs. Treasurer. IN" Object I
Il this union at present ~ To assist tiln strlkll
~ cirnrmakers. A committee was appointed
=" represent the new union nj the regular mcetlr
N of executive committees OF the other thr'
n unions the same evening; .
~, At the meeting of the Executive committee
or committee of six was appointed TO wait on u
=, packers Of the Str king shops and request the
~ ~, to dis continue work during the strike ma
~ meeting OF the various packers unions was ca
or ed for Tonight. ,..
VI The manufacturers are taking advantage
"a the strike 10 work of all their old shup-wo
u o stock of cigars They will soon be- able to sh.
IL, clear shelves unless the packers shoull htrlh
~ ~ There would then bc "A complete hlockndt. -
W. The hands of j. VI. Beck factory. III fH
~ Fourth street. struck tor 81 advance per 10
~ yesterday. w., ~ n
Ituu Another meeting OF Packers Union No.
a Ie held this morning.